Poverty Rate in Placer County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Placer County Compares
National Distribution
Where Placer County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Placer County: 6.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #181 | Hillsborough County, NH | 6.7% |
| #182 | Rawlins County, KS | 6.8% |
| #183 | Isle of Wight County, VA | 6.8% |
| #184 | Placer County, CA | 6.8% |
| #185 | Fauquier County, VA | 6.8% |
| #186 | Bergen County, NJ | 6.8% |
| #187 | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 6.8% |
Poverty Rate in Placer County, California
Placer County, California has a poverty rate of 6.8%, which ranks #184 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 46.4% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within California, Placer County ranks #4 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 94th 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.