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California Cities by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 1,054 cities ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Cities Poverty Rate ↑
101 San Anselmo town, California 1.3%
102 Lake Sherwood CDP, California 1.3%
103 Santa Rosa Valley CDP, California 1.3%
104 Templeton CDP, California 1.3%
105 Indian Wells city, California 1.4%
106 Felton CDP, California 1.4%
107 Clayton city, California 1.4%
108 Casa Conejo CDP, California 1.4%
109 Shingletown CDP, California 1.4%
110 Palo Cedro CDP, California 1.4%
111 Loyola CDP, California 1.4%
112 Oak Park CDP, California 1.4%
113 Rancho Mission Viejo CDP, California 1.5%
114 Linden CDP, California 1.5%
115 Auburn Lake Trails CDP, California 1.6%
116 Corralitos CDP, California 1.6%
117 Lafayette city, California 1.6%
118 Gold River CDP, California 1.6%
119 Rio del Mar CDP, California 1.6%
120 Mill Valley city, California 1.7%
121 Windsor town, California 1.7%
122 Beale AFB CDP, California 1.7%
123 San Carlos city, California 1.8%
124 Rio Vista city, California 1.8%
125 Dogtown CDP, California 1.8%
126 Ripon city, California 1.8%
127 San Martin CDP, California 1.9%
128 Fort Dick CDP, California 1.9%
129 Kentfield CDP, California 1.9%
130 Cayucos CDP, California 1.9%
131 Aromas CDP, California 1.9%
132 Buellton city, California 2.0%
133 Jones Valley CDP, California 2.0%
134 La Habra Heights city, California 2.0%
135 Arroyo Grande city, California 2.0%
136 Morgan Hill city, California 2.0%
137 Redondo Beach city, California 2.1%
138 Newark city, California 2.1%
139 Marina del Rey CDP, California 2.1%
140 Shandon CDP, California 2.1%
141 Wilton CDP, California 2.1%
142 Los Altos Hills town, California 2.1%
143 Laguna Beach city, California 2.1%
144 Mountain House CDP, California 2.1%
145 Hillsborough town, California 2.2%
146 Vandenberg Village CDP, California 2.2%
147 Gustine city, California 2.2%
148 Woodside town, California 2.2%
149 Hercules city, California 2.2%
150 Half Moon Bay city, California 2.3%
151 Rose Hills CDP, California 2.3%
152 Borrego Springs CDP, California 2.3%
153 Monte Sereno city, California 2.3%
154 La Cañada Flintridge city, California 2.3%
155 Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP, California 2.3%
156 Harbison Canyon CDP, California 2.3%
157 Menlo Park city, California 2.3%
158 West Bishop CDP, California 2.3%
159 Bear Valley Springs CDP, California 2.3%
160 Los Altos city, California 2.4%
161 Jamestown CDP, California 2.4%
162 Penn Valley CDP, California 2.4%
163 Val Verde CDP, California 2.4%
164 Livermore city, California 2.4%
165 Rancho Palos Verdes city, California 2.4%
166 Palos Verdes Estates city, California 2.4%
167 Penngrove CDP, California 2.4%
168 San Bruno city, California 2.5%
169 Winters city, California 2.5%
170 Highlands CDP, California 2.5%
171 Solana Beach city, California 2.5%
172 French Valley CDP, California 2.5%
173 Petaluma city, California 2.5%
174 Janesville CDP, California 2.5%
175 Seacliff CDP, California 2.5%
176 Casa de Oro-Mount Helix CDP, California 2.5%
177 Bella Vista CDP, California 2.5%
178 Lake San Marcos CDP, California 2.5%
179 Cloverdale city, California 2.6%
180 Mather CDP, California 2.6%
181 Saratoga city, California 2.7%
182 Coronado city, California 2.7%
183 Allendale CDP, California 2.7%
184 Vandenberg AFB CDP, California 2.7%
185 Danville town, California 2.7%
186 Poway city, California 2.7%
187 Ione city, California 2.7%
188 Campbell city, California 2.7%
189 Santa Venetia CDP, California 2.7%
190 Lake Nacimiento CDP, California 2.8%
191 Rosedale CDP, California 2.8%
192 Eastern Goleta Valley CDP, California 2.8%
193 Bakersfield Country Club CDP, California 2.8%
194 El Verano CDP, California 2.8%
195 Edwards AFB CDP, California 2.8%
196 Piedmont city, California 2.8%
197 Mountain View city, California 2.8%
198 El Segundo city, California 2.8%
199 Sea Ranch CDP, California 2.8%
200 Pleasanton city, California 2.8%