Our Counties

RCRC advocates on behalf of 40 member counties, representing more than two-thirds of California’s counties.

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RCRC was founded more than forty years ago to represent California’s small, rural counties on issues that are unique to them. With more than 5.7 million residents, the geography of our forty-member rural counties ranges from forested and mountainous landscapes, to coastal areas, desert regions, farmlands and vineyards. They also contain some of the world’s most scenic and breathtaking recreational opportunities. Learn more about our forty member counties below.

OUR MEMBER COUNTIES REPRESENT

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of the California Population

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of the California Land Mass

%

of U.S. Forest Service Land in the State

MEMBER COUNTY MAP

Alameda Alpine Amador Butte Calaveras Colusa Contra Costa DelNorte El Dorado Fresno Glenn Humboldt Imperial Inyo Kern Kings Lake Lassen LosAngeles Madera Marin Mariposa Mendocino Merced Modoc Mono Monterey Napa Nevada Orange Placer Plumas Riverside Sacramento SanBenito San Bernardino SanDiego San Francisco SanJoaquin San LuisObispo San Mateo Santa Barbara SantaClara Santa Cruz Shasta Sierra Siskiyou Solano Sonoma Stanislaus Sutter Tehama Trinity Tulare Tuolumne Ventura Yolo Yuba

*Data Source: State of California, Department of Finance, E-2. California County Population Estimates and Components of Change by Year — July 1, 2020-2023, December 2023