Ranking of California Counties By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on December 6, 2023.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for California was 12.25%. Among all California counties, Trinity County had the highest poverty rate (22.48%), followed by Imperial County (21.04%), and Humboldt County (20.26%). On the other hand, the following 3 counties had the lowest poverty rate: San Mateo County (6.17%), Santa Clara County (6.65%), and Marin County (6.94%).
The chart below shows the top 10 California counties with high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all California counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.
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Related Topics: California ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Ranking of California Counties By Poverty Rate in 2021
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| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Trinity County | 22.48 |
| 2 | Imperial County | 21.04 |
| 3 | Humboldt County | 20.26 |
| 4 | Fresno County | 20.18 |
| 5 | Tulare County | 19.77 |
| 6 | Modoc County | 19.60 |
| 7 | Madera County | 19.56 |
| 8 | Kern County | 19.35 |
| 8 | Merced County | 19.35 |
| 9 | Tehama County | 17.98 |
| 10 | Butte County | 17.75 |
| 11 | Del Norte County | 17.30 |
| 12 | Yolo County | 17.23 |
| 13 | Lake County | 16.85 |
| 14 | Siskiyou County | 16.71 |
| 15 | Kings County | 16.36 |
| 16 | Mendocino County | 15.83 |
| 17 | Yuba County | 15.16 |
| 18 | Glenn County | 15.06 |
| 19 | San Bernardino County | 14.30 |
| 20 | Shasta County | 14.18 |
| 21 | Calaveras County | 14.13 |
| 22 | Lassen County | 13.87 |
| 23 | Los Angeles County | 13.86 |
| 24 | Stanislaus County | 13.60 |
| 25 | San Joaquin County | 13.53 |
| 26 | Santa Barbara County | 13.42 |
| 27 | Sacramento County | 13.26 |
| 28 | Mariposa County | 13.15 |
| 29 | Colusa County | 13.00 |
| 30 | Alpine County | 12.95 |
| 31 | Sutter County | 12.63 |
| 32 | Monterey County | 12.15 |
| 33 | San Luis Obispo County | 12.00 |
| 34 | Riverside County | 11.96 |
| 35 | Plumas County | 11.85 |
| 36 | Santa Cruz County | 10.92 |
| 37 | Inyo County | 10.80 |
| 38 | San Diego County | 10.72 |
| 39 | Nevada County | 10.48 |
| 40 | San Francisco County | 10.31 |
| 41 | Mono County | 9.98 |
| 42 | Orange County | 9.90 |
| 42 | Tuolumne County | 9.90 |
| 43 | Alameda County | 8.91 |
| 44 | Solano County | 8.86 |
| 44 | Ventura County | 8.86 |
| 45 | El Dorado County | 8.68 |
| 46 | Sonoma County | 8.67 |
| 47 | Contra Costa County | 8.20 |
| 48 | Sierra County | 8.16 |
| 49 | Amador County | 7.91 |
| 50 | San Benito County | 7.75 |
| 51 | Napa County | 7.65 |
| 52 | Placer County | 6.96 |
| 53 | Marin County | 6.94 |
| 54 | Santa Clara County | 6.65 |
| 55 | San Mateo County | 6.17 |