Highest poverty rate in California

California counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of California by poverty rate — which have the highest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Modoc County leads at 20.3%.

Among cities & places, Alderpoint leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Modoc County	20.3%
2	Madera County	19.9%
3	Imperial County	19.6%
4	Kern County	19.0%
5	Humboldt County	18.9%
6	Fresno County	18.7%
7	Merced County	18.4%
8	Butte County	18.3%
9	Trinity County	18.0%
10	Tulare County	17.8%
11	Kings County	16.8%
12	Lake County	16.7%
13	Siskiyou County	16.6%
14	Yolo County	16.3%
15	Tehama County	15.4%
16	Yuba County	15.3%
17	Mendocino County	15.2%
18	Sutter County	14.8%
19	Mariposa County	13.9%
20	Santa Barbara County	13.8%
21	Lassen County	13.7%
22	Los Angeles County	13.6%
23	San Bernardino County	13.6%
24	Calaveras County	13.4%
25	Stanislaus County	13.1%
26	Shasta County	13.0%
27	San Luis Obispo County	12.8%
28	Sacramento County	12.6%
29	Monterey County	12.6%
30	San Joaquin County	12.6%
31	Glenn County	12.4%
32	Sierra County	12.3%
33	Alpine County	12.3%
34	Del Norte County	11.6%
35	Santa Cruz County	11.2%
36	Riverside County	11.1%
37	Mono County	11.0%
38	Colusa County	10.8%
39	Plumas County	10.7%
40	Tuolumne County	10.7%
41	Nevada County	10.6%
42	San Francisco County	10.6%
43	Inyo County	10.5%
44	San Diego County	10.4%
45	Solano County	9.7%
46	Orange County	9.5%
47	Alameda County	9.2%
48	Ventura County	9.0%
49	Sonoma County	8.6%
50	Napa County	8.4%
51	El Dorado County	8.3%
52	Contra Costa County	8.3%
53	Marin County	7.8%
54	San Benito County	7.8%
55	Amador County	7.8%
56	Santa Clara County	6.9%
57	Placer County	6.7%
58	San Mateo County	6.5%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Alderpoint	100.0%
2	Graniteville	100.0%
3	Kennedy Meadows	100.0%
4	McClenney Tract	100.0%
5	Redcrest	100.0%
6	Weott	100.0%
7	Canby	95.3%
8	Yolo	90.2%
9	Nubieber	88.4%
10	Delft Colony	87.2%
11	Rodriguez Camp	82.0%
12	Clipper Mills	78.9%
13	Whitley Gardens	76.2%
14	Keeler	76.2%
15	Cold Springs	72.7%
16	Clio	69.8%
17	North San Juan	69.4%
18	Isla Vista	69.3%
19	University of California-Davis	67.7%
20	Miranda	66.8%
21	Weitchpec	65.5%
22	Cherokee	65.5%
23	Strawberry	65.1%
24	La Grange	63.0%
25	Bombay Beach	61.3%
26	Tomales	58.9%
27	Salton Sea Beach	58.7%
28	Proberta	57.9%
29	Cantua Creek	56.9%
30	Burnt Ranch	55.3%
31	Keswick	55.0%
32	Bodfish	54.8%
33	East Orosi	54.5%
34	Twain	54.1%
35	Farmington	53.2%
36	Lemon Cove	52.6%
37	Fields Landing	52.5%
38	Mountain Gate	52.0%
39	Dales	52.0%
40	Oak Run	50.8%
41	Little Valley	50.0%
42	Bowles	49.3%
43	Westmorland	49.3%
44	Furnace Creek	49.0%
45	Madison	48.7%
46	Alpaugh	48.4%
47	Weedpatch	48.1%
48	Leggett	47.7%
49	Linnell Camp	47.5%
50	Cottonwood	47.3%
51	McClellan Park	46.8%
52	Plainview	46.8%
53	London	46.6%
54	Biola	46.4%
55	Manton	46.0%
56	Covelo	46.0%
57	Ocotillo	45.9%
58	Fuller Acres	45.8%
59	Grimes	45.3%
60	Tonyville	44.6%
61	Platina	44.4%
62	Bret Harte	44.1%
63	Foresta	43.9%
64	Kep'el	43.8%
65	Stonyford	42.9%
66	San Lucas	42.5%
67	Vina	42.5%
68	East Porterville	42.5%
69	Honcut	42.0%
70	Cherokee Strip	41.8%
71	El Rancho	41.6%
72	California Pines	41.2%
73	McArthur	40.5%
74	San Ardo	40.1%
75	South Taft	40.1%
76	Ripley	39.8%
77	Edison	39.8%
78	New Pine Creek	39.6%
79	East Bakersfield	39.5%
80	Ford City	39.2%
81	Orange Cove	39.0%
82	Cassel	38.8%
83	McKittrick	38.7%
84	Garberville	38.7%
85	Lake Isabella	38.6%
86	Albion	38.5%
87	Coulterville	38.5%
88	Oasis	37.5%
89	Myers Flat	37.0%
90	Jacumba	36.9%
91	Wilseyville	36.5%
92	Chinese Camp	36.1%
93	San Joaquin	35.8%
94	Lucerne Valley	35.6%
95	Sultana	35.5%
96	Gerber	35.2%
97	South Dos Palos	35.2%
98	San Andreas	35.0%
99	Lindcove	35.0%
100	Lamont	34.9%

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