Poverty Rate in Kings County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Kings County Compares
National Distribution
Where Kings County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Kings County: 16.0%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,117 | Gilmer County, GA | 16.0% |
| #2,118 | Jasper County, GA | 16.0% |
| #2,119 | Alleghany County, NC | 16.0% |
| #2,120 | Kings County, CA | 16.0% |
| #2,121 | Hocking County, OH | 16.0% |
| #2,122 | Rowan County, NC | 16.0% |
| #2,123 | Wetzel County, WV | 16.0% |
Poverty Rate in Kings County, California
Kings County, California has a poverty rate of 16.0%, which ranks #2,120 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 26.8% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within California, Kings County ranks #45 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 34th 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.