Updated: May 12, 2026
The federal Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) and Poverty Guidelines help Local Workforce Development Areas (Local Area) determine low-income status and self-sufficiency criteria as mandated by Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
Key details:
- These guidelines are updated yearly by the US Department of Labor and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
- The current LLSIL and Poverty Guidelines for California are shown in the tables below.
For more details on how these guidelines are used, refer to the Workforce Services Directive LLSIL and Poverty Guidelines (WSD24-02).
| Family Size |
HHS Federal Poverty Guideline |
70 Percent LLSIL West: Metro |
70 Percent LLSIL West: Non-Metro |
70 Percent LLSIL Los Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim |
70 Percent LLSIL San Diego, Chula Vista, Carlsbad |
70 Percent LLSIL San Francisco, Oakland, Hayward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,960 | $14,761* | $14,465* | $15,032* | $16,976 | $16,016 |
| 2 | $21,640 | $24,191 | $23,707 | $24,634 | $27,809 | $26,243 |
| 3 | $27,320 | $33,213 | $32,549 | $33,821 | $38,181 | $36,018 |
| 4 | $33,000 | $41,001 | $40,174 | $41,753 | $47,129 | $44,464 |
| 5 | $38,680 | $48,381 | $47,415 | $49,269 | $55,618 | $52,473 |
| 6 | $44,360 | $56,588 | $55,454 | $57,627 | $65,047 | $61,370 |
| 7 | $50,040 | $64,795 | $63,493 | $65,985 | $74,476 | $70,267 |
| 8 | $55,720 | $73,002 | $71,532 | $74,343 | $83,905 | $79,164 |
| For each additional family member |
+$5,680 | +$8,207 | +$8,039 | +$8,358 | +$9,429 | +$8,897 |
*Note – The LLSIL is lower than the poverty guidelines.
| Family Size |
100 Percent LLSIL West: Metro |
100 Percent LLSIL West: Non-Metro |
100 Percent LLSIL Los Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim |
100 Percent LLSIL San Diego, Chula Vista, Carlsbad |
100 Percent LLSIL San Francisco, Oakland, Hayward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $21,087 | $20,664 | $21,475 | $24,251 | $22,880 |
| 2 | $34,559 | $33,867 | $35,191 | $39,727 | $37,490 |
| 3 | $47,447 | $46,498 | $48,316 | $54,544 | $51,454 |
| 4 | $58,573 | $57,392 | $59,647 | $67,327 | $63,520 |
| 5 | $69,116 | $67,736 | $70,384 | $79,454 | $74,961 |
| 6 | $80,840 | $79,220 | $82,324 | $92,925 | $87,672 |
| 7 | $92,564 | $90,704 | $94,264 | $106,396 | $100,383 |
| 8 | $104,288 | $102,188 | $106,204 | $119,867 | $113,094 |
| For each additional family member |
+$11,724 | +$11,484 | +$11,940 | +$13,471 | +$12,711 |
Local Area LLSIL Classifications
The EDD classifies the Local Areas into the following Metropolitan Statistical Areas:
West: Metro
Applicable Local Areas – Fresno Metropolitan, Golden Sierra Consortium, Imperial County, Kern County, Inyo County, Mono County, Kings County, Merced County, Monterey County, North Central Counties Consortium, Northern Rural Training and Employment Consortium, Riverside County, Sacramento City/County Consortium, San Benito County, San Bernardino County, San Joaquin County, San Jose/Silicon Valley, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Santa Cruz County, Solano County, Sonoma County, Stanislaus County, Ventura County, Tulare County, and Yolo County
West: Non-Metro
Applicable Local Areas – Humboldt County and Mother Lode Consortium
Los Angeles – Long Beach – Anaheim
Applicable Local Areas – Anaheim City, Foothill Consortium, Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, Orange County, Pacific Gateway, Santa Ana City, South Bay Consortium, Southeast Los Angeles County Consortium, and Verdugo Consortium
San Diego – Chula Vista – Carlsbad
Applicable Local Area – San Diego County
San Francisco – Oakland – Fremont
Applicable Local Areas – Alameda County, Contra Costa County, North Bay Consortium, North Valley Consortium, Oakland City, Richmond City, and San Francisco City/County