Poverty Rate in San Benito County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.7%
Rank #171/3,222 · #2 in CA
95th
San Benito 6.7%
CA 12.0% -44.5%
US 12.6% -47.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How San Benito County's poverty rate of 6.7% 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 San Benito County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #168 | Paulding County, GA | 6.6% |
| #169 | Burlington County, NJ | 6.6% |
| #170 | Pottawatomie County, KS | 6.7% |
| #171 | San Benito County, CA | 6.7% |
| #172 | Sioux County, IA | 6.7% |
| #173 | Jefferson County, CO | 6.7% |
| #174 | Norfolk County, MA | 6.7% |
About Poverty Rate
San Benito County, California has a poverty rate of 6.7%, ranking #171 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 47.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within California, it ranks #2 of 58. This places it in the 95th 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.