California Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2020
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2020, the natural population increase rate for California was 3.63, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase rate were:
- Imperial County: 7.88
- Kings County: 7.85
- Tulare County: 7.24
On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest natural population increase rate were:
- Sierra County: -7.48
- Trinity County: -6.84
- Siskiyou County: -5.15
Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase rate for each California county in 2020. You can also find links to the historical natural population increase rate for each county below.
Natural Population Increase Rate refers to the natural increase (number of births minus number of deaths) during a year per 1,000 population at midyear.
| County | Natural Pop. Increase Rate |
|---|---|
| Alameda | 3.75 |
| Alpine | -2.69 |
| Amador | -4.51 |
| Butte | -0.63 |
| Calaveras | -3.87 |
| Colusa | 5.86 |
| Contra Costa | 2.21 |
| Del Norte | -1.4 |
| El Dorado | -1.23 |
| Fresno | 6.31 |
| Glenn | 4.8 |
| Humboldt | -1.13 |
| Imperial | 7.88 |
| Inyo | -0.61 |
| Kern | 6.5 |
| Kings | 7.85 |
| Lake | -2.87 |
| Lassen | 2.73 |
| Los Angeles | 3.44 |
| Madera | 5.5 |
| Marin | -0.46 |
| Mariposa | -2.86 |
| Mendocino | -1.03 |
| Merced | 6.95 |
| Modoc | -4.08 |
| Mono | 5.31 |
| Monterey | 6.73 |
| Napa | -1.38 |
| Nevada | -2.76 |
| Orange | 3.77 |
| Placer | -0.04 |
| Plumas | -3.05 |
| Riverside | 3.51 |
| Sacramento | 3.69 |
| San Benito | 6.7 |
| San Bernardino | 5.62 |
| San Diego | 4.21 |
| San Francisco | 1.89 |
| San Joaquin | 4.73 |
| San Luis Obispo | -0.77 |
| San Mateo | 3.51 |
| Santa Barbara | 4.13 |
| Santa Clara | 4.68 |
| Santa Cruz | 1.13 |
| Shasta | -2.58 |
| Sierra | -7.48 |
| Siskiyou | -5.15 |
| Solano | 2.39 |
| Sonoma | -0.81 |
| Stanislaus | 4.84 |
| Sutter | 3.57 |
| Tehama | 0.46 |
| Trinity | -6.84 |
| Tulare | 7.24 |
| Tuolumne | -4.08 |
| Ventura | 2.47 |
| Yolo | 2.63 |
| Yuba | 6.73 |
Historical Natural Population Increase Rate for Counties in California
Use the links below to find the historical natural population increase rate for each county in California.