Poverty Rate in Butte County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Butte County Compares
National Distribution
Where Butte County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Butte County: 19.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,597 | Tippecanoe County, IN | 19.2% |
| #2,598 | Fayette County, WV | 19.2% |
| #2,599 | Upshur County, WV | 19.2% |
| #2,600 | Butte County, CA | 19.2% |
| #2,601 | Butte County, ID | 19.3% |
| #2,602 | Livingston County, KY | 19.3% |
| #2,603 | Lincoln County, NM | 19.3% |
Poverty Rate in Butte County, California
Butte County, California has a poverty rate of 19.2%, which ranks #2,600 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 52.8% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within California, Butte County ranks #56 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 19th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.