Poverty Rate in Merced County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.1%
Rank #2,577/3,222 · #53 in CA
20th
Merced 19.1%
CA 12.0% +59.0%
US 12.6% +51.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Merced 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 Merced County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,574 | Muscogee County, GA | 19.0% |
| #2,575 | Roane County, WV | 19.1% |
| #2,576 | Champaign County, IL | 19.1% |
| #2,577 | Merced County, CA | 19.1% |
| #2,578 | Chowan County, NC | 19.1% |
| #2,579 | Cattaraugus County, NY | 19.1% |
| #2,580 | Swain County, NC | 19.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Merced County, California has a poverty rate of 19.1%, ranking #2,577 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 51.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within California, it ranks #53 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.