# Counties in California by poverty rate, 2024

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

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/california-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/california-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Trinity County | 23 |
| 2 | Del Norte County | 19.9 |
| 2 | Tulare County | 19.9 |
| 4 | Lake County | 19.7 |
| 5 | Imperial County | 18.8 |
| 6 | Butte County | 18.7 |
| 7 | Kern County | 18.6 |
| 8 | Merced County | 18.4 |
| 9 | Fresno County | 18.2 |
| 9 | Tehama County | 18.2 |
| 11 | Humboldt County | 18 |
| 12 | Madera County | 17.7 |
| 13 | Yolo County | 17.4 |
| 14 | Siskiyou County | 17.3 |
| 15 | Lassen County | 17.2 |
| 16 | Modoc County | 17.1 |
| 17 | Alpine County | 15.8 |
| 18 | Santa Barbara County | 15.7 |
| 19 | Glenn County | 15.5 |
| 20 | Mariposa County | 15.1 |
| 21 | Shasta County | 14.6 |
| 22 | Kings County | 14.4 |
| 23 | Stanislaus County | 14.2 |
| 24 | Monterey County | 13.7 |
| 25 | Colusa County | 13.6 |
| 26 | Sierra County | 13.5 |
| 26 | Yuba County | 13.5 |
| 28 | Mendocino County | 13.4 |
| 29 | Los Angeles County | 13.3 |
| 30 | Plumas County | 13 |
| 31 | San Joaquin County | 12.9 |
| 32 | Tuolumne County | 12.7 |
| 33 | San Bernardino County | 12.6 |
| 33 | San Luis Obispo County | 12.6 |
| 33 | Sutter County | 12.6 |
| 36 | Sacramento County | 12 |
| 37 | Santa Cruz County | 11.9 |
| 38 | Calaveras County | 11.5 |
| 39 | San Francisco County | 11.3 |
| 40 | Inyo County | 11.2 |
| 41 | Amador County | 10.8 |
| 42 | San Diego County | 10.1 |
| 42 | Solano County | 10.1 |
| 44 | Marin County | 9.9 |
| 45 | Mono County | 9.8 |
| 45 | Riverside County | 9.8 |
| 47 | Orange County | 9.7 |
| 48 | Nevada County | 9.6 |
| 49 | Ventura County | 9.5 |
| 50 | Alameda County | 8.8 |
| 51 | San Benito County | 8.7 |
| 52 | Contra Costa County | 8.5 |
| 53 | Sonoma County | 8.4 |
| 54 | El Dorado County | 7.9 |
| 55 | Napa County | 7.8 |
| 56 | San Mateo County | 7.2 |
| 57 | Santa Clara County | 7.1 |
| 58 | Placer County | 6.8 |