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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01San Mateo County, CACA743,5686.2%+0.3 pts
02Marin County, CACA253,6946.9%+0.3 pts
03Placer County, CACA442,0817.1%+1.3 pts
04Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3917.2%−0.4 pts
05Napa County, CACA132,9497.5%−0.8 pts
06Amador County, CACA41,8768.1%−1.1 pts
07Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0708.2%+0.5 pts
08El Dorado County, CACA192,3238.5%+1.3 pts
09Sonoma County, CACA486,4448.8%+0.7 pts
10Ventura County, CACA830,8518.9%−0.3 pts
11Solano County, CACA455,3769.1%+0.8 pts
12Alameda County, CACA1,636,6309.3%−1.7 pts
13San Benito County, CACA70,0829.3%−0.6 pts
14Sierra County, CACA3,0989.4%−1.9 pts
15Nevada County, CACA101,9119.5%+1.4 pts
16Inyo County, CACA18,15810.0%−2.7 pts
17San Francisco County, CACA826,07910.1%−1.2 pts
18Orange County, CACA3,149,50710.1%−0.2 pts
19San Diego County, CACA3,282,24810.9%−1.5 pts
20Tuolumne County, CACA53,16011.0%−0.4 pts
21San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36711.1%−1.7 pts
22Calaveras County, CACA46,60511.4%−0.4 pts
23Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85211.9%+0.0 pts
24Colusa County, CACA21,83611.9%−4.1 pts
25Alpine County, CACA1,04312.0%−7.5 pts
26Monterey County, CACA433,72912.0%−1.5 pts
27Mono County, CACA12,50512.1%+0.6 pts
28Plumas County, CACA18,58312.5%−0.6 pts
29Riverside County, CACA2,544,91612.5%−1.6 pts
30Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06512.9%−1.5 pts
31Sutter County, CACA98,78713.1%−2.4 pts
32Lassen County, CACA28,11713.3%−0.7 pts
33Stanislaus County, CACA557,71913.5%−2.5 pts
34San Joaquin County, CACA823,81513.7%−4.0 pts
35Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46013.9%−0.3 pts
36Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93414.2%−3.7 pts
37San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09115.0%−0.9 pts
38Shasta County, CACA181,64815.1%−0.3 pts
39Yuba County, CACA88,69115.1%−5.7 pts
40Glenn County, CACA28,14115.2%−3.0 pts
41Mariposa County, CACA16,91815.6%+0.8 pts
42Kings County, CACA154,32716.0%−3.5 pts
43Mendocino County, CACA88,12216.3%+0.3 pts
44Siskiyou County, CACA42,01316.9%−1.6 pts
45Del Norte County, CACA26,41017.1%−3.0 pts
46Lake County, CACA67,77217.5%−0.0 pts
47Modoc County, CACA8,42617.9%−3.6 pts
48Butte County, CACA209,21118.2%−1.6 pts
49Yolo County, CACA224,41018.6%+0.2 pts
50Merced County, CACA297,26018.8%−2.9 pts
51Tehama County, CACA64,66518.8%+1.6 pts
52Madera County, CACA167,92719.0%−2.3 pts
53Humboldt County, CACA131,64719.7%+0.2 pts
54Kern County, CACA927,06820.4%−0.3 pts
55Fresno County, CACA1,035,45620.8%−2.1 pts
56Tulare County, CACA485,14621.8%−2.1 pts
57Imperial County, CACA181,41122.5%−0.0 pts
58Trinity County, CACA15,72023.2%+4.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS