Poverty Rate in Humboldt County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.7%
Rank #2,535/3,222 · #52 in CA
21th
Humboldt 18.7%
CA 12.0% +55.5%
US 12.6% +48.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Humboldt County's poverty rate of 18.7% 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 Humboldt County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,532 | Winston County, AL | 18.7% |
| #2,533 | Florence County, SC | 18.7% |
| #2,534 | Leon County, FL | 18.7% |
| #2,535 | Humboldt County, CA | 18.7% |
| #2,536 | Chester County, SC | 18.7% |
| #2,537 | Lea County, NM | 18.7% |
| #2,538 | Saluda County, SC | 18.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Humboldt County, California has a poverty rate of 18.7%, ranking #2,535 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 48.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within California, it ranks #52 of 58. This places it in the 21th 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.