Counties in California by real GDP growth

Sierra County had the highest real GDP growth of 58 counties in 2022, at 11.9%. Solano County had the lowest, at -6.9%. The median was 0.5% and the figure for California was -0.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest11.9Sierra County
Lowest-6.9Solano County
Median0.558 counties
California-0.2History

All counties, 2022

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Sierra CountySierra County: 11.9 %11.9Plumas CountyPlumas County: 8.9 %8.9Imperial CountyImperial County: 7 %7Colusa CountyColusa County: 6.8 %6.8Modoc CountyModoc County: 5.8 %5.8Mono CountyMono County: 5.7 %5.7Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 3.5 %3.5Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 3.3 %3.3Nevada CountyNevada County: 3.2 %3.2Kings CountyKings County: 3.1 %3.1San Diego CountySan Diego County: 2.6 %2.6Sutter CountySutter County: 2.5 %2.5Riverside CountyRiverside County: 2.2 %2.2Sacramento CountySacramento County: 2.1 %2.1Alameda CountyAlameda County: 2 %2Placer CountyPlacer County: 1.9 %1.9Merced CountyMerced County: 1.8 %1.8El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 1.5 %1.5Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 1.5 %1.5Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 1.4 %1.4Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 1.2 %1.2San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 1.1 %1.1Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 1.1 %1.1Amador CountyAmador County: 1 %1Monterey CountyMonterey County: 0.9 %0.9San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 0.8 %0.8Orange CountyOrange County: 0.7 %0.7Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 0.5 %0.5Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 0.5 %0.5Yolo CountyYolo County: 0.4 %0.4Fresno CountyFresno County: 0.1 %0.1Tulare CountyTulare County: -0.2 %-0.2Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: -0.3 %-0.3Ventura CountyVentura County: -0.4 %-0.4Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: -0.7 %-0.7Shasta CountyShasta County: -0.7 %-0.7San Benito CountySan Benito County: -1.2 %-1.2San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: -1.2 %-1.2Glenn CountyGlenn County: -1.5 %-1.5Yuba CountyYuba County: -1.8 %-1.8Butte CountyButte County: -2 %-2Lake CountyLake County: -2.1 %-2.1San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: -2.1 %-2.1Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: -2.3 %-2.3Marin CountyMarin County: -2.6 %-2.6Sonoma CountySonoma County: -2.9 %-2.9Mendocino CountyMendocino County: -3.1 %-3.1Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: -3.1 %-3.1Lassen CountyLassen County: -3.2 %-3.2Alpine CountyAlpine County: -3.8 %-3.8Kern CountyKern County: -4.1 %-4.1Inyo CountyInyo County: -4.2 %-4.2Napa CountyNapa County: -4.2 %-4.2Trinity CountyTrinity County: -4.4 %-4.4Tehama CountyTehama County: -4.8 %-4.8San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: -4.9 %-4.9Madera CountyMadera County: -6.7 %-6.7Solano CountySolano County: -6.9 %-6.9
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Sierra County11.9+12.5 pts
2Plumas County8.9+14.9 pts
3Imperial County7+10.8 pts
4Colusa County6.8+13.9 pts
5Modoc County5.8+8.2 pts
6Mono County5.7-4.1 pts
7Mariposa County3.5+0.1 pts
8Siskiyou County3.3+5.3 pts
9Nevada County3.2-0.8 pts
10Kings County3.1+2 pts
11San Diego County2.6-4.8 pts
12Sutter County2.5-5.7 pts
13Riverside County2.2-4.1 pts
14Sacramento County2.1-3.7 pts
15Alameda County2-5.1 pts
16Placer County1.9-7.1 pts
17Merced County1.8-0.2 pts
18El Dorado County1.5-3.3 pts
18Los Angeles County1.5-4.6 pts
20Calaveras County1.40 pts
21Humboldt County1.2-2.5 pts
22San Bernardino County1.1-5.3 pts
22Tuolumne County1.1-0.6 pts
24Amador County1+0.6 pts
25Monterey County0.9-0.2 pts
26San Luis Obispo County0.8-4.2 pts
27Orange County0.7-5.4 pts
28Del Norte County0.5-3.1 pts
28Santa Barbara County0.5-6.5 pts
30Yolo County0.4-3.9 pts
31Fresno County0.1-3.5 pts
32Tulare County-0.2-1.4 pts
33Stanislaus County-0.3-4.8 pts
34Ventura County-0.4-4 pts
35Santa Cruz County-0.7-8.3 pts
35Shasta County-0.7-2.2 pts
37San Benito County-1.2-6.9 pts
37San Joaquin County-1.2-9.3 pts
39Glenn County-1.5-3.1 pts
40Yuba County-1.8-2.9 pts
41Butte County-2-4.4 pts
42Lake County-2.1-5.2 pts
42San Mateo County-2.1-14.9 pts
44Contra Costa County-2.3-10.8 pts
45Marin County-2.6-4.6 pts
46Sonoma County-2.9-9.8 pts
47Mendocino County-3.1-9 pts
47Santa Clara County-3.1-15.8 pts
49Lassen County-3.2-2 pts
50Alpine County-3.8-3 pts
51Kern County-4.1-5.8 pts
52Inyo County-4.2-3.9 pts
52Napa County-4.2-13.8 pts
54Trinity County-4.4-0.1 pts
55Tehama County-4.8-7.3 pts
56San Francisco County-4.9-19.5 pts
57Madera County-6.7-10.3 pts
58Solano County-6.9-6.3 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Sierra County, with 11.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Solano County, with -6.9% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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