State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for California by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 69,762,719.
• Rank within US : N/A

California

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 8,533,480.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 28 of 52

Los Angeles County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 2,485,925.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1661 of 3146

San Diego County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.5 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 630,993.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 845 of 3146

Orange County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.9 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 560,719.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 614 of 3146

San Bernardino County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.5 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 554,056.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1870 of 3146

Riverside County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.2 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 551,231.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1388 of 3146

Sacramento County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.9 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 359,432.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1486 of 3146

Fresno County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 34.7 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 335,832.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2720 of 3146

Kern County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 34.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 295,006.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2699 of 3146

Alameda County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.3 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 249,849.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 331 of 3146

Santa Clara County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 235,509.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 137 of 3146

San Joaquin County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.2 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 183,163.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1685 of 3146

Tulare County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 38.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 175,313.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2925 of 3146

Contra Costa County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 165,356.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 276 of 3146

Stanislaus County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.5 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 142,786.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1872 of 3146

San Francisco County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 138,726.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 399 of 3146

Ventura County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 138,713.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 454 of 3146

Monterey County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.5 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 101,857.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1572 of 3146

Santa Barbara County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.8 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 97,011.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1324 of 3146

Merced County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 34.2 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 90,824.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2688 of 3146

San Mateo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.2 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 85,594.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 89 of 3146

Sonoma County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 77,025.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 360 of 3146

Solano County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.7 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 71,916.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 466 of 3146

Butte County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 29.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 63,905.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2199 of 3146

Imperial County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 36.5 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 62,322.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2842 of 3146

Santa Cruz County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 56,115.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1119 of 3146

Yolo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.7 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 55,937.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1902 of 3146

San Luis Obispo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 49,448.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 720 of 3146

Placer County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.3 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 46,922.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 128 of 3146

Madera County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 31.2 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 45,868.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2435 of 3146

Shasta County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 45,800.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1796 of 3146

Humboldt County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 31.3 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 41,447.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2439 of 3146

Kings County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 29.9 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 40,681.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2294 of 3146

Marin County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.3 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 31,201.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 129 of 3146

El Dorado County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 26,216.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 234 of 3146

Sutter County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.5 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 25,185.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1874 of 3146

Mendocino County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 28.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 23,958.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2082 of 3146

Tehama County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 35.2 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 22,197.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2761 of 3146

Yuba County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.0 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 19,421.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1794 of 3146

Napa County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 19,171.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 236 of 3146

Lake County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 30.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 19,033.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2317 of 3146

Nevada County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.8 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 18,460.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 758 of 3146

Siskiyou County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 28.7 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 12,372.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2164 of 3146

San Benito County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.7 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 10,641.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 583 of 3146

Tuolumne County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.2 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 10,189.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 946 of 3146

Calaveras County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 8,142.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 639 of 3146

Glenn County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 28.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 7,874.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2154 of 3146

Del Norte County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 29.5 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 7,216.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2254 of 3146

Amador County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.9 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 6,222.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 620 of 3146

Colusa County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.5 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 4,999.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1433 of 3146

Lassen County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 4,862.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1376 of 3146

Mariposa County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.4 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 4,208.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1566 of 3146

Trinity County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 31.7 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 3,946.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2484 of 3146

Plumas County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 3,412.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 726 of 3146

Inyo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.3 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 3,045.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 538 of 3146

Mono County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.8 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 2,674.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 764 of 3146

Modoc County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 29.1 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 2,501.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2204 of 3146

Sierra County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.8 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 746.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1612 of 3146

Alpine County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 29.6 percent.
• People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 308.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2266 of 3146

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 09/30/2022 10:00 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.