# Counties in California by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 58 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/california-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Sierra County | 12.6 |
| 2 | Imperial County | 12.5 |
| 3 | Lake County | 11.1 |
| 4 | Kings County | 10.8 |
| 5 | Merced County | 10.6 |
| 6 | Madera County | 10.1 |
| 7 | Colusa County | 9.8 |
| 8 | Tulare County | 9.3 |
| 9 | Plumas County | 9.2 |
| 10 | Humboldt County | 9 |
| 10 | Mendocino County | 9 |
| 12 | Fresno County | 8.7 |
| 13 | Kern County | 8.6 |
| 14 | Trinity County | 8.4 |
| 15 | Lassen County | 8.3 |
| 16 | Tuolumne County | 8.2 |
| 17 | Glenn County | 8 |
| 18 | Stanislaus County | 8 |
| 19 | Siskiyou County | 7.9 |
| 20 | Modoc County | 7.6 |
| 21 | San Joaquin County | 7.6 |
| 22 | Butte County | 7.5 |
| 23 | Los Angeles County | 7.3 |
| 24 | Sutter County | 7.2 |
| 25 | San Bernardino County | 7.1 |
| 26 | Yuba County | 6.8 |
| 27 | Sacramento County | 6.7 |
| 28 | Riverside County | 6.5 |
| 29 | Contra Costa County | 6.5 |
| 30 | Solano County | 6.5 |
| 31 | Santa Barbara County | 6.4 |
| 32 | Del Norte County | 6.4 |
| 33 | Shasta County | 6.3 |
| 34 | Santa Cruz County | 6.1 |
| 34 | Yolo County | 6.1 |
| 36 | San Diego County | 6.1 |
| 37 | Marin County | 6.1 |
| 37 | San Francisco County | 6.1 |
| 39 | Mariposa County | 6 |
| 40 | Tehama County | 5.9 |
| 41 | Ventura County | 5.7 |
| 42 | Sonoma County | 5.7 |
| 43 | San Luis Obispo County | 5.5 |
| 44 | Nevada County | 5.4 |
| 45 | Amador County | 5.4 |
| 45 | Orange County | 5.4 |
| 47 | Alameda County | 5.4 |
| 47 | San Benito County | 5.4 |
| 49 | Monterey County | 5.2 |
| 49 | Napa County | 5.2 |
| 51 | Santa Clara County | 4.9 |
| 52 | Placer County | 4.8 |
| 53 | San Mateo County | 4.8 |
| 54 | Calaveras County | 4.5 |
| 55 | El Dorado County | 4.5 |
| 56 | Alpine County | 4.4 |
| 57 | Mono County | 3.1 |
| 58 | Inyo County | 2.5 |