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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. The median across all 58 is 12.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Santa Barbara County, CA, up 11 places to #18.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Trinity County, CACA15,72020.7%+2.0 pts
02Imperial County, CACA181,41119.5%−3.0 pts
03▲8Butte County, CACA209,21119.2%−0.5 pts
04▲3Madera County, CACA167,92719.2%−2.2 pts
05Kern County, CACA927,06819.1%−1.6 pts
06▲3Merced County, CACA297,26019.1%−2.6 pts
07▼1Humboldt County, CACA131,64718.7%−0.9 pts
08▼4Fresno County, CACA1,035,45618.3%−4.6 pts
09▲3Modoc County, CACA8,42617.9%−3.6 pts
10▼7Tulare County, CACA485,14617.9%−6.0 pts
11▲2Lake County, CACA67,77217.0%−0.6 pts
12▼2Yolo County, CACA224,41016.7%−1.7 pts
13▲2Siskiyou County, CACA42,01316.4%−2.2 pts
14▲3Kings County, CACA154,32716.0%−3.5 pts
15▲4Glenn County, CACA28,14116.0%−2.2 pts
16▼8Tehama County, CACA64,66515.6%−1.7 pts
17▼1Mendocino County, CACA88,12215.4%−0.6 pts
18▲11Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06514.7%+0.4 pts
19▲9Sutter County, CACA98,78714.4%−1.1 pts
20Yuba County, CACA88,69114.2%−6.6 pts
21▼3Mariposa County, CACA16,91814.0%−0.7 pts
22▲5Lassen County, CACA28,11714.0%−0.1 pts
23Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93413.7%−4.2 pts
24▲2Stanislaus County, CACA557,71913.5%−2.5 pts
25▼3San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09113.3%−2.5 pts
26▼5Shasta County, CACA181,64813.3%−2.1 pts
27▲10Calaveras County, CACA46,60513.0%+1.2 pts
28▼14Del Norte County, CACA26,41012.9%−7.2 pts
29▲9San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36712.9%+0.1 pts
30▲3Monterey County, CACA433,72912.7%−0.8 pts
31▼7Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46012.5%−1.6 pts
32▼7San Joaquin County, CACA823,81512.4%−5.3 pts
33▲3Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85211.6%−0.3 pts
34▲1Colusa County, CACA21,83611.4%−4.7 pts
35▲7San Francisco County, CACA826,07911.2%−0.2 pts
36▲8Nevada County, CACA101,91111.0%+2.9 pts
37▲6Inyo County, CACA18,15810.9%−1.8 pts
38▼8Riverside County, CACA2,544,91610.6%−3.5 pts
39▼8Plumas County, CACA18,58310.6%−2.5 pts
40▼1Tuolumne County, CACA53,16010.4%−1.0 pts
41▼1San Diego County, CACA3,282,24810.3%−2.2 pts
42▲6Solano County, CACA455,37610.0%+1.7 pts
43▼9Alpine County, CACA1,04310.0%−9.5 pts
44▼3Orange County, CACA3,149,5079.5%−0.8 pts
45▲4Ventura County, CACA830,8519.3%+0.1 pts
46▲1Alameda County, CACA1,636,6309.2%−1.8 pts
47▲3Sonoma County, CACA486,4448.9%+0.8 pts
48▼16Mono County, CACA12,5058.6%−2.9 pts
49▲5Napa County, CACA132,9498.5%+0.2 pts
50▲2Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0708.4%+0.7 pts
51▲6Marin County, CACA253,6948.3%+1.7 pts
52▲1Amador County, CACA41,8768.2%−1.0 pts
53▼2El Dorado County, CACA192,3238.0%+0.8 pts
54▲1Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3917.1%−0.4 pts
55▲1Placer County, CACA442,0816.8%+0.9 pts
56▲2San Mateo County, CACA743,5686.7%+0.9 pts
57▼11San Benito County, CACA70,0826.7%−3.3 pts
58▼13Sierra County, CACA3,0984.4%−6.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES