# Counties in California by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 58 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/california-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Trinity County | 32.8 |
| 2 | Tulare County | 27.5 |
| 3 | Lake County | 26.3 |
| 4 | Alpine County | 26.2 |
| 5 | Madera County | 26 |
| 6 | Modoc County | 25.6 |
| 7 | Fresno County | 25.5 |
| 8 | Del Norte County | 25.2 |
| 9 | Imperial County | 25.1 |
| 10 | Kern County | 24.5 |
| 11 | Tehama County | 24.4 |
| 12 | Merced County | 24 |
| 13 | Siskiyou County | 23.8 |
| 14 | Glenn County | 20.9 |
| 15 | Butte County | 20.7 |
| 16 | Mariposa County | 19.6 |
| 17 | Santa Barbara County | 19.1 |
| 18 | Monterey County | 18 |
| 18 | Stanislaus County | 18 |
| 18 | Yuba County | 18 |
| 21 | Plumas County | 17.8 |
| 22 | Humboldt County | 17.7 |
| 23 | Kings County | 17.3 |
| 24 | Lassen County | 17.1 |
| 25 | San Joaquin County | 17 |
| 26 | Mendocino County | 16.9 |
| 27 | Shasta County | 16.7 |
| 28 | San Bernardino County | 16.6 |
| 29 | Los Angeles County | 16.5 |
| 30 | Sierra County | 16.1 |
| 31 | Sacramento County | 15.8 |
| 32 | Sutter County | 15.6 |
| 33 | Colusa County | 15.3 |
| 34 | Inyo County | 14.8 |
| 35 | Tuolumne County | 14.7 |
| 36 | Calaveras County | 14.4 |
| 37 | Santa Cruz County | 13 |
| 38 | Amador County | 12.9 |
| 39 | Nevada County | 12.6 |
| 40 | Ventura County | 12.2 |
| 41 | Solano County | 11.9 |
| 41 | Yolo County | 11.9 |
| 43 | Orange County | 11.4 |
| 43 | San Luis Obispo County | 11.4 |
| 45 | Riverside County | 11.3 |
| 46 | San Diego County | 11.2 |
| 47 | Mono County | 10.8 |
| 48 | San Benito County | 10.2 |
| 49 | San Francisco County | 9.8 |
| 50 | Contra Costa County | 9.6 |
| 50 | Marin County | 9.6 |
| 52 | Sonoma County | 8.6 |
| 53 | Napa County | 8.3 |
| 54 | Alameda County | 8 |
| 54 | El Dorado County | 8 |
| 56 | San Mateo County | 7.3 |
| 57 | Santa Clara County | 6.7 |
| 58 | Placer County | 6.3 |