Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for California by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | N/A | 12.0 | 4,632,248 | 29 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 12.5 | 40,735,661 | N/A |
| Sierra County | Rural | 4.4 | 114 | 17 |
| San Benito County | Urban | 6.7 | 4,465 | 169 |
| San Mateo County | Urban | 6.7 | 49,359 | 169 |
| Placer County | Urban | 6.8 | 28,078 | 182 |
| Santa Clara County | Urban | 7.1 | 132,836 | 218 |
| El Dorado County | Urban | 8.0 | 15,285 | 352 |
| Amador County | Rural | 8.2 | 3,111 | 388 |
| Marin County | Urban | 8.3 | 21,068 | 411 |
| Contra Costa County | Urban | 8.4 | 96,639 | 429 |
| Napa County | Urban | 8.5 | 11,184 | 452 |
| Mono County | Rural | 8.6 | 1,116 | 477 |
| Sonoma County | Urban | 8.9 | 42,583 | 542 |
| Alameda County | Urban | 9.2 | 149,429 | 601 |
| Ventura County | Urban | 9.3 | 77,301 | 629 |
| Orange County | Urban | 9.5 | 296,883 | 676 |
| Alpine County | Rural | 10.0 | 161 | 785 |
| Solano County | Urban | 10.0 | 44,182 | 785 |
| San Diego County | Urban | 10.3 | 328,769 | 849 |
| Tuolumne County | Rural | 10.4 | 5,384 | 871 |
| Plumas County | Rural | 10.6 | 2,036 | 912 |
| Riverside County | Urban | 10.6 | 259,442 | 912 |
| Inyo County | Rural | 10.9 | 1,997 | 981 |
| Nevada County | Rural | 11.0 | 11,173 | 994 |
| San Francisco County | Urban | 11.2 | 91,125 | 1,049 |
| Colusa County | Rural | 11.4 | 2,465 | 1,105 |
| Santa Cruz County | Urban | 11.6 | 29,478 | 1,145 |
| San Joaquin County | Urban | 12.4 | 97,455 | 1,365 |
| Sacramento County | Urban | 12.5 | 196,831 | 1,386 |
| Monterey County | Urban | 12.7 | 53,589 | 1,430 |
| Del Norte County | Rural | 12.9 | 3,204 | 1,481 |
| San Luis Obispo County | Urban | 12.9 | 34,565 | 1,481 |
| Calaveras County | Rural | 13.0 | 5,956 | 1,514 |
| San Bernardino County | Urban | 13.3 | 287,814 | 1,589 |
| Shasta County | Urban | 13.3 | 23,705 | 1,589 |
| Stanislaus County | Urban | 13.5 | 74,260 | 1,630 |
| Los Angeles County | Urban | 13.7 | 1,326,437 | 1,671 |
| Lassen County | Rural | 14.0 | 3,332 | 1,744 |
| Mariposa County | Rural | 14.0 | 2,371 | 1,744 |
| Yuba County | Urban | 14.2 | 11,800 | 1,789 |
| Sutter County | Urban | 14.4 | 14,145 | 1,824 |
| Santa Barbara County | Urban | 14.7 | 62,400 | 1,884 |
| Mendocino County | Rural | 15.4 | 13,637 | 2,011 |
| Tehama County | Rural | 15.6 | 10,025 | 2,048 |
| Glenn County | Rural | 16.0 | 4,514 | 2,110 |
| Kings County | Urban | 16.0 | 22,320 | 2,110 |
| Siskiyou County | Rural | 16.4 | 7,037 | 2,187 |
| Yolo County | Urban | 16.7 | 35,478 | 2,241 |
| Lake County | Rural | 17.0 | 11,350 | 2,286 |
| Modoc County | Rural | 17.9 | 1,514 | 2,423 |
| Tulare County | Urban | 17.9 | 84,619 | 2,423 |
| Fresno County | Urban | 18.3 | 182,962 | 2,482 |
| Humboldt County | Rural | 18.7 | 24,587 | 2,529 |
| Kern County | Urban | 19.1 | 170,301 | 2,573 |
| Merced County | Urban | 19.1 | 54,568 | 2,573 |
| Butte County | Urban | 19.2 | 39,109 | 2,586 |
| Madera County | Urban | 19.2 | 29,624 | 2,586 |
| Imperial County | Urban | 19.5 | 33,819 | 2,616 |
| Trinity County | Rural | 20.7 | 3,257 | 2,726 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 12:35 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.