Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in July 2021
Updated on August 2, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for July 2021, among all California counties, Imperial had the highest unemployment rate (20.8%), followed by Alpine (13.2%), and Tulare (11.1%).
The chart below shows the top 58 counties and the table below shows the ranking of all California counties.
You can see similar information for other states and the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: California BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in July 2021
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| Rank | County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Imperial | 20.8 |
| 2 | Alpine | 13.2 |
| 3 | Tulare | 11.1 |
| 4 | Merced | 10.6 |
| 5 | Kern | 10.5 |
| 6 | Colusa | 10.4 |
| 7 | Kings | 10.3 |
| 8 | Fresno | 9.5 |
| 8 | Los Angeles | 9.5 |
| 9 | Sutter | 9.1 |
| 10 | Lake | 9 |
| 10 | Madera | 9 |
| 11 | San Joaquin | 8.8 |
| 12 | Stanislaus | 8.6 |
| 13 | Del Norte | 8.4 |
| 13 | Yuba | 8.4 |
| 14 | Siskiyou | 8.3 |
| 15 | Riverside | 8.1 |
| 15 | San Bernardino | 8.1 |
| 16 | Glenn | 8 |
| 17 | Plumas | 7.7 |
| 18 | Solano | 7.6 |
| 19 | Mariposa | 7.5 |
| 19 | Tehama | 7.5 |
| 20 | Butte | 7.4 |
| 20 | Lassen | 7.4 |
| 21 | Calaveras | 7.3 |
| 22 | Amador | 7.2 |
| 22 | Monterey | 7.2 |
| 22 | Tuolumne | 7.2 |
| 23 | Sacramento | 7.1 |
| 24 | Modoc | 7 |
| 24 | San Benito | 7 |
| 24 | Shasta | 7 |
| 25 | Humboldt | 6.8 |
| 25 | San Diego | 6.8 |
| 26 | Mendocino | 6.7 |
| 27 | Mono | 6.6 |
| 27 | Ventura | 6.6 |
| 28 | Contra Costa | 6.5 |
| 28 | Inyo | 6.5 |
| 29 | Orange | 6.4 |
| 30 | El Dorado | 6.3 |
| 30 | Santa Cruz | 6.3 |
| 31 | Alameda | 6.2 |
| 31 | Nevada | 6.2 |
| 32 | Yolo | 6.1 |
| 33 | Napa | 5.9 |
| 33 | Trinity | 5.9 |
| 34 | San Francisco | 5.8 |
| 34 | San Luis Obispo | 5.8 |
| 34 | Sonoma | 5.8 |
| 35 | Santa Barbara | 5.7 |
| 36 | Placer | 5.5 |
| 37 | Sierra | 5.3 |
| 38 | Santa Clara | 5.2 |
| 39 | Marin | 5.1 |
| 39 | San Mateo | 5.1 |