HUBZones in California
Where California's HUBZones are on SBA's map, from SBA's data as of Oct 10, 2026, plus open HUBZone set-aside contracts and HUBZone-certified businesses in California.
- Qualified census tracts
- 1,790
- Qualified rural counties
- 17
- Indian land areas
- 103
- Disaster and governor areas
- 7
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Get free HUBZone alertsQualified census tracts in California
1,790 census tracts in 46 counties qualify as low-income or high-poverty HUBZones until SBA's next map update in July 2028. Counties with the most:
- Los Angeles County: 606 tracts
- San Diego County: 142 tracts
- San Bernardino County: 114 tracts
- Riverside County: 99 tracts
- Sacramento County: 93 tracts
- Alameda County: 84 tracts
- Santa Clara County: 70 tracts
- San Francisco County: 62 tracts
- Fresno County: 48 tracts
- Kern County: 48 tracts
- Contra Costa County: 46 tracts
- Orange County: 46 tracts
- Ventura County: 38 tracts
- San Joaquin County: 33 tracts
- San Mateo County: 25 tracts
- Tulare County: 23 tracts
- Santa Barbara County: 20 tracts
- Monterey County: 18 tracts
- Stanislaus County: 16 tracts
- Merced County: 14 tracts
- Santa Cruz County: 12 tracts
- Yolo County: 12 tracts
- Solano County: 11 tracts
- Butte County: 9 tracts
- Humboldt County: 9 tracts
- Imperial County: 9 tracts
- San Luis Obispo County: 9 tracts
- Sonoma County: 9 tracts
- Kings County: 7 tracts
- Madera County: 7 tracts
- Shasta County: 7 tracts
- Lake County: 5 tracts
- Marin County: 5 tracts
- Tehama County: 5 tracts
- Yuba County: 5 tracts
- Del Norte County: 4 tracts
- Siskiyou County: 4 tracts
- El Dorado County: 3 tracts
- Placer County: 3 tracts
- Mendocino County: 2 tracts
And 6 more counties.
A tract is only part of a county, often a few city blocks, so check each street address with the HUBZone map checker.
Qualified non-metropolitan counties
Every address in these 17 rural counties is in a HUBZone, because of low household income, high unemployment or a HUD difficult development area:
- Alpine County
- Colusa County
- Del Norte County
- Glenn County
- Humboldt County
- Inyo County
- Lake County
- Lassen County
- Mariposa County
- Mendocino County
- Modoc County
- Plumas County
- Sierra County
- Siskiyou County
- Tehama County
- Trinity County
- Tuolumne County
Indian lands
SBA's map lists 103 Indian land areas in California, such as reservations. Land inside these boundaries is a HUBZone with no set end date.
Qualified disaster areas
Areas that had lost HUBZone status but were hit by a major disaster stay HUBZones for a while. In California:
- Butte County, 4 tracts, after Atmospheric River: until Jul 1, 2028
- Lake County, 4 tracts, after Atmospheric River: until Jul 1, 2028
- Los Angeles County, 120 tracts, after Atmospheric River: until Jul 1, 2028
- Sacramento County, 20 tracts, after Atmospheric River: until Jul 1, 2028
- San Diego County, 23 tracts, after Severe Storm and Flooding: until Jul 1, 2028
- Santa Barbara County, 7 tracts, after Atmospheric River: until Jul 1, 2028
- Santa Cruz County, 5 tracts, after Atmospheric River: until Jul 1, 2028
Redesignated areas ended July 1, 2026
Tracts and counties that lost HUBZone status in SBA's 2023 map update stayed HUBZones for three years as redesignated areas. Those expired on July 1, 2026, and SBA's data no longer lists any in California. If your office or employees relied on one, check each address again.
HUBZone-certified businesses in California
Some of the SBA-certified HUBZone firms registered in California, possible teaming partners:
- Bay Tank & Boiler Works, Eureka
- National Sandblasting Company, Los Angeles
- Nova Commercial Co, Inc, Hayward
- Nova Commercial Company, Inc., National City
- Bertagnolli Lenny, Loyalton
- Abc Security Service Inc, Oakland
- Tavis Corp, Mariposa
- Kokatat Inc, Arcata
- Del Logging, Inc, Bieber
- Templeton Engineering Inc., Escondido
- Laco Associates, Eureka
- Bob Lewis Machine Company, Inc., Gardena
Search more by name or certification with the CAGE code and UEI lookup.
Frequently asked questions
Where are the HUBZones in California?
SBA's map data lists 1,790 qualified census tracts in 46 counties of California, most in Los Angeles County, San Diego County and San Bernardino County. 17 rural counties qualify as a whole. Indian lands in California are HUBZones too. Check a specific address with the free HUBZone map checker or on SBA's map.
How do I qualify for HUBZone in California?
Your principal office, where most of your employees work, must be in a HUBZone, and at least 35% of your employees must live in one (any HUBZone, in any state). You also must be small and at least 51% owned and controlled by U.S. citizens, and apply to SBA for free at certifications.sba.gov.
Are there HUBZone set-aside contracts in California?
Yes. 1 open HUBZone set-aside on SAM.gov lists California as the place of performance right now.
Keep going
- HUBZone map: how to check if your business qualifies
- Free SBA certification eligibility check (HUBZone, 8(a), WOSB, SDVOSB)
- Open HUBZone set-aside contracts nationwide
- All government contracts in California
FedReady is an independent company, not affiliated with SBA or any government agency. HUBZone areas come from SBA's HUBZone map data downloaded Oct 10, 2026. SBA's HUBZone map is the official source.