Ranking of California Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the White Alone racial group in California was 10.92%. Among all California counties, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Trinity County (24.28%), followed by Imperial County (20.92%), and Tulare County (19.28%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Marin County (5.38%), San Mateo County (5.58%), and Santa Clara County (5.64%).

The chart below shows the top 10 California counties where the White 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 information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of California Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
Trinity County
Imperial County
Tulare County
Modoc County
Kern County
Fresno County
Humboldt County
Tehama County
Merced County
Butte County
Ranking of California Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Trinity County 24.28
2 Imperial County 20.92
3 Tulare County 19.28
4 Modoc County 18.70
5 Kern County 18.32
6 Fresno County 18.02
7 Humboldt County 17.59
8 Tehama County 17.03
9 Merced County 16.22
10 Butte County 15.88
11 Siskiyou County 15.58
12 Kings County 15.48
13 Lake County 15.12
14 Yolo County 14.36
15 Madera County 14.34
16 Mendocino County 14.10
17 Del Norte County 13.56
18 Calaveras County 13.49
19 Shasta County 13.46
20 Yuba County 13.35
21 Colusa County 13.27
22 Stanislaus County 13.25
23 San Bernardino County 13.17
24 Sutter County 13.11
25 Mariposa County 12.97
26 Lassen County 12.73
27 Los Angeles County 12.45
28 San Joaquin County 12.30
29 Glenn County 11.55
30 Santa Barbara County 11.50
31 San Luis Obispo County 11.16
32 Inyo County 10.54
32 Plumas County 10.54
32 Riverside County 10.54
33 Sacramento County 10.52
34 Nevada County 10.10
35 San Diego County 9.82
35 Tuolumne County 9.82
36 Santa Cruz County 9.51
37 Alpine County 9.42
38 Ventura County 8.56
39 El Dorado County 8.54
40 Orange County 8.36
41 Sierra County 8.22
42 Monterey County 8.07
43 San Benito County 7.78
44 San Francisco County 7.75
45 Solano County 7.69
46 Amador County 7.44
47 Sonoma County 7.39
48 Mono County 7.22
49 Alameda County 6.86
50 Placer County 6.68
51 Napa County 6.45
52 Contra Costa County 6.37
53 Santa Clara County 5.64
54 San Mateo County 5.58
55 Marin County 5.38