Poverty Rate in Monterey County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.7%
Rank #1,452/3,222 · #29 in CA
55th
Monterey 12.7%
CA 12.0% +6.1%
US 12.6% +1.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Monterey County's poverty rate of 12.7% 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 Monterey County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,449 | Hillsborough County, FL | 12.7% |
| #1,450 | Hampton city, VA | 12.7% |
| #1,451 | Shawnee County, KS | 12.7% |
| #1,452 | Monterey County, CA | 12.7% |
| #1,453 | Decatur County, KS | 12.7% |
| #1,454 | Big Horn County, WY | 12.7% |
| #1,455 | Yates County, NY | 12.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Monterey County, California has a poverty rate of 12.7%, ranking #1,452 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within California, it ranks #29 of 58. This places it in the 55th 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.