Counties in California by GDP per capita (US dollars)

San Francisco County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 58 counties in 2017, at $196,596. Trinity County had the lowest, at $26,659. The median was $43,822 and the figure for California was $69,514. Source: BEA.

Highest196,596San Francisco County
Lowest26,659Trinity County
Median43,82258 counties
California69,514History

All counties, 2017

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San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 196,596 USD196,596San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 163,862 USD163,862Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 143,928 USD143,928Alpine CountyAlpine County: 97,102 USD97,102Marin CountyMarin County: 95,259 USD95,259Napa CountyNapa County: 78,033 USD78,033Alameda CountyAlameda County: 78,011 USD78,011Mono CountyMono County: 77,858 USD77,858Orange CountyOrange County: 76,725 USD76,725Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 71,194 USD71,194San Diego CountySan Diego County: 68,254 USD68,254Yolo CountyYolo County: 66,339 USD66,339Inyo CountyInyo County: 66,256 USD66,256Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 62,092 USD62,092Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 61,445 USD61,445San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 59,426 USD59,426Colusa CountyColusa County: 59,354 USD59,354Ventura CountyVentura County: 59,081 USD59,081Monterey CountyMonterey County: 59,050 USD59,050Sonoma CountySonoma County: 57,610 USD57,610Placer CountyPlacer County: 56,681 USD56,681Sacramento CountySacramento County: 56,205 USD56,205Plumas CountyPlumas County: 52,242 USD52,242Solano CountySolano County: 50,730 USD50,730Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 50,716 USD50,716Kern CountyKern County: 49,061 USD49,061Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 47,634 USD47,634Shasta CountyShasta County: 44,892 USD44,892Imperial CountyImperial County: 44,491 USD44,491Kings CountyKings County: 43,153 USD43,153Fresno CountyFresno County: 42,987 USD42,987Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 42,449 USD42,449El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 42,321 USD42,321Nevada CountyNevada County: 42,178 USD42,178Amador CountyAmador County: 41,393 USD41,393Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 40,623 USD40,623San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 40,615 USD40,615Butte CountyButte County: 40,500 USD40,500Yuba CountyYuba County: 39,901 USD39,901Modoc CountyModoc County: 39,735 USD39,735Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 39,521 USD39,521Madera CountyMadera County: 39,089 USD39,089San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 38,746 USD38,746Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 38,307 USD38,307Tulare CountyTulare County: 37,430 USD37,430Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 37,093 USD37,093San Benito CountySan Benito County: 35,597 USD35,597Lassen CountyLassen County: 35,558 USD35,558Riverside CountyRiverside County: 35,556 USD35,556Glenn CountyGlenn County: 35,346 USD35,346Merced CountyMerced County: 33,531 USD33,531Sutter CountySutter County: 32,893 USD32,893Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 31,842 USD31,842Tehama CountyTehama County: 29,890 USD29,890Lake CountyLake County: 29,101 USD29,101Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 28,210 USD28,210Sierra CountySierra County: 27,752 USD27,752Trinity CountyTrinity County: 26,659 USD26,659
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD
Change on 2016
1San Francisco County196,596+9.2%
2San Mateo County163,862+18.6%
3Santa Clara County143,928+4.8%
4Alpine County97,102-2.3%
5Marin County95,259+10.9%
6Napa County78,033+2.9%
7Alameda County78,011+6.1%
8Mono County77,858+16.5%
9Orange County76,725+5.7%
10Los Angeles County71,194+4.8%
11San Diego County68,254+4.8%
12Yolo County66,339+2.5%
13Inyo County66,256+4.6%
14Contra Costa County62,092+6.7%
15Santa Barbara County61,445+4.2%
16San Luis Obispo County59,426+2.4%
17Colusa County59,354-5.8%
18Ventura County59,081+1.8%
19Monterey County59,050+3%
20Sonoma County57,610+3%
21Placer County56,681+2.6%
22Sacramento County56,205+3.3%
23Plumas County52,242+11.7%
24Solano County50,730+1.5%
25Santa Cruz County50,716+2.3%
26Kern County49,061+5%
27Tuolumne County47,634+9.9%
28Shasta County44,892+7.3%
29Imperial County44,491+0.5%
30Kings County43,153+8.4%
31Fresno County42,987+4%
32Mariposa County42,449+9.8%
33El Dorado County42,321+3.4%
34Nevada County42,178+1%
35Amador County41,393+2.3%
36Stanislaus County40,623+4.6%
37San Bernardino County40,615+3.3%
38Butte County40,500+4.7%
39Yuba County39,901+3%
40Modoc County39,735-2.6%
41Humboldt County39,521+3.2%
42Madera County39,089+5.2%
43San Joaquin County38,746+3.8%
44Mendocino County38,307+4.5%
45Tulare County37,430+5.4%
46Siskiyou County37,093-1.5%
47San Benito County35,597+4.8%
48Lassen County35,558-2.2%
49Riverside County35,556+3.2%
50Glenn County35,346-1%
51Merced County33,531+6.5%
52Sutter County32,893+0.3%
53Calaveras County31,842+11.3%
54Tehama County29,890+7.3%
55Lake County29,101+6.6%
56Del Norte County28,210-1.3%
57Sierra County27,752-3.6%
58Trinity County26,659+8.5%

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About this ranking

Gross domestic product at current prices in US dollars divided by the resident population.

United States, states and counties: Invokely calculation, BEA current-dollar GDP divided by the BEA mid-year population of the same year and place; both inputs are shown with each value. GDP is counted where production happens and population where people live, so places with many commuters or capital-intensive industries, such as the District of Columbia or oil counties, show very high values. Not the same as per_capita_personal_income. For Spain and the EU use gdp_per_capita (EUR) or gdp_per_capita_pps. Other countries and the World: World Bank, converted at official annual average exchange rates (market rates, not purchasing power parity, so it understates living standards in lower-price countries). For euros use gdp_per_capita.

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.

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Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

San Francisco County, with $196,596 in 2017, according to BEA.

Which county has the lowest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

Trinity County, with $26,659 in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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