Census tract rankings · California
Highest-poverty census tracts in California
Largest share of residents under the federal poverty line. Group-quarters tracts (universities, prisons) get a population floor to avoid skewing the list. Filtered to California, ranked among all tracts in the state.
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| Rank | Tract | County | high poverty |
|---|---|---|---|
| #201 | Tract 64.03 | Kern, CA | 36.5% |
| #202 | Tract 403.01 | Yuba, CA | 36.4% |
| #203 | Tract 12 | Butte, CA | 36.4% |
| #204 | Tract 118 | San Francisco, CA | 36.3% |
| #205 | Tract 462 | Riverside, CA | 36.3% |
| #206 | Tract 2244.20 | Los Angeles, CA | 36.3% |
| #207 | Tract 140 | Monterey, CA | 36.3% |
| #208 | Tract 10.02 | Kings, CA | 36.2% |
| #209 | Tract 89.11 | Sacramento, CA | 36.2% |
| #210 | Tract 2362.03 | Los Angeles, CA | 36.1% |
| #211 | Tract 2118.04 | Los Angeles, CA | 36.1% |
| #212 | Tract 2409.02 | Los Angeles, CA | 36.1% |
| #213 | Tract 2260.01 | Los Angeles, CA | 36.1% |
| #214 | Tract 66.05 | Fresno, CA | 36.0% |
| #215 | Tract 74.08 | San Bernardino, CA | 36.0% |
| #216 | Tract 34.02 | Tulare, CA | 36.0% |
| #217 | Tract 314.07 | El Dorado, CA | 35.9% |
| #218 | Tract 13.01 | Fresno, CA | 35.9% |
| #219 | Tract 30.01 | Kern, CA | 35.9% |
| #220 | Tract 57 | San Diego, CA | 35.9% |
| #221 | Tract 5116.08 | Santa Clara, CA | 35.8% |
| #222 | Tract 1283.03 | Los Angeles, CA | 35.8% |
| #223 | Tract 9104.05 | Los Angeles, CA | 35.8% |
| #224 | Tract 5009.01 | Santa Clara, CA | 35.8% |
| #225 | Tract 2187.01 | Los Angeles, CA | 35.7% |
| #226 | Tract 5.02 | Fresno, CA | 35.6% |
| #227 | Tract 14.07 | Fresno, CA | 35.6% |
| #228 | Tract 9821 | Alameda, CA | 35.5% |
| #229 | Tract 56 | Kern, CA | 35.5% |
| #230 | Tract 124.06 | San Francisco, CA | 35.4% |
| #231 | Tract 6.01 | Kern, CA | 35.4% |
| #232 | Tract 45.02 | San Joaquin, CA | 35.4% |
| #233 | Tract 461.02 | Riverside, CA | 35.3% |
| #234 | Tract 55.08 | Sacramento, CA | 35.3% |
| #235 | Tract 17 | Merced, CA | 35.3% |
| #236 | Tract 5343.01 | Los Angeles, CA | 35.2% |
| #237 | Tract 2319.02 | Los Angeles, CA | 35.2% |
| #238 | Tract 37.01 | Fresno, CA | 35.2% |
| #239 | Tract 13 | Butte, CA | 35.2% |
| #240 | Tract 46.03 | Sacramento, CA | 35.1% |
| #241 | Tract 3790 | Contra Costa, CA | 35.0% |
| #242 | Tract 1201.03 | Los Angeles, CA | 34.9% |
| #243 | Tract 13.02 | Merced, CA | 34.9% |
| #244 | Tract 6003.03 | Los Angeles, CA | 34.9% |
| #245 | Tract 9.01 | Fresno, CA | 34.9% |
| #246 | Tract 2044.20 | Los Angeles, CA | 34.9% |
| #247 | Tract 5780 | Los Angeles, CA | 34.9% |
