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Lowest poverty rate, California counties · 2010

California counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Placer County, CACA442,0816.6%+0.8 pts
02Marin County, CACA253,6947.0%+0.4 pts
03San Mateo County, CACA743,5687.0%+1.2 pts
04El Dorado County, CACA192,3237.9%+0.7 pts
05Amador County, CACA41,8768.0%−1.2 pts
06Calaveras County, CACA46,6058.3%−3.5 pts
07Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3918.9%+1.4 pts
08Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0709.0%+1.4 pts
09Nevada County, CACA101,9119.0%+0.9 pts
10Ventura County, CACA830,8519.2%+0.0 pts
11Napa County, CACA132,94910.0%+1.7 pts
12Orange County, CACA3,149,50710.1%−0.2 pts
13Sonoma County, CACA486,44410.3%+2.2 pts
14Solano County, CACA455,37610.4%+2.1 pts
15Sierra County, CACA3,09810.9%−0.4 pts
16Alameda County, CACA1,636,63011.4%+0.4 pts
17San Benito County, CACA70,08211.7%+1.7 pts
18Tuolumne County, CACA53,16011.7%+0.2 pts
19San Francisco County, CACA826,07911.9%+0.5 pts
20Inyo County, CACA18,15811.9%−0.7 pts
21Mono County, CACA12,50512.0%+0.5 pts
22Plumas County, CACA18,58312.1%−1.0 pts
23San Diego County, CACA3,282,24812.3%−0.1 pts
24Mariposa County, CACA16,91812.5%−2.3 pts
25Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85212.7%+0.8 pts
26San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36712.9%+0.1 pts
27Alpine County, CACA1,04313.1%−6.4 pts
28Riverside County, CACA2,544,91613.4%−0.8 pts
29Monterey County, CACA433,72913.9%+0.4 pts
30Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46013.9%−0.2 pts
31Lassen County, CACA28,11714.2%+0.2 pts
32Sutter County, CACA98,78714.3%−1.3 pts
33Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06514.3%+0.0 pts
34San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09114.8%−1.0 pts
35Colusa County, CACA21,83615.0%−1.1 pts
36Trinity County, CACA15,72015.1%−3.6 pts
37Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93415.7%−2.2 pts
38San Joaquin County, CACA823,81516.0%−1.7 pts
39Stanislaus County, CACA557,71916.4%+0.4 pts
40Shasta County, CACA181,64816.5%+1.2 pts
41Mendocino County, CACA88,12217.1%+1.1 pts
42Yolo County, CACA224,41017.1%−1.3 pts
43Siskiyou County, CACA42,01317.1%−1.4 pts
44Glenn County, CACA28,14117.5%−0.6 pts
45Humboldt County, CACA131,64717.7%−1.8 pts
46Butte County, CACA209,21118.4%−1.4 pts
47Modoc County, CACA8,42618.4%−3.0 pts
48Lake County, CACA67,77219.1%+1.5 pts
49Madera County, CACA167,92719.3%−2.1 pts
50Kings County, CACA154,32719.3%−0.2 pts
51Yuba County, CACA88,69120.0%−0.8 pts
52Tehama County, CACA64,66520.3%+3.0 pts
53Kern County, CACA927,06820.6%−0.2 pts
54Imperial County, CACA181,41121.4%−1.2 pts
55Merced County, CACA297,26021.8%+0.2 pts
56Del Norte County, CACA26,41022.0%+1.8 pts
57Fresno County, CACA1,035,45622.5%−0.4 pts
58Tulare County, CACA485,14622.9%−1.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS