Heavy Drinking vs. Unemployment in California

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.



RankingCountyNumber of Excessive DrinkersNumber of UnemployedPercentage of Heavy DrinkersPercentage 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.