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Most residents in poverty, California counties · 2020

California counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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, CACA9,694,9341,420,073−17%

02San Diego County, CACA3,282,248360,245+3%

03San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091326,831+21%

04Orange County, CACA3,149,507323,147+10%

05Riverside County, CACA2,544,916302,908+38%

06Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460219,572+27%

07Fresno County, CACA1,035,456209,673+15%

08Kern County, CACA927,068185,743+35%

09Alameda County, CACA1,636,630156,441−2%

10Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391138,833+10%

11San Joaquin County, CACA823,815106,806+7%

12Tulare County, CACA485,146102,957+17%

13Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07095,277+32%

14San Francisco County, CACA826,07988,435+1%

15Ventura County, CACA830,85175,400+8%

16Stanislaus County, CACA557,71974,569+4%

17Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06557,665+1%

18Monterey County, CACA433,72952,835−3%

19Merced County, CACA297,26052,733+16%

20San Mateo County, CACA743,56847,241+15%

21Sonoma County, CACA486,44443,004+16%

22Solano County, CACA455,37641,190+26%

23Imperial County, CACA181,41140,489+26%

24Yolo County, CACA224,41040,234+30%

25Butte County, CACA209,21138,562−4%

26Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85232,268+6%

27San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36731,311−1%

28Madera County, CACA167,92729,747+13%

29Placer County, CACA442,08128,901+100%

30Shasta County, CACA181,64827,420+9%

31Humboldt County, CACA131,64726,924+9%

32Kings County, CACA154,32724,419−3%

33Marin County, CACA253,69418,109+11%

34El Dorado County, CACA192,32316,234+45%

35Mendocino County, CACA88,12214,902+8%

36Sutter County, CACA98,78713,056+6%

37Tehama County, CACA64,66512,388+28%

38Yuba County, CACA88,69112,293−2%

39Lake County, CACA67,77211,958+17%

40Napa County, CACA132,94910,370+1%

41Nevada County, CACA101,9119,723+31%

42Siskiyou County, CACA42,0137,459−9%

43Tuolumne County, CACA53,1606,110−2%

44San Benito County, CACA70,0826,003+13%

45Calaveras County, CACA46,6055,163+8%

46Del Norte County, CACA26,4104,750−14%

47Glenn County, CACA28,1414,381−9%

48Lassen County, CACA28,1174,348−8%

49Trinity County, CACA15,7203,738+54%

50Amador County, CACA41,8763,282+1%

51Mariposa County, CACA16,9182,671+5%

52Colusa County, CACA21,8362,604−14%

53Plumas County, CACA18,5832,471−9%

54Inyo County, CACA18,1581,892−17%

55Mono County, CACA12,5051,593+8%

56Modoc County, CACA8,4261,556−23%

57Sierra County, CACA3,098306−24%

58Alpine County, CACA1,043144−39%

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