Poverty Rate in Santa Cruz County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.6%
Rank #1,168/3,222 · #26 in CA
64th
Santa Cruz 11.6%
CA 12.0% -3.2%
US 12.6% -7.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Santa Cruz County's poverty rate of 11.6% 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 Santa Cruz County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,165 | Skagit County, WA | 11.6% |
| #1,166 | Palo Alto County, IA | 11.6% |
| #1,167 | Atchison County, MO | 11.6% |
| #1,168 | Santa Cruz County, CA | 11.6% |
| #1,169 | Wasco County, OR | 11.6% |
| #1,170 | Kennebec County, ME | 11.6% |
| #1,171 | Moody County, SD | 11.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Santa Cruz County, California has a poverty rate of 11.6%, ranking #1,168 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 7.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within California, it ranks #26 of 58. This places it in the 64th 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.