Poverty Rate in Santa Clara County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Santa Clara County Compares
National Distribution
Where Santa Clara County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Santa Clara County: 7.1%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #227 | Meade County, SD | 7.1% |
| #228 | Spotsylvania County, VA | 7.1% |
| #229 | Plymouth County, MA | 7.1% |
| #230 | Santa Clara County, CA | 7.1% |
| #231 | Greeley County, KS | 7.1% |
| #232 | Putnam County, NY | 7.1% |
| #233 | Harford County, MD | 7.1% |
Poverty Rate in Santa Clara County, California
Santa Clara County, California has a poverty rate of 7.1%, which ranks #230 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 43.6% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within California, Santa Clara County ranks #5 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 93th 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.