Poverty Rate in Kern County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Kern County Compares
National Distribution
Where Kern County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Kern County: 19.1%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,578 | Chowan County, NC | 19.1% |
| #2,579 | Cattaraugus County, NY | 19.1% |
| #2,580 | Swain County, NC | 19.1% |
| #2,581 | Kern County, CA | 19.1% |
| #2,582 | Muskogee County, OK | 19.1% |
| #2,583 | Van Buren County, AR | 19.1% |
| #2,584 | Kings County, NY | 19.1% |
Poverty Rate in Kern County, California
Kern County, California has a poverty rate of 19.1%, which ranks #2,581 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 51.7% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within California, Kern County ranks #54 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 20th 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.