State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for California by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, Amer. Indian/Alaskan Native (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 114,480.
• Rank within US : N/A

California

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 10,761.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 9 of 52

Tehama County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 97.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2140 of 2410

Lake County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 40.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 176.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2071 of 2410

Kings County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 34.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 146.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1988 of 2410

Humboldt County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 32.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 434.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1966 of 2410

Imperial County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 32.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 146.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1959 of 2410

Merced County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 30.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 194.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1940 of 2410

San Francisco County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 30.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 217.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1933 of 2410

Lassen County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 30.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 51.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1929 of 2410

Del Norte County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 27.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 87.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1872 of 2410

El Dorado County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 68.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1794 of 2410

Mendocino County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 201.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1790 of 2410

Kern County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 446.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1695 of 2410

Fresno County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 498.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1691 of 2410

Tulare County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 260.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1683 of 2410

Siskiyou County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 72.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1669 of 2410

Napa County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 41.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1661 of 2410

Ventura County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 359.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1653 of 2410

Glenn County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 33.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1591 of 2410

Alpine County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 9.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1587 of 2410

Inyo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 89.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1577 of 2410

Sierra County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 6.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1567 of 2410

Sutter County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 45.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1532 of 2410

Plumas County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 9.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1500 of 2410

Sacramento County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 328.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1499 of 2410

Santa Clara County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 302.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1470 of 2410

Santa Barbara County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 142.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1468 of 2410

San Bernardino County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 717.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1460 of 2410

Marin County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 22.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1459 of 2410

San Diego County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 745.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1452 of 2410

Los Angeles County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,643.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1436 of 2410

Yuba County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 26.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1426 of 2410

Madera County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 59.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1417 of 2410

Riverside County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 512.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1413 of 2410

Orange County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 449.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1411 of 2410

Butte County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 78.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1406 of 2410

Monterey County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 73.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1386 of 2410

San Joaquin County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 146.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1383 of 2410

Yolo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 33.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1375 of 2410

Mono County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1371 of 2410

Alameda County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 273.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1352 of 2410

Modoc County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1337 of 2410

Shasta County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 66.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1326 of 2410

Solano County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 64.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1314 of 2410

Placer County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 43.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1307 of 2410

Santa Cruz County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 32.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1279 of 2410

Sonoma County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 71.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1271 of 2410

Colusa County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1248 of 2410

San Mateo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 60.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1240 of 2410

San Luis Obispo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 36.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1225 of 2410

Stanislaus County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 60.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1215 of 2410

Contra Costa County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 80.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1212 of 2410

Tuolumne County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1152 of 2410

Amador County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 0.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1 of 2410

Calaveras County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 0.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1 of 2410

Mariposa County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 0.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1 of 2410

Nevada County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 0.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1 of 2410

San Benito County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 0.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1 of 2410

Trinity County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 0.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1 of 2410

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/01/2024 6:26 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.