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Lowest median household income, California counties · 2010

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$34,588+26%

02Del Norte County, CACA26,410$36,118+22%

03Siskiyou County, CACA42,013$36,981+25%

04Tehama County, CACA64,665$38,137+22%

05Imperial County, CACA181,411$38,685+21%

06Trinity County, CACA15,720$38,725+40%

07Lake County, CACA67,772$39,491+33%

08Humboldt County, CACA131,647$40,089+28%

09Glenn County, CACA28,141$43,074+34%

10Butte County, CACA209,211$43,170+35%

11Mendocino County, CACA88,122$43,759+22%

12Merced County, CACA297,260$43,844+23%

13Tulare County, CACA485,146$43,851+29%

14Shasta County, CACA181,648$43,944+28%

15Plumas County, CACA18,583$44,000+21%

16Inyo County, CACA18,158$44,808+28%

17Madera County, CACA167,927$46,039+27%

18Fresno County, CACA1,035,456$46,430+34%

19Yuba County, CACA88,691$46,807+54%

20Kern County, CACA927,068$47,089+33%

21Tuolumne County, CACA53,160$47,462+23%

22Colusa County, CACA21,836$48,016+37%

23Kings County, CACA154,327$48,684+36%

24Mariposa County, CACA16,918$49,098+42%

25Lassen County, CACA28,117$50,317+39%

26Sutter County, CACA98,787$50,944+33%

27Stanislaus County, CACA557,719$51,094+27%

28Sierra County, CACA3,098$52,950+48%

29San Joaquin County, CACA823,815$54,341+32%

30Amador County, CACA41,876$54,758+30%

31Calaveras County, CACA46,605$54,971+34%

32Mono County, CACA12,505$55,087+22%

33Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934$55,476+31%

34San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091$55,845+33%

35Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460$56,439+29%

36Yolo County, CACA224,410$57,077+40%

37Nevada County, CACA101,911$57,121+25%

38San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367$57,365+35%

39Riverside County, CACA2,544,916$57,768+35%

40Monterey County, CACA433,729$59,271+23%

41Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065$60,078+29%

42San Diego County, CACA3,282,248$63,069+34%

43Sonoma County, CACA486,444$63,274+19%

44Alpine County, CACA1,043$63,478+52%

45Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852$65,253+21%

46San Benito County, CACA70,082$65,771+14%

47Napa County, CACA132,949$67,389+30%

48Solano County, CACA455,376$68,409+26%

49Alameda County, CACA1,636,630$69,384+24%

50El Dorado County, CACA192,323$70,000+36%

51San Francisco County, CACA826,079$71,304+29%

52Orange County, CACA3,149,507$74,344+26%

53Placer County, CACA442,081$74,447+29%

54Ventura County, CACA830,851$75,348+26%

55Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070$78,385+23%

56San Mateo County, CACA743,568$85,648+21%

57Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391$86,850+17%

58Marin County, CACA253,694$89,268+25%

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