State County Movers

Fastest Improving Counties in California

County ranking view for California, focused on counties currently classified as improving. Year-over-year score change is shown when prior-year snapshots are available.

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County Improvement Ranking

Latest Year 2024

Rank	County	Current Score	Prior Score	YoY Change	Trend
1	Placer County	78	N/A	N/A	Improving
2	Riverside County	65	N/A	N/A	Improving
3	San Benito County	63	N/A	N/A	Improving
4	San Joaquin County	61	N/A	N/A	Improving
5	Madera County	52	N/A	N/A	Improving
6	Colusa County	52	N/A	N/A	Improving
7	Yuba County	51	N/A	N/A	Improving
8	Nevada County	51	N/A	N/A	Improving
9	Amador County	48	N/A	N/A	Improving
10	Tulare County	45	N/A	N/A	Improving
11	Shasta County	44	N/A	N/A	Improving
12	Calaveras County	42	N/A	N/A	Improving
13	Mono County	42	N/A	N/A	Improving
14	Merced County	40	N/A	N/A	Improving
15	Inyo County	40	N/A	N/A	Improving
16	Butte County	34	N/A	N/A	Improving
17	Mariposa County	31	N/A	N/A	Improving
18	Kings County	30	N/A	N/A	Improving
19	Plumas County	29	N/A	N/A	Improving
20	Sierra County	29	N/A	N/A	Improving
21	Alpine County	28	N/A	N/A	Improving
22	Imperial County	28	N/A	N/A	Improving
23	Lake County	25	N/A	N/A	Improving
24	Del Norte County	24	N/A	N/A	Improving
25	Trinity County	21	N/A	N/A	Improving
26	Modoc County	13	N/A	N/A	Improving

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