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Highest poverty rate, California counties · 1990

California counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 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

01Imperial County, CACA181,41123.8%+5%

02Tulare County, CACA485,14622.6%−6%

03Fresno County, CACA1,035,45621.4%−6%

04Merced County, CACA297,26019.9%−8%

05Yuba County, CACA88,69119.5%−6%

06Butte County, CACA209,21118.9%−5%

07Trinity County, CACA15,72018.5%−1%

08Kings County, CACA154,32718.2%−7%

09Alpine County, CACA1,04318.1%−7%

10Humboldt County, CACA131,64717.6%−10%

11Madera County, CACA167,92717.5%−18%

12Glenn County, CACA28,14117.4%−4%

13Yolo County, CACA224,41017.4%−5%

14Kern County, CACA927,06816.9%−19%

15San Joaquin County, CACA823,81515.7%−11%

16Del Norte County, CACA26,41015.7%−22%

17Sutter County, CACA98,78715.4%−1%

18Tehama County, CACA64,66515.3%−11%

19Lake County, CACA67,77215.3%−13%

20Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93415.1%−16%

21Modoc County, CACA8,42615.0%−30%

22Mendocino County, CACA88,12214.2%−11%

23Stanislaus County, CACA557,71914.1%−12%

24Siskiyou County, CACA42,01314.0%−25%

25Shasta County, CACA181,64813.7%−11%

26Lassen County, CACA28,11713.3%−5%

27Colusa County, CACA21,83613.3%−18%

28San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36713.0%+1%

29Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06512.8%−11%

30San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09112.7%−20%

31San Francisco County, CACA826,07912.7%+12%

32Mariposa County, CACA16,91812.7%−14%

33Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46012.5%−12%

34Plumas County, CACA18,58311.9%−9%

35Inyo County, CACA18,15811.9%−6%

36Monterey County, CACA433,72911.6%−14%

37Riverside County, CACA2,544,91611.5%−19%

38San Diego County, CACA3,282,24811.3%−9%

39Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85210.7%−10%

40Alameda County, CACA1,636,63010.6%−4%

41Calaveras County, CACA46,60510.1%−14%

42Mono County, CACA12,5059.9%−14%

43San Benito County, CACA70,0829.5%−4%

44Sierra County, CACA3,0989.2%−18%

45Tuolumne County, CACA53,1609.1%−20%

46Orange County, CACA3,149,5078.5%−18%

47Amador County, CACA41,8768.4%−9%

48Nevada County, CACA101,9117.7%−4%

49El Dorado County, CACA192,3237.7%+7%

50Sonoma County, CACA486,4447.6%−5%

51Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3917.5%−0%

52Solano County, CACA455,3767.5%−9%

53Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0707.3%−4%

54Ventura County, CACA830,8517.3%−21%

55Placer County, CACA442,0817.1%+22%

56Napa County, CACA132,9496.9%−17%

57San Mateo County, CACA743,5686.3%+8%

58Marin County, CACA253,6945.2%−21%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES