Chapter 2. Classification Of Counties of California Government Code >> Division 2. >> Title 3. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 2.

The population of the counties of this state is hereby ascertained and determined to be and is as follows:

Los Angeles ................... 7,032,075 2 Orange ........................ 1,420,386 3 San Diego ..................... 1,357,854 4 Alameda ....................... 1,073,184 5 Santa Clara ................... 1,064,714 6 San Francisco ................. 715,674 7 San Bernardino ................ 684,072 8 Sacramento .................... 631,498 9 Contra Costa .................. 558,389 10 San Mateo .................... 556,234 11 Riverside .................... 459,074 12 Fresno ....................... 413,053 13 Ventura ...................... 376,430 14 Kern ......................... 329,162 15 San Joaquin .................. 290,208 16 Santa Barbara ................ 264,324 17 Monterey ..................... 250,071 18 Marin ........................ 206,038 19 Sonoma ....................... 204,885 20 Stanislaus ................... 194,506 21 Tulare ....................... 188,322 22 Solano ....................... 169,941 23 Santa Cruz ................... 123,790 24 San Luis Obispo .............. 105,690 25 Merced ....................... 104,629 26 Butte ........................ 101,969 27 Humboldt ..................... 99,692 28 Yolo ......................... 91,788 29 Napa ......................... 79,140 30 Shasta ....................... 77,640 31 Placer ....................... 77,306 32 Imperial ..................... 74,492 33 Kings ........................ 64,610 34 Mendocino .................... 51,101 35 Yuba ......................... 44,736 36 El Dorado .................... 43,833 37 Sutter ....................... 41,935 38 Madera ....................... 41,519 39 Siskiyou ..................... 33,225 40 Tehama ....................... 29,517 41 Nevada ....................... 26,346 42 Tuolumne ..................... 22,169 43 Lake ......................... 19,548 44 San Benito ................... 18,226 45 Glenn ........................ 17,521 46 Inyo ......................... 15,571 47 Lassen ....................... 14,960 48 Del Norte .................... 14,580 49 Calaveras .................... 13,585 50 Colusa ....................... 12,430 51 Amador ....................... 11,821 52 Plumas ....................... 11,707 53 Trinity ...................... 7,615 54 Modoc ........................ 7,469 55 Mariposa ..................... 6,015 56 Mono ......................... 4,016 57 Sierra ....................... 2,365 58 Alpine ....................... 484

For the purpose of regulating the compensation of all officers provided for in this part, the several counties of the State are classified according to their population, as ascertained and determined in Section 28020, as set forth in this chapter.

Counties containing a population of 4,000,000 and over are counties of the first class.

Counties containing a population of 1,400,000 and under 4,000,000 are counties of the second class.

Counties containing a population of 1,300,000 and under 1,400,000 are counties of the third class.

Counties containing a population of 1,070,000 and under 1,300,000 are counties of the fourth class.

Counties containing a population of 1,000,000 and under 1,070,000 are counties of the fifth class.

Counties containing a population of 700,000 and under 1,000,000 are counties of the sixth class.

Counties containing a population of 650,000 and under 700,000 are counties of the seventh class.

Counties containing a population of 600,000 and under 650,000 are counties of the eighth class.

Counties containing a population of 558,000 and under 600,000 are counties of the ninth class.

Counties containing a population of 500,000 and under 558,000 are counties of the 10th class.

Counties containing a population of 450,000 and under 500,000 are counties of the 11th class.

Counties containing a population of 400,000 and under 450,000 are counties of the 12th class.

Counties containing a population of 370,000 and under 400,000 are counties of the 13th class.

Counties containing a population of 300,000 and under 370,000 are counties of the 14th class.

Counties containing a population of 290,000 and under 300,000 are counties of the 15th class.

Counties containing a population of 260,000 and under 290,000 are counties of the 16th class.

Counties containing a population of 250,000 and under 260,000 are counties of the 17th class.

Counties containing a population of 205,000 and under 250,000 are counties of the 18th class.

