Poverty Rate in San Mateo County, CA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
6.7% −46.8% vs nat'l
Rank #178 of 3,222
95th %ile

How San Mateo County Compares

San Mateo County
6.7%
California Average
6.7%
Rank #3 of 58 in state
National
12.6%
46.8% below

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ San Mateo County: 6.7%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#175 Wakulla County, FL 6.7%
#176 Bryan County, GA 6.7%
#177 Graham County, NC 6.7%
#178 San Mateo County, CA 6.7%
#179 Harlan County, NE 6.7%
#180 Cuming County, NE 6.7%
#181 Hillsborough County, NH 6.7%
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Poverty Rate in San Mateo County, California

San Mateo County, California has a poverty rate of 6.7%, which ranks #178 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 46.8% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within California, San Mateo County ranks #3 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 95th 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.