The California State Auditor has ranked 471 California cities according to their financial vulnerability. Use the headings, arrows and search function to find your community. Rankings are from highest risk to lowest risk, meaning the top-ranked cities have less available cash, lower general fund reserves, higher debt, unhealthier revenue trends and weaker funding for pension obligations. Figures are from 2016-17, the most recent year for which complete data is available.
| City | Compton |
|---|---|
| Population | 97,847 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Liquidity | 1 |
| General Fund Reserves | 1 |
| Debt Burden | 1 |
| Revenue Trends | 1 |
| Pension Funding | 1 |
| Pension Costs | 1 |
| Pension Obligations | 1 |
| Future Pension Costs | 1 |
| OPEB Funding | 1 |
| OPEB Obligations | 1 |
| Land Area (sq mi) | 10 |
| City | Atwater |
| Population | 29,118 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Liquidity | 16 |
| General Fund Reserves | 1 |
| Debt Burden | 1 |
| Revenue Trends | 130 |
| Pension Funding | 31 |
| Pension Costs | 268 |
| Pension Obligations | 185 |
| Future Pension Costs | 226 |
| OPEB Funding | 1 |
| OPEB Obligations | 72 |
| Land Area (sq mi) | 6 |
| City | Blythe |
| Population | 19,486 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Liquidity | 18 |
| General Fund Reserves | 18 |
| Debt Burden | 73 |
| Revenue Trends | 21 |
| Pension Funding | 135 |
| Pension Costs | 28 |
| Pension Obligations | 89 |
| Future Pension Costs | 96 |
| OPEB Funding | 1 |
| OPEB Obligations | 67 |
| Land Area (sq mi) | 27 |
| City | Lindsay |
| Population | 13,167 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Liquidity | 10 |
| General Fund Reserves | 1 |
| Debt Burden | 44 |
| Revenue Trends | 130 |
| Pension Funding | 217 |
| Pension Costs | 28 |
| Pension Obligations | 192 |
| Future Pension Costs | 191 |
| OPEB Funding | 1 |
| OPEB Obligations | 111 |
| Land Area (sq mi) | 3 |
| City | Calexico |
| Population | 39,953 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Liquidity | 1 |
| General Fund Reserves | 1 |
| Debt Burden | 83 |
| Revenue Trends | 66 |
| Pension Funding | 303 |
| Pension Costs | 215 |
| Pension Obligations | 219 |
| Future Pension Costs | 191 |
| OPEB Funding | 1 |
| OPEB Obligations | 13 |
| Land Area (sq mi) | 9 |
| City | San Fernando |
| Population | 24,581 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Liquidity | 19 |
| General Fund Reserves | 1 |
| Debt Burden | 323 |
| Revenue Trends | 130 |
| Pension Funding | 43 |
| Pension Costs | 75 |
| Pension Obligations | 73 |
| Future Pension Costs | 53 |
| OPEB Funding | 1 |
| OPEB Obligations | 4 |
| Land Area (sq mi) | 2 |
| City | El Cerrito |
| Population | 24,982 |
| Overall Risk | 7 |
| Liquidity | 20 |
| General Fund Reserves | 1 |
| Debt Burden | 200 |
| Revenue Trends | 393 |
| Pension Funding | 43 |
| Pension Costs | 10 |
| Pension Obligations | 33 |
| Future Pension Costs | 1 |
| OPEB Funding | 1 |
| OPEB Obligations | 111 |
| Land Area (sq mi) | 4 |
| City | San Gabriel |
| Population | 40,315 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Liquidity | 36 |
| General Fund Reserves | 1 |
| Debt Burden | 280 |
| Revenue Trends | 130 |
| Pension Funding | 80 |
| Pension Costs | 10 |
| Pension Obligations | 27 |
| Future Pension Costs | 1 |
| OPEB Funding | 214 |
| OPEB Obligations | 30 |
| Land Area (sq mi) | 4 |
| City | Maywood |
| Population | 27,700 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Liquidity | 52 |
| General Fund Reserves | 57 |
| Debt Burden | 49 |
| Revenue Trends | 95 |
| Pension Funding | 7 |
| Pension Costs | 52 |
| Pension Obligations | 1 |
| Future Pension Costs | 53 |
| OPEB Funding | 1 |
| OPEB Obligations | 111 |
| Land Area (sq mi) | 1 |
| City | Monrovia |
| Population | 37,138 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Liquidity | 66 |
| General Fund Reserves | 45 |
| Debt Burden | 61 |
| Revenue Trends | 95 |
| Pension Funding | 43 |
| Pension Costs | 10 |
| Pension Obligations | 1 |
| Future Pension Costs | 289 |
| OPEB Funding | 1 |
| OPEB Obligations | 48 |
| Land Area (sq mi) | 14 |
| City | Population | Overall Risk | Liquidity | General Fund Reserves | Debt Burden | Revenue Trends | Pension Funding | Pension Costs | Pension Obligations | Future Pension Costs | OPEB Funding | OPEB Obligations | Land Area (sq mi) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compton | 97,847 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Atwater | 29,118 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 130 | 31 | 268 | 185 | 226 | 1 | 72 | 6 |
| 3 | Blythe | 19,486 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 73 | 21 | 135 | 28 | 89 | 96 | 1 | 67 | 27 |
| 4 | Lindsay | 13,167 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 44 | 130 | 217 | 28 | 192 | 191 | 1 | 111 | 3 |
| 5 | Calexico | 39,953 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 66 | 303 | 215 | 219 | 191 | 1 | 13 | 9 |
| 6 | San Fernando | 24,581 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 323 | 130 | 43 | 75 | 73 | 53 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | El Cerrito | 24,982 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 200 | 393 | 43 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 4 |
| 8 | San Gabriel | 40,315 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 280 | 130 | 80 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 214 | 30 | 4 |
| 9 | Maywood | 27,700 | 9 | 52 | 57 | 49 | 95 | 7 | 52 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 111 | 1 |
| 10 | Monrovia | 37,138 | 10 | 66 | 45 | 61 | 95 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 289 | 1 | 48 | 14 |