Counties containing a population of 200,000 and under 205,000 are counties of the 19th class.

Counties containing a population of 190,000 and under 200,000 are counties of the 20th class.

Counties containing a population of 185,000 and under 190,000 are counties of the 21st class.

Counties containing a population of 160,000 and under 185,000 are counties of the 22nd class.

Counties containing a population of 120,000 and under 160,000 are counties of the 23rd class.

Counties containing a population of 105,000 and under 120,000 are counties of the 24th class.

Counties containing a population of 103,000 and under 105,000 are counties of the 25th class.

Counties containing a population of 100,000 and under 103,000 are counties of the 26th class.

Counties containing a population of 95,000 and under 100,000 are counties of the 27th class.

Counties containing a population of 90,000 and under 95,000 are counties of the 28th class.

Counties containing a population of 78,000 and under 90,000 are counties of the 29th class.

Counties containing a population of 77,500 and under 78,000 are counties of the 30th class.

Counties containing a population of 77,000 and under 77,500 are counties of the 31st class.

Counties containing a population of 70,000 and under 77,000 are counties of the 32nd class.

Counties containing a population of 60,000 and under 70,000 are counties of the 33rd class.

Counties containing a population of 50,000 and under 60,000 are counties of the 34th class.

Counties containing a population of 44,000 and under 50,000 are counties of the 35th class.

Counties containing a population of 42,000 and under 44,000 are counties of the 36th class.

Counties containing a population of 41,800 and under 42,000 are counties of the 37th class.

Counties containing a population of 40,000 and under 41,800 are counties of the 38th class.

Counties containing a population of 30,000 and under 40,000 are counties of the 39th class.

Counties containing a population of 28,000 and under 30,000 are counties of the 40th class.

Counties containing a population of 24,000 and under 28,000 are counties of the 41st class.

Counties containing a population of 20,000 and under 24,000 are counties of the 42nd class.

Counties containing a population of 19,000 and under 20,000 are counties of the 43rd class.

Counties containing a population of 18,000 and under 19,000 are counties of the 44th class.

Counties containing a population of 17,000 and under 18,000 are counties of the 45th class.

Counties containing a population of 15,000 and under 17,000 are counties of the 46th class.

Counties containing a population of 14,600 and under 15,000 are counties of the 47th class.

Counties containing a population of 14,000 and under 14,600 are counties of the 48th class.

Counties containing a population of 13,000 and under 14,000 are counties of the 49th class.

Counties containing a population of 12,000 and under 13,000 are counties of the 50th class.

Counties containing a population of 11,800 and under 12,000 are counties of the 51st class.

Counties containing a population of 11,500 and under 11,800 are counties of the 52nd class.

Counties containing a population of 7,500 and under 11,500 are counties of the 53rd class.

Counties containing a population of 7,000 and under 7,500 are counties of the 54th class.

Counties containing a population of 6,000 and under 7,000 are counties of the 55th class.

Counties containing a population of 4,000 and under 6,000 are counties of the 56th class.

Counties containing a population of 2,000 and under 4,000 are counties of the 57th class.

Counties containing a population of less than 1,000 are counties of the fifty-eighth class.

If any new county is created or organized, it is governed by this title so far as it is applicable thereto.

If the population of any existing county is reduced, by reason of the creation of any new county from its territory, below the class and rank first assumed pursuant to this chapter, the board of supervisors shall designate by order the class to which the county is reduced, and the county is a county of that class.

The salary of any county officer for the term for which he was elected and qualified shall not be affected by reason of any division of the county or order of the board.

For the purpose of fixing the salaries and fees of county and township officers in any newly created county, the board of supervisors of the new county shall classify the new county according to its population.

The board of supervisors of a newly created county shall fix the numerical population of the county which figure shall be validated by the Population Research Unit of the Department of Finance.

Whenever a new federal census is taken, the counties are not by operation of law reclassified under such census, but remain in the old classification until reclassified by the Legislature.