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Highest poverty rate, California counties · 2020

California counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Trinity County, CACA15,72023.2%+4.5 pts
02Imperial County, CACA181,41122.5%−0.0 pts
03Tulare County, CACA485,14621.8%−2.1 pts
04Fresno County, CACA1,035,45620.8%−2.1 pts
05Kern County, CACA927,06820.4%−0.3 pts
06Humboldt County, CACA131,64719.7%+0.2 pts
07Madera County, CACA167,92719.0%−2.3 pts
08Tehama County, CACA64,66518.8%+1.6 pts
09Merced County, CACA297,26018.8%−2.9 pts
10Yolo County, CACA224,41018.6%+0.2 pts
11Butte County, CACA209,21118.2%−1.6 pts
12Modoc County, CACA8,42617.9%−3.6 pts
13Lake County, CACA67,77217.5%−0.0 pts
14Del Norte County, CACA26,41017.1%−3.0 pts
15Siskiyou County, CACA42,01316.9%−1.6 pts
16Mendocino County, CACA88,12216.3%+0.3 pts
17Kings County, CACA154,32716.0%−3.5 pts
18Mariposa County, CACA16,91815.6%+0.8 pts
19Glenn County, CACA28,14115.2%−3.0 pts
20Yuba County, CACA88,69115.1%−5.7 pts
21Shasta County, CACA181,64815.1%−0.3 pts
22San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09115.0%−0.9 pts
23Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93414.2%−3.7 pts
24Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46013.9%−0.3 pts
25San Joaquin County, CACA823,81513.7%−4.0 pts
26Stanislaus County, CACA557,71913.5%−2.5 pts
27Lassen County, CACA28,11713.3%−0.7 pts
28Sutter County, CACA98,78713.1%−2.4 pts
29Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06512.9%−1.5 pts
30Riverside County, CACA2,544,91612.5%−1.6 pts
31Plumas County, CACA18,58312.5%−0.6 pts
32Mono County, CACA12,50512.1%+0.6 pts
33Monterey County, CACA433,72912.0%−1.5 pts
34Alpine County, CACA1,04312.0%−7.5 pts
35Colusa County, CACA21,83611.9%−4.1 pts
36Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85211.9%+0.0 pts
37Calaveras County, CACA46,60511.4%−0.4 pts
38San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36711.1%−1.7 pts
39Tuolumne County, CACA53,16011.0%−0.4 pts
40San Diego County, CACA3,282,24810.9%−1.5 pts
41Orange County, CACA3,149,50710.1%−0.2 pts
42San Francisco County, CACA826,07910.1%−1.2 pts
43Inyo County, CACA18,15810.0%−2.7 pts
44Nevada County, CACA101,9119.5%+1.4 pts
45Sierra County, CACA3,0989.4%−1.9 pts
46San Benito County, CACA70,0829.3%−0.6 pts
47Alameda County, CACA1,636,6309.3%−1.7 pts
48Solano County, CACA455,3769.1%+0.8 pts
49Ventura County, CACA830,8518.9%−0.3 pts
50Sonoma County, CACA486,4448.8%+0.7 pts
51El Dorado County, CACA192,3238.5%+1.3 pts
52Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0708.2%+0.5 pts
53Amador County, CACA41,8768.1%−1.1 pts
54Napa County, CACA132,9497.5%−0.8 pts
55Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3917.2%−0.4 pts
56Placer County, CACA442,0817.1%+1.3 pts
57Marin County, CACA253,6946.9%+0.3 pts
58San Mateo County, CACA743,5686.2%+0.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS