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Counties in California by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024

Calaveras County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 58 counties in 2024, at 84%. San Francisco County had the lowest, at 38.2%. The median was 62.8% and the figure for California was 55.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest84Calaveras County
Lowest38.2San Francisco County
Median62.858 counties
California55.9History

All counties, 2024

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Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 84 %84Amador CountyAmador County: 80.4 %80.4Alpine CountyAlpine County: 78.2 %78.2Modoc CountyModoc County: 77.4 %77.4El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 77.2 %77.2Nevada CountyNevada County: 75.5 %75.5Placer CountyPlacer County: 74.8 %74.8Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 74.7 %74.7Plumas CountyPlumas County: 74.6 %74.6Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 73.9 %73.9Lake CountyLake County: 72.2 %72.2Sierra CountySierra County: 72.1 %72.1Trinity CountyTrinity County: 71.7 %71.7Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 70.1 %70.1Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 69.2 %69.2Riverside CountyRiverside County: 69.1 %69.1Lassen CountyLassen County: 68.2 %68.2Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 68 %68San Benito CountySan Benito County: 67.9 %67.9Madera CountyMadera County: 67.5 %67.5Tehama CountyTehama County: 67.1 %67.1Inyo CountyInyo County: 66.4 %66.4Shasta CountyShasta County: 65.6 %65.6Mono CountyMono County: 65.4 %65.4Marin CountyMarin County: 64.7 %64.7Ventura CountyVentura County: 64.6 %64.6Yuba CountyYuba County: 63.5 %63.5Napa CountyNapa County: 63.4 %63.4Solano CountySolano County: 63 %63Sonoma CountySonoma County: 62.6 %62.6Colusa CountyColusa County: 62.2 %62.2San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 62.1 %62.1San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 62.1 %62.1San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 62 %62Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 61.7 %61.7Sutter CountySutter County: 61.3 %61.3Glenn CountyGlenn County: 61.2 %61.2Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 61.2 %61.2Kern CountyKern County: 60.1 %60.1Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 59.9 %59.9Sacramento CountySacramento County: 59 %59San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 58.5 %58.5Tulare CountyTulare County: 58.5 %58.5Butte CountyButte County: 57.3 %57.3Imperial CountyImperial County: 56.8 %56.8Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 56.5 %56.5Orange CountyOrange County: 56.4 %56.4Fresno CountyFresno County: 55.6 %55.6Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 55.1 %55.1San Diego CountySan Diego County: 54.6 %54.6Alameda CountyAlameda County: 54.4 %54.4Yolo CountyYolo County: 54.3 %54.3Kings CountyKings County: 54.2 %54.2Merced CountyMerced County: 54 %54Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 52.4 %52.4Monterey CountyMonterey County: 52.1 %52.1Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 45.9 %45.9San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 38.2 %38.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Calaveras County84-0.4 pts
2Amador County80.4+0.4 pts
3Alpine County78.2-2.8 pts
4Modoc County77.4+0.1 pts
5El Dorado County77.2+0.8 pts
6Nevada County75.5+1 pts
7Placer County74.8+0.5 pts
8Mariposa County74.70 pts
9Plumas County74.6-0.2 pts
10Tuolumne County73.9-0.2 pts
11Lake County72.2+1.2 pts
12Sierra County72.1-6.2 pts
13Trinity County71.7-1.3 pts
14Del Norte County70.1-1.1 pts
15Siskiyou County69.2-0.5 pts
16Riverside County69.1+0.3 pts
17Lassen County68.2-0 pts
18Contra Costa County68+0.3 pts
19San Benito County67.9+0.5 pts
20Madera County67.5+1.9 pts
21Tehama County67.1-0.5 pts
22Inyo County66.4-0.7 pts
23Shasta County65.6+0.2 pts
24Mono County65.4-3.8 pts
25Marin County64.7+0.8 pts
26Ventura County64.6+0.4 pts
27Yuba County63.5+0.2 pts
28Napa County63.4-1 pts
29Solano County63-0.2 pts
30Sonoma County62.6+0.4 pts
31Colusa County62.2-0 pts
32San Luis Obispo County62.1+0.2 pts
33San Bernardino County62.1+0.5 pts
34San Joaquin County62+0.5 pts
35Mendocino County61.7+0.8 pts
36Sutter County61.3+2.1 pts
37Glenn County61.2-1.9 pts
37Stanislaus County61.2+0.2 pts
39Kern County60.1+0.3 pts
40Santa Cruz County59.9-0 pts
41Sacramento County59+0.4 pts
42San Mateo County58.5-0.6 pts
43Tulare County58.5-0.2 pts
44Butte County57.3-1 pts
45Imperial County56.80 pts
46Humboldt County56.5+0.3 pts
47Orange County56.4-0.1 pts
48Fresno County55.6+0.1 pts
49Santa Clara County55.1-0.2 pts
50San Diego County54.6+0.1 pts
51Alameda County54.4+0.3 pts
52Yolo County54.3+0.7 pts
53Kings County54.2-0.6 pts
54Merced County54+0.7 pts
55Santa Barbara County52.4-0.5 pts
56Monterey County52.1-0.2 pts
57Los Angeles County45.9-0.2 pts
58San Francisco County38.2-0.3 pts

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About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. The ACS five-year rate differs from the quarterly homeownership rate of the Census Bureau Housing Vacancies and Homeownership survey (CPS/HVS), the usual national headline figure. EU home ownership rates count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable. Calculated from counts in ACS table B25003, which are stored as inputs.

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Calaveras County, with 84% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

San Francisco County, with 38.2% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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