The table below ranks the correlation between unemployment and heavy drinking in each county in California. Imperial has the strongest correlation, while Santa Clara has the weakest.
Ranking | County | Number of Excessive Drinkers | Number of Unemployed | Percentage of Heavy Drinkers | Percentage of Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | Trinity | 1,340 | 257 | 21 | 5.5 |
27 | Tehama | 7,098 | 1,422 | 20 | 5.5 |
28 | Del Norte | 3,033 | 555 | 21 | 5.7 |
29 | Tuolumne | 5,941 | 951 | 24 | 4.5 |
30 | Los Angeles | 1,094,865 | 227,288 | 18 | 4.4 |
31 | Calaveras | 5,006 | 812 | 23 | 3.8 |
32 | Nevada | 10,879 | 1,617 | 25 | 3.3 |
33 | Shasta | 19,640 | 3,475 | 21 | 4.7 |
34 | El Dorado | 21,031 | 3,237 | 24 | 3.5 |
35 | Yolo | 24,048 | 4,438 | 20 | 4.1 |
36 | Inyo | 1,967 | 310 | 23 | 3.5 |
37 | Mendocino | 9,461 | 1,546 | 22 | 4 |
38 | San Francisco | 96,142 | 12,774 | 25 | 2.2 |
39 | Santa Barbara | 48,695 | 8,039 | 20 | 3.7 |
40 | Amador | 4,335 | 572 | 25 | 3.8 |
41 | Placer | 43,442 | 5,839 | 24 | 3.1 |
42 | Napa | 15,022 | 2,104 | 23 | 2.8 |
43 | Solano | 48,820 | 7,855 | 20 | 3.7 |
44 | Ventura | 92,265 | 15,221 | 19 | 3.6 |
45 | Lassen | 3,334 | 453 | 23 | 4.6 |
46 | San Luis Obispo | 30,876 | 4,017 | 24 | 2.9 |
47 | Sonoma | 53,912 | 6,966 | 24 | 2.7 |
48 | Sacramento | 169,267 | 26,096 | 20 | 3.7 |
49 | Riverside | 269,438 | 46,151 | 18 | 4.2 |
50 | Humboldt | 14,784 | 2,253 | 20 | 3.6 |
51 | San Bernardino | 237,760 | 37,010 | 19 | 3.8 |
52 | San Diego | 364,078 | 50,643 | 21 | 3.2 |
53 | Marin | 28,228 | 3,193 | 23 | 2.3 |
54 | Orange | 346,341 | 45,087 | 19 | 2.8 |
55 | Contra Costa | 125,804 | 17,261 | 18 | 3.1 |
56 | Alameda | 182,275 | 24,671 | 18 | 2.9 |
57 | San Mateo | 83,602 | 9,397 | 21 | 2 |
58 | Santa Clara | 210,252 | 26,196 | 17 | 2.5 |
Data Based on County Health Rankings.