Nevada County and Sonoma County took top honors this week in an annual national survey of the nation's savviest county governments using digital technology and implementing new ideas.
A total of eight California counties were recognized in the 2016 Digital Counties Survey, presented by the Center for Digital Government (owned by Techwire parent company e.Republic) in partnership with the National Association of Counties (NACo).
Nevada County took home the No. 1 spot in the "Up to 150,000 population" category, and Sonoma County came out on top in the "250,000-499,999 population category."
Here's where California counties placed:
500,000+ Population
3rd Place (tie) — Sacramento County
San Diego County
4th — Alameda County
8th — Ventura County
9th — Los Angeles County
250,000-499,999 Population
1st Place — Sonoma County
8th — Santa Cruz County
Up to 150,000 Population
1st Place Nevada County
Government Technology has full coverage of the survey.