California Food Access & Economic Indicators

Statewide poverty, unemployment & population · US Census + BLS · 2019–2023

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Statewide Poverty Rate
11.8%
Approx. 4.6M residents
+0.4%
Unemployment Rate
4.7%
~891K unemployed
−0.6%
State Population
39.0M
58 counties
−0.1%
High-Need Counties
18
Poverty ≥ 15%
+2
County Poverty Map
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Poverty Rate
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Top 10 Highest Poverty Counties
Ranked by poverty rate · 2023
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Unemployment Trend 2019–2023
Statewide annual average · BLS data
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Census
County Poverty Unemp.
US Census Bureau — Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) — LAUS Program