Poverty Rate in Sacramento County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.5%
Rank #1,397/3,222 · #28 in CA
57th
Sacramento 12.5%
CA 12.0% +4.1%
US 12.6% -0.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Sacramento County's poverty rate of 12.5% 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 Sacramento County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,394 | Wadena County, MN | 12.5% |
| #1,395 | Orange County, NC | 12.5% |
| #1,396 | Emery County, UT | 12.5% |
| #1,397 | Sacramento County, CA | 12.5% |
| #1,398 | Wood County, TX | 12.5% |
| #1,399 | Iroquois County, IL | 12.5% |
| #1,400 | Allen County, IN | 12.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Sacramento County, California has a poverty rate of 12.5%, ranking #1,397 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 0.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within California, it ranks #28 of 58. This places it in the 57th 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.