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Most residents in poverty, California counties · 2000

California counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2000 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 1990

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9341,704,969+28%

02San Diego County, CACA3,282,248349,763+24%

03Orange County, CACA3,149,507293,890+44%

04San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091270,829+51%

05Riverside County, CACA2,544,916218,934+62%

06Fresno County, CACA1,035,456183,003+28%

07Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460172,833+33%

08Alameda County, CACA1,636,630159,426+17%

09Kern County, CACA927,068137,358+49%

10Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391126,657+13%

11San Joaquin County, CACA823,81599,997+32%

12Tulare County, CACA485,14687,977+25%

13San Francisco County, CACA826,07987,872−4%

14Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07072,376+23%

15Stanislaus County, CACA557,71971,452+37%

16Ventura County, CACA830,85169,556+43%

17Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06557,211+21%

18Monterey County, CACA433,72954,270+31%

19Merced County, CACA297,26045,601+28%

20San Mateo County, CACA743,56841,247+0%

21Butte County, CACA209,21140,208+17%

22Sonoma County, CACA486,44436,951+25%

23Solano County, CACA455,37632,678+28%

24Imperial County, CACA181,41132,142+24%

25San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36731,665+12%

26Yolo County, CACA224,41030,983+26%

27Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85230,341+24%

28Madera County, CACA167,92726,289+71%

29Kings County, CACA154,32725,259+37%

30Shasta County, CACA181,64825,069+24%

31Humboldt County, CACA131,64724,714+18%

32Marin County, CACA253,69416,242+35%

33Placer County, CACA442,08114,430+17%

34Mendocino County, CACA88,12213,749+21%

35Yuba County, CACA88,69112,522+11%

36Sutter County, CACA98,78712,266+23%

37El Dorado County, CACA192,32311,173+15%

38Napa County, CACA132,94910,302+35%

39Lake County, CACA67,77210,257+33%

40Tehama County, CACA64,6659,667+27%

41Siskiyou County, CACA42,0138,221+35%

42Nevada County, CACA101,9117,422+23%

43Tuolumne County, CACA53,1606,233+41%

44Del Norte County, CACA26,4105,548+51%

45San Benito County, CACA70,0825,298+51%

46Glenn County, CACA28,1414,801+11%

47Calaveras County, CACA46,6054,780+48%

48Lassen County, CACA28,1174,742+29%

49Amador County, CACA41,8763,236+28%

50Colusa County, CACA21,8363,022+40%

51Plumas County, CACA18,5832,719+16%

52Mariposa County, CACA16,9182,533+40%

53Trinity County, CACA15,7202,429+0%

54Inyo County, CACA18,1582,268+4%

55Modoc County, CACA8,4262,028+39%

56Mono County, CACA12,5051,475+50%

57Sierra County, CACA3,098402+31%

58Alpine County, CACA1,043235+17%

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