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Highest poverty rate, California counties

California counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Trinity County, CACA15,72020.7%+11%

02Imperial County, CACA181,41119.5%−13%

03Butte County, CACA209,21119.2%−3%

04Madera County, CACA167,92719.2%−10%

05Kern County, CACA927,06819.1%−8%

06Merced County, CACA297,26019.1%−12%

07Humboldt County, CACA131,64718.7%−4%

08Fresno County, CACA1,035,45618.3%−20%

09Modoc County, CACA8,42617.9%−17%

10Tulare County, CACA485,14617.9%−25%

11Lake County, CACA67,77217.0%−4%

12Yolo County, CACA224,41016.7%−9%

13Siskiyou County, CACA42,01316.4%−12%

14Kings County, CACA154,32716.0%−18%

15Glenn County, CACA28,14116.0%−12%

16Tehama County, CACA64,66515.6%−10%

17Mendocino County, CACA88,12215.4%−4%

18Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06514.7%+3%

19Sutter County, CACA98,78714.4%−7%

20Yuba County, CACA88,69114.2%−32%

21Mariposa County, CACA16,91814.0%−5%

22Lassen County, CACA28,11714.0%−0%

23Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93413.7%−23%

24Stanislaus County, CACA557,71913.5%−15%

25San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09113.3%−16%

26Shasta County, CACA181,64813.3%−13%

27Calaveras County, CACA46,60513.0%+10%

28Del Norte County, CACA26,41012.9%−36%

29San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36712.9%+1%

30Monterey County, CACA433,72912.7%−6%

31Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46012.5%−12%

32San Joaquin County, CACA823,81512.4%−30%

33Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85211.6%−2%

34Colusa County, CACA21,83611.4%−29%

35San Francisco County, CACA826,07911.2%−1%

36Nevada County, CACA101,91111.0%+37%

37Inyo County, CACA18,15810.9%−14%

38Riverside County, CACA2,544,91610.6%−25%

39Plumas County, CACA18,58310.6%−19%

40Tuolumne County, CACA53,16010.4%−9%

41San Diego County, CACA3,282,24810.3%−17%

42Solano County, CACA455,37610.0%+21%

43Alpine County, CACA1,04310.0%−49%

44Orange County, CACA3,149,5079.5%−8%

45Ventura County, CACA830,8519.3%+1%

46Alameda County, CACA1,636,6309.2%−17%

47Sonoma County, CACA486,4448.9%+10%

48Mono County, CACA12,5058.6%−25%

49Napa County, CACA132,9498.5%+2%

50Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0708.4%+10%

51Marin County, CACA253,6948.3%+26%

52Amador County, CACA41,8768.2%−11%

53El Dorado County, CACA192,3238.0%+12%

54Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3917.1%−6%

55Placer County, CACA442,0816.8%+16%

56San Mateo County, CACA743,5686.7%+15%

57San Benito County, CACA70,0826.7%−33%

58Sierra County, CACA3,0984.4%−61%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES