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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%+2.0 pts

02Imperial County, CACA181,41119.5%−3.0 pts

03Butte County, CACA209,21119.2%−0.5 pts

04Madera County, CACA167,92719.2%−2.2 pts

05Kern County, CACA927,06819.1%−1.6 pts

06Merced County, CACA297,26019.1%−2.6 pts

07Humboldt County, CACA131,64718.7%−0.9 pts

08Fresno County, CACA1,035,45618.3%−4.6 pts

09Modoc County, CACA8,42617.9%−3.6 pts

10Tulare County, CACA485,14617.9%−6.0 pts

11Lake County, CACA67,77217.0%−0.6 pts

12Yolo County, CACA224,41016.7%−1.7 pts

13Siskiyou County, CACA42,01316.4%−2.2 pts

14Kings County, CACA154,32716.0%−3.5 pts

15Glenn County, CACA28,14116.0%−2.2 pts

16Tehama County, CACA64,66515.6%−1.7 pts

17Mendocino County, CACA88,12215.4%−0.6 pts

18Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06514.7%+0.4 pts

19Sutter County, CACA98,78714.4%−1.1 pts

20Yuba County, CACA88,69114.2%−6.6 pts

21Mariposa County, CACA16,91814.0%−0.7 pts

22Lassen County, CACA28,11714.0%−0.1 pts

23Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93413.7%−4.2 pts

24Stanislaus County, CACA557,71913.5%−2.5 pts

25San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09113.3%−2.5 pts

26Shasta County, CACA181,64813.3%−2.1 pts

27Calaveras County, CACA46,60513.0%+1.2 pts

28Del Norte County, CACA26,41012.9%−7.2 pts

29San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36712.9%+0.1 pts

30Monterey County, CACA433,72912.7%−0.8 pts

31Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46012.5%−1.6 pts

32San Joaquin County, CACA823,81512.4%−5.3 pts

33Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85211.6%−0.3 pts

34Colusa County, CACA21,83611.4%−4.7 pts

35San Francisco County, CACA826,07911.2%−0.2 pts

36Nevada County, CACA101,91111.0%+2.9 pts

37Inyo County, CACA18,15810.9%−1.8 pts

38Riverside County, CACA2,544,91610.6%−3.5 pts

39Plumas County, CACA18,58310.6%−2.5 pts

40Tuolumne County, CACA53,16010.4%−1.0 pts

41San Diego County, CACA3,282,24810.3%−2.2 pts

42Solano County, CACA455,37610.0%+1.7 pts

43Alpine County, CACA1,04310.0%−9.5 pts

44Orange County, CACA3,149,5079.5%−0.8 pts

45Ventura County, CACA830,8519.3%+0.1 pts

46Alameda County, CACA1,636,6309.2%−1.8 pts

47Sonoma County, CACA486,4448.9%+0.8 pts

48Mono County, CACA12,5058.6%−2.9 pts

49Napa County, CACA132,9498.5%+0.2 pts

50Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0708.4%+0.7 pts

51Marin County, CACA253,6948.3%+1.7 pts

52Amador County, CACA41,8768.2%−1.0 pts

53El Dorado County, CACA192,3238.0%+0.8 pts

54Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3917.1%−0.4 pts

55Placer County, CACA442,0816.8%+0.9 pts

56San Mateo County, CACA743,5686.7%+0.9 pts

57San Benito County, CACA70,0826.7%−3.3 pts

58Sierra County, CACA3,0984.4%−6.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES