1,024,125 people (2024 Census estimate, +1.4% since 2020)
5,959 square miles of land · 172 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.
102 active community water systems list Fresno County in the area they serve, reporting 938,271 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF FRESNO surface water · local government · CA1010007 | 545,970 served |
| CITY OF CLOVIS surface water · local government · CA1010003 | 133,118 served |
| CITY OF SANGER groundwater · local government · CA1010029 | 26,357 served |
| REEDLEY, CITY OF groundwater · local government · CA1010027 | 26,076 served |
| CWS - SELMA groundwater · private · CA1010024 | 25,651 served |
| BAKMAN WATER COMPANY groundwater · private · CA1010001 | 17,393 served |
| COALINGA-CITY surface water · local government · CA1010004 | 17,277 served |
| KERMAN, CITY OF groundwater · local government · CA1010018 | 17,256 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 2,479 people were held in Fresno County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 2,546.
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.
33 school districts have their office in Fresno County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $1.6 billion — $1.5 billion to run schools, about $20,909 per student, plus $101.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $194.1 million local (mostly property tax), $1.3 billion state, $325.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $797.1 million.
Spent $734.6 million — $646.4 million to run schools, about $15,101 per student, plus $57.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $219.9 million local (mostly property tax), $592.6 million state, $60.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $589.1 million.
Spent $313.2 million — $255 million to run schools, about $16,198 per student, plus $43.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $50.6 million local (mostly property tax), $237.8 million state, $38.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $303.7 million.
Spent $305 million — $208.1 million to run schools, about $15,780 per student, plus $77.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $55.5 million local (mostly property tax), $206.4 million state, $30.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $382.9 million.
Spent $230.8 million — $179.4 million to run schools, about $18,527 per student, plus $44.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $35.9 million local (mostly property tax), $184.5 million state, $40 million federal. Long-term debt: $91.2 million.
Spent $147.9 million — $117.1 million to run schools, about $19,725 per student, plus $24.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $18.1 million local (mostly property tax), $112.3 million state, $18.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $62.8 million.
Spent $123.8 million — $83.6 million to run schools, about $15,605 per student, plus $36.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $18.2 million local (mostly property tax), $91.2 million state, $19.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $55.3 million.
Spent $95.3 million — $83.6 million to run schools, about $18,638 per student, plus $9.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $18.7 million local (mostly property tax), $79.7 million state, $17.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $56.5 million.
And 25 more.
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 Fresno County about $557.3 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
921 bridges in Fresno County: 363 in good condition, 523 fair, and 35 poor (3.8%). “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.
| SR 180 WB over FIRST STREET · built 1999 | 79,000 vehicles a day |
| STATE ROUTE 41 over O STREET · built 1974 | 76,000 vehicles a day |
| E SHIELDS AVE over DRY CREEK CANAL · built 1962 | 27,039 vehicles a day |
| W180-E168 CONNECTR over W180-CEDAR RAMP MAPLE AV · built 2005 | 26,500 vehicles a day |
| INTERSTATE 5 SB over TUMEY GULCH · built 1967 | 16,500 vehicles a day |
| INTERSTATE 5 NB over TUMEY GULCH · built 1967 | 16,500 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $290.1 million of work in Fresno County in fiscal 2025, about $288 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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