Poverty Rate in Mendocino County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.4%
Rank #2,016/3,222 · #42 in CA
37th
Mendocino 15.4%
CA 12.0% +27.9%
US 12.6% +21.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Mendocino County's poverty rate of 15.4% 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 Mendocino County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,013 | Haralson County, GA | 15.4% |
| #2,014 | Lincoln County, AR | 15.4% |
| #2,015 | Greene County, TN | 15.4% |
| #2,016 | Mendocino County, CA | 15.4% |
| #2,017 | Phillips County, KS | 15.4% |
| #2,018 | Carroll County, GA | 15.4% |
| #2,019 | Marion County, IL | 15.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Mendocino County, California has a poverty rate of 15.4%, ranking #2,016 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 21.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within California, it ranks #42 of 58. This places it in the 37th 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.