7 Poorest Cities in California

1. San Bernardino

Total population: 213,708

Number of people living below poverty line: 70,185

Percent of total population living below poverty line: 33.9

San Bernardino occupies first place among 7 poorest cities in California. The city went bankrupt in 2012 with $50 million budget shortfall. The financial crises forced cuts across services, including reductions in police force, which has raised doubts whether last year’s mass shooting could have been better handled if there had been more police officers on the streets. The poverty rate slightly declined with the percent of city’s residents living below poverty line falling from 34.4 to 33.9. Earlier this year city’s officials announced that San Bernardino would emerge from the bankruptcy by the end of the year, recent setbacks in the implementation of recovery plan might cause delays.