Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for California by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
California
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,610,600.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 27 of 52
United States
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 40,390,045.
- Rank within US : N/A
San Mateo County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 47,945.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 142 of 3143
Placer County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 27,419.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 166 of 3143
Santa Clara County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 128,470.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 191 of 3143
Amador County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,931.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 319 of 3143
Marin County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 19,907.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 319 of 3143
San Benito County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,118.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 319 of 3143
Contra Costa County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 95,048.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 413 of 3143
El Dorado County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 15,754.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 413 of 3143
Napa County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 11,238.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 434 of 3143
Sonoma County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 41,044.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 484 of 3143
Ventura County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 74,630.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 566 of 3143
Alameda County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 149,752.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 602 of 3143
Orange County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 296,493.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 669 of 3143
Solano County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 42,767.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 708 of 3143
San Diego County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 330,602.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 869 of 3143
Inyo County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,928.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 896 of 3143
Nevada County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 10,745.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 923 of 3143
San Francisco County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 87,135.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 923 of 3143
Plumas County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,075.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 937 of 3143
Tuolumne County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,547.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 937 of 3143
Colusa County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,332.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 965 of 3143
Mono County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,441.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1010 of 3143
Riverside County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 266,955.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1036 of 3143
Santa Cruz County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 28,613.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1065 of 3143
Del Norte County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,900.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1154 of 3143
Alpine County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 209.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1323 of 3143
Sierra County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 325.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1323 of 3143
Glenn County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,511.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1348 of 3143
Monterey County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 52,732.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1398 of 3143
Sacramento County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 197,472.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1398 of 3143
San Joaquin County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 97,063.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1398 of 3143
San Luis Obispo County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 34,424.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1452 of 3143
Shasta County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 23,179.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1503 of 3143
Stanislaus County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 71,943.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1530 of 3143
Calaveras County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,083.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1600 of 3143
Los Angeles County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,322,476.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1641 of 3143
San Bernardino County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 291,226.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1641 of 3143
Lassen County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,279.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1663 of 3143
Santa Barbara County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 58,387.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1681 of 3143
Mariposa County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,347.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1708 of 3143
Sutter County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 14,494.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1910 of 3143
Mendocino County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 13,524.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1979 of 3143
Yuba County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 12,501.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1995 of 3143
Tehama County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 9,988.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2022 of 3143
Yolo County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 34,165.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2150 of 3143
Siskiyou County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 7,196.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2213 of 3143
Lake County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 11,156.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2219 of 3143
Kings County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 23,427.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2236 of 3143
Tulare County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 83,473.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2405 of 3143
Trinity County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,830.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2433 of 3143
Butte County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 37,531.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2472 of 3143
Merced County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 51,655.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2485 of 3143
Fresno County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 185,717.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2520 of 3143
Humboldt County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 25,064.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2552 of 3143
Kern County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 168,825.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2568 of 3143
Imperial County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 33,705.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2627 of 3143
Madera County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 30,187.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2648 of 3143
Modoc County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,717.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2678 of 3143
Notes:
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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.