# Cities in California by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 376 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/california-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Arvin, CA | 34.6 |
| 2 | Lindsay, CA | 33.1 |
| 3 | San Luis Obispo, CA | 30.4 |
| 4 | Cudahy, CA | 28.7 |
| 5 | Mendota, CA | 27.5 |
| 6 | Arcata, CA | 27.2 |
| 7 | Parlier, CA | 27.1 |
| 8 | Dinuba, CA | 26.8 |
| 9 | Davis, CA | 26.5 |
| 10 | Madera, CA | 25.6 |
| 11 | Clearlake, CA | 25.5 |
| 12 | Marysville, CA | 24.5 |
| 13 | McFarland, CA | 24.1 |
| 14 | Merced, CA | 23.9 |
| 15 | Barstow, CA | 23.1 |
| 16 | King City, CA | 23 |
| 17 | Farmersville, CA | 22.9 |
| 18 | California City, CA | 22.8 |
| 19 | Chico, CA | 22.7 |
| 20 | Reedley, CA | 22.3 |
| 21 | Grass Valley, CA | 22.1 |
| 22 | Coalinga, CA | 21.7 |
| 23 | Bell, CA | 21.6 |
| 24 | El Centro, CA | 21.6 |
| 25 | Oroville, CA | 21.4 |
| 26 | Brawley, CA | 21.3 |
| 27 | Kerman, CA | 21.3 |
| 28 | Anderson, CA | 21.2 |
| 29 | Atwater, CA | 21 |
| 30 | South El Monte, CA | 20.9 |
| 31 | Shafter, CA | 20.7 |
| 32 | Corcoran, CA | 20.7 |
| 33 | El Cajon, CA | 20.5 |
| 34 | Fresno, CA | 20.1 |
| 35 | Bell Gardens, CA | 20 |
| 36 | Calexico, CA | 19.7 |
| 37 | Chowchilla, CA | 19.6 |
| 38 | Maywood, CA | 19.4 |
| 39 | Avenal, CA | 19.2 |
| 40 | Selma, CA | 19 |
| 41 | Blythe, CA | 18.9 |
| 42 | Banning, CA | 18.8 |
| 42 | Red Bluff, CA | 18.8 |
| 44 | San Bernardino, CA | 18.6 |
| 45 | Wasco, CA | 18.4 |
| 46 | Victorville, CA | 18.4 |
| 47 | Huntington Park, CA | 18.3 |
| 48 | Paradise, CA | 18.2 |
| 49 | Fortuna, CA | 18.2 |
| 50 | Eureka, CA | 18.1 |
| 51 | Desert Hot Springs, CA | 18 |
| 52 | Lynwood, CA | 18 |
| 53 | Tulare, CA | 17.9 |
| 54 | Compton, CA | 17.9 |
| 55 | Ukiah, CA | 17.9 |
| 56 | Montclair, CA | 17.7 |
| 57 | Susanville, CA | 17.6 |
| 58 | El Monte, CA | 17.5 |
| 59 | Los Banos, CA | 17.4 |
| 60 | Porterville, CA | 17.3 |
| 60 | Santa Maria, CA | 17.3 |
| 62 | Berkeley, CA | 17.3 |
| 62 | Lompoc, CA | 17.3 |
| 64 | Adelanto, CA | 17.2 |
| 65 | Highland, CA | 17.1 |
| 66 | Livingston, CA | 17.1 |
| 67 | Santa Cruz, CA | 17 |
| 68 | Hesperia, CA | 17 |
| 69 | Soledad, CA | 16.7 |
| 70 | Apple Valley, CA | 16.6 |
| 71 | Los Angeles, CA | 16.6 |
| 72 | Bakersfield, CA | 16.3 |
| 73 | Hawaiian Gardens, CA | 16.3 |
| 74 | San Jacinto, CA | 16.1 |
