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Humboldt County, California

Humboldt County, California has a quality-of-life score of 51 out of 100 (moderate), ranking #1,525 of 3,143 US counties. Within California it ranks #29 of 58 counties. It ranks best on comfortable days (high), mental health providers (high) and public EV charging ports (high). It ranks worst on rent as share of income (high), home price to income ratio (high) and severe housing problems (high).

51Moderate

Quality-of-life score: #1,525 of 3,143 counties
California: #29 of 58 in CA
Population: 131,647 (2025)
Land area: 3,568 mi²
Density: 36.9 /mi²
FIPS code: 06023

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 80 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US counties.

Safety36#1,985/3,096
Economy23#2,431/3,143
Housing1#3,118/3,140
Health50#1,568/3,144
Healthcare84#510/3,143
Environment82#552/3,108
Education41#1,844/3,144
Infrastructure79#654/3,144
Community36#2,013/3,144
Leisure & amenities90#323/3,143

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Humboldt County, California ranks highest and lowest among US counties (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Comfortable days · high36.7%
99/100California 34.8%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Mental health providers · high690 /100k
96/100California 487 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Public EV charging ports · high21.6 /10k
96/100California 17.4 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of Energy
Suicide rate · low29.1 /100k
92/100California 9.9 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional data
Firearm deaths · low20.9 /100k
90/100California 6.7 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional data
Uninsured residents (under 65) · low5.9%
90/100California 6.9%United States 9.8%2024U.S. Census BureauModel-based estimate

Weaknesses

Rent as share of income · high37.1%
1/100California 32.8%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071
Home price to income ratio · high7.3×
1/100California 7.4×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Severe housing problems · high24.3%
2/100California 25.8%United States 16.8%2017-2021University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Cost of buying a home today · high54.5%
2/100California 54.7%United States 34.1%Aug 2026Zillow Research
Rent-burdened households · high60.1%
2/100California 55.3%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070
Students per teacher · high18.5×
5/100California 21.7×United States 15.2×2024National Center for Education Statistics

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureImproving
86% (2021) → 15% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
−71 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
High ozone daysImproving
1 days (2017) → 0 days (2022)
−100%5 yearsUS 9 days → 7 days
Homicide rateImproving
9.6 /100k (2021) → 4.1 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−57%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
Property crime rateImproving
2,528 /100k (2020) → 1,406 /100k (2025)
−44%5 yearsUS 1,929 /100k → 1,535 /100k
Suicide rateWorsening
20.8 /100k (2021) → 29.1 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
+40%5 yearsUS 14.5 /100k → 14.1 /100k
Income adjusted for local pricesImproving
$44,798 (2019) → $62,008 (2024)
+38%5 yearsUS $55,567 → $73,204

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Humboldt County, California improved on 10 of 32 measures with a comparison and declined on 4. 16 moved within the margin of error and 2 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among counties: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2020 with 2025); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved10

Uninsured−3.6 points9.5% → 5.9%
Real income+38%$44,798 → $62,008
Homicides−63%11.0 /100k → 4.1 /100k
Unemployment−3.4 points8.7% → 5.3%
Property crime−44%2,528 /100k → 1,406 /100k

Declined4

Transit use−0.8 points1.8% → 1.0%
Overdose deaths+68%27.9 /100k → 47.0 /100k
Suicides+52%19.1 /100k → 29.1 /100k
Price / income+0.8×6.5× → 7.3×

All 32 measures

Change of every measure of Humboldt County, California between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	4.2 /10k2020	5.5 /10k2025	+33%	Within the margin of error	83%
Average commute time	18.7 min2015-2019	19.0 min2020-2024	+0.4 min	Within the margin of error	50%
Average weekly wage	$9002020	$1,1062025	+23%	Improved	43%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%2015-2019	33.1%2020-2024	+2.7 points	Improved	50%
Broadband subscriptions	83.5%2015-2019	90.9%2020-2024	+7.4 points	Improved	26%
Child poverty rate	20.5%2019	17.7%2024	−2.8 points	Within the margin of error	69%
Distance to an airport	128 mi2020	128 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	27.9 /100k2020	47.0 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	+68%	Declined	4%
Effective property tax rate	0.67%2015-2019	0.62%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	29%
Firearm deaths	14.7 /100k2020	20.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+42%	Within the margin of error	9%
Grocery stores	3.3 /10k2020	3.0 /10k2025	−8%	Within the margin of error	30%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.2 /10k2020	1.1 /10k2025	−9.4%	Within the margin of error	27%
High school diploma or higher	90.5%2015-2019	91.9%2020-2024	+1.5 points	Within the margin of error	42%
Home price to income ratio	6.5×2015-2019	7.3×2020-2024	+0.8×	Declined	17%
Homicide rate	11.0 /100k2020	4.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−63%	Improved	80%
Income adjusted for local prices	$44,7982019	$62,0082024	+38%	Improved	82%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4842015-2019	0.4802020-2024	−0.004	Within the margin of error	62%
Median household income	$51,1342019	$58,9602024	+15%	Improved	9%
New business applications	7.9 /1k2020	8.2 /1k2025	+3.5%	Little change	10%
Pharmacies	2.2 /10k2020	1.9 /10k2025	−14%	Within the margin of error	34%
Poverty rate	19.1%2019	18.0%2024	−1.1 points	Within the margin of error	71%
Property crime rate	2,528 /100k2020	1,406 /100k2025	−44%	Improved	65%
Public libraries	1.0 /10k2019	1.0 /10k2024	+2.7%	Within the margin of error	73%
Public transit commuters	1.8%2015-2019	1.0%2020-2024	−0.8 points	Declined	24%
Rent as share of income	36.1%2015-2019	37.1%2020-2024	+1 points	Within the margin of error	40%
Rent-burdened households	62.3%2015-2019	60.1%2020-2024	−2.3 points	Within the margin of error	68%
Restaurants and bars	11.3 /10k2020	11.4 /10k2025	+0.8%	Within the margin of error	52%
Suicide rate	19.1 /100k2020	29.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+52%	Declined	6%
Traffic deaths	20.0 /100k2015-2019	16.8 /100k2020-2024	−16%	Within the margin of error	75%
Unemployment rate	8.7%2020	5.3%2025	−3.4 points	Improved	70%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	9.5%2019	5.9%2024	−3.6 points	Improved	88%
Violent crime rate	470 /100k2020	374 /100k2025	−20%	Improved	56%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 2303 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Small Area Health Insurance Estimates; Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 3144 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Counties like Humboldt County, California five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Humboldt County, California in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Humboldt County, California itself moved −1.6 points in standing on average over the same 31 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

134,541 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 70–79 women (+1.5 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

134,541 residents

Humboldt County, California
California share

White70%93,515
Black1.3%1,737
Hispanic or Latino14%19,039

Education

93,031 residents (±191)

Humboldt County, California
California share

No high school diploma8.1%7,498
High school or GED23%21,537
Some college26%24,113

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

54,922 households (±632)

Humboldt County, California
California share

Under $25k20%10,915
$25k–50k22%12,033
$50k–75k18%9,667
$75k–100k11%6,113
$100k–150k14%7,905
$150k–200k7.2%3,978
$200k or more7.8%4,311

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−6.5 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

54,922 households (±632)

Humboldt County, California
California share

Own57%31,053
Rent43%23,869

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

22,683 households (±846)

Humboldt County, California
California share

Under $75011%2,585
$750–1,00016%3,618
$1,000–1,50036%8,077

Home values

31,053 homes (±881)

Humboldt County, California
California share

Under $150k8.2%2,553
$150k–250k5.5%1,719
$250k–400k25%7,668

Age of homes

62,883 homes (±61)

Humboldt County, California
California share

2010 or later6.2%3,890
2000–20099.7%6,110
1980–199924%15,403

Size of homes

62,883 homes (±61)

Humboldt County, California
California share

Studio4.3%2,678
1 bedroom14%8,874
2 bedrooms31%19,259

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

56,342 workers (±1,565)

Humboldt County, California
California share

Drive alone68%38,257
Carpool11%6,202
Public transit1.0%†572
Walk4.4%2,487
Bike1.1%†626
Work from home13%7,318
Other1.6%†880

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+5.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

49,024 workers (±1,538)

Humboldt County, California
California share

Under 15 min46%22,395
15–29 min36%17,442
30–44 min12%5,920

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Eureka-Arcata, CA

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Humboldt County has 3,178 employer establishments, 237 for every 10,000 residents (0.96× the US rate of 248; 0.90× California's), with 34,729 paid employees at an average annual pay of $49,984. The Census Bureau also counts 10,789 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 3,178; 10,789 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 237; US 248 · California 263
Paid employees: 34,729
Average annual pay: $49,984; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Humboldt County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	281	21	1.14×About typical	3,749	$23,936	39
Ambulatory health care services	220	16.4	0.79×Fewer than typical	2,341	$71,706	564
Construction of buildings	167	12.5	1.65×More than typical	884	$62,178	601
Specialty trade contractors	162	12.1	0.78×Fewer than typical	1,092	$70,118	647
Lessors of real estate	152	11.3	0.92×About typical	443	$46,350	893
Full-service restaurants	145	10.8	1.41×More than typical	1,863	$25,598	15
Limited-service restaurants	93	6.9	0.87×About typical	1,440	$21,181	15
Automotive repair and maintenance	84	6.3	1.25×About typical	428	$53,136	123
Building equipment contractors	74	5.5	0.92×About typical	349	$67,645	93
Offices of other health practitioners	73	5.4	0.90×About typical	404	$44,564	388
Management, scientific and technical consulting	64	4.8	0.71×Fewer than typical	237	$71,734	332
Individual and family services	63	4.7	1.68×More than typical	1,224	$37,319	93

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 133,956 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $25.6M on contracts performed in Humboldt County, California: $194 per resident (US $1,995).

Obligations: $25.6M; −72% vs FY2025
Per resident: $194; US $1,995
Sole-source: 7.8%; US 30%
Single offer: 64%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Forest Service$15.3M60%
Department of the Army$3.5M14%
Defense Logistics Agency$1.7M6.7%
Department of Veterans Affairs$897.5K3.5%
Treasury Common Services Center$885.1K3.5%
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$833.4K3.3%
U.S. Coast Guard$813.7K3.2%
Bureau of Land Management$775.5K3.0%

Top recipients

KOKATAT INC$3.5M14%
WING INFLATABLES INC$2M7.7%
FIRESTORM WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION, INC.$1.6M6.2%
BASELINE EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS LLC$1.4M5.5%
JD GENERAL ENGINEERING CORP$999.2K3.9%

Spending by fiscal year

75.5MFY2017
35.8MFY2018
51.4MFY2019
50.3MFY2020
25.3MFY2021
58MFY2022
169.9MFY2023
83.7M

Top industries (NAICS)

Support activities for forestry · 1153$9.5M37%
Cut and sew apparel manufacturing · 3152$3.5M14%
Special food services · 7223$2.8M11%
Highway, street, and bridge construction · 2373$2.3M9.0%
Office furniture (including fixtures) manufacturing · 3372$885.1K3.5%
Ship and boat building · 3366$882.4K3.4%

