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California Counties 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 58 counties 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
# Counties Poverty Rate
1 Fresno County, California 0.0%
2 Siskiyou County, California 0.0%
3 Sierra County, California 0.0%
4 Shasta County, California 0.0%
5 San Mateo County, California 0.0%
6 Humboldt County, California 0.0%
7 Placer County, California 0.0%
8 Nevada County, California 0.0%
9 Tehama County, California 0.0%
10 Tulare County, California 0.3%
11 San Bernardino County, California 0.6%
12 Inyo County, California 0.8%
13 Lassen County, California 1.2%
14 Lake County, California 1.4%
15 San Diego County, California 1.9%
16 Sacramento County, California 2.1%
17 Contra Costa County, California 2.3%
18 Plumas County, California 2.4%
19 Alameda County, California 2.7%
20 Santa Clara County, California 3.2%
21 Madera County, California 3.6%
22 Los Angeles County, California 3.6%
23 Solano County, California 3.6%
24 Tuolumne County, California 3.7%
25 Glenn County, California 3.8%
26 Marin County, California 4.0%
27 Amador County, California 4.1%
28 Sonoma County, California 4.8%
29 Kern County, California 4.9%
30 Riverside County, California 5.0%
31 El Dorado County, California 5.4%
32 Napa County, California 5.6%
33 San Francisco County, California 5.7%
34 Santa Cruz County, California 5.8%
35 San Luis Obispo County, California 6.3%
36 Ventura County, California 6.4%
37 San Benito County, California 6.9%
38 Del Norte County, California 6.9%
39 Mariposa County, California 6.9%
40 Yolo County, California 7.3%
41 Santa Barbara County, California 7.6%
42 Alpine County, California 7.8%
43 Calaveras County, California 8.2%
44 Colusa County, California 9.1%
45 Trinity County, California 9.1%
46 San Joaquin County, California 9.7%
47 Stanislaus County, California 10.5%
48 Mendocino County, California 10.7%
49 Butte County, California 10.8%
50 Modoc County, California 11.3%
51 Yuba County, California 11.8%
52 Sutter County, California 12.0%
53 Monterey County, California 12.1%
54 Kings County, California 15.0%
55 Merced County, California 15.2%
56 Imperial County, California 17.0%
57 Mono County, California 19.5%
58 Orange County, California 46.3%