Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in California
The top 25 of 110 California cities on GIS Map, ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.
| # | City | Below poverty level |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Luis Obispo | 30.4% |
| 2 | Davis | 26.5% |
| 3 | Madera | 25.6% |
| 4 | Merced | 23.9% |
| 5 | Chico | 22.7% |
| 6 | Fresno | 20.1% |
| 7 | San Bernardino | 18.6% |
| 8 | Victorville | 18.4% |
| 9 | Eureka | 18.1% |
| 10 | El Monte | 17.4% |
| 11 | Berkeley | 17.3% |
| 12 | Santa Maria | 17.3% |
| 13 | Santa Cruz | 17% |
| 14 | Hesperia | 16.9% |
| 15 | Los Angeles | 16.5% |
| 16 | Bakersfield | 16.3% |
| 17 | Palmdale | 15.7% |
| 18 | Lancaster | 15.6% |
| 19 | Hawthorne | 15.5% |
| 20 | Stockton | 15.5% |
| 21 | Hemet | 14.9% |
| 22 | Long Beach | 14.8% |
| 23 | Inglewood | 14.6% |
| 24 | Westminster | 14.4% |
| 25 | Pomona | 14.3% |
Top California Counties
Counties ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in California”, https://gismap.land/rankings/california/highest-poverty-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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