PantryPath Research · SNAP Benefits Report
SNAP Benefits in
California
California had an overall SNAP participation rate of 11.4% across 58 counties, with a coverage gap of 64.2% of below-poverty households. Use the interactive map below to compare coverage across counties.
11.4%
SNAP participation
64.2%
Poverty coverage gap
1.5M
SNAP households
$96,334
Median income
California by county
← Back to national overviewToggle between six SNAP metrics to see how coverage varies within California. Hover a county for its exact rate.
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California at a glance
SNAP households
1.5M
Est. from ACS receipt rate
Participation rate
11.4%
All households
Poverty coverage
35.8%
Below-poverty HH on SNAP
Senior SNAP use
41.9%
HH with a 60+ member
Disability SNAP use
44.1%
HH with a disability
Working-poor share
64.2%
SNAP HH above poverty
County-level hotspots
Five-county rankings across 58 counties in California.
Widest coverage gap
% of poor HH not enrolled
- 1 Sierra 89.8%
- 2 San Mateo 81.2%
- 3 Trinity 80.9%
- 4 Napa 80.7%
- 5 San Luis Obispo 78.8%
Strongest coverage
% of poor HH enrolled
- 1 Lake 54.2%
- 2 Tulare 53.3%
- 3 Imperial 52.6%
- 4 Madera 50.6%
- 5 Fresno 47.8%
Highest SNAP use
% of all HH on SNAP
- 1 Imperial 26.7%
- 2 Tulare 23.4%
- 3 Madera 21.4%
- 4 Lake 21.0%
- 5 Merced 20.7%
Every county in California
All 58 counties across the six SNAP metrics plus median income.
| County | SNAP rate | Coverage | Gap | Senior | Disability | Working-poor | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda | 8.7% | 33.2% | 66.8% | 44.8% | 41.5% | 63.6% | $126,240 |
| Alpine | 8.5% | 37.8% | 62.2% | 57.5% | 45.0% | 65.0% | $110,781 |
| Amador | 8.0% | 30.3% | 69.7% | 52.7% | 53.4% | 59.1% | $81,526 |
| Butte | 15.0% | 40.1% | 59.9% | 32.6% | 47.5% | 53.4% | $68,574 |
| Calaveras | 9.6% | 27.6% | 72.4% | 54.8% | 44.8% | 67.6% | $79,877 |
| Colusa | 14.3% | 34.2% | 65.8% | 15.5% | 45.0% | 70.4% | $75,149 |
| Contra Costa | 7.7% | 28.8% | 71.2% | 44.4% | 50.2% | 68.9% | $125,727 |
| Del Norte | 19.8% | 42.5% | 57.5% | 50.4% | 47.3% | 73.9% | $66,780 |
| El Dorado | 6.2% | 21.7% | 78.3% | 43.4% | 46.0% | 69.1% | $106,190 |
| Fresno | 20.5% | 47.8% | 52.2% | 31.8% | 43.2% | 58.8% | $71,434 |
| Glenn | 13.3% | 26.3% | 73.7% | 35.6% | 45.7% | 77.2% | $70,487 |
| Humboldt | 18.3% | 42.7% | 57.3% | 36.5% | 47.5% | 55.1% | $61,135 |
| Imperial | 26.7% | 52.6% | 47.4% | 42.5% | 46.7% | 61.7% | $56,393 |
| Inyo | 7.7% | 28.5% | 71.5% | 52.9% | 49.6% | 54.7% | $72,432 |
| Kern | 19.0% | 47.3% | 52.6% | 31.1% | 41.1% | 55.7% | $67,660 |
| Kings | 18.6% | 47.7% | 52.3% | 30.2% | 42.6% | 60.2% | $68,750 |
| Lake | 21.0% | 54.2% | 45.8% | 43.8% | 51.3% | 56.6% | $58,738 |
| Lassen | 11.0% | 29.8% | 70.3% | 41.4% | 45.0% | 62.4% | $64,395 |
| Los Angeles | 13.0% | 34.6% | 65.4% | 45.1% | 43.8% | 63.3% | $87,760 |
| Madera | 21.4% | 50.6% | 49.4% | 33.7% | 42.3% | 57.8% | $75,496 |
| Marin | 4.8% | 22.3% | 77.8% | 43.9% | 41.3% | 65.2% | $142,785 |
| Mariposa | 11.0% | 33.7% | 66.3% | 49.5% | 53.6% | 63.2% | $65,378 |
| Mendocino | 15.3% | 37.3% | 62.7% | 42.8% | 51.3% | 63.5% | $64,688 |
| Merced | 20.7% | 47.8% | 52.3% | 33.3% | 44.4% | 58.0% | $65,044 |
| Modoc | 13.1% | 43.5% | 56.5% | 41.5% | 50.2% | 47.2% | $56,648 |
| Mono | 3.2% | 21.7% | 78.3% | 29.3% | 79.9% | 40.2% | $86,953 |
| Monterey | 8.8% | 27.2% | 72.8% | 33.9% | 39.1% | 65.2% | $94,486 |
| Napa | 5.9% | 19.3% | 80.7% | 38.2% | 45.7% | 72.5% | $108,970 |
| Nevada | 7.3% | 25.1% | 74.9% | 44.6% | 41.6% | 60.9% | $84,905 |
| Orange | 7.6% | 22.9% | 77.1% | 47.5% | 40.2% | 71.1% | $113,702 |
| Placer | 5.3% | 21.7% | 78.3% | 41.5% | 41.7% | 70.4% | $114,678 |
| Plumas | 10.6% | 43.0% | 57.0% | 44.8% | 64.6% | 55.5% | $64,946 |
| Riverside | 11.8% | 31.3% | 68.7% | 40.3% | 43.2% | 70.5% | $89,672 |
| Sacramento | 13.5% | 42.7% | 57.3% | 37.3% | 44.9% | 62.1% | $88,724 |
| San Benito | 10.5% | 26.7% | 73.3% | 34.1% | 35.6% | 78.9% | $108,289 |
| San Bernardino | 14.9% | 40.0% | 60.1% | 38.5% | 44.9% | 64.7% | $82,184 |
| San Diego | 9.0% | 30.7% | 69.3% | 43.0% | 42.0% | 66.3% | $102,285 |
| San Francisco | 9.7% | 37.7% | 62.3% | 58.8% | 53.8% | 57.4% | $141,446 |
| San Joaquin | 15.1% | 39.6% | 60.4% | 36.5% | 43.7% | 67.6% | $88,531 |
| San Luis Obispo | 6.9% | 21.2% | 78.8% | 42.2% | 49.2% | 63.4% | $93,398 |
| San Mateo | 4.5% | 18.8% | 81.2% | 46.5% | 41.2% | 74.2% | $156,000 |
| Santa Barbara | 9.9% | 31.4% | 68.5% | 34.8% | 41.0% | 60.5% | $95,977 |
| Santa Clara | 5.7% | 23.7% | 76.3% | 54.1% | 47.2% | 71.5% | $159,674 |
| Santa Cruz | 9.3% | 28.9% | 71.0% | 38.4% | 42.6% | 67.5% | $109,266 |
| Shasta | 12.8% | 40.7% | 59.3% | 43.0% | 56.3% | 57.9% | $71,931 |
| Sierra | 7.0% | 10.2% | 89.8% | 25.0% | 75.0% | 84.5% | $60,000 |
| Siskiyou | 15.0% | 41.7% | 58.3% | 44.3% | 50.6% | 50.0% | $55,499 |
| Solano | 10.2% | 37.3% | 62.7% | 44.0% | 48.1% | 63.8% | $99,994 |
| Sonoma | 7.3% | 27.8% | 72.2% | 48.8% | 47.3% | 67.5% | $102,840 |
| Stanislaus | 14.1% | 39.9% | 60.2% | 39.7% | 45.3% | 62.6% | $79,661 |
| Sutter | 13.3% | 30.1% | 69.9% | 39.0% | 47.7% | 66.1% | $75,450 |
| Tehama | 12.3% | 34.3% | 65.7% | 48.9% | 54.3% | 57.6% | $61,834 |
| Trinity | 9.1% | 19.1% | 80.9% | 26.3% | 28.5% | 66.9% | $53,498 |
| Tulare | 23.4% | 53.3% | 46.7% | 31.4% | 39.8% | 63.0% | $69,489 |
| Tuolumne | 10.8% | 35.4% | 64.6% | 44.1% | 70.5% | 67.0% | $72,259 |
| Ventura | 8.0% | 27.0% | 73.0% | 43.8% | 44.9% | 71.0% | $107,327 |
| Yolo | 12.2% | 29.6% | 70.4% | 32.3% | 40.2% | 61.0% | $88,818 |
| Yuba | 17.9% | 46.2% | 53.8% | 32.5% | 59.8% | 61.8% | $73,313 |
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