Debt in Collections · California
California — debt in collections by county
57 counties in California have debt data. The state average is 18.2% of adults with debt in collections. The highest-debt county — Modoc, CA — has 28.0%. Data: Urban Institute Debt in America, 2024.
Top 10 — Highest Debt Counties
Counties in California ranked by debt in collections
1
Modoc, CA
28.0%
2
Lake, CA
27.4%
3
Kern, CA
26.8%
4
San Bernardino, CA
25.8%
5
Lassen, CA
25.4%
6
Imperial, CA
25.3%
7
Del Norte, CA
24.8%
8
Kings, CA
24.7%
9
Merced, CA
24.5%
10
Yuba, CA
24.0%