LIVE Metric

Poverty rate

In 2017, 23 percent of households in Los Angeles County were living in poverty according to the California Poverty Measure, an adjusted measure which takes into account cost of living and resources from social safety net programs.

Source: Public Policy Institute of California

Our target

No more than five percent of households countywide fall below the poverty level.

Percentage of households countywide below the poverty level.
2017
23%
LA2050 Target
2050
5%