Poverty Rate in Alameda County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.2%
Rank #618/3,222 · #13 in CA
81th
Alameda 9.2%
CA 12.0% -23.2%
US 12.6% -26.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Alameda County's poverty rate of 9.2% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Alameda County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #615 | Wagoner County, OK | 9.2% |
| #616 | Caribou County, ID | 9.2% |
| #617 | Henry County, GA | 9.2% |
| #618 | Alameda County, CA | 9.2% |
| #619 | Butler County, IA | 9.2% |
| #620 | Clay County, FL | 9.2% |
| #621 | Windsor County, VT | 9.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Alameda County, California has a poverty rate of 9.2%, ranking #618 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 26.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within California, it ranks #13 of 58. This places it in the 81th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.