| 75 | Seaside, CA | 16 |
| 76 | Delano, CA | 16 |
| 77 | Ceres, CA | 15.9 |
| 78 | Placerville, CA | 15.9 |
| 79 | Sanger, CA | 15.8 |
| 80 | Palmdale, CA | 15.7 |
| 81 | Yucca Valley, CA | 15.7 |
| 82 | Lancaster, CA | 15.6 |
| 83 | Hawthorne, CA | 15.5 |
| 84 | Stockton, CA | 15.5 |
| 85 | Lemoore, CA | 15.1 |
| 86 | Hemet, CA | 14.9 |
| 87 | Imperial Beach, CA | 14.8 |
| 88 | Long Beach, CA | 14.8 |
| 89 | Oakdale, CA | 14.8 |
| 90 | Watsonville, CA | 14.7 |
| 91 | Inglewood, CA | 14.6 |
| 92 | National City, CA | 14.6 |
| 93 | Hanford, CA | 14.5 |
| 94 | Twentynine Palms, CA | 14.5 |
| 95 | Westminster, CA | 14.4 |
| 96 | Pomona, CA | 14.3 |
| 97 | Yuba City, CA | 14.3 |
| 98 | Santa Paula, CA | 14.2 |
| 99 | Exeter, CA | 14.2 |
| 100 | Laguna Woods, CA | 14.2 |
| 101 | Redding, CA | 14.1 |
| 102 | Santa Barbara, CA | 14 |
| 103 | Tehachapi, CA | 13.9 |
| 104 | Sacramento, CA | 13.9 |
| 105 | Emeryville, CA | 13.8 |
| 106 | Colton, CA | 13.7 |
| 107 | Rosemead, CA | 13.7 |
| 108 | Salinas, CA | 13.6 |
| 109 | Richmond, CA | 13.6 |
| 110 | Baldwin Park, CA | 13.5 |
| 111 | Oakland, CA | 13.4 |
| 112 | Stanton, CA | 13.4 |
| 113 | Modesto, CA | 13.3 |
| 114 | Pasadena, CA | 13.3 |
| 115 | Shasta Lake, CA | 13.3 |
| 116 | Bellflower, CA | 13.3 |
| 117 | Azusa, CA | 13.2 |
| 118 | Cathedral City, CA | 13.1 |
| 119 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA | 13.1 |
| 120 | Lawndale, CA | 13 |
| 121 | Auburn, CA | 13 |
| 121 | Santa Fe Springs, CA | 13 |
| 123 | Lomita, CA | 13 |
| 124 | Glendale, CA | 12.9 |
| 125 | West Hollywood, CA | 12.9 |
| 126 | West Sacramento, CA | 12.8 |
| 127 | Riverbank, CA | 12.8 |
| 128 | Rialto, CA | 12.7 |
| 128 | South Gate, CA | 12.7 |
| 130 | Alhambra, CA | 12.6 |
| 131 | San Pablo, CA | 12.6 |
| 132 | Paramount, CA | 12.6 |
| 133 | Ridgecrest, CA | 12.5 |
| 134 | Imperial, CA | 12.5 |
| 135 | Lodi, CA | 12.5 |
| 136 | Anaheim, CA | 12.4 |
| 137 | Ontario, CA | 12.4 |
| 138 | Commerce, CA | 12.4 |
| 138 | Monterey Park, CA | 12.4 |
| 140 | Fullerton, CA | 12.3 |
| 140 | Garden Grove, CA | 12.3 |
| 142 | Loma Linda, CA | 12.3 |
| 143 | Newman, CA | 12.2 |
| 144 | Vallejo, CA | 12.2 |
| 145 | Escondido, CA | 12.2 |
| 145 | Marina, CA | 12.2 |
| 147 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 12.2 |
| 148 | Riverside, CA | 12.2 |
| 149 | Montebello, CA | 12.1 |
| 150 | Gardena, CA | 11.8 |
