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Most residents in poverty, California counties

California counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9341,347,311−21%

02San Diego County, CACA3,282,248338,054−3%

03Orange County, CACA3,149,507300,659+2%

04San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091293,248+8%

05Riverside County, CACA2,544,916263,154+20%

06Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460199,185+15%

07Fresno County, CACA1,035,456186,187+2%

08Kern County, CACA927,068174,893+27%

09Alameda County, CACA1,636,630152,000−5%

10Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391135,168+7%

11San Joaquin County, CACA823,81598,959−1%

12Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07097,403+35%

13San Francisco County, CACA826,07992,586+5%

14Tulare County, CACA485,14685,619−3%

15Ventura County, CACA830,85178,204+12%

16Stanislaus County, CACA557,71974,968+5%

17Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06565,408+14%

18Monterey County, CACA433,72955,719+3%

19Merced County, CACA297,26055,396+21%

20San Mateo County, CACA743,56849,778+21%

21Solano County, CACA455,37645,142+38%

22Sonoma County, CACA486,44443,127+17%

23Butte County, CACA209,21140,021−0%

24Yolo County, CACA224,41036,813+19%

25San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36736,336+15%

26Imperial County, CACA181,41135,196+10%

27Madera County, CACA167,92730,904+18%

28Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85230,784+1%

29Placer County, CACA442,08128,316+96%

30Humboldt County, CACA131,64725,119+2%

31Kings County, CACA154,32724,500−3%

32Shasta County, CACA181,64824,104−4%

33Marin County, CACA253,69421,431+32%

34El Dorado County, CACA192,32315,392+38%

35Sutter County, CACA98,78714,265+16%

36Mendocino County, CACA88,12213,863+1%

37Yuba County, CACA88,69111,987−4%

38Lake County, CACA67,77211,563+13%

39Napa County, CACA132,94911,406+11%

40Nevada County, CACA101,91111,283+52%

41Tehama County, CACA64,66510,139+5%

42Siskiyou County, CACA42,0137,121−13%

43Calaveras County, CACA46,6056,013+26%

44Tuolumne County, CACA53,1605,689−9%

45Glenn County, CACA28,1414,545−5%

46San Benito County, CACA70,0824,487−15%

47Lassen County, CACA28,1174,238−11%

48Del Norte County, CACA26,4103,510−37%

49Amador County, CACA41,8763,392+5%

50Trinity County, CACA15,7203,283+35%

51Colusa County, CACA21,8362,503−17%

52Mariposa County, CACA16,9182,399−5%

53Plumas County, CACA18,5832,059−24%

54Inyo County, CACA18,1582,039−10%

55Modoc County, CACA8,4261,539−24%

56Mono County, CACA12,5051,125−24%

57Alpine County, CACA1,043161−31%

58Sierra County, CACA3,098122−70%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES