18,485 people (2024 Census estimate, −2.7% since 2020)
10,197 square miles of land · 2 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.
44 active community water systems list Inyo County in the area they serve, reporting 15,673 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| BISHOP, CITY OF groundwater · local government · CA1410001 | 3,819 served |
| INYO COUNTY PWD - LONE PINE buys groundwater · local government · CA1410009 | 1,835 served |
| HIGHLAND MOBILE HOME PARK groundwater · private · CA1410007 | 1,260 served |
| INYO COUNTY PWD - INDEPENDENCE buys groundwater · local government · CA1410008 | 1,108 served |
| INDIAN CREEK CSD groundwater · local government · CA1410005 | 1,030 served |
| ROLLING GREEN UTILITIES, INC. groundwater · private · CA1400010 | 940 served |
| BIG PINE CSD buys groundwater · local government · CA1410006 | 798 served |
| MEADOWCREEK MUTUAL WATER COMPANY groundwater · private · CA1400111 | 764 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 50 people were held in Inyo County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 40.
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 Inyo County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $33.8 million — $32.5 million to run schools, about $16,848 per student, plus $1.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $18.8 million local (mostly property tax), $15.9 million state, $4.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $4.5 million.
Spent $8.7 million — $7.6 million to run schools, about $23,338 per student, plus $334,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $6 million local (mostly property tax), $1.9 million state, $873,000 federal.
Spent $5.3 million — $5.1 million to run schools, about $32,452 per student, plus $118,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3.4 million local (mostly property tax), $1.4 million state, $767,000 federal. Long-term debt: $4.4 million.
Spent $3.1 million — $3.1 million to run schools, about $34,494 per student, plus $8,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.5 million local (mostly property tax), $533,000 state, $187,000 federal. Long-term debt: $2.7 million.
Spent $2.1 million — $1.7 million to run schools, about $27,302 per student, plus $308,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.4 million local (mostly property tax), $531,000 state, $138,000 federal. Long-term debt: $780,000.
Spent $1.5 million — $1.4 million to run schools, about $59,417 per student, plus $65,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.1 million local (mostly property tax), $621,000 state, $200,000 federal.
Spent $19.1 million — $11.2 million to run schools, about $2,240,000 per student, plus $667,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $6.6 million local (mostly property tax), $9.4 million state, $3.8 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 Inyo County about $28.3 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
69 bridges in Inyo County: 46 in good condition, 21 fair, and 2 poor (2.9%). “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.
| BELL ACCESS RD over OAK CREEK · built 1940 | 50 vehicles a day |
| COTTONWOOD GATES over LOS ANGELES AQUEDUCT · built 1927 | 50 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $141.6 million of work in Inyo County in fiscal 2025, about $7,447 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: Tulare County (80 mi) · Esmeralda County, NV (85 mi) · Nye County, NV (110 mi) · Kern County (111 mi) · Mono County (124 mi) · Fresno County (125 mi).