Poverty Rate in Santa Cruz County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Santa Cruz County Compares
National Distribution
Where Santa Cruz County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Santa Cruz County: 11.6%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,165 | Skagit County, WA | 11.6% |
| #1,166 | Palo Alto County, IA | 11.6% |
| #1,167 | Atchison County, MO | 11.6% |
| #1,168 | Santa Cruz County, CA | 11.6% |
| #1,169 | Wasco County, OR | 11.6% |
| #1,170 | Kennebec County, ME | 11.6% |
| #1,171 | Moody County, SD | 11.6% |
Poverty Rate in Santa Cruz County, California
Santa Cruz County, California has a poverty rate of 11.6%, which ranks #1,168 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 7.8% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within California, Santa Cruz County ranks #26 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 64th 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.