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California has 58 counties and county equivalents holding 39,242,785 residents. The statewide sales tax base rate is 7.25%, before county and city add-ons.

All 58 counties

Ranked by population, Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.

CountyPopulationMedian incomeMedian home valueMedian rent
Los Angeles County9,848,406$87,760$783,300$1,893
San Diego County3,282,782$102,285$791,600$2,154
Orange County3,164,063$113,702$915,500$2,352
Riverside County2,449,909$89,672$510,300$1,814
San Bernardino County2,187,816$82,184$475,000$1,706
Santa Clara County1,903,297$159,674$1,382,800$2,814
Alameda County1,651,949$126,240$1,057,400$2,318
Sacramento County1,584,047$88,724$498,900$1,702
Contra Costa County1,161,458$125,727$830,800$2,322
Fresno County1,012,152$71,434$362,600$1,300
Kern County910,433$67,660$310,600$1,220
Ventura County838,259$107,327$768,400$2,248
San Francisco County836,321$141,446$1,380,500$2,419
San Joaquin County787,416$88,531$494,500$1,633
San Mateo County745,100$156,000$1,494,500$2,893
Stanislaus County552,250$79,661$426,600$1,528
Sonoma County485,642$102,840$779,000$2,093
Tulare County475,774$69,489$303,000$1,206
Solano County450,824$99,994$589,600$2,088
Santa Barbara County443,975$95,977$735,700$2,050
Monterey County435,834$94,486$723,100$1,995
Placer County412,435$114,678$658,800$1,991
Merced County285,597$65,044$368,400$1,284
San Luis Obispo County281,486$93,398$777,200$1,899
Santa Cruz County266,021$109,266$1,015,200$2,172
Marin County258,765$142,785$1,390,000$2,584
Yolo County217,782$88,818$593,800$1,757
Butte County209,470$68,574$408,700$1,369
El Dorado County192,299$106,190$640,500$1,626
Shasta County181,554$71,931$347,200$1,267
Imperial County179,319$56,393$279,500$1,012
Madera County158,790$75,496$367,700$1,307
Kings County152,830$68,750$305,700$1,228
Napa County136,070$108,970$838,800$2,141
Humboldt County135,418$61,135$418,800$1,249
Nevada County102,452$84,905$602,800$1,635
Sutter County98,971$75,450$399,400$1,364
Mendocino County90,709$64,688$486,000$1,325
Yuba County83,079$73,313$380,000$1,209
Lake County68,139$58,738$316,800$1,292
San Benito County66,056$108,289$751,500$1,922
Tehama County65,520$61,834$315,600$1,159
Tuolumne County54,873$72,259$406,200$1,247
Calaveras County45,995$79,877$441,800$1,615
Siskiyou County43,834$55,499$284,500$1,043
Amador County41,029$81,526$422,800$1,380
Lassen County31,177$64,395$259,500$1,043
Glenn County28,623$70,487$338,400$1,103
Del Norte County27,293$66,780$319,600$1,182
Colusa County21,895$75,149$375,100$1,139
Plumas County19,607$64,946$327,400$1,034
Inyo County18,803$72,432$338,400$1,140
Mariposa County17,060$65,378$358,000$1,268
Trinity County15,886$53,498$329,000$922
Mono County13,169$86,953$514,300$1,593
Modoc County8,646$56,648$212,000$818
Sierra County2,731$60,000$334,100$1,181
Alpine County1,695$110,781$466,100

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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