Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for California by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | N/A | 12.1 | 4,685,272 | 27 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 12.5 | 40,521,584 | N/A |
| San Mateo County | Urban | 6.4 | 48,137 | 145 |
| Placer County | Urban | 6.8 | 27,446 | 197 |
| Santa Clara County | Urban | 6.9 | 129,834 | 206 |
| Marin County | Urban | 7.0 | 17,809 | 221 |
| San Benito County | Urban | 7.5 | 4,832 | 300 |
| Amador County | Rural | 7.8 | 2,945 | 347 |
| Napa County | Urban | 7.9 | 10,620 | 356 |
| Contra Costa County | Urban | 8.3 | 95,255 | 421 |
| El Dorado County | Urban | 8.6 | 16,364 | 481 |
| Sonoma County | Urban | 8.9 | 42,925 | 547 |
| Ventura County | Urban | 9.0 | 74,315 | 555 |
| Solano County | Urban | 9.0 | 39,705 | 562 |
| Alameda County | Urban | 9.2 | 149,843 | 593 |
| Orange County | Urban | 9.7 | 303,810 | 713 |
| Nevada County | Rural | 10.4 | 10,505 | 851 |
| San Francisco County | Urban | 10.5 | 87,849 | 876 |
| San Diego County | Urban | 10.6 | 338,752 | 894 |
| Plumas County | Rural | 10.9 | 2,101 | 951 |
| Colusa County | Rural | 10.9 | 2,364 | 975 |
| Mono County | Rural | 11.3 | 1,478 | 1,058 |
| Tuolumne County | Rural | 11.4 | 5,887 | 1,080 |
| Santa Cruz County | Urban | 11.4 | 29,302 | 1,085 |
| Riverside County | Urban | 11.4 | 272,432 | 1,086 |
| Inyo County | Rural | 11.9 | 2,199 | 1,223 |
| Monterey County | Urban | 12.3 | 51,913 | 1,320 |
| Sierra County | Rural | 12.6 | 359 | 1,391 |
| San Luis Obispo County | Urban | 12.6 | 33,728 | 1,393 |
| San Joaquin County | Urban | 12.9 | 98,352 | 1,445 |
| Calaveras County | Rural | 13.1 | 5,915 | 1,495 |
| Sacramento County | Urban | 13.1 | 204,388 | 1,498 |
| Shasta County | Urban | 13.3 | 23,753 | 1,538 |
| Sutter County | Urban | 13.3 | 13,065 | 1,548 |
| Santa Barbara County | Urban | 13.5 | 57,513 | 1,607 |
| Stanislaus County | Urban | 13.7 | 75,125 | 1,650 |
| Alpine County | Rural | 13.7 | 208 | 1,654 |
| Los Angeles County | Urban | 13.7 | 1,343,978 | 1,656 |
| San Bernardino County | Urban | 13.8 | 294,246 | 1,666 |
| Del Norte County | Rural | 14.3 | 3,585 | 1,775 |
| Lassen County | Rural | 15.2 | 3,645 | 1,954 |
| Glenn County | Rural | 15.3 | 4,335 | 1,958 |
| Yuba County | Urban | 15.4 | 12,375 | 1,987 |
| Mariposa County | Rural | 16.0 | 2,712 | 2,091 |
| Mendocino County | Rural | 16.2 | 14,483 | 2,128 |
| Tehama County | Rural | 16.2 | 10,483 | 2,131 |
| Kings County | Urban | 16.2 | 22,634 | 2,137 |
| Lake County | Rural | 16.6 | 11,065 | 2,206 |
| Siskiyou County | Rural | 16.7 | 7,289 | 2,231 |
| Modoc County | Rural | 16.9 | 1,430 | 2,272 |
| Yolo County | Urban | 17.4 | 36,521 | 2,348 |
| Butte County | Urban | 18.2 | 38,015 | 2,456 |
| Tulare County | Urban | 18.5 | 86,391 | 2,479 |
| Merced County | Urban | 18.5 | 51,272 | 2,489 |
| Kern County | Urban | 19.3 | 170,013 | 2,572 |
| Fresno County | Urban | 19.5 | 193,675 | 2,597 |
| Humboldt County | Rural | 19.8 | 26,394 | 2,623 |
| Madera County | Urban | 20.1 | 30,154 | 2,641 |
| Imperial County | Urban | 21.1 | 36,092 | 2,737 |
| Trinity County | Rural | 22.0 | 3,457 | 2,806 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/19/2025 8:20 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/19/2025 8:20 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.