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Highest poverty rate, California counties · 2020

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

01Trinity County, CACA15,72023.2%+24%

02Imperial County, CACA181,41122.5%−0%

03Tulare County, CACA485,14621.8%−9%

04Fresno County, CACA1,035,45620.8%−9%

05Kern County, CACA927,06820.4%−2%

06Humboldt County, CACA131,64719.7%+1%

07Madera County, CACA167,92719.0%−11%

08Tehama County, CACA64,66518.8%+9%

09Merced County, CACA297,26018.8%−13%

10Yolo County, CACA224,41018.6%+1%

11Butte County, CACA209,21118.2%−8%

12Modoc County, CACA8,42617.9%−17%

13Lake County, CACA67,77217.5%−0%

14Del Norte County, CACA26,41017.1%−15%

15Siskiyou County, CACA42,01316.9%−9%

16Mendocino County, CACA88,12216.3%+2%

17Kings County, CACA154,32716.0%−18%

18Mariposa County, CACA16,91815.6%+5%

19Glenn County, CACA28,14115.2%−17%

20Yuba County, CACA88,69115.1%−28%

21Shasta County, CACA181,64815.1%−2%

22San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09115.0%−5%

23Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93414.2%−21%

24Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46013.9%−2%

25San Joaquin County, CACA823,81513.7%−23%

26Stanislaus County, CACA557,71913.5%−16%

27Lassen County, CACA28,11713.3%−5%

28Sutter County, CACA98,78713.1%−16%

29Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06512.9%−10%

30Riverside County, CACA2,544,91612.5%−12%

31Plumas County, CACA18,58312.5%−4%

32Mono County, CACA12,50512.1%+5%

33Monterey County, CACA433,72912.0%−11%

34Alpine County, CACA1,04312.0%−38%

35Colusa County, CACA21,83611.9%−26%

36Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85211.9%+0%

37Calaveras County, CACA46,60511.4%−3%

38San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36711.1%−14%

39Tuolumne County, CACA53,16011.0%−4%

40San Diego County, CACA3,282,24810.9%−12%

41Orange County, CACA3,149,50710.1%−2%

42San Francisco County, CACA826,07910.1%−11%

43Inyo County, CACA18,15810.0%−21%

44Nevada County, CACA101,9119.5%+18%

45Sierra County, CACA3,0989.4%−16%

46San Benito County, CACA70,0829.3%−6%

47Alameda County, CACA1,636,6309.3%−16%

48Solano County, CACA455,3769.1%+10%

49Ventura County, CACA830,8518.9%−3%

50Sonoma County, CACA486,4448.8%+9%

51El Dorado County, CACA192,3238.5%+19%

52Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0708.2%+7%

53Amador County, CACA41,8768.1%−12%

54Napa County, CACA132,9497.5%−9%

55Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3917.2%−5%

56Placer County, CACA442,0817.1%+23%

57Marin County, CACA253,6946.9%+5%

58San Mateo County, CACA743,5686.2%+6%

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