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Most residents in poverty, California counties · 2010

California counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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, CACA9,694,9341,542,189−10%

02San Diego County, CACA3,282,248381,516+9%

03Orange County, CACA3,149,507305,470+4%

04San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091301,995+12%

05Riverside County, CACA2,544,916293,626+34%

06Fresno County, CACA1,035,456209,228+14%

07Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460197,750+14%

08Kern County, CACA927,068172,723+26%

09Alameda County, CACA1,636,630172,228+8%

10Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391158,416+25%

11San Joaquin County, CACA823,815109,948+10%

12Tulare County, CACA485,146101,195+15%

13San Francisco County, CACA826,07995,513+9%

14Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07094,304+30%

15Stanislaus County, CACA557,71984,508+18%

16Ventura County, CACA830,85176,102+9%

17Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06560,807+6%

18Monterey County, CACA433,72957,835+7%

19Merced County, CACA297,26055,818+22%

20San Mateo County, CACA743,56850,234+22%

21Sonoma County, CACA486,44449,705+35%

22Solano County, CACA455,37642,790+31%

23Butte County, CACA209,21140,486+1%

24Imperial County, CACA181,41137,354+16%

25San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36734,883+10%

26Yolo County, CACA224,41034,294+11%

27Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85233,352+10%

28Kings County, CACA154,32729,530+17%

29Shasta County, CACA181,64829,275+17%

30Madera County, CACA167,92729,109+11%

31Humboldt County, CACA131,64723,865−3%

32Placer County, CACA442,08122,995+59%

33Marin County, CACA253,69417,580+8%

34Mendocino County, CACA88,12214,985+9%

35Yuba County, CACA88,69114,421+15%

36El Dorado County, CACA192,32314,271+28%

37Napa County, CACA132,94913,588+32%

38Sutter County, CACA98,78713,516+10%

39Tehama County, CACA64,66512,855+33%

40Lake County, CACA67,77212,349+20%

41Nevada County, CACA101,9118,880+20%

42Siskiyou County, CACA42,0137,693−6%

43Tuolumne County, CACA53,1606,467+4%

44San Benito County, CACA70,0826,452+22%

45Del Norte County, CACA26,4106,281+13%

46Lassen County, CACA28,1174,960+5%

47Glenn County, CACA28,1414,922+3%

48Calaveras County, CACA46,6053,785−21%

49Colusa County, CACA21,8363,204+6%

50Amador County, CACA41,8763,045−6%

51Plumas County, CACA18,5832,416−11%

52Mariposa County, CACA16,9182,285−10%

53Inyo County, CACA18,1582,206−3%

54Trinity County, CACA15,7202,078−14%

55Modoc County, CACA8,4261,786−12%

56Mono County, CACA12,5051,706+16%

57Sierra County, CACA3,098352−12%

58Alpine County, CACA1,043154−34%

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