43 counties · Boom Town Index

California

Avg BTI Score
26 / 100
Population
39.0M
National Rank
#46 of 51

State Overview

California has 43 counties tracked by the Boom Town Index, with an average score of 26/100.

The state faces economic headwinds, with most counties scoring below the national median on growth indicators.

The top-performing county is Imperial County (BTI 91), while Humboldt County (BTI 3) trails the pack.

Median Household Income
$84,010
State median across 43 counties
Median Home Value
$549,100
Income-to-home ratio: 0.17
Building Permits
100,661
Total residential permits

California Counties

43 counties
Rank County BTI Score Proj. Growth GDP Pop Growth Income Ratio Home Price Amenity P/R
01 Imperial County 91 +3.0% +0.1% -0.3% +9.7% 4.6x +6.8% 6.5 13x
02 San Francisco County 63 +1.3% +0.9% -1.7% +8.3% 4.9x +4.0% 10.5 29x
03 Marin County 57 +0.9% +1.8% -0.7% +8.4% 11.3x +0.1% 8.1 30x
04 Kings County 55 +0.9% +4.0% +0.4% +8.3% 6.0x +2.1% 3.5 13x
05 Santa Clara County 47 +0.6% +6.1% -0.8% +9.7% 6.3x -1.6% 6.0 32x
06 Orange County 43 +0.5% +2.3% -0.2% +8.8% 9.9x +0.1% 8.7 23x
07 San Luis Obispo County 36 +0.3% +4.6% -0.4% +9.3% 10.8x +1.2% 7.9 20x
08 Fresno County 36 +0.2% +4.2% +0.5% +10.6% 6.8x +0.3% 6.0 15x
09 Tulare County 33 +0.1% +4.9% +0.5% +12.3% 6.8x +0.8% 5.7 14x
10 Madera County 32 +0.1% +8.0% +0.6% +10.2% 7.9x +1.0% 6.0 13x
11 Tehama County 32 +0.1% +0.1% +0.2% +11.6% 8.7x +1.0% 3.2 18x
12 Shasta County 31 +0.1% +5.5% -0.1% +10.3% 6.5x -1.4% 5.7 17x
13 Stanislaus County 31 +0.1% +5.3% +0.2% +9.5% 8.8x -0.9% 7.2 16x
14 Kern County 31 +0.1% +4.6% +0.1% +8.6% 5.2x -0.5% 4.8 13x
15 El Dorado County 30 +0.0% +1.2% +0.6% +11.8% 12.7x -1.3% 6.1 20x
16 Sonoma County 30 +0.0% +0.8% -0.8% +8.4% 11.8x -2.5% 7.9 24x
17 Merced County 28 -0.1% +7.9% +1.1% +10.0% 9.4x -1.9% 4.5 15x
18 San Bernardino County 26 -0.2% +3.5% +0.4% +10.2% 9.1x -1.9% 3.6 15x
19 San Benito County 26 -0.2% +7.6% +2.2% +9.2% 18.1x -1.3% 5.2 21x
20 Yuba County 26 -0.2% +1.2% +1.6% +6.4% 8.1x -2.9% 5.0 15x
21 San Joaquin County 25 -0.2% +5.7% +1.0% +10.5% 10.3x -4.2% 4.8 16x
22 Yolo County 22 -0.4% +3.1% +0.2% +8.6% 7.6x -1.7% 5.1 20x
23 Sacramento County 21 -0.5% +4.3% +0.5% +9.9% 6.9x -2.7% 3.6 18x
24 Los Angeles County 21 -0.5% +2.1% -0.8% +9.2% 9.0x -1.1% 10.3 22x
25 Santa Cruz County 21 -0.5% +3.4% -1.3% +8.7% 15.3x +1.0% 8.5 24x
26 Riverside County 20 -0.5% +3.3% +0.8% +11.1% 11.0x -2.0% 6.6 15x
27 Placer County 20 -0.6% +2.3% +1.6% +9.7% 9.5x -1.3% 6.0 21x
28 Contra Costa County 19 -0.6% +1.1% +0.1% +8.7% 11.9x -4.3% 8.4 24x
29 Monterey County 18 -0.7% +2.0% -0.3% +11.0% 10.1x -2.1% 9.2 20x
30 San Diego County 16 -0.9% +2.1% -0.2% +9.9% 8.9x -2.1% 9.8 21x
31 Alameda County 16 -0.9% +1.0% -0.6% +9.3% 11.2x -5.1% 5.1 30x
32 Tuolumne County 15 -1.0% -3.0% -0.5% +5.4% 8.1x -4.4% 7.1 28x
33 Butte County 15 -1.0% +6.4% -2.0% +10.4% 8.0x +0.7% 5.1 19x
34 Solano County 14 -1.1% +6.0% -0.1% +8.2% 8.3x -3.1% 5.9 19x
35 Santa Barbara County 11 -1.4% +4.4% -0.5% +9.5% 9.5x +0.6% 11.0 18x
36 Nevada County 11 -1.5% +3.8% +0.2% +6.4% 11.9x -1.6% 7.3 19x
37 Mendocino County 10 -1.6% +3.1% -0.4% +8.8% 11.8x -2.0% 10.9 19x
38 Ventura County 7 -2.0% +3.6% -0.4% +8.5% 11.0x -1.1% 11.2 20x
39 Sutter County 7 -2.1% +0.6% +0.0% +8.4% 9.2x -0.6% 1.7 17x
40 San Mateo County 7 -2.3% +9.7% -1.1% +9.6% 5.5x +0.0% 8.2 34x
41 Napa County 5 -2.6% +0.8% -1.0% +8.5% 9.6x -3.7% 7.5 24x
42 Lake County 4 -3.2% +6.0% +0.4% +5.4% 9.5x -3.6% 6.5 15x
43 Humboldt County 3 -3.6% +4.3% -0.6% +8.5% 9.0x -4.3% 11.2 22x