Counties in California by GDP per capita (US dollars)

San Francisco County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 58 counties in 2021, at $306,867. Trinity County had the lowest, at $27,996. The median was $51,372 and the figure for California was $87,735. Source: BEA.

Highest306,867San Francisco County
Lowest27,996Trinity County
Median51,37258 counties
California87,735History

All counties, 2021

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San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 306,867 USD306,867San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 237,248 USD237,248Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 205,479 USD205,479Marin CountyMarin County: 127,644 USD127,644Alpine CountyAlpine County: 97,219 USD97,219Alameda CountyAlameda County: 95,443 USD95,443Napa CountyNapa County: 93,417 USD93,417Orange CountyOrange County: 93,023 USD93,023Mono CountyMono County: 87,011 USD87,011Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 85,733 USD85,733San Diego CountySan Diego County: 83,353 USD83,353Yolo CountyYolo County: 82,104 USD82,104Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 79,274 USD79,274Solano CountySolano County: 75,991 USD75,991Colusa CountyColusa County: 74,305 USD74,305Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 72,912 USD72,912San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 72,667 USD72,667Sonoma CountySonoma County: 72,354 USD72,354Monterey CountyMonterey County: 71,913 USD71,913Placer CountyPlacer County: 70,092 USD70,092Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 69,741 USD69,741Ventura CountyVentura County: 69,696 USD69,696Sacramento CountySacramento County: 68,209 USD68,209Inyo CountyInyo County: 67,970 USD67,970Modoc CountyModoc County: 61,316 USD61,316Kern CountyKern County: 58,180 USD58,180Imperial CountyImperial County: 55,118 USD55,118Shasta CountyShasta County: 51,828 USD51,828San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 51,470 USD51,470Fresno CountyFresno County: 51,273 USD51,273Butte CountyButte County: 50,104 USD50,104Kings CountyKings County: 49,195 USD49,195Plumas CountyPlumas County: 49,171 USD49,171Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 48,719 USD48,719San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 48,350 USD48,350Nevada CountyNevada County: 48,252 USD48,252Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 48,207 USD48,207Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 47,089 USD47,089El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 46,989 USD46,989Madera CountyMadera County: 45,913 USD45,913Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 44,847 USD44,847Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 44,739 USD44,739Sutter CountySutter County: 44,650 USD44,650Yuba CountyYuba County: 43,844 USD43,844Tulare CountyTulare County: 43,665 USD43,665Riverside CountyRiverside County: 43,616 USD43,616Amador CountyAmador County: 43,333 USD43,333Glenn CountyGlenn County: 43,066 USD43,066Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 42,765 USD42,765Lassen CountyLassen County: 41,312 USD41,312San Benito CountySan Benito County: 39,651 USD39,651Merced CountyMerced County: 37,258 USD37,258Tehama CountyTehama County: 37,010 USD37,010Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 33,343 USD33,343Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 33,289 USD33,289Lake CountyLake County: 32,113 USD32,113Sierra CountySierra County: 30,799 USD30,799Trinity CountyTrinity County: 27,996 USD27,996
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
Change on 2020
1San Francisco County306,867+24.8%
2San Mateo County237,248+18.5%
3Santa Clara County205,479+15.9%
4Marin County127,644+7.5%
5Alpine County97,219-0.5%
6Alameda County95,443+11.8%
7Napa County93,417+14.5%
8Orange County93,023+10.3%
9Mono County87,011+15.9%
10Los Angeles County85,733+11.9%
11San Diego County83,353+11.4%
12Yolo County82,104+10.9%
13Santa Barbara County79,274+14.4%
14Solano County75,991+7.1%
15Colusa County74,305+3.3%
16Contra Costa County72,912+16.4%
17San Luis Obispo County72,667+12.7%
18Sonoma County72,354+11.7%
19Monterey County71,913+10.5%
20Placer County70,092+11%
21Santa Cruz County69,741+16.3%
22Ventura County69,696+9.1%
23Sacramento County68,209+9.3%
24Inyo County67,970+6.2%
25Modoc County61,316+11.5%
26Kern County58,180+15.2%
27Imperial County55,118+7.8%
28Shasta County51,828+7.8%
29San Bernardino County51,470+11.2%
30Fresno County51,273+9.9%
31Butte County50,104+10.3%
32Kings County49,195+8.6%
33Plumas County49,171+0.5%
34Tuolumne County48,719+8.5%
35San Joaquin County48,350+13.3%
36Nevada County48,252+6.4%
37Stanislaus County48,207+11%
38Humboldt County47,089+10.6%
39El Dorado County46,989+6.7%
40Madera County45,913+11%
41Mendocino County44,847+11.8%
42Mariposa County44,739+9%
43Sutter County44,650+16.2%
44Yuba County43,844+4.8%
45Tulare County43,665+9.2%
46Riverside County43,616+9.8%
47Amador County43,333+3.6%
48Glenn County43,066+12.6%
49Siskiyou County42,765+6.2%
50Lassen County41,312+5.4%
51San Benito County39,651+7.7%
52Merced County37,258+9.6%
53Tehama County37,010+12%
54Del Norte County33,343+8.4%
55Calaveras County33,289+3.7%
56Lake County32,113+8.4%
57Sierra County30,799+0.4%
58Trinity County27,996+3.7%

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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 $306,867 in 2021, according to BEA.

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

Trinity County, with $27,996 in 2021.

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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