27,009 people (2024 Census estimate, −2.2% since 2020)
1,006 square miles of land · 27 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
16 active community water systems list Del Norte County in the area they serve, reporting 23,128 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF CRESCENT CITY groundwater · local government · CA0810001 | 15,202 served |
| BERTSCH OCEAN VIEW CSD buys groundwater · local government · CA0810003 | 2,669 served |
| SMITH RIVER C.S.D. groundwater · local government · CA0810002 | 2,568 served |
| GASQUET C.S.D. surface water · local government · CA0800555 | 657 served |
| BIG ROCK C.S.D. groundwater · local government · CA0800532 | 513 served |
| NORTHCREST MOBILE HOME PARK groundwater · private · CA0800552 | 250 served |
| KLAMATH C.S.D. groundwater · local government · CA0800548 | 240 served |
| REDWOOD PARK C.S.D. groundwater · local government · CA0800526 | 200 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 35 people were held in Del Norte County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 90.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
2 school districts have their office in Del Norte County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $71.7 million — $67.3 million to run schools, about $19,214 per student, plus $3.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $18.4 million local (mostly property tax), $53.6 million state, $15.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $23.1 million.
Spent $13.8 million — $12.7 million to run schools, about $33,503 per student, plus $404,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.4 million local (mostly property tax), $9.5 million state, $3.3 million federal.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively High compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Del Norte County about $142.4 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Moderate.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
97 bridges in Del Norte County: 46 in good condition, 42 fair, and 9 poor (9.3%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| NO DATA ENTERED over NO DATA ENTERED · built 1981 | 50 vehicles a day |
| NO DATA ENTERED over GRIFFIN CREEK · built 1978 | 50 vehicles a day |
| HAMILTON ROAD over WEST BRANCH MILL CREEK · built 1950 | 25 vehicles a day |
| CHAPMAN STREET over HOPPOW CREEK · built 1965 | 20 vehicles a day |
| OLD GASQUET TOLL over EIGHTEEN MILE CREEK · built 1970 | 20 vehicles a day |
| ROCK CREEK ROAD over EAST FORK MILL CREEK · built 1950 | 10 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $104.7 million of work in Del Norte County in fiscal 2025, about $3,773 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Ballots mailed; drop boxes open: 2026-10-05. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-19. Early in-person voting: 2026-10-24 to 2026-11-03. Election Day: 2026-11-03. Last day for mailed ballots to arrive: 2026-11-10.
Source: California Secretary of State — Nov. 3, 2026 key dates · California Official Voter Information Guide — dates to remember · California Secretary of State — make a plan to vote
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Nearby counties: Josephine County, OR (49 mi) · Curry County, OR (51 mi) · Humboldt County (72 mi) · Siskiyou County (75 mi) · Jackson County, OR (81 mi) · Trinity County (88 mi).