28,304 people (2024 Census estimate, −2.0% since 2020)
1,314 square miles of land · 22 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.
13 active community water systems list Glenn County in the area they serve, reporting 18,517 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF ORLAND groundwater · local government · CA1110001 | 8,298 served |
| CAL-WATER SERVICE CO.-WILLOWS groundwater · private · CA1110003 | 7,107 served |
| CAL-WATER SERVICE CO.-HAMILTON CITY groundwater · private · CA1110002 | 1,575 served |
| DEL ORO WC - BLACK BUTTE DISTRICT groundwater · private · CA1100404 | 277 served |
| ARTOIS COMMUNITY S.D. groundwater · local government · CA1100203 | 267 served |
| WILLOWS MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY & RV PARK groundwater · private · CA1100237 | 227 served |
| ORLAND ESTATES MOBILE H.P. groundwater · private · CA1100444 | 207 served |
| ELK CREEK COMMUNITY S.D. surface water · local government · CA1100616 | 184 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 52 people were held in Glenn County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 76.
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.
7 school districts have their office in Glenn County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $38.3 million — $33.9 million to run schools, about $14,982 per student, plus $2.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $11.2 million local (mostly property tax), $35.2 million state, $6.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $22.1 million.
Spent $30.6 million — $20.8 million to run schools, about $14,978 per student, plus $7.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $8.1 million local (mostly property tax), $22.8 million state, $2.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $9.7 million.
Spent $12.6 million — $10.7 million to run schools, about $15,051 per student, plus $514,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.9 million local (mostly property tax), $11.8 million state, $1.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $2.3 million.
Spent $42.3 million — $25.4 million to run schools, about $79,428 per student, plus $4.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $13.1 million local (mostly property tax), $19 million state, $8.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $3.6 million.
Spent $3.6 million — $2.5 million to run schools, about $12,663 per student, plus $955,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $857,000 local (mostly property tax), $3.4 million state, $276,000 federal. Long-term debt: $133,000.
Spent $2.8 million — $2.6 million to run schools, about $14,195 per student, plus $101,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $441,000 local (mostly property tax), $2.8 million state, $169,000 federal.
Spent $3.6 million — $2.9 million to run schools, about $32,818 per student, plus $684,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $663,000 local (mostly property tax), $1.9 million state, $1 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 Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Glenn County about $40.9 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Very Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
240 bridges in Glenn County: 91 in good condition, 132 fair, and 17 poor (7.1%). “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.
| ROAD 99W over STONY CREEK · built 1913 | 4,157 vehicles a day |
| STATE ROUTE 162 over SACRAMENTO RIVER · built 1948 | 2,400 vehicles a day |
| STATE ROUTE 162 over SACRAMENTO RIVER OVFL · built 1911 | 1,500 vehicles a day |
| ROAD #61 over WILLOW CREEK · built 1949 | 928 vehicles a day |
| ROAD #48 over BRANCH WALKER CREEK · built 1940 | 647 vehicles a day |
| COUNTY ROAD Z over ANGEL SLOUGH · built 1925 | 586 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $21.2 million of work in Glenn County in fiscal 2025, about $733 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: Colusa County (31 mi) · Tehama County (37 mi) · Lake County (39 mi) · Butte County (43 mi) · Sutter County (54 mi) · Mendocino County (57 mi).