Poverty Rate in Kern County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.1%
Rank #2,581/3,222 · #54 in CA
20th
Kern 19.1%
CA 12.0% +59.2%
US 12.6% +51.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Kern County's poverty rate of 19.1% 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 Kern County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,578 | Chowan County, NC | 19.1% |
| #2,579 | Cattaraugus County, NY | 19.1% |
| #2,580 | Swain County, NC | 19.1% |
| #2,581 | Kern County, CA | 19.1% |
| #2,582 | Muskogee County, OK | 19.1% |
| #2,583 | Van Buren County, AR | 19.1% |
| #2,584 | Kings County, NY | 19.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Kern County, California has a poverty rate of 19.1%, ranking #2,581 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 51.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within California, it ranks #54 of 58. This places it in the 20th 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.