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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. The median across all 58 is 28,316.

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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%

03▲1Orange County, CACA3,149,507300,659+2%

04▼1San 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%

12▲1Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07097,403+35%

13▲1San Francisco County, CACA826,07992,586+5%

14▼2Tulare 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%

21▲1Solano County, CACA455,37645,142+38%

22▼1Sonoma County, CACA486,44443,127+17%

23▲2Butte County, CACA209,21140,0210%

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

25▲2San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36736,336+15%

26▼3Imperial County, CACA181,41135,196+10%

27▲1Madera County, CACA167,92730,904+18%

28▼2Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85230,784+1%

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

30▲1Humboldt County, CACA131,64725,119+2%

31▲1Kings County, CACA154,32724,500−3%

32▼2Shasta County, CACA181,64824,104−4%

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

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

35▲1Sutter County, CACA98,78714,265+16%

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

37▲1Yuba County, CACA88,69111,987−4%

38▲1Lake County, CACA67,77211,563+13%

39▲1Napa County, CACA132,94911,406+11%

40▲1Nevada County, CACA101,91111,283+52%

41▼4Tehama County, CACA64,66510,139+5%

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

43▲2Calaveras County, CACA46,6056,013+26%

44▼1Tuolumne County, CACA53,1605,689−9%

45▲2Glenn County, CACA28,1414,545−5%

46▼2San Benito County, CACA70,0824,487−15%

47▲1Lassen County, CACA28,1174,238−11%

48▼2Del Norte County, CACA26,4103,510−37%

49▲1Amador County, CACA41,8763,392+5%

50▼1Trinity County, CACA15,7203,283+35%

51▲1Colusa County, CACA21,8362,503−17%

52▼1Mariposa County, CACA16,9182,399−5%

53Plumas County, CACA18,5832,059−24%

54Inyo County, CACA18,1582,039−10%

55▲1Modoc County, CACA8,4261,539−24%

56▼1Mono County, CACA12,5051,125−24%

57▲1Alpine County, CACA1,043161−31%

58▼1Sierra County, CACA3,098122−70%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES