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Lowest poverty rate, California counties · 2000

California counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990
01Placer County, CACA442,0815.8%−1.3 pts
02San Mateo County, CACA743,5685.8%−0.5 pts
03Marin County, CACA253,6946.6%+1.4 pts
04El Dorado County, CACA192,3237.1%−0.5 pts
05Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3917.5%+0.0 pts
06Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0707.6%+0.3 pts
07Sonoma County, CACA486,4448.1%+0.4 pts
08Nevada County, CACA101,9118.1%+0.3 pts
09Solano County, CACA455,3768.3%+0.8 pts
10Napa County, CACA132,9498.3%+1.4 pts
11Amador County, CACA41,8769.2%+0.8 pts
12Ventura County, CACA830,8519.2%+2.0 pts
13San Benito County, CACA70,08210.0%+0.4 pts
14Orange County, CACA3,149,50710.3%+1.9 pts
15Alameda County, CACA1,636,63011.0%+0.4 pts
16Sierra County, CACA3,09811.3%+2.1 pts
17San Francisco County, CACA826,07911.3%−1.3 pts
18Tuolumne County, CACA53,16011.4%+2.3 pts
19Mono County, CACA12,50511.5%+1.6 pts
20Calaveras County, CACA46,60511.8%+1.7 pts
21Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85211.9%+1.2 pts
22San Diego County, CACA3,282,24812.4%+1.1 pts
23Inyo County, CACA18,15812.6%+0.7 pts
24San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36712.8%−0.1 pts
25Plumas County, CACA18,58313.1%+1.1 pts
26Monterey County, CACA433,72913.5%+1.9 pts
27Lassen County, CACA28,11714.0%+0.7 pts
28Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46014.1%+1.7 pts
29Riverside County, CACA2,544,91614.2%+2.7 pts
30Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06514.3%+1.6 pts
31Mariposa County, CACA16,91814.8%+2.1 pts
32Shasta County, CACA181,64815.4%+1.6 pts
33Sutter County, CACA98,78715.5%+0.1 pts
34San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09115.8%+3.2 pts
35Mendocino County, CACA88,12215.9%+1.8 pts
36Stanislaus County, CACA557,71916.0%+1.9 pts
37Colusa County, CACA21,83616.1%+2.8 pts
38Tehama County, CACA64,66517.3%+1.9 pts
39Lake County, CACA67,77217.6%+2.3 pts
40San Joaquin County, CACA823,81517.7%+2.0 pts
41Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93417.9%+2.8 pts
42Glenn County, CACA28,14118.1%+0.7 pts
43Yolo County, CACA224,41018.4%+0.9 pts
44Siskiyou County, CACA42,01318.6%+4.6 pts
45Trinity County, CACA15,72018.7%+0.1 pts
46Alpine County, CACA1,04319.5%+1.4 pts
47Kings County, CACA154,32719.5%+1.3 pts
48Humboldt County, CACA131,64719.5%+1.9 pts
49Butte County, CACA209,21119.8%+0.9 pts
50Del Norte County, CACA26,41020.2%+4.5 pts
51Kern County, CACA927,06820.8%+3.8 pts
52Yuba County, CACA88,69120.8%+1.3 pts
53Madera County, CACA167,92721.4%+3.9 pts
54Modoc County, CACA8,42621.5%+6.4 pts
55Merced County, CACA297,26021.7%+1.8 pts
56Imperial County, CACA181,41122.6%−1.2 pts
57Fresno County, CACA1,035,45622.9%+1.5 pts
58Tulare County, CACA485,14623.9%+1.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS