Poverty Rate in Imperial County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Imperial County Compares
National Distribution
Where Imperial County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Imperial County: 19.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,626 | Warren County, MS | 19.5% |
| #2,627 | Franklin County, GA | 19.5% |
| #2,628 | Bracken County, KY | 19.5% |
| #2,629 | Imperial County, CA | 19.5% |
| #2,630 | Union County, FL | 19.5% |
| #2,631 | Adams County, WA | 19.5% |
| #2,632 | Union County, AR | 19.5% |
Poverty Rate in Imperial County, California
Imperial County, California has a poverty rate of 19.5%, which ranks #2,629 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 55.0% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within California, Imperial County ranks #57 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 18th 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.