Largest awards

FUNDING FOR INTERNATIONAL MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CONTRACT FOR OPTION YEAR FOUR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR ACTIVITIES.$71.7M
ALUTIIQ PACIFIC, LLC· Humboldt County, CA· Professional services· Jul 7, 2017 – Jul 20, 2026· SAQMMA17F2216
SRF AUGUST STEWARDSHIP IRSC -12363N23F4172 $10,100.00 TOTAL TIMBER VALUE APPLIED $11,736,600.00 TOTAL APPROPRIATED DOLLARS $11,746,700.00 TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE COR: [name removed] ([email removed]) PERFORMANCE PERIOD FOR AWARDED IT$9.9M
J. W. BAMFORD, INC.· Humboldt County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Jul 3, 2023 – Jan 26, 2026· 12363N23F4172
GFP ENTERPRISES, LLC CASRF000715 E32$4.1M
GFP MOBILE FOOD SERVICES LLC· Humboldt County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Sep 4, 2025 – Oct 10, 2025· 1202SC25M1703

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026.

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Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $1.1B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Humboldt County, California: $8,397 per resident (US $12,975).

Assistance · FY2026: $1.1B; −3.4% vs FY2025
Per resident: $8,397; US $12,975
Loan face value: $24.6M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 1.3%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$512.9M46%
20.271 · Emergency Relief (ER) Program$75.9M6.9%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$58.9M5.3%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$54M4.9%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$42M3.8%
20.287 · Surface Transportation Block Grant Program$40.7M3.7%
15.022 · Tribal Self-Governance$35M3.2%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$32.6M2.9%

Top recipients (organizations)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CALIFORNIA$157.5M14%
SACRAMENTO, CA
THE HOOPA VALLEY TRIBE$28.4M2.6%
HOOPA, CA
NORTHERN HUMBOLDT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT$20.6M1.9%
MCKINLEYVILLE, CA
CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY HUMBOLDT$17.4M1.6%
ARCATA, CA
COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$641.5M58%
Federal Highway Administration$159.9M14%
Department of Transportation
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$68.4M6.2%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Education$64.6M5.8%
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education$38.7M

Assistance by fiscal year

979.6MFY2021
1BFY2022
1.1BFY2023
980.7MFY2024
1.1BFY2025
1.1BFY2026

County aggregates

66%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

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Public money & outcomes

Federal money per resident by fiscal year next to how the place changed, and, when its money jumped, how it compares with similar counties. A comparison, not cause and effect.

How Humboldt County, California compares: the federal money it received per resident, and how jobs, income, housing and other outcomes moved, each next to the United States.

Money per resident

By federal fiscal year (October to September, named by the year it ends), obligations per resident. A year with no record counts as $0.

Humboldt County, California
United States
Year its money jumped
partial year

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Humboldt County, California and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Humboldt County, California	United States
FY2017	$552	$1,436
FY2018	$262	$1,552
FY2019	$379	$1,654
FY2020	$369	$1,880
FY2021	$188	$1,810
FY2022	$430	$1,917
FY2023	$1,269	$2,079
FY2024	$633	$2,047
FY2025	$707	$2,165
FY2026	$194 (partial year)	$1,912
FY2027	$0 (partial year)	—

Construction contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Humboldt County, California and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Humboldt County, California	United States
FY2017	$280	$93.28
FY2018	$21.77	$105
FY2019	$84.11	$128
FY2020	$59.54	$145
FY2021	$37.82	$117

Contracts and grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Humboldt County, California and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Humboldt County, California	United States
FY2021	$1,939	$5,748
FY2022	$2,417	$5,221
FY2023	$3,616	$5,364
FY2024	$2,034	$5,501
FY2025	$2,664	$5,732
FY2026

Transportation grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Humboldt County, California and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Humboldt County, California	United States
FY2021	$477	$298
FY2022	$879	$357
FY2023	$1,595	$301
FY2024	$613	$319
FY2025	$502	$360
FY2026

Housing assistanceUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Humboldt County, California and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Humboldt County, California	United States
FY2021	$184	$239
FY2022	$159	$185
FY2023	$168	$229
FY2024	$204	$229
FY2025	$199	$249
FY2026	$178