| 151 | Palm Springs, CA | 11.8 |
| 152 | Grover Beach, CA | 11.8 |
| 153 | Moreno Valley, CA | 11.7 |
| 154 | Rancho Mirage, CA | 11.7 |
| 154 | San Rafael, CA | 11.7 |
| 156 | Healdsburg, CA | 11.6 |
| 157 | La Mesa, CA | 11.5 |
| 157 | Visalia, CA | 11.5 |
| 159 | Indio, CA | 11.5 |
| 160 | Port Hueneme, CA | 11.4 |
| 161 | Greenfield, CA | 11.4 |
| 162 | Antioch, CA | 11.4 |
| 163 | Atascadero, CA | 11.4 |
| 164 | La Puente, CA | 11.4 |
| 165 | Turlock, CA | 11.3 |
| 166 | Pittsburg, CA | 11.2 |
| 167 | Santa Monica, CA | 11.2 |
| 168 | San Francisco, CA | 11.2 |
| 169 | Oxnard, CA | 11.1 |
| 170 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 11 |
| 170 | Palm Desert, CA | 11 |
| 172 | San Diego, CA | 11 |
| 173 | La Habra, CA | 10.9 |
| 174 | Irvine, CA | 10.9 |
| 175 | Santa Ana, CA | 10.8 |
| 176 | Kingsburg, CA | 10.8 |
| 177 | Burbank, CA | 10.7 |
| 178 | Perris, CA | 10.7 |
| 179 | San Gabriel, CA | 10.6 |
| 180 | Wildomar, CA | 10.6 |
| 181 | Vista, CA | 10.5 |
| 182 | Rohnert Park, CA | 10.5 |
| 183 | San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | 10.4 |
| 184 | Sonoma, CA | 10.4 |
| 185 | Monrovia, CA | 10.3 |
| 185 | Pico Rivera, CA | 10.3 |
| 187 | Rio Vista, CA | 10.3 |
| 188 | East Palo Alto, CA | 10.3 |
| 189 | Coachella, CA | 10.2 |
| 190 | Dixon, CA | 10.2 |
| 191 | Fairfield, CA | 10.2 |
| 192 | Walnut, CA | 10.1 |
| 193 | Diamond Bar, CA | 10 |
| 194 | Beaumont, CA | 10 |
| 195 | West Covina, CA | 10 |
| 196 | Fontana, CA | 9.9 |
| 197 | Tustin, CA | 9.9 |
| 198 | San Dimas, CA | 9.9 |
| 199 | San Fernando, CA | 9.9 |
| 200 | Monterey, CA | 9.8 |
| 201 | Santa Rosa, CA | 9.7 |
| 202 | Hayward, CA | 9.6 |
| 203 | Novato, CA | 9.6 |
| 204 | Beverly Hills, CA | 9.6 |
| 205 | Menifee, CA | 9.5 |
| 206 | Manteca, CA | 9.5 |
| 207 | Orange, CA | 9.5 |
| 208 | Artesia, CA | 9.4 |
| 208 | Lake Elsinore, CA | 9.4 |
| 210 | South Lake Tahoe, CA | 9.3 |
| 211 | Norwalk, CA | 9.3 |
| 212 | American Canyon, CA | 9.3 |
| 213 | Upland, CA | 9.3 |
| 214 | Goleta, CA | 9.3 |
| 215 | Lemon Grove, CA | 9.2 |
| 215 | San Marcos, CA | 9.2 |
| 217 | Costa Mesa, CA | 9.1 |
| 218 | Yucaipa, CA | 9.1 |
| 219 | Redlands, CA | 9.1 |
| 220 | Whittier, CA | 9.1 |
| 221 | Patterson, CA | 9 |
| 222 | Downey, CA | 9 |
| 223 | Los Alamitos, CA | 9 |
| 223 | Truckee, CA | 9 |
| 225 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 8.9 |
