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.
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Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in July 2021
Imperial
Alpine
Tulare
Merced
Kern
Colusa
Kings
Fresno
Los Angeles
Sutter
Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in July 2021
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Rank County Unemployment Rate (%)
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