Ranking of California Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Black or African American Alone racial group in California was 19.24%. Among all California counties, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Alpine County (100%), followed by Sierra County (100%), and Glenn County (57.3%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Mono County (0%), Tuolumne County (0.38%), and Trinity County (4.11%).

The chart below shows the top 10 California counties where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all California counties.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in California.

You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.