| 226 | Covina, CA | 8.9 |
| 227 | Calabasas, CA | 8.8 |
| 228 | La Quinta, CA | 8.8 |
| 229 | Buena Park, CA | 8.8 |
| 230 | Chula Vista, CA | 8.8 |
| 231 | Corona, CA | 8.7 |
| 232 | Temple City, CA | 8.7 |
| 233 | Carson, CA | 8.7 |
| 234 | Arcadia, CA | 8.6 |
| 235 | Citrus Heights, CA | 8.6 |
| 236 | Camarillo, CA | 8.5 |
| 237 | Lake Forest, CA | 8.5 |
| 238 | Napa, CA | 8.5 |
| 239 | La Verne, CA | 8.5 |
| 240 | Morro Bay, CA | 8.5 |
| 241 | Suisun City, CA | 8.4 |
| 242 | Santa Clara, CA | 8.4 |
| 243 | Duarte, CA | 8.4 |
| 244 | Brentwood, CA | 8.4 |
| 245 | San Leandro, CA | 8.3 |
| 246 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | 8.3 |
| 247 | Oceanside, CA | 8.3 |
| 248 | Concord, CA | 8.2 |
| 249 | Vacaville, CA | 8.2 |
| 249 | Woodland, CA | 8.2 |
| 251 | San Mateo, CA | 8.2 |
| 252 | San Jose, CA | 8.1 |
| 253 | Chino, CA | 8 |
| 254 | Fountain Valley, CA | 8 |
| 255 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 8 |
| 256 | Clovis, CA | 8 |
| 257 | Elk Grove, CA | 8 |
| 257 | Galt, CA | 8 |
| 259 | Placentia, CA | 7.9 |
| 260 | Hollister, CA | 7.9 |
| 261 | Santee, CA | 7.9 |
| 262 | Huntington Beach, CA | 7.8 |
| 263 | Laguna Hills, CA | 7.8 |
| 263 | Torrance, CA | 7.8 |
| 263 | Tracy, CA | 7.8 |
| 266 | Daly City, CA | 7.7 |
| 267 | Chino Hills, CA | 7.6 |
| 268 | Benicia, CA | 7.6 |
| 268 | Pacific Grove, CA | 7.6 |
| 270 | Culver City, CA | 7.5 |
| 271 | Grand Terrace, CA | 7.5 |
| 272 | San Anselmo, CA | 7.4 |
| 273 | Santa Clarita, CA | 7.4 |
| 274 | Encinitas, CA | 7.4 |
| 275 | Moraga, CA | 7.3 |
| 276 | Pleasant Hill, CA | 7.3 |
| 277 | Glendora, CA | 7.3 |
| 278 | Temecula, CA | 7.3 |
| 279 | Canyon Lake, CA | 7.3 |
| 280 | Union City, CA | 7.2 |
| 281 | Dana Point, CA | 7.2 |
| 282 | Alameda, CA | 7.2 |
| 283 | Burlingame, CA | 7.1 |
| 284 | Lathrop, CA | 7.1 |
| 285 | Signal Hill, CA | 7.1 |
| 286 | Fillmore, CA | 7 |
| 287 | Larkspur, CA | 7 |
| 288 | Carpinteria, CA | 7 |
| 289 | Belmont, CA | 6.9 |
| 290 | Pinole, CA | 6.9 |
| 291 | Carlsbad, CA | 6.9 |
| 292 | El Cerrito, CA | 6.9 |
| 292 | Lincoln, CA | 6.9 |
| 294 | Claremont, CA | 6.9 |
| 295 | Albany, CA | 6.8 |
| 296 | San Marino, CA | 6.7 |
| 296 | South San Francisco, CA | 6.7 |
| 298 | Gilroy, CA | 6.7 |
| 299 | Seal Beach, CA | 6.7 |
| 300 | Brea, CA | 6.6 |
| 301 | Cypress, CA | 6.6 |
