Counties in California by GDP per capita (US dollars)

San Francisco County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 58 counties in 2018, at $214,418. Trinity County had the lowest, at $25,996. The median was $44,440 and the figure for California was $73,339. Source: BEA.

Highest214,418San Francisco County
Lowest25,996Trinity County
Median44,44058 counties
California73,339History

All counties, 2018

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San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 214,418 USD214,418San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 174,439 USD174,439Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 154,444 USD154,444Marin CountyMarin County: 108,316 USD108,316Alpine CountyAlpine County: 102,287 USD102,287Alameda CountyAlameda County: 81,760 USD81,760Orange CountyOrange County: 80,299 USD80,299Napa CountyNapa County: 80,162 USD80,162Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 74,799 USD74,799Mono CountyMono County: 73,732 USD73,732San Diego CountySan Diego County: 71,053 USD71,053Yolo CountyYolo County: 70,136 USD70,136Colusa CountyColusa County: 70,000 USD70,000Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 68,702 USD68,702Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 64,713 USD64,713Inyo CountyInyo County: 63,987 USD63,987San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 62,144 USD62,144Sonoma CountySonoma County: 62,043 USD62,043Monterey CountyMonterey County: 61,878 USD61,878Ventura CountyVentura County: 60,956 USD60,956Placer CountyPlacer County: 60,399 USD60,399Sacramento CountySacramento County: 59,168 USD59,168Solano CountySolano County: 59,011 USD59,011Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 53,385 USD53,385Kern CountyKern County: 50,713 USD50,713Plumas CountyPlumas County: 48,715 USD48,715Imperial CountyImperial County: 44,893 USD44,893Fresno CountyFresno County: 44,623 USD44,623El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 44,493 USD44,493Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 44,388 USD44,388Shasta CountyShasta County: 44,374 USD44,374Nevada CountyNevada County: 43,140 USD43,140Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 42,692 USD42,692Kings CountyKings County: 42,561 USD42,561San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 42,528 USD42,528Modoc CountyModoc County: 42,371 USD42,371Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 42,144 USD42,144Amador CountyAmador County: 42,026 USD42,026Butte CountyButte County: 41,487 USD41,487Yuba CountyYuba County: 41,423 USD41,423Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 40,667 USD40,667San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 40,545 USD40,545Glenn CountyGlenn County: 39,748 USD39,748Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 39,529 USD39,529Madera CountyMadera County: 39,146 USD39,146Tulare CountyTulare County: 38,142 USD38,142Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 37,904 USD37,904Riverside CountyRiverside County: 37,423 USD37,423Lassen CountyLassen County: 36,424 USD36,424San Benito CountySan Benito County: 36,303 USD36,303Sutter CountySutter County: 35,974 USD35,974Merced CountyMerced County: 33,474 USD33,474Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 30,932 USD30,932Tehama CountyTehama County: 30,368 USD30,368Sierra CountySierra County: 30,255 USD30,255Lake CountyLake County: 29,492 USD29,492Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 29,139 USD29,139Trinity CountyTrinity County: 25,996 USD25,996
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD
Change on 2017
1San Francisco County214,418+9.1%
2San Mateo County174,439+6.5%
3Santa Clara County154,444+7.3%
4Marin County108,316+13.7%
5Alpine County102,287+5.3%
6Alameda County81,760+4.8%
7Orange County80,299+4.7%
8Napa County80,162+2.7%
9Los Angeles County74,799+5.1%
10Mono County73,732-5.3%
11San Diego County71,053+4.1%
12Yolo County70,136+5.7%
13Colusa County70,000+17.9%
14Contra Costa County68,702+10.6%
15Santa Barbara County64,713+5.3%
16Inyo County63,987-3.4%
17San Luis Obispo County62,144+4.6%
18Sonoma County62,043+7.7%
19Monterey County61,878+4.8%
20Ventura County60,956+3.2%
21Placer County60,399+6.6%
22Sacramento County59,168+5.3%
23Solano County59,011+16.3%
24Santa Cruz County53,385+5.3%
25Kern County50,713+3.4%
26Plumas County48,715-6.8%
27Imperial County44,893+0.9%
28Fresno County44,623+3.8%
29El Dorado County44,493+5.1%
30Tuolumne County44,388-6.8%
31Shasta County44,374-1.2%
32Nevada County43,140+2.3%
33Mariposa County42,692+0.6%
34Kings County42,561-1.4%
35San Bernardino County42,528+4.7%
36Modoc County42,371+6.6%
37Stanislaus County42,144+3.7%
38Amador County42,026+1.5%
39Butte County41,487+2.4%
40Yuba County41,423+3.8%
41Humboldt County40,667+2.9%
42San Joaquin County40,545+4.6%
43Glenn County39,748+12.5%
44Mendocino County39,529+3.2%
45Madera County39,146+0.1%
46Tulare County38,142+1.9%
47Siskiyou County37,904+2.2%
48Riverside County37,423+5.3%
49Lassen County36,424+2.4%
50San Benito County36,303+2%
51Sutter County35,974+9.4%
52Merced County33,474-0.2%
53Calaveras County30,932-2.9%
54Tehama County30,368+1.6%
55Sierra County30,255+9%
56Lake County29,492+1.3%
57Del Norte County29,139+3.3%
58Trinity County25,996-2.5%

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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 $214,418 in 2018, according to BEA.

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

Trinity County, with $25,996 in 2018.

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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