Poverty Rate in Sacramento County, CA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
12.5% −0.8% vs nat'l
Rank #1,397 of 3,222
57th percentile

How Sacramento County Compares

Sacramento County
12.5%
California Average
12.5%
Rank #28 of 58 in state
National
12.6%
0.8% below

National Distribution

Where Sacramento County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Sacramento County: 12.5%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,394 Wadena County, MN 12.5%
#1,395 Orange County, NC 12.5%
#1,396 Emery County, UT 12.5%
#1,397 Sacramento County, CA 12.5%
#1,398 Wood County, TX 12.5%
#1,399 Iroquois County, IL 12.5%
#1,400 Allen County, IN 12.5%
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Poverty Rate in Sacramento County, California

Sacramento County, California has a poverty rate of 12.5%, which ranks #1,397 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 0.8% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within California, Sacramento County ranks #28 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 57th 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.