Poverty Rate in Merced County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Merced County Compares
National Distribution
Where Merced County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Merced County: 19.1%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,574 | Muscogee County, GA | 19.0% |
| #2,575 | Roane County, WV | 19.1% |
| #2,576 | Champaign County, IL | 19.1% |
| #2,577 | Merced County, CA | 19.1% |
| #2,578 | Chowan County, NC | 19.1% |
| #2,579 | Cattaraugus County, NY | 19.1% |
| #2,580 | Swain County, NC | 19.1% |
Poverty Rate in Merced County, California
Merced County, California has a poverty rate of 19.1%, which ranks #2,577 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 51.5% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within California, Merced County ranks #53 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.