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Insurance agencies in Del Norte County, CA

The insurance agencies in Del Norte County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #772 of 2,272 scored counties
#16 of 53 scored counties in California

Listings
8
2 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18M
On vehicle insurance · $1,895 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
80% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.4
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,410
−4.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Del Norte County comes to about $18M a year: $1,895 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per agency, 80% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 8 insurance agencies on map listings in Del Norte County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 25%, against 21% across the U.S. That is 8.4 per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Del Norte County in 2023. That is one for every 1,904 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Del Norte County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For insurance agencies, Del Norte County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #772 of 2,272 scored counties and #16 of 53 scored counties in California.

How Del Norte County compares

The same measures for California and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle insurance by the insurance agencies counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Insurance agencies in Del Norte County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureDel Norte CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.417.215.6
Spending per listing$2.3M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,904973966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.4%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,895$1,926$1,957
Median household income$67,058$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6034

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 5
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
82 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Del Norte County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Del Norte County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,410−4.4% since 2020
Households
9,522
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,006 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$67,058+48.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,665
Median home value
$342,000
Jobs located here
7,729
Daytime population
25,295Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in California, with Del Norte County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yuba County, CA87103.5$5.9M+8.2%#92 of 2,272
2Calaveras County, CA81137.1$3.3M+2.8%#194 of 2,272
3San Benito County, CA732512.2$2M+8.6%#393 of 2,272
4Lake County, CA72176.3$3.3M−0.6%#407 of 2,272
5Merced County, CA718710.1$2M+5.1%#439 of 2,272
6Yolo County, CA69739.5$2M+3.1%#502 of 2,272
7Amador County, CA661811.2$1.9M+3.2%#590 of 2,272
8Inyo County, CA6556.2$3.1M−4.4%#605 of 2,272
9Colusa County, CA6568.0$2.7M−0.1%#609 of 2,272
10Tehama County, CA64208.1$2.5M−1.7%#643 of 2,272
16Del Norte County, CA6088.4$2.3M−4.4%#772 of 2,272

Other business types in Del Norte County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Del Norte County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 insurance agencies in Del Norte County. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

How much do households in Del Norte County, CA spend on vehicle insurance?

About $18M a year, or $1,895 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,522 households in Del Norte County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Del Norte County, CA compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Del Norte County has 8.4 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $2.3M, 80% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Del Norte County would have about 14, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,904 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Del Norte County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Del Norte County at 26,410 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,522 households. Median household income in Del Norte County is $67,058, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 48.1%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Del Norte County scores 60 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #772 of 2,272 scored counties.

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