| 301 | Newport Beach, CA | 6.6 |
| 303 | Agoura Hills, CA | 6.6 |
| 304 | Petaluma, CA | 6.5 |
| 305 | Laguna Niguel, CA | 6.4 |
| 306 | Walnut Creek, CA | 6.4 |
| 307 | Simi Valley, CA | 6.4 |
| 308 | Martinez, CA | 6.3 |
| 309 | Redwood City, CA | 6.3 |
| 310 | La Mirada, CA | 6.2 |
| 311 | Laguna Beach, CA | 6.1 |
| 312 | Oakley, CA | 6.1 |
| 313 | Palo Alto, CA | 6 |
| 314 | Mountain View, CA | 6 |
| 315 | San Bruno, CA | 6 |
| 316 | Millbrae, CA | 6 |
| 317 | Windsor, CA | 5.9 |
| 318 | Mill Valley, CA | 5.9 |
| 319 | Scotts Valley, CA | 5.9 |
| 320 | Roseville, CA | 5.9 |
| 321 | Milpitas, CA | 5.9 |
| 322 | Sunnyvale, CA | 5.8 |
| 322 | Yorba Linda, CA | 5.8 |
| 324 | San Clemente, CA | 5.8 |
| 325 | Pacifica, CA | 5.8 |
| 326 | Lakewood, CA | 5.8 |
| 327 | Menlo Park, CA | 5.8 |
| 328 | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | 5.8 |
| 329 | Poway, CA | 5.6 |
| 330 | Mission Viejo, CA | 5.6 |
| 330 | Rocklin, CA | 5.6 |
| 332 | Hermosa Beach, CA | 5.6 |
| 332 | Norco, CA | 5.6 |
| 334 | Campbell, CA | 5.6 |
| 335 | Half Moon Bay, CA | 5.6 |
| 336 | Hercules, CA | 5.6 |
| 337 | Solana Beach, CA | 5.5 |
| 338 | Redondo Beach, CA | 5.4 |
| 339 | Ripon, CA | 5.4 |
| 340 | Murrieta, CA | 5.4 |
| 341 | Folsom, CA | 5.3 |
| 342 | Pleasanton, CA | 5.3 |
| 343 | Calimesa, CA | 5.3 |
| 343 | El Segundo, CA | 5.3 |
| 345 | Cerritos, CA | 5.3 |
| 346 | Fremont, CA | 5.2 |
| 347 | Aliso Viejo, CA | 5.1 |
| 348 | Mountain House, CA | 5.1 |
| 349 | La Palma, CA | 5 |
| 350 | Hillsborough, CA | 5 |
| 351 | Moorpark, CA | 4.9 |
| 352 | South Pasadena, CA | 4.9 |
| 353 | Livermore, CA | 4.9 |
| 354 | Arroyo Grande, CA | 4.8 |
| 355 | Eastvale, CA | 4.8 |
| 356 | Coronado, CA | 4.7 |
| 357 | Sierra Madre, CA | 4.6 |
| 358 | Manhattan Beach, CA | 4.5 |
| 359 | Dublin, CA | 4.5 |
| 360 | San Ramon, CA | 4.4 |
| 361 | Piedmont, CA | 4.3 |
| 362 | Newark, CA | 4.3 |
| 363 | Los Gatos, CA | 4.2 |
| 364 | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | 4.2 |
| 365 | Foster City, CA | 4.1 |
| 366 | Cupertino, CA | 4.1 |
| 366 | Morgan Hill, CA | 4.1 |
| 368 | Danville, CA | 3.8 |
| 369 | La Cañada Flintridge, CA | 3.5 |
| 370 | San Carlos, CA | 3.3 |
| 371 | Saratoga, CA | 3.3 |
| 372 | Los Altos, CA | 3.2 |
| 373 | Lafayette, CA | 2.9 |
| 374 | Palos Verdes Estates, CA | 2.9 |
| 375 | Clayton, CA | 2.5 |
| 376 | Orinda, CA | 2.2 |