Poverty Rate in Orange County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Orange County Compares
National Distribution
Where Orange County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Orange County: 9.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #678 | McPherson County, KS | 9.5% |
| #679 | Mitchell County, IA | 9.5% |
| #680 | Power County, ID | 9.5% |
| #681 | Orange County, CA | 9.5% |
| #682 | DeKalb County, IN | 9.5% |
| #683 | Gallatin County, MT | 9.5% |
| #684 | Macon County, MO | 9.5% |
Poverty Rate in Orange County, California
Orange County, California has a poverty rate of 9.5%, which ranks #681 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 24.6% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within California, Orange County ranks #15 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 79th 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.