Throughout the five-county region, the Census Bureau estimated that of more than 1,982,000 people for whom poverty status could be determined, about 402,000 were below poverty level, or 20.3%.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The redistricting process is a 10-year occurrence that uses U.S. Census data to redraw political maps. Each district has to have the same population, an important ...