Poverty Rate in Fresno County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.3%
Rank #2,495/3,222 · #51 in CA
23th
Fresno 18.3%
CA 12.0% +52.5%
US 12.6% +45.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Fresno County's poverty rate of 18.3% 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 Fresno County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,492 | Caddo County, OK | 18.3% |
| #2,493 | Klamath County, OR | 18.3% |
| #2,494 | Jones County, SD | 18.3% |
| #2,495 | Fresno County, CA | 18.3% |
| #2,496 | Morgan County, MO | 18.3% |
| #2,497 | Marion County, TX | 18.3% |
| #2,498 | Roanoke city, VA | 18.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Fresno County, California has a poverty rate of 18.3%, ranking #2,495 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 45.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within California, it ranks #51 of 58. This places it in the 23th 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.