Poverty Rate in Riverside County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.6%
Rank #925/3,222 · #21 in CA
71th
Riverside 10.6%
CA 12.0% -11.6%
US 12.6% -15.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Riverside County's poverty rate of 10.6% 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 Riverside County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #922 | Plumas County, CA | 10.6% |
| #923 | Aurora County, SD | 10.6% |
| #924 | Noble County, OH | 10.6% |
| #925 | Riverside County, CA | 10.6% |
| #926 | Dane County, WI | 10.6% |
| #927 | Rock County, MN | 10.6% |
| #928 | Ionia County, MI | 10.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Riverside County, California has a poverty rate of 10.6%, ranking #925 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 15.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within California, it ranks #21 of 58. This places it in the 71th 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.