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CCW Wait-Time Tracker

The estimated average CCW processing time for every California county, in one dated table. Each row is labeled by source: a CalGunHub research estimate, or the average of community-reported timelines where a county has them. Every row carries its own update stamp; the methodology and a copy-paste citation are at the bottom of the page.

48days
Statewide median
150days
Longest estimate
25days
Shortest estimate
50/58
Counties with figures

Research estimates as of Aug 5, 2026, replaced by the average of approved community-reported timelines where a county has them. The Source column labels every row.

Average processing time by county

58 counties

Ordered by estimated average processing time. Each row is labeled by source (research estimate or community-reported), and none of it is a ranking of issuing authorities.

SpreadSource
Alameda150Research estimateAlameda County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Marin130Research estimateMarin County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
San Mateo130Research estimateSan Mateo County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Contra Costa120Research estimateContra Costa County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Santa Cruz100Research estimateSanta Cruz County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Monterey90Research estimateMonterey County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Sonoma90Research estimateSonoma County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
San Bernardino85Research estimateSan Bernardino County Sheriff's DepartmentMar 23, 2026
Ventura85Research estimateVentura County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Solano80Research estimateSolano County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Yolo80Research estimateYolo County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Napa75Research estimateNapa County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Santa Barbara75Research estimateSanta Barbara County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
San Joaquin70Research estimateSan Joaquin County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Imperial60Research estimateImperial County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
San Luis Obispo60Research estimateSan Luis Obispo County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Merced55Research estimateMerced County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
San Benito55Research estimateSan Benito County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Stanislaus55Research estimateStanislaus County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Humboldt50Research estimateHumboldt County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Kings50Research estimateKings County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Madera50Research estimateMadera County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Mendocino50Research estimateMendocino County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Placer50Research estimatePlacer County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Tulare50Research estimateTulare County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Butte45Research estimateButte County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
El Dorado45Research estimateEl Dorado County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Kern45Research estimateKern County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Lake40Research estimateLake County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Nevada40Research estimateNevada County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Shasta40Research estimateShasta County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Sutter40Research estimateSutter County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Tuolumne40Research estimateTuolumne County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Yuba40Research estimateYuba County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Amador35Research estimateAmador County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Calaveras35Research estimateCalaveras County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Del Norte35Research estimateDel Norte County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Mariposa35Research estimateMariposa County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Siskiyou35Research estimateSiskiyou County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Tehama35Research estimateTehama County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Alpine30Research estimateAlpine County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Colusa30Research estimateColusa County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Glenn30Research estimateGlenn County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Inyo30Research estimateInyo County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Lassen30Research estimateLassen County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Mono30Research estimateMono County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Plumas30Research estimatePlumas County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Trinity30Research estimateTrinity County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Modoc25Research estimateModoc County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
Sierra25Research estimateSierra County Sheriff's OfficeMar 23, 2026
FresnoNo data–Fresno County Sheriff's OfficeAug 5, 2026
Los AngelesNo data–Los Angeles County Sheriff's DepartmentAug 5, 2026
OrangeNo data–Orange County Sheriff's OfficeAug 5, 2026
RiversideNo data–Riverside County Sheriff's OfficeAug 5, 2026
SacramentoNo data–Sacramento County Sheriff's OfficeAug 5, 2026
San DiegoNo data–San Diego County Sheriff's OfficeAug 5, 2026
San FranciscoNo data–San Francisco Sheriff's OfficeAug 5, 2026
Santa ClaraNo data–Santa Clara County Sheriff's OfficeAug 5, 2026

Band colors reflect wait length only (under 90 / 90–150 / over 150 days). A display convention, not a score. Source labels every figure: a CalGunHub research estimate, or the average of approved community-submitted processing reports where a county has them (the report count is shown). A county with no community reports is labeled the same way here, on the CCW hub, and on its county page.

Cite this data

CalGunHub, CCW Wait-Time Tracker, https://calgunhub.com/ccw/wait-times. Retrieved November 12, 2026.

Last computed 8/5/2026, 9:52:35 PM

Methodology. Per-county averages are maintained by CalGunHub from published issuing-authority information and editorial research across all 58 California counties; those rows are labeled “Research estimate.” Where a county has approved community-submitted reports, its figure is the average of those reports’ actual application-to-decision durations (each report carries applied and approved dates) and the row is labeled “Community-reported” with its report count. Counties without any figure show “No data.” The Updated column is each row’s database timestamp.

Informational only, not legal advice. Laws and agency practices change; verify with official sources before acting.

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