64,451 people (2024 Census estimate, −1.9% since 2020)
2,949 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.
49 active community water systems list Tehama County in the area they serve, reporting 34,760 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF RED BLUFF groundwater · local government · CA5210004 | 14,286 served |
| CITY OF CORNING groundwater · local government · CA5210001 | 8,244 served |
| RIO ALTO WATER DISTRICT groundwater · local government · CA5210005 | 3,377 served |
| LOS MOLINOS COMM. SERVICES DIST. groundwater · private · CA5210003 | 1,450 served |
| GERBER LAS FLORES CSD groundwater · private · CA5210002 | 1,200 served |
| MINERAL COUNTY WATER DISTRICT surface water · private · CA5200503 | 634 served |
| RIO VISTA MOBILE HOME PARK groundwater · private · CA5200508 | 543 served |
| VISTA GRANDE WATER SYSTEM groundwater · private · CA5200012 | 468 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 113 people were held in Tehama County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 153.
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 Tehama County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $50.7 million — $33.5 million to run schools, about $16,823 per student, plus $16.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $5.2 million local (mostly property tax), $36.6 million state, $12 million federal. Long-term debt: $532,000.
Spent $47.8 million — $36.7 million to run schools, about $19,916 per student, plus $10.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $7.6 million local (mostly property tax), $29.7 million state, $9.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $10.7 million.
Spent $35.8 million — $30.9 million to run schools, about $17,667 per student, plus $3.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $13.7 million local (mostly property tax), $33.2 million state, $4 million federal. Long-term debt: $29.5 million.
Spent $19.1 million — $18.1 million to run schools, about $15,408 per student, plus $844,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.2 million local (mostly property tax), $16.5 million state, $2.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $85,000.
Spent $21.3 million — $18.3 million to run schools, about $16,120 per student, plus $2.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $6.2 million local (mostly property tax), $21.9 million state, $3.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $8.3 million.
Spent $12.3 million — $11.9 million to run schools, about $14,649 per student, plus $166,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.6 million local (mostly property tax), $12.1 million state, $1.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $675,000.
Spent $10.6 million — $10.1 million to run schools, about $19,146 per student, plus $377,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.8 million local (mostly property tax), $8.4 million state, $1.8 million federal.
Spent $7.7 million — $6.7 million to run schools, about $16,855 per student, plus $849,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.4 million local (mostly property tax), $7.3 million state, $1.5 million federal.
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 Tehama County about $69 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Moderate.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
447 bridges in Tehama County: 167 in good condition, 259 fair, and 21 poor (4.7%). “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.
| SOUTH AVE over SACRAMENTO RIVER · built 1975 | 6,000 vehicles a day |
| JACKSON STREET over REEDS CREEK · built 2001 | 6,000 vehicles a day |
| SOUTH AVE over JEWETT CREEK · built 1968 | 5,576 vehicles a day |
| BAKER(OCONNER) RD over BRICKYARD CREEK · built 1960 | 3,000 vehicles a day |
| OLD HWY 99 W over BRANNIN CREEK · built 1914 | 2,799 vehicles a day |
| OLD HWY 99 W over MOORE CREEK · built 1914 | 1,922 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $26.1 million of work in Tehama County in fiscal 2025, about $397 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: Glenn County (37 mi) · Shasta County (45 mi) · Butte County (46 mi) · Trinity County (59 mi) · Colusa County (65 mi) · Plumas County (75 mi).