Suicide Rates by County
Age-Adjusted Suicide Rate by County in California, 2018ā2020
The overall suiciāde rate in California is 10.5, the highest county rate is in Shasta County (24.9) and thāe lowest rate is in Imperial County (5.8).
County |
Count |
Rate |
Lower CI |
Upper CI |
Rank Highest to Lowest Rate |
California (Overall) |
13,073 |
10.5 |
10.3 |
10.7 |
- |
Alameda |
470 |
8.8 ā” |
8.0 |
9.6 |
37 |
Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono and Tuolumne |
142 |
23.8 ** |
19.9 |
27.8 |
3 |
Butte |
142 |
22.5 ** |
18.8 |
26.3 |
6 |
Colusa, Glenn and Tehama |
67 |
17.2 * |
13.1 |
21.3 |
10 |
Contra Costa |
339 |
9.2 ā |
8.2 |
10.2 |
35 |
Del Norte, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou and Trinity |
112 |
23.1 ** |
18.8 |
27.4 |
4 |
El Dorado |
100 |
16.8 ** |
13.5 |
20.1 |
11 |
Fresno |
325 |
11.0 |
9.8 |
12.2 |
27 |
Humboldt |
93 |
22.7 ** |
18.1 |
27.3 |
5 |
Imperial |
32 |
5.8 ā” |
3.8 |
7.8 |
44 |
Kern |
352 |
13.6 ** |
12.1 |
15.0 |
17 |
Kings |
63 |
14.8 * |
11.1 |
18.5 |
13 |
Lake |
49 |
24.9 ** |
17.9 |
31.8 |
2 |
Los Angeles |
2,651 |
8.2 ā” |
7.9 |
8.5 |
40 |
Madera |
52 |
11.3 |
8.2 |
14.3 |
25 |
Marin |
122 |
14.6 * |
12.0 |
17.2 |
14 |
Mendocino |
60 |
20.8 ** |
15.5 |
26.0 |
8 |
Merced |
71 |
9.2 |
7.0 |
11.3 |
36 |
Monterey |
130 |
9.6 |
8.0 |
11.3 |
33 |
Napa |
52 |
10.9 |
7.9 |
13.8 |
28 |
Nevada |
66 |
21.3 ** |
16.2 |
26.5 |
7 |
Orange |
1,014 |
9.9 |
9.3 |
10.5 |
31 |
Placer |
173 |
12.5 |
10.6 |
14.4 |
20 |
Riverside |
891 |
11.9 * |
11.1 |
12.7 |
22 |
Sacramento |
598 |
12.6 ** |
11.6 |
13.6 |
19 |
San Benito |
16 |
8.4 |
4.3 |
12.5 |
39 |
San Bernardino |
718 |
11.2 |
10.4 |
12.0 |
26 |
San Diego |
1,280 |
12.3 ** |
11.7 |
13.0 |
21 |
San Francisco |
244 |
7.9 ā” |
6.9 |
8.9 |
42 |
San Joaquin |
251 |
10.8 |
9.5 |
12.2 |
29 |
San Luis Obispo |
146 |
16.2 ** |
13.5 |
18.8 |
12 |
San Mateo |
216 |
8.5 ā |
7.3 |
9.6 |
38 |
Santa Barbara |
164 |
11.3 |
9.6 |
13.0 |
24 |
Santa Clara |
503 |
8.2 .ā” |
7.5 |
8.9 |
41 |
Santa Cruz |
114 |
12.9 |
10.5 |
15.2 |
18 |
Shasta |
137 |
24.9 ** |
20.7 |
29.0 |
1 |
Solano |
189 |
14.0 * |
12.0 |
16.0 |
15 |
Sonoma |
228 |
13.9 ** |
12.1 |
15.8 |
16 |
Stanislaus |
186 |
11.4 |
9.7 |
13.0 |
23 |
Sutter |
30 |
9.9 |
6.3 |
13.4 |
32 |
Tulare |
105 |
7.8 ā |
6.3 |
9.2 |
43 |
Ventura |
278 |
10.2 |
9.0 |
11.4 |
30 |
Yolo |
56 |
9.2 |
6.8 |
11.7 |
34 |
Yuba |
46 |
20.5 * |
14.6 |
26.5 |
9 |
Note: Significantly above the state rate (*p< 0.05, **p< 0.001). Significantly below the state rate (ā p< 0.05, ā”p< 0.001). The confidence interval (CI) provides information on the precision of the rates being shown. Estimates with wide confidence intervals are less stable and should be interpreted with caution, especially when comparing the estimate to another group or over time. The total number of suicides listed for California 2018ā2020 has been updated as of 6/10/22. Sources: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Vital Statistics Death Files (2018ā2020); Department of Finance P-3 Population Projection File (2010ā2060).āāāāāāāāā