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California County Comparison - Fiscal, Economics, and Population - Table
Poverty Rate
Focus on Kings County
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Percent of the population below the federal poverty level, 2002 to 2009. Click on the county name to see a graph showing the trend of this data over time.| County | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| State Average | 13.3% | 13.7% | 13.2% | 13.3% | 13.1% | 12.4% | 13.3% | 14.2% |
| Alameda County | 9.7% | 10.7% | 11.1% | 11.8% | 11.1% | 11.0% | 10.4% | 10.8% |
| Alpine County | 15.6% | 13.3% | 13.2% | 16.6% | 16.4% | 15.9% | 15.7% | 17.3% |
| Amador County | 9.4% | 9.2% | 8.8% | 10.0% | 9.0% | 10.1% | 9.8% | 11.3% |
| Butte County | 16.4% | 15.8% | 15.2% | 19.2% | 16.7% | 17.1% | 20.7% | 18.5% |
| Calaveras County | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.3% | 10.5% | 10.8% | 10.3% | 11.5% | 11.3% |
| Colusa County | 13.2% | 12.9% | 11.7% | 14.2% | 13.7% | 12.7% | 13.5% | 13.4% |
| Contra Costa County | 6.7% | 7.5% | 7.8% | 8.1% | 7.9% | 8.7% | 9.4% | 9.5% |
| Del Norte County | 21.1% | 18.6% | 19.2% | 22.5% | 21.8% | 22.3% | 23.6% | 23.1% |
| El Dorado County | 7.1% | 7.5% | 6.9% | 7.4% | 7.6% | 8.2% | 7.8% | 7.6% |
| Fresno County | 21.0% | 20.5% | 19.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.0% | 22.1% | 21.5% |
| Glenn County | 15.4% | 15.2% | 14.4% | 17.5% | 17.8% | 15.8% | 16.9% | 15.8% |
| Humboldt County | 15.5% | 15.7% | 15.4% | 16.5% | 18.0% | 16.9% | 19.8% | 19.0% |
| Imperial County | 21.9% | 19.7% | 18.5% | 21.3% | 19.4% | 21.0% | 21.5% | 22.8% |
| Inyo County | 9.9% | 10.6% | 10.5% | 11.6% | 11.5% | 11.4% | 11.6% | 12.5% |
| Kern County | 18.3% | 18.1% | 17.8% | 20.8% | 20.5% | 18.1% | 20.5% | 22.2% |
| Kings County | 19.6% | 18.1% | 17.6% | 20.6% | 21.3% | 17.2% | 17.9% | 19.5% |
| Lake County | 15.8% | 14.8% | 15.6% | 18.3% | 17.1% | 16.4% | 17.9% | 22.1% |
| Lassen County | 16.9% | 14.9% | 15.7% | 16.9% | 15.6% | 17.2% | 20.7% | 18.2% |
| Los Angeles County | 17.3% | 17.6% | 16.7% | 16.2% | 15.4% | 14.6% | 15.3% | 16.0% |
| Madera County | 20.5% | 18.9% | 17.9% | 18.3% | 21.1% | 16.9% | 18.2% | 20.6% |
| Marin County | 6.8% | 7.4% | 7.0% | 6.5% | 8.3% | 6.8% | 7.1% | 7.3% |
| Mariposa County | 11.7% | 11.4% | 11.0% | 12.7% | 13.4% | 12.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% |
| Mendocino County | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.4% | 17.0% | 16.8% | 15.4% | 17.7% | 17.5% |
| Merced County | 18.8% | 18.2% | 17.0% | 18.6% | 20.7% | 19.3% | 21.5% | 24.6% |
| Modoc County | 16.9% | 16.6% | 15.5% | 20.4% | 18.7% | 19.6% | 17.4% | 19.0% |
| Mono County | 8.1% | 8.7% | 8.2% | 9.3% | 9.7% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 11.7% |
| Monterey County | 13.3% | 13.6% | 12.9% | 14.1% | 11.6% | 12.1% | 12.7% | 17.2% |
| Napa County | 7.0% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.5% | 10.3% | 8.6% | 9.0% | 8.6% |
| Nevada County | 7.6% | 8.3% | 7.9% | 7.5% | 7.9% | 8.8% | 9.2% | 10.1% |
| Orange County | 10.2% | 10.6% | 10.2% | 8.9% | 9.8% | 8.9% | 9.9% | 10.7% |
| Placer County | 5.5% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 6.0% | 6.7% | 7.2% |
| Plumas County | 9.8% | 10.1% | 9.8% | 11.6% | 10.8% | 11.5% | 12.0% | 12.3% |
| Riverside County | 12.9% | 12.2% | 11.9% | 11.5% | 12.2% | 11.7% | 12.6% | 13.9% |
| Sacramento County | 12.7% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 12.1% | 12.2% | 13.3% | 15.3% |
| San Benito County | 8.8% | 9.2% | 8.8% | 10.1% | 9.6% | 11.7% | 10.4% | 13.9% |
| San Bernardino County | 15.7% | 16.0% | 15.4% | 15.0% | 13.8% | 12.1% | 14.7% | 17.0% |
| San Diego County | 10.9% | 11.6% | 10.9% | 11.0% | 11.7% | 11.1% | 12.6% | 12.5% |
| San Francisco County | 10.7% | 12.0% | 11.6% | 12.2% | 12.1% | 10.6% | 11.2% | 11.7% |
| San Joaquin County | 14.2% | 14.5% | 14.0% | 14.7% | 14.4% | 14.2% | 16.5% | 15.7% |
| San Luis Obispo County | 10.7% | 11.1% | 10.4% | 13.5% | 13.1% | 11.5% | 12.1% | 13.2% |
| San Mateo County | 5.9% | 6.8% | 6.6% | 6.9% | 7.2% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 7.6% |
| Santa Barbara County | 12.4% | 13.0% | 12.5% | 12.7% | 15.8% | 12.2% | 12.7% | 15.0% |
| Santa Clara County | 7.8% | 8.8% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 9.0% | 8.3% | 7.6% | 9.1% |
| Santa Cruz County | 10.6% | 11.3% | 10.8% | 11.8% | 11.9% | 10.6% | 13.3% | 13.9% |
| Shasta County | 13.4% | 13.5% | 13.4% | 13.8% | 16.7% | 13.4% | 17.7% | 15.5% |
| Sierra County | 9.7% | 9.2% | 9.1% | 10.7% | 11.4% | 11.7% | 12.7% | 13.1% |
| Siskiyou County | 15.6% | 15.6% | 15.1% | 17.5% | 17.6% | 17.7% | 16.4% | 16.1% |
| Solano County | 7.9% | 8.3% | 8.7% | 9.2% | 10.4% | 9.6% | 9.0% | 10.7% |
| Sonoma County | 7.5% | 8.8% | 8.4% | 8.9% | 9.6% | 8.9% | 10.4% | 9.5% |
| Stanislaus County | 13.8% | 14.1% | 13.6% | 14.5% | 14.4% | 13.6% | 14.4% | 17.0% |
| Sutter County | 13.0% | 12.9% | 12.1% | 11.9% | 13.3% | 12.2% | 15.5% | 14.8% |
| Tehama County | 16.3% | 14.8% | 14.5% | 17.8% | 17.6% | 19.3% | 16.5% | 18.9% |
| Trinity County | 16.1% | 14.4% | 14.2% | 16.0% | 16.6% | 17.0% | 19.9% | 18.2% |
| Tulare County | 22.5% | 21.4% | 20.9% | 23.2% | 21.6% | 23.2% | 21.5% | 23.0% |
| Tuolumne County | 12.1% | 11.5% | 11.6% | 12.2% | 11.4% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 14.2% |
| Ventura County | 9.0% | 9.7% | 9.3% | 9.7% | 9.0% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 10.5% |
| Yolo County | 11.3% | 12.0% | 11.2% | 15.2% | 16.9% | 14.5% | 14.6% | 15.7% |
| Yuba County | 17.8% | 16.7% | 15.6% | 17.1% | 19.0% | 19.2% | 16.6% | 19.5% |
Other Statistics for the County, its Region, and its Legislative Districts
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District Trend |
Region | County | Median Income |
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Unemployment Rate |
Adult Literacy |
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South San Joaquin Valley |
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South San Joaquin Valley |
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