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Population in Poverty
Los Angeles County
Image from Aging, Women and Poverty in California published by the California Commission on Aging.
Latest Year Data: Estimated for 2017
ALL PERSONS Living Below Poverty Level
| Population |
Estimated Population |
Below Poverty Level;* Estimated |
Percent Below Poverty Level;* Estimated |
| Total population for whom poverty status is determined |
10,015,695 |
1,489,045 |
14.87% |
Living Below Poverty Level by AGE
| Population |
Estimated Population |
Below Poverty Level;* Estimated |
Percent Below Poverty Level;* Estimated |
| Under 18 years |
2,197,065 |
456,431 |
4.56% |
| Under 5 years |
609,932 |
127,863 |
20.96% |
| 5 to 17 years |
1,587,133 |
328,568 |
20.70% |
| Related children of householder under 18 years |
2,187,763 |
447,761 |
20.47% |
| 18 to 64 years |
6,500,672 |
858,262 |
8.57% |
| 18 to 34 years |
2,549,251 |
374,001 |
14.67% |
| 35 to 64 years |
3,951,421 |
484,261 |
12.26% |
| 60 years+ |
1,887,977 |
247,658 |
13.12% |
| 65 years+ |
1,317,958 |
174,352 |
1.74% |
Living Below Poverty Level by SEX
| Population |
Estimated Population |
Below Poverty Level;* Estimated |
Percent Below Poverty Level;* Estimated |
| Male |
4,932,694 |
674,779 |
6.74% |
| Female |
5,083,001 |
814,266 |
8.13% |
Living Below Poverty Level by RACE
| Population |
Estimated Population |
Below Poverty Level;* Estimated |
Percent Below Poverty Level;* Estimated |
| White alone, not Hispanic or Latino |
2,598,232 |
253,017 |
2.53% |
| Black or African American alone |
803,209 |
164,009 |
1.64% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone |
72,342 |
12,759 |
0.13% |
| Asian alone |
1,478,769 |
171,819 |
1.72% |
| Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander alone |
27,440 |
3,026 |
0.03% |
| Some other race alone |
2,291,215 |
411,668 |
4.11% |
| Two or more races |
368,745 |
42,203 |
0.42% |
| Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race) |
4,888,137 |
869,612 |
8.68% |
Living Below Poverty Level by EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
| Population |
Estimated Population |
Below Poverty Level;* Estimated |
Percent Below Poverty Level;* Estimated |
| Total persons 25 years+ |
6,898,956 |
860,441 |
12.47% |
| Less than high school graduate |
1,421,078 |
316,028 |
4.58% |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
1,428,156 |
214,715 |
3.11% |
| Some college, associate's degree |
1,810,914 |
190,528 |
2.76% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher |
2,238,808 |
139,170 |
2.02% |
Living Below Poverty Level by EMPLOYMENT STATUS
| Population |
Estimated Population |
Below Poverty Level;* Estimated |
Percent Below Poverty Level;* Estimated |
| Total civilian labor force 16 years+ |
5,264,794 |
410,391 |
7.80% |
| Employed |
4,954,901 |
328,913 |
6.25% |
| Unemployed |
309,893 |
81,478 |
1.55% |
* The U.S. Census determines a person's poverty status from the total family income of their household in the last 12 months, compared with the poverty threshold appropriate for their family size and composition. If the total income of their family is less than the threshold appropriate for that family, the person is considered “below the poverty level,” together with every member of his or her family. If a person is not living with anyone related by birth, marriage, or adoption, then their own individual income is compared with the poverty threshold for a single-person household. The total number of people below the poverty level is the sum of people in families and the number of unrelated individuals with incomes in the last 12 months below the poverty threshold. For more information, see How the Census Bureau Measures Poverty.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