HHS grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Humboldt County, California and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Humboldt County, California	United States
FY2021	$403	$2,304
FY2022	$207	$2,197
FY2023	$228	$2,274
FY2024	$243	$2,267
FY2025	$264	$2,397
FY2026

SBA lending volumeUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Humboldt County, California and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Humboldt County, California	United States
FY2021	$813	$1,186
FY2022	$245	$465
FY2023	$170	$76.52
FY2024	$58.57	$120
FY2025	$74.54	$148
FY2026	$96.56

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)

How outcomes moved

Calendar years. Charts share the same years as the money above. Levels are shown as percent change since 2016; rates are shown as the rate itself.

Humboldt County, California
United States
Years with money loaded
Year its money jumped

Job growthpercent

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Job growth, Humboldt County, California and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Humboldt County, California	United States
2014	0.4%

When its money jumped

A county-year with at least 10,000 residents whose money per resident is at least twice its earlier average counts as a jump. Each is compared with up to five similar counties in the same region whose money did not jump.

Federal contracts · FY2023

$1,269 per resident in FY2023, against an earlier average of $363 (3.5× that).

Compared with 11 similar counties

Humboldt County, California
Comparison counties (average)

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Business Formation Statistics, Building Permits Survey, Cartographic Boundary Files, Gazetteer and metro delineations, Population Estimates Program, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission), Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System), Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordability. JSON · /api/v1/outcomes/places/06023

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Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Humboldt County, California is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Jared HuffmanD-CA-2 · 100% of residentsWith party 100%Missed 2.5%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

Metro area

The metro or micro area Humboldt County belongs to. A county is in at most one.

Eureka-Arcata, CA58Central county

Cities and towns in Humboldt County

Places whose residents live mostly in Humboldt County, largest first.

Neighboring counties

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar counties

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
National Risk IndexFederal Emergency Management Agency · release v1.20.0
Health Professional Shortage AreasHealth Resources and Services Administration · release 2026-10-08
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
Common Core of DataNational Center for Education Statistics · release 2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

JSON · /api/v1/places/06023

Calendar years	Humboldt County, California	United States
2014	−5.4%	−4.2%
2015	−2.6%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+4.1%	+3.3%
2018	+6.1%	+6.8%
2019	+9.0%	+10.5%
2020	+22.1%	+19.4%
2021	+29.0%	+26.1%
2022	+32.2%	+30.6%
2023	+38.5%	+35.0%
2024	+44.1%	+41.0%
2025	+50.1%	+46.8%

Calendar years	Humboldt County, California	United States
2014	−7.9%	−5.5%
2015	−2.4%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+3.0%	+4.1%
2018	+5.4%	+8.9%
2019	+10.0%	+13.5%
2020	+20.5%	+20.8%
2021	+29.9%	+32.1%
2022	+29.5%	+35.4%
2023	+35.0%	+42.9%
2024	+49.1%	+49.5%

Calendar years	Humboldt County, California	United States
2014	1.7/1k	3.3/1k
2015	1.6/1k	3.7/1k
2016	1.7/1k	3.7/1k
2017	2.1/1k	3.9/1k
2018	2.8/1k	4.1/1k
2019	2.8/1k	4.2/1k
2020	2.1/1k	4.4/1k
2021	2.7/1k	5.2/1k
2022	2.4/1k	5.0/1k
2023	2.2/1k	4.5/1k
2024	1.5/1k	4.3/1k
2025	2.5/1k	4.2/1k

Calendar years	Humboldt County, California	United States
2014	−6.0%	−6.9%
2015	−5.6%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+6.9%	+4.7%
2018	+14.6%	+7.5%
2019	+18.5%	+14.0%
2020	+29.9%	+16.9%
2021	+24.9%	+21.0%
2022	+33.6%	+29.7%
2023	+42.0%	+34.9%
2024	+36.6%	+41.6%

