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Highest poverty rate, California counties · 2010

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, CACA485,14622.9%−4%

02Fresno County, CACA1,035,45622.5%−2%

03Del Norte County, CACA26,41022.0%+9%

04Merced County, CACA297,26021.8%+1%

05Imperial County, CACA181,41121.4%−5%

06Kern County, CACA927,06820.6%−1%

07Tehama County, CACA64,66520.3%+17%

08Yuba County, CACA88,69120.0%−4%

09Kings County, CACA154,32719.3%−1%

10Madera County, CACA167,92719.3%−10%

11Lake County, CACA67,77219.1%+9%

12Modoc County, CACA8,42618.4%−14%

13Butte County, CACA209,21118.4%−7%

14Humboldt County, CACA131,64717.7%−9%

15Glenn County, CACA28,14117.5%−4%

16Siskiyou County, CACA42,01317.1%−8%

17Yolo County, CACA224,41017.1%−7%

18Mendocino County, CACA88,12217.1%+7%

19Shasta County, CACA181,64816.5%+8%

20Stanislaus County, CACA557,71916.4%+3%

21San Joaquin County, CACA823,81516.0%−10%

22Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93415.7%−12%

23Trinity County, CACA15,72015.1%−19%

24Colusa County, CACA21,83615.0%−7%

25San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09114.8%−6%

26Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06514.3%+0%

27Sutter County, CACA98,78714.3%−8%

28Lassen County, CACA28,11714.2%+1%

29Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46013.9%−1%

30Monterey County, CACA433,72913.9%+3%

31Riverside County, CACA2,544,91613.4%−5%

32Alpine County, CACA1,04313.1%−33%

33San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36712.9%+1%

34Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85212.7%+7%

35Mariposa County, CACA16,91812.5%−15%

36San Diego County, CACA3,282,24812.3%−1%

37Plumas County, CACA18,58312.1%−8%

38Mono County, CACA12,50512.0%+5%

39Inyo County, CACA18,15811.9%−6%

40San Francisco County, CACA826,07911.9%+5%

41Tuolumne County, CACA53,16011.7%+2%

42San Benito County, CACA70,08211.7%+17%

43Alameda County, CACA1,636,63011.4%+3%

44Sierra County, CACA3,09810.9%−4%

45Solano County, CACA455,37610.4%+25%

46Sonoma County, CACA486,44410.3%+27%

47Orange County, CACA3,149,50710.1%−2%

48Napa County, CACA132,94910.0%+20%

49Ventura County, CACA830,8519.2%+0%

50Nevada County, CACA101,9119.0%+11%

51Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0709.0%+18%

52Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3918.9%+18%

53Calaveras County, CACA46,6058.3%−30%

54Amador County, CACA41,8768.0%−13%

55El Dorado County, CACA192,3237.9%+10%

56San Mateo County, CACA743,5687.0%+20%

57Marin County, CACA253,6947.0%+6%

58Placer County, CACA442,0816.6%+14%

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