| #248 | Tract 2400.10 | Los Angeles, CA | 34.8% |
| #249 | Tract 877.01 | Orange, CA | 34.8% |
| #250 | Tract 51 | Fresno, CA | 34.8% |
| #251 | Tract 13.04 | Fresno, CA | 34.7% |
| #252 | Tract 107 | San Bernardino, CA | 34.7% |
| #253 | Tract 113.02 | Monterey, CA | 34.6% |
| #254 | Tract 11.07 | Kern, CA | 34.6% |
| #255 | Tract 1912.03 | Los Angeles, CA | 34.3% |
| #256 | Tract 9.01 | Kings, CA | 34.3% |
| #257 | Tract 47.04 | Fresno, CA | 34.2% |
| #258 | Tract 4620.02 | Los Angeles, CA | 34.2% |
| #259 | Tract 2213.03 | Los Angeles, CA | 34.2% |
| #260 | Tract 1907.01 | Los Angeles, CA | 34.2% |
| #261 | Tract 2316.03 | Los Angeles, CA | 34.2% |
| #262 | Tract 5406 | Los Angeles, CA | 34.2% |
| #263 | Tract 305.02 | Riverside, CA | 34.1% |
| #264 | Tract 53.01 | Sacramento, CA | 34.1% |
| #265 | Tract 3.02 | Tulare, CA | 34.1% |
| #266 | Tract 31.16 | San Joaquin, CA | 34.1% |
| #267 | Tract 7.01 | Kern, CA | 34.0% |
| #268 | Tract 16.01 | Kings, CA | 34.0% |
| #269 | Tract 174.05 | San Diego, CA | 34.0% |
| #270 | Tract 4097 | Alameda, CA | 34.0% |
| #271 | Tract 2411.20 | Los Angeles, CA | 33.9% |
| #272 | Tract 2264.10 | Los Angeles, CA | 33.9% |
| #273 | Tract 12.01 | Kern, CA | 33.9% |
| #274 | Tract 2083.01 | Los Angeles, CA | 33.9% |
| #275 | Tract 2317.20 | Los Angeles, CA | 33.9% |
| #276 | Tract 1991.20 | Los Angeles, CA | 33.8% |
| #277 | Tract 211.02 | San Diego, CA | 33.8% |
| #278 | Tract 14.01 | Merced, CA | 33.8% |
| #279 | Tract 15 | Kern, CA | 33.7% |
| #280 | Tract 1045 | Los Angeles, CA | 33.7% |
| #281 | Tract 24.06 | Santa Barbara, CA | 33.6% |
| #282 | Tract 105.13 | Yolo, CA | 33.6% |
| #283 | Tract 107.01 | Yolo, CA | 33.5% |
| #284 | Tract 1047.01 | Los Angeles, CA | 33.5% |
| #285 | Tract 5753 | Los Angeles, CA | 33.5% |
| #286 | Tract 23.02 | Stanislaus, CA | 33.5% |
| #287 | Tract 49.04 | Kern, CA | 33.5% |
| #288 | Tract 2091.04 | Los Angeles, CA | 33.4% |
| #289 | Tract 611.01 | San Francisco, CA | 33.4% |
| #290 | Tract 100.09 | San Bernardino, CA | 33.4% |
| #291 | Tract 27.09 | San Diego, CA | 33.4% |
| #292 | Tract 106.02 | Yolo, CA | 33.4% |
| #293 | Tract 161.02 | San Francisco, CA | 33.4% |
| #294 | Tract 2431 | Los Angeles, CA | 33.3% |
| #295 | Tract 2111.22 | Los Angeles, CA | 33.3% |
| #296 | Tract 2033 | Los Angeles, CA | 33.2% |
| #297 | Tract 5344.06 | Los Angeles, CA | 33.2% |
| #298 | Tract 25 | Butte, CA | 33.2% |
| #299 | Tract 2383.20 | Los Angeles, CA | 33.2% |
| #300 | Tract 2094.02 | Los Angeles, CA | 33.2% |
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