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Lowest poverty rate, California cities

California cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS).

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

501▲96Florin, CACA50,21115.7%−6.0 pts

502▲75Yucca Valley, CACA21,88715.7%−3.8 pts

503▼15Palmdale, CACA161,84515.7%−0.1 pts

504▲84Sanger, CACA27,22815.8%−8.0 pts

505▼36Placerville, CACA10,68515.9%+3.7 pts

506▲41Stanford, CACA18,66215.9%−5.5 pts

507▼49Ceres, CACA48,98215.9%+3.0 pts

508▲35Delano, CACA52,33416.0%−12.2 pts

509▼107Seaside, CACA31,63616.0%+3.9 pts

510▲25Big Bear City, CACA11,43116.1%+9.5 pts

511▼10San Jacinto, CACA56,01416.1%−4.1 pts

512▼225Madera Acres, CACA9,84616.2%+5.8 pts

513▼110Mira Monte, CACA6,88816.3%+10.1 pts

514▲43Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,37316.3%−5.8 pts

515Bakersfield, CACA422,16516.3%−1.6 pts

516▲55Lennox, CACA19,44916.4%−15.1 pts

517▼40Ashland, CACA22,21016.4%+2.1 pts

518▼8Los Angeles, CACA3,869,08916.5%−5.6 pts

519▼81Rosemont, CACA23,76616.6%+5.3 pts

520▲2Apple Valley, CACA75,24716.6%−0.7 pts

521▲94Pollock Pines, CACA6,21216.7%+7.6 pts

522▼35Soledad, CACA26,35716.7%−1.6 pts

523▼17Valle Vista, CACA18,60216.7%+5.0 pts

524▲20Orland, CACA8,38116.9%−2.1 pts

525▲105Taft, CACA6,99516.9%−0.6 pts

526▲49Arden-Arcade, CACA94,99416.9%+3.2 pts

527▲14Hesperia, CACA102,60516.9%+2.8 pts

528▲54Yreka, CACA7,71417.0%−4.1 pts

529▲33Santa Cruz, CACA61,79717.0%+0.6 pts

530▼12Rosamond, CACA21,47317.1%+3.0 pts

531▼35Walnut Park, CACA14,95817.1%−3.7 pts

532▼59Livingston, CACA14,69017.1%−8.1 pts

533▼33Highland, CACA57,61417.1%−4.3 pts

534▼218McSwain, CACA5,78317.1%–

535▲70Crescent City, CACA6,00217.2%−17.5 pts

536▲59Linda, CACA23,87117.2%−20.4 pts

537▼180Oceano, CACA7,12817.2%+0.9 pts

538▼6Myrtletown, CACA5,32217.2%+3.9 pts

539▲73Adelanto, CACA38,79817.2%−7.2 pts

540▼19Lompoc, CACA43,31517.3%+1.9 pts

541▼16Berkeley, CACA121,91117.3%−2.7 pts

542▲44Porterville, CACA63,08817.3%−8.4 pts

543▼129Santa Maria, CACA111,39017.3%−2.4 pts

544▼21East Los Angeles, CACA111,64717.3%−9.9 pts

545▼103Los Banos, CACA49,61417.4%+5.3 pts

546▲13Live Oak, CACA9,46617.4%−12.9 pts

547▼28El Monte, CACA105,07517.4%−8.7 pts

548▼74University of California-Santa Barbara, CACA12,12117.5%–

549▼322Golden Hills, CACA9,89117.6%+9.8 pts

550▼300Dos Palos, CACA5,69717.6%−5.3 pts

551▼21Foothill Farms, CACA36,43517.6%+4.8 pts

552▲8Susanville, CACA12,81617.6%+3.3 pts

553▼22Montclair, CACA37,56317.7%+0.3 pts

554▲79Mecca, CACA7,18417.8%−27.6 pts

555▼259Gridley, CACA7,25817.9%−5.4 pts

556▲12Corning, CACA8,26017.9%−8.4 pts

557▼28Ukiah, CACA16,06817.9%−0.2 pts

558▼4Compton, CACA90,50017.9%−10.1 pts

559▼23Tulare, CACA73,90717.9%−2.8 pts

560▼66Lynwood, CACA63,51218.0%−5.5 pts

561▲41Desert Hot Springs, CACA34,00918.0%−9.5 pts

562▲45Midway City, CACA7,99918.0%–

563▼349Colusa, CACA6,51918.1%+0.9 pts

564▼6Eureka, CACA25,30418.1%−5.6 pts

565▼26Fortuna, CACA12,00318.2%+0.7 pts

566▼99Paradise, CACA10,02318.2%+5.8 pts

567▼11Fort Bragg, CACA6,94618.2%−2.2 pts

568▲11Willowbrook, CACA21,68118.3%−12.4 pts

569▲4Huntington Park, CACA51,54418.3%−6.9 pts

570▼1Victorville, CACA141,39518.4%−0.4 pts

571▼245Castroville, CACA6,72018.4%−0.8 pts

572▼23Wasco, CACA26,52518.4%−9.1 pts

573▼288Piñon Hills, CACA7,06518.6%–

574▲25San Bernardino, CACA222,04418.6%−9.0 pts

575▲36Holtville, CACA5,59118.7%+0.5 pts

576▼28Banning, CACA31,85218.8%−1.2 pts

577▲31Red Bluff, CACA14,40418.8%−2.3 pts

578▼27East Hemet, CACA20,25718.8%+1.6 pts

579▼27Lake Los Angeles, CACA13,05118.9%−4.2 pts

580▲21Mayfair, CACA5,04418.9%–

581▼48Garden Acres, CACA10,66718.9%−5.6 pts

582▲10Blythe, CACA15,04218.9%−1.9 pts

583▲7Selma, CACA24,70219.0%−3.6 pts

584▲41Avenal, CACA13,47919.2%−11.6 pts

585▼45Willows, CACA6,11619.3%−5.3 pts

586▼66Fowler, CACA7,74519.3%−2.2 pts

587▼22Maywood, CACA23,60019.4%−5.2 pts

588▼71Chowchilla, CACA18,73019.6%+0.3 pts

589▼17North Highlands, CACA47,95719.6%−3.2 pts

590▼29Calexico, CACA38,62319.7%−6.0 pts

591▲31Bell Gardens, CACA37,36720.0%−7.4 pts

592▼5Florence-Graham, CACA60,69020.1%−15.7 pts

593▼26El Rio, CACA6,36820.1%+6.5 pts

594▼1Fresno, CACA555,54920.1%−6.1 pts

595▼58Palermo, CACA5,26620.1%−5.4 pts

596▲48La Cresta, CACA8,38920.3%–

597▲3Thermalito, CACA6,72020.4%−7.6 pts

598▼45El Cajon, CACA101,75520.5%+3.9 pts

599▲33Corcoran, CACA22,35820.7%−6.3 pts

600▼9Shafter, CACA23,87120.7%−8.5 pts

601▲39Potomac Park, CACA10,13820.9%–

602▼32South El Monte, CACA18,96320.9%+1.9 pts

603▼79Atwater, CACA32,13321.0%+2.2 pts

604▼62Anderson, CACA11,13121.2%−7.1 pts

605▼149Kerman, CACA17,55321.3%+1.1 pts

606▲37Brawley, CACA28,00821.3%−5.2 pts

607▲10Oroville, CACA20,45121.4%−11.7 pts

608▼4El Centro, CACA44,38221.6%−1.2 pts

609▼25Bell, CACA31,62521.6%−2.5 pts

610▼64Coalinga, CACA17,28121.7%+1.4 pts

611▼22Earlimart, CACA7,21421.8%−20.1 pts

612▲39Lucerne Valley, CACA5,95721.9%–

613▲35Orosi, CACA8,96622.0%–

614▼130Grass Valley, CACA14,03522.1%+7.2 pts

615▼30Reedley, CACA26,98222.3%−1.5 pts

616▼40Parkway, CACA15,39722.5%–

617▼21Joshua Tree, CACA6,23422.6%+1.4 pts

618▼38Chico, CACA105,08122.7%−3.9 pts

619▼6California City, CACA13,30022.8%+5.5 pts

620▼2Farmersville, CACA10,32622.9%−7.8 pts

621▼71Franklin CDP (Merced County), CACA7,39222.9%–

622▼117King City, CACA14,00223.0%+2.2 pts

623▲16Barstow, CACA24,80423.1%+2.8 pts

624▲14Keyes, CACA5,57723.5%+2.5 pts

625▼9Merced, CACA99,72423.9%−4.0 pts

626▲8McFarland, CACA14,70924.1%−11.2 pts

627▲14Goshen, CACA5,13624.2%−4.2 pts

628▼50Marysville, CACA12,73824.5%+5.6 pts

629▲2Oildale, CACA34,68725.2%+4.3 pts

630▼2Woodlake, CACA8,07325.3%−11.5 pts

631▼25Westmont, CACA34,12325.3%−11.6 pts

632▲5Mojave, CACA5,17325.5%−10.7 pts

633▲2Clearlake, CACA16,89325.5%−3.1 pts

634▲19Calipatria, CACA6,01225.5%+1.3 pts

635▼16Madera, CACA69,01725.6%−6.9 pts

636▼9Davis, CACA66,11026.5%+2.0 pts

637▼17Muscoy, CACA12,02526.7%−9.9 pts

638▼2Dinuba, CACA25,94926.8%+0.6 pts

639▼16August, CACA8,82526.9%−2.9 pts

640▲6Parlier, CACA14,62227.1%−8.9 pts

641▲11Arcata, CACA19,04727.2%−5.0 pts

642▼44Good Hope, CACA8,81627.4%–

643▲12Mendota, CACA12,77827.5%−14.4 pts

644▼41Guadalupe, CACA8,84627.7%+2.7 pts

645East Niles, CACA28,53228.7%–

646▼20Cudahy, CACA21,44528.7%+0.4 pts

647▼18San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63630.4%+3.7 pts

648▲8Huron, CACA7,39430.4%−9.0 pts

649▲5Fruitridge Pocket, CACA6,09530.7%–

650▼40Hillcrest, CACA10,51131.4%–

651▼9Lemon Hill, CACA15,31232.0%–

652▼3Lindsay, CACA12,57833.1%−6.8 pts

653▲6Orange Cove, CACA9,81134.0%−10.5 pts

654▼7Arvin, CACA19,82034.6%+2.0 pts

655▼34Lamont, CACA13,16435.4%+3.7 pts

656▼6Firebaugh, CACA8,77436.6%+14.0 pts

657▼74Benton Park, CACA5,70737.0%–

658East Bakersfield, CACA11,06242.6%–

659▼2East Porterville, CACA5,06642.7%+4.1 pts

660University of California-Davis, CACA8,69666.4%–

661Isla Vista, CACA13,92070.4%+7.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES