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Highest poverty rate, California counties · 2000

California counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990
01Tulare County, CACA485,14623.9%+1.3 pts
02Fresno County, CACA1,035,45622.9%+1.5 pts
03Imperial County, CACA181,41122.6%−1.2 pts
04Merced County, CACA297,26021.7%+1.8 pts
05Modoc County, CACA8,42621.5%+6.4 pts
06Madera County, CACA167,92721.4%+3.9 pts
07Yuba County, CACA88,69120.8%+1.3 pts
08Kern County, CACA927,06820.8%+3.8 pts
09Del Norte County, CACA26,41020.2%+4.5 pts
10Butte County, CACA209,21119.8%+0.9 pts
11Humboldt County, CACA131,64719.5%+1.9 pts
12Kings County, CACA154,32719.5%+1.3 pts
13Alpine County, CACA1,04319.5%+1.4 pts
14Trinity County, CACA15,72018.7%+0.1 pts
15Siskiyou County, CACA42,01318.6%+4.6 pts
16Yolo County, CACA224,41018.4%+0.9 pts
17Glenn County, CACA28,14118.1%+0.7 pts
18Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93417.9%+2.8 pts
19San Joaquin County, CACA823,81517.7%+2.0 pts
20Lake County, CACA67,77217.6%+2.3 pts
21Tehama County, CACA64,66517.3%+1.9 pts
22Colusa County, CACA21,83616.1%+2.8 pts
23Stanislaus County, CACA557,71916.0%+1.9 pts
24Mendocino County, CACA88,12215.9%+1.8 pts
25San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09115.8%+3.2 pts
26Sutter County, CACA98,78715.5%+0.1 pts
27Shasta County, CACA181,64815.4%+1.6 pts
28Mariposa County, CACA16,91814.8%+2.1 pts
29Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06514.3%+1.6 pts
30Riverside County, CACA2,544,91614.2%+2.7 pts
31Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46014.1%+1.7 pts
32Lassen County, CACA28,11714.0%+0.7 pts
33Monterey County, CACA433,72913.5%+1.9 pts
34Plumas County, CACA18,58313.1%+1.1 pts
35San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36712.8%−0.1 pts
36Inyo County, CACA18,15812.6%+0.7 pts
37San Diego County, CACA3,282,24812.4%+1.1 pts
38Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85211.9%+1.2 pts
39Calaveras County, CACA46,60511.8%+1.7 pts
40Mono County, CACA12,50511.5%+1.6 pts
41Tuolumne County, CACA53,16011.4%+2.3 pts
42San Francisco County, CACA826,07911.3%−1.3 pts
43Sierra County, CACA3,09811.3%+2.1 pts
44Alameda County, CACA1,636,63011.0%+0.4 pts
45Orange County, CACA3,149,50710.3%+1.9 pts
46San Benito County, CACA70,08210.0%+0.4 pts
47Ventura County, CACA830,8519.2%+2.0 pts
48Amador County, CACA41,8769.2%+0.8 pts
49Napa County, CACA132,9498.3%+1.4 pts
50Solano County, CACA455,3768.3%+0.8 pts
51Nevada County, CACA101,9118.1%+0.3 pts
52Sonoma County, CACA486,4448.1%+0.4 pts
53Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0707.6%+0.3 pts
54Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3917.5%+0.0 pts
55El Dorado County, CACA192,3237.1%−0.5 pts
56Marin County, CACA253,6946.6%+1.4 pts
57San Mateo County, CACA743,5685.8%−0.5 pts
58Placer County, CACA442,0815.8%−1.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS