Rankings / Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate / California
Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in California
Share of people below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau.
1San Luis Obispo30.4%2East Niles28.7%3Davis26.5%4Madera25.6%5Westmont25.3%6Oildale25.2%7Merced23.9%8Barstow23.1%9Chico22.7%10Reedley22.3%11Bell21.6%12El Centro21.6%13Brawley21.3%14Atwater21.0%15El Cajon20.5%16Fresno20.1%17Florence-Graham20.1%18Bell Gardens20.0%19Calexico19.7%20North Highlands19.6%21Maywood19.4%22Banning18.8%23San Bernardino18.6%24Wasco18.4%25Victorville18.4%26Huntington Park18.3%27Eureka18.1%28Desert Hot Springs18.0%29Lynwood18.0%30Tulare17.9%31Compton17.9%32Montclair17.7%33Foothill Farms17.6%34El Monte17.4%35Los Banos17.4%36East Los Angeles17.3%37Santa Maria17.3%38Porterville17.3%39Berkeley17.3%40Lompoc17.3%41Adelanto17.2%42Highland17.1%43Santa Cruz17.0%44Hesperia16.9%45Arden-Arcade16.9%46Apple Valley16.6%47Los Angeles16.5%48Bakersfield16.3%49San Jacinto16.1%50Seaside16.0%51Delano16.0%52Ceres15.9%53Sanger15.8%54Palmdale15.7%55Florin15.7%56Lancaster15.6%57Hawthorne15.5%58Stockton15.5%59Lemoore15.1%60Hemet14.9%61Imperial Beach14.8%62Long Beach14.8%63Watsonville14.7%64Inglewood14.6%65National City14.6%66Hanford14.5%67Twentynine Palms14.5%68Westminster14.4%69Pomona14.3%70Yuba City14.3%71Santa Paula14.2%72Redding14.1%73Santa Barbara14.0%74Sacramento13.9%75Colton13.7%76Rosemead13.7%77Salinas13.6%78Richmond13.5%79Baldwin Park13.5%80Oakland13.4%81Stanton13.3%82Modesto13.3%83Pasadena13.3%84Bellflower13.3%85Azusa13.2%86Cathedral City13.1%87El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)13.1%88Lawndale13.0%89Glendale12.9%90West Hollywood12.9%91West Sacramento12.8%92South Gate12.7%93Rialto12.7%94Alhambra12.6%95San Pablo12.6%96Carmichael12.6%97Paramount12.6%98Ridgecrest12.5%99Lodi12.4%100Anaheim12.4%
Limited to cities with 25,000+ residents. Download CSV. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.