154,913 people (2024 Census estimate, +1.4% since 2020)
1,391 square miles of land · 111 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 Kings County in the area they serve, reporting 140,810 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| HANFORD, CITY OF groundwater · local government · CA1610003 | 62,127 served |
| LEMOORE, CITY OF groundwater · local government · CA1610005 | 27,185 served |
| CORCORAN, CITY OF groundwater · local government · CA1610004 | 22,808 served |
| AVENAL, CITY OF surface water · local government · CA1610002 | 13,696 served |
| LEMOORE NAVAL AIR STATION surface water · federal · CA1610700 | 6,000 served |
| ARMONA COMMUNITY SERVICES DIST groundwater · local government · CA1610001 | 4,143 served |
| HOME GARDEN CSD groundwater · local government · CA1610007 | 1,750 served |
| STRATFORD PUD groundwater · local government · CA1610006 | 1,277 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 369 people were held in Kings County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 495.
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.
15 school districts have their office in Kings County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $96.9 million — $88.5 million to run schools, about $16,020 per student, plus $6.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $11.1 million local (mostly property tax), $102 million state, $12.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $23.2 million.
Spent $73 million — $63.6 million to run schools, about $15,003 per student, plus $5.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $17.7 million local (mostly property tax), $65.1 million state, $7.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $35 million.
Spent $68 million — $57.3 million to run schools, about $17,549 per student, plus $9.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $7.1 million local (mostly property tax), $59.5 million state, $13.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $11.2 million.
Spent $52.4 million — $49.3 million to run schools, about $15,260 per student, plus $1.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $7.4 million local (mostly property tax), $50.6 million state, $6.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $13.3 million.
Spent $53.9 million — $47.5 million to run schools, about $17,468 per student, plus $3.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $6.7 million local (mostly property tax), $60.8 million state, $8.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $26.5 million.
Spent $41.4 million — $35.6 million to run schools, about $15,162 per student, plus $4.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $9.7 million local (mostly property tax), $43 million state, $3.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $23.8 million.
Spent $35.1 million — $33.1 million to run schools, about $19,784 per student, plus $1.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.5 million local (mostly property tax), $26.4 million state, $12.8 million federal.
Spent $22.4 million — $20.7 million to run schools, about $13,182 per student, plus $480,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $5.7 million local (mostly property tax), $20.8 million state, $2.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $17.8 million.
And 7 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 Moderate compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Kings County about $96 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.
169 bridges in Kings County: 74 in good condition, 89 fair, and 6 poor (3.6%). “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.
| STATE ROUTE 198 over BNSF RY & AMTRAK · built 1967 | 20,500 vehicles a day |
| STATE ROUTE 41 over KINGS RIVER · built 1942 | 7,700 vehicles a day |
| HOUSTON AVE over CROSS CREEK · built 1968 | 3,190 vehicles a day |
| 8TH AVE over NORTH BRANCH KINGS RIVER · built 1970 | 600 vehicles a day |
| 6TH AVE over E BRANCH LAKELAND CANAL · built 1986 | 400 vehicles a day |
| 16TH AVE over TULARE LAKE CANAL · built 1950 | 200 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $69.1 million of work in Kings County in fiscal 2025, about $453 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: Fresno County (48 mi) · Tulare County (59 mi) · San Luis Obispo County (59 mi) · Madera County (79 mi) · Kern County (79 mi) · San Benito County (80 mi).