California Poverty by County and Legislative District

These interactive maps show poverty rates averaged across 2021–2023 for counties, congressional districts, state senate districts, state assembly districts, and local areas, according to the California Poverty Measure (CPM). The CPM is a joint research effort between PPIC and the Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality that, unlike the official poverty measure, takes into account the cost of living and resources from social safety net programs. See Poverty in California: Technical Appendices for regional definitions and adapted methods used in the CPM as compared to pre-pandemic years.

For more information or questions, please contact Caroline Danielson, Patricia Malagon, and Sarah Bohn.

This research was supported with funding from the Blue Shield of California Foundation, the James Irvine Foundation, and Tipping Point Community.

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