Calendar years	Humboldt County, California	United States
2014	21.0%	15.5%
2015	20.9%	14.7%
2016	20.0%	14.0%
2017	19.7%	13.4%
2018	20.3%	13.1%
2019	19.1%	12.3%
2020	15.8%	11.9%
2021	19.4%	12.8%
2022	18.0%	12.6%
2023	16.7%	12.5%
2024	18.0%	12.1%

Calendar years	Humboldt County, California	United States
2014	6.8%	6.2%
2015	5.6%	5.3%
2016	5.0%	4.9%
2017	4.3%	4.4%
2018	3.7%	3.9%
2019	3.7%	3.7%
2020	8.7%	8.1%
2021	6.4%	5.4%
2022	4.1%	3.7%
2023	4.6%	3.6%
2024	5.1%	4.0%
2025	5.3%	4.3%

Calendar years	Humboldt County, California	United States
2014	−12.4% (Dec 2014)	−10.8% (Dec 2014)
2015	−7.6% (Dec 2015)	−5.2% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	+8.4% (Dec 2017)	+6.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	+9.5% (Dec 2018)	+12.6% (Dec 2018)
2019	+17.7% (Dec 2019)	+18.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+20.6% (Dec 2020)	+29.3% (Dec 2020)
2021	+35.5% (Dec 2021)	+49.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+38.0% (Dec 2022)	+64.7% (Dec 2022)
2023	+31.4% (Dec 2023)	+69.0% (Dec 2023)
2024	+28.1% (Dec 2024)	+73.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+21.6% (Dec 2025)	+73.7% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Humboldt County, California	United States
2015	—	−3.3% (Dec 2015)
2016	—	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	—	+4.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	—	+8.8% (Dec 2018)
2019	—	+13.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	—	+15.2% (Dec 2020)
2021	—	+32.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	— (Dec 2022)	+42.1% (Dec 2022)
2023	— (Dec 2023)	+46.3% (Dec 2023)
2024	— (Dec 2024)	+50.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	— (Dec 2025)	+53.5% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Humboldt County, California	United States
2014	14.9%	13.5%
2015	8.9%	10.9%
2016	8.3%	10.0%
2017	8.9%	10.2%
2018	8.2%	10.4%
2019	9.5%	10.8%
2020	7.7%	10.4%
2021	7.4%	10.2%
2022	7.0%	9.5%
2023	7.0%	9.5%
2024	5.9%	9.8%

Calendar years	Humboldt County, California	United States
2014	5.1/1k	8.5/1k
2015	6.5/1k	8.7/1k
2016	9.4/1k	9.1/1k
2017	7.9/1k	9.8/1k
2018	8.1/1k	10.7/1k
2019	7.1/1k	10.6/1k
2020	7.9/1k	13.1/1k
2021	10.0/1k	16.2/1k
2022	8.5/1k	15.1/1k
2023	9.3/1k	16.2/1k
2024	8.2/1k	15.4/1k
2025	8.2/1k	16.6/1k

Year	Humboldt County, California	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	−11.0 points	−11.6 points	−13.5 points to −10.5 points
Year −2	−2.1 points	−0.3 points	−1.7 points to +0.8 points
Year −1	0.0 points	0.0 points	0.0 points to 0.0 points
Year 0	−2.5 points	−2.8 points	−4.7 points to −1.5 points
Year +1	+0.8 points	−2.6 points	−3.9 points to −1.2 points
Year +2	−2.6 points	−2.8 points	−4.0 points to −0.8 points

Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved10

Declined4

Counties like Humboldt County, California five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

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Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Public money & outcomes

Money per resident

How outcomes moved

When its money jumped

Compared with 11 similar counties

Representation in Congress

House

Senate

Metro area

Cities and towns in Humboldt County

Neighboring counties

Similar counties

Data and sources

Improved10

Declined4

House

Senate

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Money per resident

How outcomes moved

When its money jumped

Compared with 11 similar counties

By type

Jumps not compared

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year