State programs in California
Which state programs still need a verified income limit? Figures below use the 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000 for a household of four in California, unless the program uses its own dollar table.
The largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gap among ranked metros in California is $2,041: San Francisco at $3,697 and Bakersfield at $1,656.
California taxes wages at rates up to 13.30%. Combined state and local sales tax is 9.0%. The ACS effective property tax rate is 0.71%.
A household of four with $48,000 of income is about 145 percent of the $33,000 poverty guideline and is a maybe for State programs. Open these, but no state income limit is verified.
Limits behind the page
| Household | 100% | 138% | 185% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,960 | $22,025 | $29,526 |
| 2 | $21,640 | $29,863 | $40,034 |
| 3 | $27,320 | $37,702 | $50,542 |
| 4 | $33,000 | $45,540 | $61,050 |
An illustrative household
Two adults, ages 34 and 32, filing jointly, plus children ages 8 and 3. Gross income $48,000 a year, about 145 percent of the poverty guideline in California. They rent. Nobody is marked disabled or pregnant.
State programs
MaybeOpen these, but no state income limit is verified
- California SNAP office: SNAP in California is run by the state human services agency. Many states raise the gross income test through broad-based categorical eligibility. That state percentage is not verified in this dataset, so the checker uses the federal 130 percent test only.
- California Medicaid and CHIP agency: Children's CHIP ceilings, pregnancy coverage, and parent coverage in non-expansion states are set by California. Those percents of poverty are not stored unless a figure has been checked against a primary table.
- California energy assistance: LIHEAP grantees set income limits between 110 percent of the poverty guidelines and the greater of 150 percent of poverty or 60 percent of state median income. The percent this state chose is not verified here.
- California child care assistance: Child care subsidies are a state and local program. Income limits for California are not in this dataset.
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California SNAP office
SNAP in California is run by the state human services agency. Many states raise the gross income test through broad-based categorical eligibility. That state percentage is not verified in this dataset, so the checker uses the federal 130 percent test only.
Income threshold: not verified.
Official pageCalifornia Medicaid and CHIP agency
Children's CHIP ceilings, pregnancy coverage, and parent coverage in non-expansion states are set by California. Those percents of poverty are not stored unless a figure has been checked against a primary table.
Income threshold: not verified.
Official pageCalifornia energy assistance
LIHEAP grantees set income limits between 110 percent of the poverty guidelines and the greater of 150 percent of poverty or 60 percent of state median income. The percent this state chose is not verified here.
Income threshold: not verified.
Official pageCalifornia child care assistance
Child care subsidies are a state and local program. Income limits for California are not in this dataset.
Income threshold: not verified.
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Other programs in California
- SNAP
- Medicaid and CHIP
- WIC
- School meals
- LIHEAP
- Earned Income Tax Credit
- Child Tax Credit
- Marketplace subsidies
- Lifeline
- SSI
Large metros in California
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · 2-bedroom FMR $2,964
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · 2-bedroom FMR $2,103
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · 2-bedroom FMR $3,697
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · 2-bedroom FMR $2,823
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · 2-bedroom FMR $2,201
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · 2-bedroom FMR $3,272
- Fresno, CA · 2-bedroom FMR $1,685
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA · 2-bedroom FMR $1,656