California Listed 27 Times on WalletHub’s 2021 Study of U.S. Neediest Cities

As California labors under a growing homeless vagrant population, the state has achieved yet another dubious honor: the Golden State is listed 27 times on WalletHub’s 2021 study of the county’s Neediest Cities.

And out of the 182 U.S. cities on the list, Fresno ranks 4th and Los Angeles ranks 6th in total score between economic well-being and health and safety.

WalletHub reports “in 2020, 11.4% of the U.S. population lived in poverty.” WalletHub compared more than 180 U.S. cities based on 28 key indicators of economic disadvantage, such as adult and child poverty, food insecurity and uninsured rates.

Fresno, Los Angeles and San Francisco made the list of cities with the “Highest Homeless Rate.”

San Francisco even tops the list of “Highest % of Homes With Inadequate Plumbing,” and “Highest % of Homes With Inadequate Kitchens,” along with Glendale and Los Angeles on the kitchen listing.

Included in the 27 Neediest California Cities and their ranking are:

6: Los Angeles

24: San Bernardino

37: Oakland

39: Stockton

45: Long Beach

57: San Francisco

59: Bakersfield

84: Sacramento

89: Modesto

92: Anaheim

94: Oxnard

98: Santa Clarita

110: Santa Ana

123: Garden Grove

125: Santa Rosa

130: Riverside

131: Fontana

132: Glendale

134: Moreno Valley

146: San Diego

149: San Jose

151: Oceanside

158: Chula Vista

165: Rancho Cucamonga

172: Huntington Beach

173: Irvine

176: Fremont

The Complete List of Neediest Cities in America

Overall Rank*	City	Total Score	Economic Well-Being	Health & Safety
1	Detroit, MI	63.79	1	2
2	Brownsville, TX	57.11	7	7
3	Cleveland, OH	57.02	6	8
4	Fresno, CA	56.51	2	57
5	Gulfport, MS	55.91	18	3
6	Los Angeles, CA	55.38	5	28
7	Newark, NJ	54.87	4	46
8	Baltimore, MD	54.52	3	55
9	New Orleans, LA	54.02	10	31
10	St. Louis, MO	53.74	21	9
11	Laredo, TX	53.64	27	12
12	Shreveport, LA	53.13	9	51
13	Miami, FL	52.94	19	25
14	Memphis, TN	52.73	22	18
15	Jackson, MS	52.68	13	50
16	Birmingham, AL	52.41	41	4
17	Philadelphia, PA	52.28	12	69
18	Richmond, VA	52.01	11	71
19	Hialeah, FL	51.64	26	35
20	Augusta, GA	51.24	17	62
21	Chattanooga, TN	51.20	40	14
22	Indianapolis, IN	51.14	14	89
23	Atlanta, GA	51.03	8	107
24	San Bernardino, CA	50.78	23	49
25	Baton Rouge, LA	50.56	31	45
26	Mobile, AL	50.35	38	22
27	Little Rock, AR	49.47	64	13
28	New York, NY	49.43	15	120
29	Fort Smith, AR	49.10	84	6
30	Corpus Christi, TX	49.00	93	5
31	Toledo, OH	48.97	43	36
32	Dover, DE	48.60	16	124
33	Houston, TX	48.55	69	10
34	Rochester, NY	48.54	29	102
35	Albuquerque, NM	48.52	46	33
36	Las Cruces, NM	48.48	56	30
37	Oakland, CA	48.37	37	58
38	Dallas, TX	48.19	65	20
39	Stockton, CA	48.14	32	100
40	Tulsa, OK	48.09	77	11
41	Columbia, SC	48.07	34	94
42	Springfield, MO	47.87	114	1
43	Huntington, WV	47.69	45	52
44	Wilmington, DE	47.64	28	118
45	Long Beach, CA	47.56	30	122
46	New Haven, CT	47.50	20	134
47	El Paso, TX	47.45	63	34
48	Columbus, GA	47.42	57	41
49	Tucson, AZ	47.37	62	37
50	San Antonio, TX	47.33	68	26
51	Montgomery, AL	47.29	39	87
52	Buffalo, NY	47.08	42	78
53	Milwaukee, WI	47.07	44	76
54	Akron, OH	47.01	49	61
55	Providence, RI	46.90	25	127
56	Oklahoma City, OK	46.71	79	24
57	San Francisco, CA	46.62	75	23
58	Knoxville, TN	46.60	71	39
59	Bakersfield, CA	46.59	54	59
60	Lewiston, ME	46.35	101	17
61	Las Vegas, NV	46.13	53	77
62	Kansas City, MO	46.11	82	32
63	Lubbock, TX	46.04	102	21
64	Glendale, AZ	45.69	67	64
65	Phoenix, AZ	45.69	66	65
66	Fayetteville, NC	45.64	60	83
67	Fort Lauderdale, FL	45.55	52	96
68	Cincinnati, OH	45.48	48	101
69	Honolulu, HI	45.10	80	48
70	Norfolk, VA	45.04	35	132
71	Portland, OR	44.91	87	47
72	North Las Vegas, NV	44.82	55	106
73	Manchester, NH	44.49	74	73
74	Wichita, KS	44.45	108	27
75	Jacksonville, FL	44.43	73	82
76	Washington, DC	44.42	33	155
77	Chicago, IL	44.38	51	123
78	Spokane, WA	44.29	129	15
79	Bridgeport, CT	44.20	59	115
80	Amarillo, TX	44.16	117	16
81	Greensboro, NC	44.14	91	56
82	St. Paul, MN	44.11	61	114
82	Boston, MA	44.11	24	167
84	Sacramento, CA	43.85	50	129
85	Newport News, VA	43.84	81	93
86	Grand Rapids, MI	43.74	95	66
86	Nashville, TN	43.74	89	75
88	Salt Lake City, UT	43.66	133	19
89	Modesto, CA	43.54	47	137
90	Charleston, WV	43.38	124	29
91	Winston-Salem, NC	43.28	72	105
92	Anaheim, CA	43.16	105	60
93	Reno, NV	43.15	121	40
94	Oxnard, CA	42.96	70	113
95	Denver, CO	42.70	98	85
96	Tampa, FL	42.67	85	104
97	Tallahassee, FL	42.66	58	139
98	Santa Clarita, CA	42.66	36	166
99	Jersey City, NJ	42.63	94	92
100	Grand Prairie, TX	42.57	119	53
101	St. Petersburg, FL	42.54	106	79
102	Orlando, FL	42.48	86	108
103	Anchorage, AK	42.36	143	38
104	Huntsville, AL	42.34	103	91
105	Garland, TX	42.30	109	72
106	Fort Worth, TX	42.26	112	67
107	Salem, OR	42.19	128	70
108	Columbus, OH	42.08	78	125
109	Seattle, WA	41.89	122	63
110	Santa Ana, CA	41.88	96	109
111	Rapid City, SD	41.83	120	86
112	Des Moines, IA	41.75	90	119
113	Tempe, AZ	41.66	107	98
114	Louisville, KY	41.59	110	90
115	Ontario, CA	41.39	99	110
116	Arlington, TX	41.32	125	80
117	Mesa, AZ	41.30	97	117
118	Omaha, NE	41.26	115	88
119	Tacoma, WA	41.25	148	44
120	Irving, TX	41.22	126	83
121	Minneapolis, MN	41.17	83	131
122	Missoula, MT	40.97	157	42
123	Garden Grove, CA	40.83	113	103
124	West Valley City, UT	40.61	145	74
125	Santa Rosa, CA	40.51	76	146
126	Nampa, ID	40.49	134	95
127	Austin, TX	40.40	140	81
128	Worcester, MA	40.09	92	141
129	Colorado Springs, CO	39.88	138	99
130	Riverside, CA	39.65	123	121
131	Fontana, CA	39.36	88	154
132	Glendale, CA	39.26	136	111
133	Charleston, SC	38.98	100	147
134	Moreno Valley, CA	38.68	104	145
135	Fort Wayne, IN	38.55	116	140
136	Pittsburgh, PA	38.50	132	128
137	Charlotte, NC	38.45	127	135
138	Aurora, CO	38.19	142	126
139	Burlington, VT	38.13	111	144
140	Vancouver, WA	38.07	163	68
141	Billings, MT	38.06	171	54
142	Juneau, AK	37.88	177	43
143	Durham, NC	37.63	141	133
144	Lexington-Fayette, KY	37.13	130	149
145	Portland, ME	36.96	150	136
146	San Diego, CA	36.50	131	158
147	Yonkers, NY	36.29	137	159
148	Lincoln, NE	36.07	154	130
149	San Jose, CA	35.87	118	170
150	Port St. Lucie, FL	35.81	147	148
151	Oceanside, CA	35.80	139	165
152	Cheyenne, WY	35.74	167	112
153	Casper, WY	35.64	173	97
154	Boise, ID	35.52	168	116
155	Cape Coral, FL	35.30	149	153
156	Henderson, NV	35.23	146	162
157	Pembroke Pines, FL	34.96	152	150
158	Chula Vista, CA	34.86	135	172
159	Peoria, AZ	34.69	158	142
160	Cedar Rapids, IA	34.62	153	157
161	Scottsdale, AZ	34.37	156	152
162	Aurora, IL	34.29	144	173
163	Raleigh, NC	34.21	151	164
164	Chandler, AZ	33.33	161	156
165	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	32.99	155	169
166	Chesapeake, VA	32.67	160	168
167	Sioux Falls, SD	32.60	170	151
168	Fargo, ND	32.37	174	138
169	Nashua, NH	31.76	169	160
170	Gilbert, AZ	31.20	172	163
171	Madison, WI	30.98	165	176
172	Huntington Beach, CA	30.96	162	177
173	Irvine, CA	30.89	159	181
174	Plano, TX	30.76	178	143
175	Virginia Beach, VA	30.53	166	179
176	Fremont, CA	30.15	164	182
177	Warwick, RI	28.67	176	175
178	Overland Park, KS	28.29	180	161
179	South Burlington, VT	28.15	175	178
180	Bismarck, ND	27.15	182	171
181	Pearl City, HI	26.70	179	180
182	Columbia, MD	26.26	181	174

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5 thoughts on “California Listed 27 Times on WalletHub’s 2021 Study of U.S. Neediest Cities”

Cathie says:

December 31, 2021 at 10:05 am

This list loses some credibility when I see Irvine and Huntington Beach on there. Irvine is one of the safest cities in the country.

Marilyn Midura says:

December 31, 2021 at 8:56 pm

I agree with Cathie, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Santa Clarita are pretty ok… even Bakersfield tops SF, plenty of
Clinia Sierra Vista’s for low-income, immigrant healthcare (wonder who subsidizes?), no open needle use on the streets…. at least they try!

Demfails says:

December 31, 2021 at 11:44 pm

I bet a lot of the neediest cities have democratic leaders for generations.

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schutzhund says:

January 1, 2022 at 5:27 am

How many run by the Left?

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