countyscore

Best Income & Jobs Counties in California

Median household income and per capita earnings Compare rankings across all 58 counties.

Average Income & Jobs Score
76/100
Top County
Santa Clara County
Counties Ranked
58

Top 10

#1
Santa Clara County
CA
100/100
#2
San Mateo County
CA
100/100
#3
Marin County
CA
100/100
#4
San Francisco County
CA
100/100
#5
Alameda County
CA
99/100
#6
Contra Costa County
CA
99/100
#7
Placer County
CA
98/100
#8
Orange County
CA
98/100
#9
Alpine County
CA
98/100
#10
Santa Cruz County
CA
97/100

All California Counties Ranked

#CountyIncome & Jobs ScoreOverall Score
1Santa Clara County, CA
100
42.2
2San Mateo County, CA
99.9
47.6
3Marin County, CA
99.7
47.4
4San Francisco County, CA
99.7
43.6
5Alameda County, CA
99
40.6
6Contra Costa County, CA
99
40.1
7Placer County, CA
98.2
46.5
8Orange County, CA
98
44.3
9Alpine County, CA
97.7
51.2
10Santa Cruz County, CA
97.4
41.6
11Napa County, CA
97.3
43.6
12San Benito County, CA
97.1
43.3
13Ventura County, CA
96.8
44.3
14El Dorado County, CA
96.6
49.8
15Sonoma County, CA
96.2
44.8
16San Diego County, CA
95.9
42.3
17Solano County, CA
95.3
36.4
18Santa Barbara County, CA
94.2
43
19Monterey County, CA
93.7
39
20San Luis Obispo County, CA
93.1
42.9
21Riverside County, CA
91.8
37.2
22Yolo County, CA
91.5
38
23Sacramento County, CA
91.4
38.3
24San Joaquin County, CA
91.2
33.1
25Los Angeles County, CA
90.7
36.9
26Mono County, CA
90
38.5
27Nevada County, CA
88.5
45.2
28San Bernardino County, CA
86
33.7
29Amador County, CA
85.4
41.8
30Calaveras County, CA
83.7
43
31Stanislaus County, CA
83.5
35.6
32Madera County, CA
78
35.5
33Sutter County, CA
78
35
34Colusa County, CA
77.6
41.8
35Yuba County, CA
74.6
37.7
36Inyo County, CA
72.3
41.1
37Tuolumne County, CA
71.8
41.7
38Shasta County, CA
71.3
52.3
39Fresno County, CA
69.9
33
40Glenn County, CA
67.6
41.8
41Tulare County, CA
65.1
35.2
42Kings County, CA
63.7
38.2
43Butte County, CA
63.3
39.3
44Kern County, CA
60.7
27.8
45Del Norte County, CA
58.6
39.9
46Mariposa County, CA
55.7
43.9
47Merced County, CA
54.7
35.3
48Plumas County, CA
54.3
41
49Mendocino County, CA
53
44.1
50Lassen County, CA
51.7
40.4
51Tehama County, CA
44.6
36.7
52Humboldt County, CA
42.6
40
53Sierra County, CA
39
52.4
54Lake County, CA
34.5
31.6
55Modoc County, CA
29.2
49.7
56Imperial County, CA
28.5
33.7
57Siskiyou County, CA
26.5
37.9
58Trinity County, CA
21.7
48.3

Data Source

Income & Jobs data from IncomeByCounty. See full details at IncomeByCounty. Data updated February 2026.