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

Calaveras County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 58 counties in 2023, at 84.4%. San Francisco County had the lowest, at 38.5%. The median was 63.1% and the figure for California was 55.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest84.4Calaveras County
Lowest38.5San Francisco County
Median63.158 counties
California55.8History

All counties, 2023

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Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 84.4 %84.4Alpine CountyAlpine County: 81 %81Amador CountyAmador County: 80.1 %80.1Sierra CountySierra County: 78.3 %78.3Modoc CountyModoc County: 77.3 %77.3El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 76.4 %76.4Plumas CountyPlumas County: 74.8 %74.8Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 74.7 %74.7Nevada CountyNevada County: 74.4 %74.4Placer CountyPlacer County: 74.3 %74.3Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 74.2 %74.2Trinity CountyTrinity County: 73 %73Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 71.2 %71.2Lake CountyLake County: 70.9 %70.9Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 69.7 %69.7Mono CountyMono County: 69.2 %69.2Riverside CountyRiverside County: 68.9 %68.9Lassen CountyLassen County: 68.2 %68.2Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 67.7 %67.7Tehama CountyTehama County: 67.6 %67.6San Benito CountySan Benito County: 67.4 %67.4Inyo CountyInyo County: 67.1 %67.1Madera CountyMadera County: 65.5 %65.5Shasta CountyShasta County: 65.4 %65.4Napa CountyNapa County: 64.4 %64.4Ventura CountyVentura County: 64.2 %64.2Marin CountyMarin County: 63.9 %63.9Yuba CountyYuba County: 63.3 %63.3Solano CountySolano County: 63.2 %63.2Glenn CountyGlenn County: 63.1 %63.1Colusa CountyColusa County: 62.2 %62.2Sonoma CountySonoma County: 62.2 %62.2San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 61.9 %61.9San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 61.5 %61.5San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 61.5 %61.5Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 61 %61Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 60.9 %60.9Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 60 %60Kern CountyKern County: 59.8 %59.8Sutter CountySutter County: 59.2 %59.2San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 59.1 %59.1Sacramento CountySacramento County: 58.6 %58.6Tulare CountyTulare County: 58.6 %58.6Butte CountyButte County: 58.3 %58.3Imperial CountyImperial County: 56.8 %56.8Orange CountyOrange County: 56.5 %56.5Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 56.3 %56.3Fresno CountyFresno County: 55.4 %55.4Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 55.3 %55.3Kings CountyKings County: 54.8 %54.8San Diego CountySan Diego County: 54.5 %54.5Alameda CountyAlameda County: 54.1 %54.1Yolo CountyYolo County: 53.6 %53.6Merced CountyMerced County: 53.3 %53.3Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 52.9 %52.9Monterey CountyMonterey County: 52.3 %52.3Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 46.1 %46.1San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 38.5 %38.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Calaveras County84.4+2.3 pts
2Alpine County81-1.8 pts
3Amador County80.1+1 pts
4Sierra County78.3-4.5 pts
5Modoc County77.3+2.2 pts
6El Dorado County76.4+0.3 pts
7Plumas County74.8+0.5 pts
8Mariposa County74.7+1 pts
9Nevada County74.4-0.4 pts
10Placer County74.3+0.5 pts
11Tuolumne County74.2-0.3 pts
12Trinity County73+2.2 pts
13Del Norte County71.2+3.1 pts
14Lake County70.9+1.4 pts
15Siskiyou County69.7+1.8 pts
16Mono County69.2+0.8 pts
17Riverside County68.9+0.3 pts
18Lassen County68.2-0.5 pts
19Contra Costa County67.7+0.5 pts
20Tehama County67.6+0.5 pts
21San Benito County67.4+1.5 pts
22Inyo County67.1+1.1 pts
23Madera County65.50 pts
24Shasta County65.4+0.3 pts
25Napa County64.4-0.8 pts
26Ventura County64.2+0.1 pts
27Marin County63.9-0.2 pts
28Yuba County63.3+1.9 pts
29Solano County63.2+0.2 pts
30Glenn County63.1+2.4 pts
31Colusa County62.2-0.8 pts
32Sonoma County62.2+0.6 pts
33San Luis Obispo County61.9-0.1 pts
34San Bernardino County61.5+0.5 pts
35San Joaquin County61.5+1.6 pts
36Stanislaus County61+0.5 pts
37Mendocino County60.9-0 pts
38Santa Cruz County600 pts
39Kern County59.8+0.2 pts
40Sutter County59.2-0.4 pts
41San Mateo County59.1-0.4 pts
42Sacramento County58.6+0.3 pts
43Tulare County58.6+0.3 pts
44Butte County58.3+0.2 pts
45Imperial County56.8-0.9 pts
46Orange County56.5-0.1 pts
47Humboldt County56.3-0.5 pts
48Fresno County55.4+1.2 pts
49Santa Clara County55.3-0.3 pts
50Kings County54.8-0.1 pts
51San Diego County54.5+0.3 pts
52Alameda County54.1-0.1 pts
53Yolo County53.6+1.4 pts
54Merced County53.3-0.1 pts
55Santa Barbara County52.9+0.1 pts
56Monterey County52.3+0.1 pts
57Los Angeles County46.1-0.1 pts
58San Francisco County38.5-0 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Calaveras County, with 84.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

San Francisco County, with 38.5% in 2023.

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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