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Lowest median household income, California counties · 2000

California counties with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Modoc County, CACA8,426$27,522+0%

02Trinity County, CACA15,720$27,711+0%

03Siskiyou County, CACA42,013$29,530+0%

04Lake County, CACA67,772$29,627+0%

05Del Norte County, CACA26,410$29,642+0%

06Yuba County, CACA88,691$30,460+0%

07Tehama County, CACA64,665$31,206+0%

08Humboldt County, CACA131,647$31,226+0%

09Imperial County, CACA181,411$31,870+0%

10Butte County, CACA209,211$31,924+0%

11Glenn County, CACA28,141$32,107+0%

12Tulare County, CACA485,146$33,983+0%

13Shasta County, CACA181,648$34,335+0%

14Mariposa County, CACA16,918$34,626+0%

15Fresno County, CACA1,035,456$34,725+0%

16Inyo County, CACA18,158$35,006+0%

17Colusa County, CACA21,836$35,062+0%

18Kern County, CACA927,068$35,446+0%

19Merced County, CACA297,260$35,532+0%

20Kings County, CACA154,327$35,749+0%

21Sierra County, CACA3,098$35,827+0%

22Mendocino County, CACA88,122$35,996+0%

23Madera County, CACA167,927$36,286+0%

24Lassen County, CACA28,117$36,310+0%

25Plumas County, CACA18,583$36,351+0%

26Sutter County, CACA98,787$38,375+0%

27Tuolumne County, CACA53,160$38,725+0%

28Stanislaus County, CACA557,719$40,101+0%

29Yolo County, CACA224,410$40,769+0%

30Calaveras County, CACA46,605$41,022+0%

31San Joaquin County, CACA823,815$41,282+0%

32Alpine County, CACA1,043$41,875+0%

33San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091$42,066+0%

34Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934$42,189+0%

35Amador County, CACA41,876$42,280+0%

36San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367$42,428+0%

37Riverside County, CACA2,544,916$42,887+0%

38Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460$43,816+0%

39Mono County, CACA12,505$44,992+0%

40Nevada County, CACA101,911$45,864+0%

41Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065$46,677+0%

42San Diego County, CACA3,282,248$47,067+0%

43Monterey County, CACA433,729$48,305+0%

44El Dorado County, CACA192,323$51,484+0%

45Napa County, CACA132,949$51,738+0%

46Sonoma County, CACA486,444$53,076+0%

47Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852$53,998+0%

48Solano County, CACA455,376$54,099+0%

49San Francisco County, CACA826,079$55,221+0%

50Alameda County, CACA1,636,630$55,946+0%

51San Benito County, CACA70,082$57,469+0%

52Placer County, CACA442,081$57,535+0%

53Orange County, CACA3,149,507$58,820+0%

54Ventura County, CACA830,851$59,666+0%

55Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070$63,675+0%

56San Mateo County, CACA743,568$70,819+0%

57Marin County, CACA253,694$71,306+0%

58Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391$74,335+0%

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