Best counties in California

Ranked by composite score — 58 counties

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RankCountyScore
1Alpine County
72.8
2Modoc County
72.8
3Trinity County
70.3
4Sierra County
69.2
5Inyo County
67.3
6Plumas County
67
7Lassen County
66.3
8Siskiyou County
65.9
9Glenn County
64.8
10Amador County
64.7
11Colusa County
64.7
12Mono County
64.7
13Del Norte County
64.5
14Mariposa County
63.9
15Tehama County
63.9
16Tuolumne County
63.8
17Shasta County
63
18Humboldt County
62.9
19Lake County
62.4
20Butte County
62.1
21Yuba County
62.1
22Mendocino County
61.8
23Calaveras County
61.6
24Sutter County
61.4
25El Dorado County
61.3
26Kings County
60.9
27Imperial County
60.7
28Tulare County
60.4
29Madera County
60.1
30Stanislaus County
59.9
31Fresno County
59.7
32Merced County
59.7
33Nevada County
59.7
34Kern County
58.7
35Sacramento County
58.7
36Yolo County
58.6
37San Luis Obispo County
58.3
38Placer County
58
39San Joaquin County
57.7
40San Bernardino County
57
41Santa Barbara County
56.5
42Riverside County
56.3
43Sonoma County
56.2
44Santa Cruz County
56.1
45Napa County
56
46Solano County
55.7
47Monterey County
54.9
48San Benito County
54.8
49Los Angeles County
54.4
50San Diego County
54.3
51Ventura County
54
52Orange County
53.8
53Contra Costa County
53.5
54Alameda County
53.3
55San Francisco County
53.3
56San Mateo County
51.3
57Santa Clara County
51.3
58Marin County
51