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

Sierra County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 58 counties in 2022, at 82.8%. San Francisco County had the lowest, at 38.6%. The median was 62.5% and the figure for California was 55.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest82.8Sierra County
Median62.558 counties
California55.6History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Sierra CountySierra County: 82.8 %82.8Alpine CountyAlpine County: 82.8 %82.8Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 82.1 %82.1Amador CountyAmador County: 79 %79El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 76.1 %76.1Modoc CountyModoc County: 75.1 %75.1Nevada CountyNevada County: 74.9 %74.9Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 74.4 %74.4Plumas CountyPlumas County: 74.3 %74.3Placer CountyPlacer County: 73.8 %73.8Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 73.8 %73.8Trinity CountyTrinity County: 70.8 %70.8Lake CountyLake County: 69.5 %69.5Lassen CountyLassen County: 68.7 %68.7Riverside CountyRiverside County: 68.5 %68.5Mono CountyMono County: 68.4 %68.4Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 68.1 %68.1Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 67.9 %67.9Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 67.2 %67.2Tehama CountyTehama County: 67.1 %67.1Inyo CountyInyo County: 66 %66San Benito CountySan Benito County: 65.9 %65.9Madera CountyMadera County: 65.5 %65.5Napa CountyNapa County: 65.2 %65.2Shasta CountyShasta County: 65.1 %65.1Marin CountyMarin County: 64.1 %64.1Ventura CountyVentura County: 64.1 %64.1Colusa CountyColusa County: 63.1 %63.1Solano CountySolano County: 63 %63San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 62 %62Sonoma CountySonoma County: 61.7 %61.7Yuba CountyYuba County: 61.4 %61.4San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 61.1 %61.1Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 60.9 %60.9Glenn CountyGlenn County: 60.6 %60.6Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 60.5 %60.5San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 60 %60Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 60 %60Kern CountyKern County: 59.6 %59.6Sutter CountySutter County: 59.6 %59.6San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 59.5 %59.5Tulare CountyTulare County: 58.4 %58.4Sacramento CountySacramento County: 58.3 %58.3Butte CountyButte County: 58.1 %58.1Imperial CountyImperial County: 57.7 %57.7Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 56.8 %56.8Orange CountyOrange County: 56.6 %56.6Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 55.6 %55.6Kings CountyKings County: 54.9 %54.9San Diego CountySan Diego County: 54.2 %54.2Alameda CountyAlameda County: 54.2 %54.2Fresno CountyFresno County: 54.2 %54.2Merced CountyMerced County: 53.4 %53.4Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 52.8 %52.8Monterey CountyMonterey County: 52.2 %52.2Yolo CountyYolo County: 52.2 %52.2Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 46.2 %46.2San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 38.6 %38.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Sierra County82.8+3.9 pts
2Alpine County82.8+1 pts
3Calaveras County82.1+0.6 pts
4Amador County79+0.6 pts
5El Dorado County76.1-0.1 pts
6Modoc County75.1+0.6 pts
7Nevada County74.9-0.5 pts
8Tuolumne County74.4-0.3 pts
9Plumas County74.3+2 pts
10Placer County73.8+0.4 pts
11Mariposa County73.8+2.2 pts
12Trinity County70.8+0.5 pts
13Lake County69.5+0.5 pts
14Lassen County68.7-1.3 pts
15Riverside County68.5+0.4 pts
16Mono County68.4+2.6 pts
17Del Norte County68.1-0.1 pts
18Siskiyou County67.9+1 pts
19Contra Costa County67.2+0.2 pts
20Tehama County67.1-0.1 pts
21Inyo County66+1.6 pts
22San Benito County65.9-1.7 pts
23Madera County65.5-0.7 pts
24Napa County65.2-0.4 pts
25Shasta County65.1+0.5 pts
26Marin County64.1+0.3 pts
27Ventura County64.1+0.5 pts
28Colusa County63.1+1.5 pts
29Solano County63+0.5 pts
30San Luis Obispo County62-0.4 pts
31Sonoma County61.7+0.3 pts
32Yuba County61.4-0.2 pts
33San Bernardino County61.1+0.6 pts
34Mendocino County60.9+0.6 pts
35Glenn County60.6-0.2 pts
36Stanislaus County60.5+1 pts
37San Joaquin County60+0.9 pts
38Santa Cruz County60-0.5 pts
39Kern County59.6+0.4 pts
40Sutter County59.6-0.3 pts
41San Mateo County59.5-0.2 pts
42Tulare County58.4+1 pts
43Sacramento County58.3+0.5 pts
44Butte County58.10 pts
45Imperial County57.7-0.3 pts
46Humboldt County56.8-0.8 pts
47Orange County56.6-0.4 pts
48Santa Clara County55.6-0.5 pts
49Kings County54.9+0.3 pts
50San Diego County54.2+0.2 pts
51Alameda County54.2+0.3 pts
52Fresno County54.2+0.1 pts
53Merced County53.4+1.7 pts
54Santa Barbara County52.8+0.2 pts
55Monterey County52.2+0.5 pts
56Yolo County52.2+0.5 pts
57Los Angeles County46.2-0.1 pts
58San Francisco County38.6+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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Sierra County, with 82.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

San Francisco County, with 38.6% in 2022.

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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