Poverty Rate in Tulare County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.9%
Rank #2,430/3,222 · #49 in CA
25th
Tulare 17.9%
CA 12.0% +49.0%
US 12.6% +42.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Tulare County's poverty rate of 17.9% 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 Tulare County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,427 | Fayette County, IN | 17.9% |
| #2,428 | Real County, TX | 17.9% |
| #2,429 | King and Queen County, VA | 17.9% |
| #2,430 | Tulare County, CA | 17.9% |
| #2,431 | Carroll County, MS | 17.9% |
| #2,432 | Wayne County, IN | 17.9% |
| #2,433 | Calhoun County, AL | 17.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Tulare County, California has a poverty rate of 17.9%, ranking #2,430 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 42.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within California, it ranks #49 of 58. This places it in the 25th 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.