Modoc County, CA
Demographic and economic profile of Modoc County, CA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Modoc County is a sparsely populated, rural California county of 8,646 residents with an economy anchored in agriculture and public-sector employment, reflecting its remote high-desert geography. The labor force is notably constrained, with a participation rate of just 46.2%, a 6.0% unemployment rate, and only 23.0% of residents holding a bachelor's degree, though median worker earnings of $35,288 and a median home value of $212,000 point to a low-cost operating environment. The county has lost population at a rate of -3.3% over five years, carries a 20.3% poverty rate, and has a median age of 47.5, signals of a workforce that is aging and contracting.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-3.3% since 2018
Modoc County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone6,766 (78.7%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race601 (7.0%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races447 (5.2%)
- Some Other Race Alone386 (4.5%)
- Asian Alone177 (2.1%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone174 (2.0%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish805
- 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island69
- 3.Other Indo-European26
- 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)12
- 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)10
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance803
- 2.Public Administration (Group)415
- 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services402
- 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining394
- 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities252
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,387
- 2.Service Occupations628
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations520
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations342
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations235
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 9.51×)468
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.34×)341
- 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.84×)131
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.27×)229
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 0.99×)377
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.