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Highest poverty rate, California counties · 2010

California counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Tulare County, CACA485,14622.9%−1.0 pts
02Fresno County, CACA1,035,45622.5%−0.4 pts
03Del Norte County, CACA26,41022.0%+1.8 pts
04Merced County, CACA297,26021.8%+0.2 pts
05Imperial County, CACA181,41121.4%−1.2 pts
06Kern County, CACA927,06820.6%−0.2 pts
07Tehama County, CACA64,66520.3%+3.0 pts
08Yuba County, CACA88,69120.0%−0.8 pts
09Kings County, CACA154,32719.3%−0.2 pts
10Madera County, CACA167,92719.3%−2.1 pts
11Lake County, CACA67,77219.1%+1.5 pts
12Modoc County, CACA8,42618.4%−3.0 pts
13Butte County, CACA209,21118.4%−1.4 pts
14Humboldt County, CACA131,64717.7%−1.8 pts
15Glenn County, CACA28,14117.5%−0.6 pts
16Siskiyou County, CACA42,01317.1%−1.4 pts
17Yolo County, CACA224,41017.1%−1.3 pts
18Mendocino County, CACA88,12217.1%+1.1 pts
19Shasta County, CACA181,64816.5%+1.2 pts
20Stanislaus County, CACA557,71916.4%+0.4 pts
21San Joaquin County, CACA823,81516.0%−1.7 pts
22Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93415.7%−2.2 pts
23Trinity County, CACA15,72015.1%−3.6 pts
24Colusa County, CACA21,83615.0%−1.1 pts
25San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09114.8%−1.0 pts
26Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06514.3%+0.0 pts
27Sutter County, CACA98,78714.3%−1.3 pts
28Lassen County, CACA28,11714.2%+0.2 pts
29Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46013.9%−0.2 pts
30Monterey County, CACA433,72913.9%+0.4 pts
31Riverside County, CACA2,544,91613.4%−0.8 pts
32Alpine County, CACA1,04313.1%−6.4 pts
33San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36712.9%+0.1 pts
34Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85212.7%+0.8 pts
35Mariposa County, CACA16,91812.5%−2.3 pts
36San Diego County, CACA3,282,24812.3%−0.1 pts
37Plumas County, CACA18,58312.1%−1.0 pts
38Mono County, CACA12,50512.0%+0.5 pts
39Inyo County, CACA18,15811.9%−0.7 pts
40San Francisco County, CACA826,07911.9%+0.5 pts
41Tuolumne County, CACA53,16011.7%+0.2 pts
42San Benito County, CACA70,08211.7%+1.7 pts
43Alameda County, CACA1,636,63011.4%+0.4 pts
44Sierra County, CACA3,09810.9%−0.4 pts
45Solano County, CACA455,37610.4%+2.1 pts
46Sonoma County, CACA486,44410.3%+2.2 pts
47Orange County, CACA3,149,50710.1%−0.2 pts
48Napa County, CACA132,94910.0%+1.7 pts
49Ventura County, CACA830,8519.2%+0.0 pts
50Nevada County, CACA101,9119.0%+0.9 pts
51Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0709.0%+1.4 pts
52Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3918.9%+1.4 pts
53Calaveras County, CACA46,6058.3%−3.5 pts
54Amador County, CACA41,8768.0%−1.2 pts
55El Dorado County, CACA192,3237.9%+0.7 pts
56San Mateo County, CACA743,5687.0%+1.2 pts
57Marin County, CACA253,6947.0%+0.4 pts
58Placer County, CACA442,0816.6%+0.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS