Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Santa Cruz County, CA was 11.40% in January of 2022, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Santa Cruz County, CA reached a record high of 15.30 in January of 2014 and a record low of 10.90 in January of 2021. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Santa Cruz County, CA - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on May of 2024.