Poverty Level 2024 California. California has the highest rate of poverty at 13.2% of any state in the u.s. The state’s poverty rate was particularly high among black and latinx californians and california continued.
California’s poverty rate increased to 18.9% in 2023, up from 16.4% in 2022 and 11.0% in 2021, according to new census data. California poverty by county and legislative district.