Exhibit-A-California-Poverty-Levels-by-County-2021.pdf
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This document is an exhibit detailing the poverty levels by county in the state of California in 2021. The data is reported as the percent of the population in each county that lives below the poverty level. The counties with the highest poverty levels are Merced County at 21.9%, Del Norte County at 21.4%, and Madera County at 20.4%. Several other counties, including Imperial, Humboldt, Fresno, Tulare, Trinity, and Modoc, also have poverty levels of 18% or higher, meeting the typical definition of a 'poverty area'. The counties with the lowest poverty levels are Placer County at 6.6%, San Mateo County at 6.8%, and Santa Clara County at 6.9%.
This data on county-level poverty levels in California provides important context and baseline information for state and local government agencies, non-profits, and other stakeholders working to address poverty and support low-income communities across the state.
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California Poverty Levels (2021) by County (3.4.24) Page 1 of 2
CALIFORNIA POVERTY LEVELS BY COUNTY
A ‘poverty area’ is typically defined when 20% or more of the population lives below poverty level.
See Poverty in the United States: 2021 (census.gov)
California Counties Percent below poverty level
Alameda County 9.4 Alpine County 15.8 Amador County 11.1 Butte County 16.6 Calaveras County 13.5 Colusa County 11.4 Contra Costa County 8.8 Del Norte County 21.4 El Dorado County 8.8 Fresno County 19.4 Glenn County 15.5 Humboldt County 19.4 Imperial County 17.3 Inyo County 12.8 Kern County 18.5 Kings County 17.7 Lake County 16.5 Lassen County 18.8 Los Angeles County 14.1 Madera County 20.4 Marin County 7.8 Mariposa County 14.1 Mendocino County 16.1 Merced County 21.9 Modoc County 19.9 Mono County 9.8 Monterey County 12.1
Exhibit A https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2022/demo/p60-277.pdf
California Poverty Levels (2021) by County (3.4.24) Page 2 of 2
California Counties Percent below poverty level
Nevada County 11.8 Orange County 9.9 Placer County 6.6 Plumas County 13.0 Riverside County 11.6 Sacramento County 13.0 San Benito County 8.9 San Bernardino County 13.2 San Diego County 10.7 San Francisco County 11.4 San Joaquin County 12.3 San Luis Obispo County 13.1 San Mateo County 6.8 Santa Barbara County 15.2 Santa Clara County 6.9 Santa Cruz County 10.6 Shasta County 14.0 Sierra County 12.3 Siskiyou County 16.8 Solano County 10.0 Sonoma County 9.1 Stanislaus County 14.1 Sutter County 15.5 Tehama County 15.6 Trinity County 19.1 Tulare County 18.7 Tuolumne County 13.2 Ventura County 8.9 Yolo County 14.8 Yuba County 15.6
Reference U.S. Census (2021). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
Program: State and County Estimates for 2021. Retrieved on 3.4.24:1800 from https://www.census.gov/data/datasets/2021/demo/saipe/20 21-state-and-county.html.
https://www.census.gov/data/datasets/2021/demo/saipe/2021-state-and-county.html https://www.census.gov/data/datasets/2021/demo/saipe/2021-state-and-county.html
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