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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
701 Cathedral City city, California 9.9%
702 West Sacramento city, California 9.9%
703 Shasta Lake city, California 9.9%
704 Esparto CDP, California 10.0%
705 Mead Valley CDP, California 10.0%
706 Oakdale city, California 10.0%
707 Boyes Hot Springs CDP, California 10.0%
708 Lakeland Village CDP, California 10.0%
709 Fort Irwin CDP, California 10.0%
710 Corning city, California 10.0%
711 Modesto city, California 10.0%
712 Moreno Valley city, California 10.1%
713 Buckhorn CDP, California 10.1%
714 Wofford Heights CDP, California 10.1%
715 Greenfield CDP, California 10.2%
716 Sutter Creek city, California 10.2%
717 North Auburn CDP, California 10.2%
718 McSwain CDP, California 10.2%
719 Sacramento city, California 10.3%
720 Salida CDP, California 10.3%
721 Oakhurst CDP, California 10.3%
722 Long Beach city, California 10.3%
723 Crestline CDP, California 10.4%
724 Sanger city, California 10.4%
725 Montalvin Manor CDP, California 10.4%
726 Grover Beach city, California 10.4%
727 West Rancho Dominguez CDP, California 10.4%
728 Marina city, California 10.5%
729 Gridley city, California 10.5%
730 Humboldt Hill CDP, California 10.5%
731 Pixley CDP, California 10.5%
732 Phelan CDP, California 10.5%
733 Angels city, California 10.5%
734 Bellflower city, California 10.6%
735 Diamond Springs CDP, California 10.6%
736 Lucerne CDP, California 10.6%
737 Monterey Park city, California 10.7%
738 Ontario city, California 10.7%
739 Ukiah city, California 10.7%
740 Midway City CDP, California 10.7%
741 Imperial city, California 10.7%
742 Las Lomas CDP, California 10.8%
743 Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), California 10.8%
744 Running Springs CDP, California 10.8%
745 Lake Los Angeles CDP, California 10.8%
746 Colfax city, California 10.8%
747 Bolinas CDP, California 10.8%
748 Fallbrook CDP, California 10.8%
749 Meiners Oaks CDP, California 10.8%
750 Denair Unified School District, California 10.9%
751 Brisbane city, California 11.0%
752 Rialto city, California 11.0%
753 Big Bear City CDP, California 11.0%
754 Madera Acres CDP, California 11.1%
755 North Lakeport CDP, California 11.1%
756 Coachella city, California 11.1%
757 Santa Maria city, California 11.2%
758 Mira Monte CDP, California 11.2%
759 Commerce city, California 11.3%
760 Inglewood city, California 11.3%
761 San Gabriel city, California 11.4%
762 Country Club CDP, California 11.4%
763 South Gate city, California 11.5%
764 Pomona city, California 11.5%
765 Riverbank city, California 11.5%
766 Coarsegold CDP, California 11.5%
767 Avila Beach CDP, California 11.5%
768 Seaside city, California 11.5%
769 Marin City CDP, California 11.5%
770 Lemoore city, California 11.6%
771 Madera Ranchos CDP, California 11.6%
772 Willows city, California 11.6%
773 Salinas city, California 11.6%
774 Twentynine Palms city, California 11.7%
775 Fortuna city, California 11.7%
776 Rosemead city, California 11.7%
777 Linden Unified School District, California 11.7%
778 Ceres city, California 11.7%
779 Live Oak city, California 11.8%
780 Waterford city, California 11.8%
781 Paramount city, California 11.9%
782 Los Angeles city, California 11.9%
783 Palmdale city, California 11.9%
784 Camp Pendleton Mainside CDP, California 11.9%
785 Baldwin Park city, California 11.9%
786 Desert Edge CDP, California 12.0%
787 Bloomington CDP, California 12.0%
788 Black Point-Green Point CDP, California 12.0%
789 North Fair Oaks CDP, California 12.0%
790 Wildomar city, California 12.0%
791 Oceano CDP, California 12.0%
792 Colton city, California 12.1%
793 Apple Valley town, California 12.1%
794 Bay Point CDP, California 12.1%
795 Rosemont CDP, California 12.1%
796 Santa Paula city, California 12.2%
797 Highgrove CDP, California 12.2%
798 Armona CDP, California 12.2%
799 San Jacinto city, California 12.3%
800 Le Grand CDP, California 12.3%