| 100% | OKIE | 4 | 1930s migrant to California |
| 48% | OKIE | 4 | 1930s migrant |
| 44% | TSAOCTFEL | 9 | Washington to California |
| 42% | LED | 3 | ___ Zeppelin of "Going to California" |
| 42% | LED | 3 | "Going to California" band ___ Zeppelin |
| 42% | LED | 3 | "Going to California" singer ___ Zeppelin |
| 41% | FRESNO | 6 | Home to California's Raisin Parade |
| 41% | ANAHEIM | 7 | California home to Disneyland |
| 41% | QUAKIERSTATE | 12 | California, compared to Kansas? |
| 41% | CARRYOKIE | 9 | Put a 1930s migrant on your shoulders? |
| 39% | ROBLE | 5 | Tree endemic to California also called valley oak |
| 38% | LARAMS | 6 | NFL team restored to California in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ZEPHYR | 6 | California __ train runs from Chicago to Emeryville |
| 38% | STATESIDE | 9 | Like California, to a Hawaiian |
| 38% | EAST | 4 | Direction from California to Virginia |
| 38% | SUSHIBARS | 9 | Places to order California rolls |
| 37% | OREG | 4 | California's neighbor to the north, for short |
| 37% | PASADENA | 8 | California city home to the Rose Bowl stadium |
| 37% | LAMESA | 6 | California city whose name translates to "the table" |
| 37% | MARIN | 5 | California county that's home to Muir Woods |
| 37% | NEWSOM | 6 | Successor to Brown as California governor |
| 37% | LEMMINGS | 8 | Non-suicidal migrants, contrary to myth |
| 36% | MALIBUCOUNTRY | 13 | Sitcom about a divorced mom who relocates to California: 2 wds. |
| 36% | UKIAH | 5 | California city that reverses to a kind of poem |
| 36% | MALIBU | 6 | California beach city that is home to Pepperdine University |
| 36% | SANTAANITADERBY | 15 | California race that's a stepping-stone to Kentucky |
| 36% | REDWOOD | 7 | California park, home to the world's tallest trees |
| 36% | SANLUISOBISPO | 13 | California city that’s home to the first motel |
| 36% | CHICO | 5 | Home to a California State University campus |
| 35% | MALIBU | 6 | California beach city that is home to many Hollywood stars |