CalWORKs Adult Recipients: Calendar Quarter 4, 2002*
County Case Type Adults Adults with
Earnings
Percent with
Earnings
Mean
Earnings
Median
Earnings
ALAMEDA 1 - Parent 6,550 2,232 34.1% $2,397 $2,100
  2 - Parent 2,359 772 32.7% $2,708 $2,584
County Total   8,909 3,004 33.7% $2,477 $2,238
BUTTE 1 - Parent 1,531 558 36.4% $2,557 $2,184
  2 - Parent 656 264 40.2% $2,889 $2,826
County Total   2,187 822 37.6% $2,664 $2,407
CALAVERAS 1 - Parent 167 64 38.3% $2,329 $2,306
  2 - Parent 46 16 34.8% $2,349 $1,877
County Total   213 80 37.6% $2,333 $2,247
CONTRA COSTA 1 - Parent 3,071 1,223 39.8% $2,149 $1,907
  2 - Parent 662 222 33.5% $2,445 $1,944
County Total   3,733 1,445 38.7% $2,194 $1,916
DEL NORTE 1 - Parent 357 89 24.9% $2,167 $1,888
  2 - Parent 138 45 32.6% $1,834 $1,430
County Total   495 134 27.1% $2,055 $1,643
EL DORADO 1 - Parent 374 129 34.5% $1,967 $1,487
  2 - Parent 123 38 30.9% $2,613 $2,557
County Total   497 167 33.6% $2,114 $1,790
FRESNO 1 - Parent 9,107 3,172 34.8% $2,184 $1,915
  2 - Parent 3,379 1,211 35.8% $2,632 $2,408
County Total   12,486 4,383 35.1% $2,308 $2,047
GLENN 1 - Parent 167 77 46.1% $2,488 $2,128
  2 - Parent 45 17 37.8% $2,600 $2,298
County Total   212 94 44.3% $2,509 $2,215
HUMBOLDT 1 - Parent 730 220 30.1% $2,042 $1,751
  2 - Parent 288 94 32.6% $2,656 $2,697
County Total   1,018 314 30.8% $2,226 $2,009
IMPERIAL 1 - Parent 1,806 782 43.3% $2,292 $2,022
  2 - Parent 722 262 36.3% $2,463 $1,983
County Total   2,528 1,044 41.3% $2,335 $2,021
KERN 1 - Parent 6,089 2,268 37.2% $2,373 $2,151
  2 - Parent 1,938 700 36.1% $2,407 $2,074
County Total   8,027 2,968 37.0% $2,381 $2,144
KINGS 1 - Parent 926 337 36.4% $2,230 $1,919
  2 - Parent 296 120 40.5% $2,074 $1,780
County Total   1,222 457 37.4% $2,189 $1,889
LAKE 1 - Parent 632 243 38.4% $2,260 $1,920
  2 - Parent 215 68 31.6% $2,273 $1,946
County Total   847 311 36.7% $2,262 $1,924
LASSEN 1 - Parent 166 59 35.5% $2,037 $1,912
  2 - Parent 57 17 29.8% $2,938 $2,201
County Total   223 76 34.1% $2,238 $1,918
LOS ANGELES 1 - Parent 87,822 30,541 34.8% $2,654 $2,267
  2 - Parent 30,468 10,559 34.7% $2,689 $2,430
County Total   118,290 41,100 34.7% $2,663 $2,316
MADERA 1 - Parent 1,170 398 34.0% $2,118 $1,737
  2 - Parent 411 138 33.6% $2,461 $1,891
County Total   1,581 536 33.9% $2,206 $1,801
MARIN 1 - Parent 276 108 39.1% $1,876 $1,633
  2 - Parent 70 19 27.1% $3,144 $2,916
County Total   346 127 36.7% $2,065 $1,872
MENDOCINO 1 - Parent 471 164 34.8% $2,087 $1,691
  2 - Parent 166 56 33.7% $2,293 $1,924
County Total   637 220 34.5% $2,140 $1,771
MERCED 1 - Parent 2,493 972 39.0% $2,604 $2,242
  2 - Parent 968 433 44.7% $2,734 $2,563
County Total   3,461 1,405 40.6% $2,644 $2,335
MONTEREY 1 - Parent 1,573 674 42.8% $2,463 $2,142
  2 - Parent 418 165 39.5% $3,085 $2,512
County Total   1,991 839 42.1% $2,585 $2,161
ORANGE 1 - Parent 6,319 3,013 47.7% $2,586 $2,592
  2 - Parent 4,655 2,108 45.3% $2,801 $2,835
County Total   10,974 5,121 46.7% $2,674 $2,687
PLACER 1 - Parent 557 230 41.3% $2,074 $1,811
  2 - Parent 155 68 43.9% $2,109 $1,558
County Total   712 298 41.9% $2,082 $1,782
RIVERSIDE 1 - Parent 8,141 3,953 48.6% $2,306 $2,178
  2 - Parent 1,353 552 40.8% $2,263 $1,867
County Total   9,494 4,505 47.5% $2,301 $2,144
SACRAMENTO 1 - Parent 14,045 5,868 41.8% $2,330 $2,059
  2 - Parent 9,051 3,421 37.8% $2,866 $2,573
County Total   23,096 9,289 40.2% $2,528 $2,226
SAN BENITO 1 - Parent 233 114 48.9% $2,329 $2,054
  2 - Parent 67 31 46.3% $1,907 $1,756
County Total   300 145 48.3% $2,239 $2,036
SAN BERNARDINO 1 - Parent 16,364 6,641 40.6% $2,356 $2,201
  2 - Parent 4,654 1,786 38.4% $2,577 $2,324
County Total   21,018 8,427 40.1% $2,403 $2,225
SAN DIEGO 1 - Parent 9,412 4,383 46.6% $2,473 $2,421
  2 - Parent 3,387 1,304 38.5% $2,701 $2,712
County Total   12,799 5,687 44.4% $2,525 $2,497
SAN FRANCISCO 1 - Parent 2,489 871 35.0% $2,400 $2,203
  2 - Parent 1,066 420 39.4% $2,671 $2,700
County Total   3,555 1,291 36.3% $2,488 $2,331
SAN JOAQUIN 1 - Parent 4,501 1,768 39.3% $2,347 $2,122
  2 - Parent 1,472 568 38.6% $2,789 $2,557
County Total   5,973 2,336 39.1% $2,454 $2,201
SAN LUIS OBISPO 1 - Parent 650 237 36.5% $2,002 $1,810
  2 - Parent 130 46 35.4% $2,406 $2,006
County Total   780 283 36.3% $2,068 $1,836
SAN MATEO 1 - Parent 657 232 35.3% $1,939 $1,559
  2 - Parent 102 38 37.3% $1,484 $849
County Total   759 270 35.6% $1,875 $1,442
SANTA BARBARA 1 - Parent 1,567 592 37.8% $2,246 $2,138
  2 - Parent 406 175 43.1% $2,596 $2,338
County Total   1,973 767 38.9% $2,326 $2,195
SANTA CLARA 1 - Parent 4,845 1,435 29.6% $2,269 $2,136
  2 - Parent 2,407 791 32.9% $2,595 $2,633
County Total   7,252 2,226 30.7% $2,385 $2,362
SANTA CRUZ 1 - Parent 834 283 33.9% $1,998 $1,547
  2 - Parent 134 48 35.8% $2,318 $1,695
County Total   968 331 34.2% $2,045 $1,573
SHASTA 1 - Parent 1,093 458 41.9% $2,156 $2,033
  2 - Parent 412 169 41.0% $2,250 $1,969
County Total   1,505 627 41.7% $2,181 $1,993
SISKIYOU 1 - Parent 310 91 29.4% $2,197 $1,612
  2 - Parent 122 35 28.7% $2,182 $1,990
County Total   432 126 29.2% $2,192 $1,661
SOLANO 1 - Parent 1,852 848 45.8% $2,143 $1,844
  2 - Parent 341 116 34.0% $2,238 $1,806
County Total   2,193 964 44.0% $2,154 $1,821
SONOMA 1 - Parent 763 265 34.7% $1,981 $1,652
  2 - Parent 144 49 34.0% $2,275 $1,620
County Total   907 314 34.6% $2,027 $1,649
STANISLAUS 1 - Parent 3,272 1,124 34.4% $2,114 $1,853
  2 - Parent 1,287 459 35.7% $2,260 $1,899
County Total   4,559 1,583 34.7% $2,156 $1,866
SUTTER 1 - Parent 343 119 34.7% $1,886 $1,722
  2 - Parent 106 34 32.1% $2,323 $1,903
County Total   449 153 34.1% $1,983 $1,781
TEHAMA 1 - Parent 386 154 39.9% $2,056 $1,777
  2 - Parent 159 51 32.1% $2,438 $2,461
County Total   545 205 37.6% $2,151 $1,940
TULARE 1 - Parent 4,790 1,908 39.8% $2,338 $2,217
  2 - Parent 2,356 963 40.9% $2,500 $2,270
County Total   7,146 2,871 40.2% $2,392 $2,226
TUOLUMNE 1 - Parent 282 113 40.1% $2,226 $2,005
  2 - Parent 66 27 40.9% $1,638 $1,259
County Total   348 140 40.2% $2,112 $1,800
VENTURA 1 - Parent 2,201 862 39.2% $2,453 $2,282
  2 - Parent 460 173 37.6% $2,444 $2,392
County Total   2,661 1,035 38.9% $2,451 $2,301
YOLO 1 - Parent 838 336 40.1% $2,096 $1,705
  2 - Parent 493 193 39.1% $2,779 $2,543
County Total   1,331 529 39.7% $2,345 $1,963
YUBA 1 - Parent 750 235 31.3% $2,290 $1,892
  2 - Parent 346 122 35.3% $2,766 $2,383
County Total   1,096 357 32.6% $2,453 $2,101
Small Rural Counties** 1 - Parent 783 283 36.1% $1,968 $1,575
  2 - Parent 225 78 34.7% $2,523 $2,049
County Total   1,008 361 35.8% $2,088 $1,702
State Total:   292,736 109,767 37.5% $2,508 $2,242

* CalWORKs Adult Recipients who were on aid all three months of the quarter
Data Source: Medical Eligibility Data System Monthly Extract File,
June 2004, and Employment Development Department Base Wage File, First Quarter 2004
**Small Rural Counties Include: Alpine, Amador, Colusa, Inyo, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono,
Napa, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra and Trinity