Poverty Rate in Los Angeles County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.7%
Rank #1,691/3,222 · #36 in CA
48th
Los Angeles 13.7%
CA 12.0% +14.4%
US 12.6% +9.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Los Angeles County's poverty rate of 13.7% 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 Los Angeles County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,688 | Perkins County, SD | 13.7% |
| #1,689 | Greene County, VA | 13.7% |
| #1,690 | Linn County, MO | 13.7% |
| #1,691 | Los Angeles County, CA | 13.7% |
| #1,692 | Columbia County, PA | 13.7% |
| #1,693 | Harnett County, NC | 13.7% |
| #1,694 | Fannin County, TX | 13.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Los Angeles County, California has a poverty rate of 13.7%, ranking #1,691 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within California, it ranks #36 of 58. This places it in the 48th 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.