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Lowest poverty rate, California counties · 2020

California counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01San Mateo County, CACA743,5686.2%+6%

02Marin County, CACA253,6946.9%+5%

03Placer County, CACA442,0817.1%+23%

04Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3917.2%−5%

05Napa County, CACA132,9497.5%−9%

06Amador County, CACA41,8768.1%−12%

07Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0708.2%+7%

08El Dorado County, CACA192,3238.5%+19%

09Sonoma County, CACA486,4448.8%+9%

10Ventura County, CACA830,8518.9%−3%

11Solano County, CACA455,3769.1%+10%

12Alameda County, CACA1,636,6309.3%−16%

13San Benito County, CACA70,0829.3%−6%

14Sierra County, CACA3,0989.4%−16%

15Nevada County, CACA101,9119.5%+18%

16Inyo County, CACA18,15810.0%−21%

17San Francisco County, CACA826,07910.1%−11%

18Orange County, CACA3,149,50710.1%−2%

19San Diego County, CACA3,282,24810.9%−12%

20Tuolumne County, CACA53,16011.0%−4%

21San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36711.1%−14%

22Calaveras County, CACA46,60511.4%−3%

23Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85211.9%+0%

24Colusa County, CACA21,83611.9%−26%

25Alpine County, CACA1,04312.0%−38%

26Monterey County, CACA433,72912.0%−11%

27Mono County, CACA12,50512.1%+5%

28Plumas County, CACA18,58312.5%−4%

29Riverside County, CACA2,544,91612.5%−12%

30Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06512.9%−10%

31Sutter County, CACA98,78713.1%−16%

32Lassen County, CACA28,11713.3%−5%

33Stanislaus County, CACA557,71913.5%−16%

34San Joaquin County, CACA823,81513.7%−23%

35Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46013.9%−2%

36Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93414.2%−21%

37San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09115.0%−5%

38Shasta County, CACA181,64815.1%−2%

39Yuba County, CACA88,69115.1%−28%

40Glenn County, CACA28,14115.2%−17%

41Mariposa County, CACA16,91815.6%+5%

42Kings County, CACA154,32716.0%−18%

43Mendocino County, CACA88,12216.3%+2%

44Siskiyou County, CACA42,01316.9%−9%

45Del Norte County, CACA26,41017.1%−15%

46Lake County, CACA67,77217.5%−0%

47Modoc County, CACA8,42617.9%−17%

48Butte County, CACA209,21118.2%−8%

49Yolo County, CACA224,41018.6%+1%

50Merced County, CACA297,26018.8%−13%

51Tehama County, CACA64,66518.8%+9%

52Madera County, CACA167,92719.0%−11%

53Humboldt County, CACA131,64719.7%+1%

54Kern County, CACA927,06820.4%−2%

55Fresno County, CACA1,035,45620.8%−9%

56Tulare County, CACA485,14621.8%−9%

57Imperial County, CACA181,41122.5%−0%

58Trinity County, CACA15,72023.2%+24%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS