69,159 people (2024 Census estimate, +7.2% since 2020)
1,389 square miles of land · 50 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.
31 active community water systems list San Benito County in the area they serve, reporting 60,585 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| HOLLISTER, CITY OF buys surface water · local government · CA3510001 | 26,598 served |
| SUNNYSLOPE COUNTY WATER DIST buys surface water · private · CA3510003 | 25,486 served |
| AROMAS WATER DISTRICT groundwater · private · CA3510004 | 2,988 served |
| SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, CITY OF groundwater · local government · CA3510002 | 2,335 served |
| MISSION OAKS MOBILE HOME PARK groundwater · private · CA3510006 | 550 served |
| TRES PINOS CWD groundwater · local government · CA3500509 | 350 served |
| GOLDEN STATE WATER CO - SAN JUAN OAKS groundwater · private · CA3510008 | 260 served |
| CSA NO. 31 STONEGATE WS surface water · local government · CA3500006 | 230 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 106 people were held in San Benito County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 87.
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.
12 school districts have their office in San Benito County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $87 million — $82.9 million to run schools, about $14,616 per student, plus $179,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $35.1 million local (mostly property tax), $63.8 million state, $9 million federal. Long-term debt: $63.4 million.
Spent $69.4 million — $53.1 million to run schools, about $14,933 per student, plus $10.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $39.1 million local (mostly property tax), $36.8 million state, $5.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $98.9 million.
Spent $20.2 million — $15.6 million to run schools, about $15,708 per student, plus $2.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $16.2 million local (mostly property tax), $5.7 million state, $2.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $17.8 million.
Spent $10.2 million — $9.4 million to run schools, about $12,680 per student, plus $90,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $5.8 million local (mostly property tax), $6.2 million state, $738,000 federal. Long-term debt: $2.6 million.
Spent $2.6 million — $2.3 million to run schools, about $9,910 per student, plus $76,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.6 million local (mostly property tax), $2.1 million state, $153,000 federal.
Spent $836,000 — $769,000 to run schools, about $15,078 per student. Money in: $653,000 local (mostly property tax), $611,000 state, $48,000 federal.
Spent $23.4 million — $13.4 million to run schools, about $393,794 per student, plus $75,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $10.8 million local (mostly property tax), $14.7 million state, $3.8 million federal.
Spent $461,000 — $406,000 to run schools, about $13,533 per student, plus $5,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $119,000 local (mostly property tax), $587,000 state, $30,000 federal.
And 4 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 San Benito County about $80 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Very Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
76 bridges in San Benito County: 35 in good condition, 34 fair, and 7 poor (9.2%). “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 25 over PAJARO RIVER · built 1951 | 18,000 vehicles a day |
| UNION ROAD over SAN BENITO RIVER · built 1959 | 11,000 vehicles a day |
| SHORE ROAD over TEQUISQUITA CREEK · built 1948 | 6,500 vehicles a day |
| SAN FELIPE ROAD over TEQUISQUITA SLOUGH · built 1952 | 2,760 vehicles a day |
| PANOCHE ROAD over TRES PINOS CREEK · built 1963 | 800 vehicles a day |
| PANOCHE ROAD over LOS AGUILAS CREEK · built 1947 | 800 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $14.5 million of work in San Benito County in fiscal 2025, about $225 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: Monterey County (29 mi) · Merced County (45 mi) · Santa Clara County (54 mi) · Santa Cruz County (58 mi) · Stanislaus County (66 mi) · Kings County (80 mi).