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

Alpine County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 58 counties in 2021, at 81.8%. San Francisco County had the lowest, at 38.2%. The median was 62% and the figure for California was 55.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest81.8Alpine County
Lowest38.2San Francisco County
Median6258 counties
California55.5History

All counties, 2021

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Alpine CountyAlpine County: 81.8 %81.8Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 81.5 %81.5Sierra CountySierra County: 78.9 %78.9Amador CountyAmador County: 78.4 %78.4El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 76.2 %76.2Nevada CountyNevada County: 75.4 %75.4Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 74.7 %74.7Modoc CountyModoc County: 74.5 %74.5Placer CountyPlacer County: 73.4 %73.4Plumas CountyPlumas County: 72.3 %72.3Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 71.6 %71.6Trinity CountyTrinity County: 70.3 %70.3Lassen CountyLassen County: 70 %70Lake CountyLake County: 69.1 %69.1Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 68.3 %68.3Riverside CountyRiverside County: 68.1 %68.1San Benito CountySan Benito County: 67.6 %67.6Tehama CountyTehama County: 67.2 %67.2Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 67 %67Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 66.9 %66.9Madera CountyMadera County: 66.2 %66.2Mono CountyMono County: 65.8 %65.8Napa CountyNapa County: 65.5 %65.5Shasta CountyShasta County: 64.5 %64.5Inyo CountyInyo County: 64.4 %64.4Marin CountyMarin County: 63.8 %63.8Ventura CountyVentura County: 63.5 %63.5Solano CountySolano County: 62.5 %62.5San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 62.4 %62.4Colusa CountyColusa County: 61.6 %61.6Yuba CountyYuba County: 61.6 %61.6Sonoma CountySonoma County: 61.4 %61.4Glenn CountyGlenn County: 60.9 %60.9San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 60.5 %60.5Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 60.5 %60.5Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 60.3 %60.3Sutter CountySutter County: 59.9 %59.9San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 59.8 %59.8Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 59.5 %59.5Kern CountyKern County: 59.3 %59.3San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 59.1 %59.1Butte CountyButte County: 58.1 %58.1Imperial CountyImperial County: 58 %58Sacramento CountySacramento County: 57.8 %57.8Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 57.6 %57.6Tulare CountyTulare County: 57.4 %57.4Orange CountyOrange County: 57 %57Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 56.1 %56.1Kings CountyKings County: 54.5 %54.5Fresno CountyFresno County: 54.1 %54.1San Diego CountySan Diego County: 54.1 %54.1Alameda CountyAlameda County: 53.9 %53.9Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 52.6 %52.6Yolo CountyYolo County: 51.7 %51.7Monterey CountyMonterey County: 51.7 %51.7Merced CountyMerced County: 51.6 %51.6Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 46.3 %46.3San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 38.2 %38.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Alpine County81.8
2Calaveras County81.5
3Sierra County78.9
4Amador County78.4
5El Dorado County76.2
6Nevada County75.4
7Tuolumne County74.7
8Modoc County74.5
9Placer County73.4
10Plumas County72.3
11Mariposa County71.6
12Trinity County70.3
13Lassen County70
14Lake County69.1
15Del Norte County68.3
16Riverside County68.1
17San Benito County67.6
18Tehama County67.2
19Contra Costa County67
20Siskiyou County66.9
21Madera County66.2
22Mono County65.8
23Napa County65.5
24Shasta County64.5
25Inyo County64.4
26Marin County63.8
27Ventura County63.5
28Solano County62.5
29San Luis Obispo County62.4
30Colusa County61.6
31Yuba County61.6
32Sonoma County61.4
33Glenn County60.9
34San Bernardino County60.5
35Santa Cruz County60.5
36Mendocino County60.3
37Sutter County59.9
38San Mateo County59.8
39Stanislaus County59.5
40Kern County59.3
41San Joaquin County59.1
42Butte County58.1
43Imperial County58
44Sacramento County57.8
45Humboldt County57.6
46Tulare County57.4
47Orange County57
48Santa Clara County56.1
49Kings County54.5
50Fresno County54.1
51San Diego County54.1
52Alameda County53.9
53Santa Barbara County52.6
54Yolo County51.7
55Monterey County51.7
56Merced County51.6
57Los Angeles County46.3
58San Francisco County38.2

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Alpine County, with 81.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

San Francisco County, with 38.2% in 2021.

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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