Solano County shows the largest number of residents, 12.7 percent, subsisting under the federal government’s measure of poverty. That ranges from an annual income of $11,770 for someone living alone to $40,890 for a family of eight.
San Francisco is next, with 12.5 percent of residents below the line. San Mateo County has the fewest residents living below the federal poverty line at 7.7 percent.#1. Solano – 12.7 percent of residents live below the poverty line#2. San Francisco – 12.5 percent of residents live below the poverty line#3. Alameda – 12.0 percent of residents live below the poverty line#4. Sonoma – 11.2 percent of residents live below the poverty line#5. Contra Costa – 10.2 percent of residents live below the poverty line#6. Santa Clara – 9.3 percent of residents live below the poverty line#7. Napa – 8.8 percent of residents live below the poverty line#8. Marin – 8.1 percent of residents live below the poverty line#9. San Mateo – 7.7 percent of residents live below the poverty line[bar color=”Accent-Color” title=”#1. Solano – 12.7 percent” percent=”12.7″][bar color=”Extra-Color-1″ title=”#2. San Francisco – 12.5 percent” percent=”12.5″][bar color=”Accent-Color” title=”#3. Alameda – 12.0 percent” percent=”12″][bar color=”Extra-Color-1″ title=”#4. Sonoma – 11.2 percent” percent=”11.2″][bar color=”Accent-Color” title=”#5. Contra Costa – 10.2 percent” percent=”10.2″][bar color=”Extra-Color-1″ title=”#6. Santa Clara – 9.3 percent” percent=”9.3″][bar color=”Accent-Color” title=”#7. Napa – 8.8 percent” percent=”8.8″][bar color=”Extra-Color-1″ title=”#8. Marin – 8.1 percent” percent=”8.1″][bar color=”Accent-Color” title=”#9. San Mateo – 7.7 percent” percent=”7.7″]While every Bay Area county is below the statewide poverty rate of 15.8 percent and the federal
poverty rate of 15.1 percent, the region’s extremely high rents and overall cost of living make the federal poverty line a far more severe measure or the situation than elsewhere.
Source: US Census Bureau ACS table S1701