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Highest poverty rate, California counties · 2000

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

01Tulare County, CACA485,14623.9%+0%

02Fresno County, CACA1,035,45622.9%+0%

03Imperial County, CACA181,41122.6%+0%

04Merced County, CACA297,26021.7%+0%

05Modoc County, CACA8,42621.5%+0%

06Madera County, CACA167,92721.4%+0%

07Yuba County, CACA88,69120.8%+0%

08Kern County, CACA927,06820.8%+0%

09Del Norte County, CACA26,41020.2%+0%

10Butte County, CACA209,21119.8%+0%

11Humboldt County, CACA131,64719.5%+0%

12Kings County, CACA154,32719.5%+0%

13Alpine County, CACA1,04319.5%+0%

14Trinity County, CACA15,72018.7%+0%

15Siskiyou County, CACA42,01318.6%+0%

16Yolo County, CACA224,41018.4%+0%

17Glenn County, CACA28,14118.1%+0%

18Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93417.9%+0%

19San Joaquin County, CACA823,81517.7%+0%

20Lake County, CACA67,77217.6%+0%

21Tehama County, CACA64,66517.3%+0%

22Colusa County, CACA21,83616.1%+0%

23Stanislaus County, CACA557,71916.0%+0%

24Mendocino County, CACA88,12215.9%+0%

25San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09115.8%+0%

26Sutter County, CACA98,78715.5%+0%

27Shasta County, CACA181,64815.4%+0%

28Mariposa County, CACA16,91814.8%+0%

29Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06514.3%+0%

30Riverside County, CACA2,544,91614.2%+0%

31Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46014.1%+0%

32Lassen County, CACA28,11714.0%+0%

33Monterey County, CACA433,72913.5%+0%

34Plumas County, CACA18,58313.1%+0%

35San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36712.8%+0%

36Inyo County, CACA18,15812.6%+0%

37San Diego County, CACA3,282,24812.4%+0%

38Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85211.9%+0%

39Calaveras County, CACA46,60511.8%+0%

40Mono County, CACA12,50511.5%+0%

41Tuolumne County, CACA53,16011.4%+0%

42San Francisco County, CACA826,07911.3%+0%

43Sierra County, CACA3,09811.3%+0%

44Alameda County, CACA1,636,63011.0%+0%

45Orange County, CACA3,149,50710.3%+0%

46San Benito County, CACA70,08210.0%+0%

47Ventura County, CACA830,8519.2%+0%

48Amador County, CACA41,8769.2%+0%

49Napa County, CACA132,9498.3%+0%

50Solano County, CACA455,3768.3%+0%

51Nevada County, CACA101,9118.1%+0%

52Sonoma County, CACA486,4448.1%+0%

53Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0707.6%+0%

54Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3917.5%+0%

55El Dorado County, CACA192,3237.1%+0%

56Marin County, CACA253,6946.6%+0%

57San Mateo County, CACA743,5685.8%+0%

58Placer County, CACA442,0815.8%+0%

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