These Are The 10 Trashiest Cities In California

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Do you know anyone whom you’d refer to as Trashy? Most likely. Either there’s someone at your job, in your neighborhood, or in your family that you’d throw that label on.

Essentially, Trashy is everywhere.

While calling someone Trashy might be a mean-spirited way of ridiculing or poking fun at a particular demographic, it can also serve as a way to express disdain about the way someone lives their life. It isn’t as derogatory as using other racial slurs, and in fact, the term has a bit of humor associated with it, making it the focus of pop culture.

Take for instance Jerry Springer, Honey Boo Boo, Kid Rock, Eminem, Uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite and even Cousin Eddie in National Lampoon movies.

According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, trashy is defined as:

“A term used broadly to define a person or group of persons whom embody the concepts of ignorance, racism, violence, alcoholism, poverty, and anglo-saxon ancestry. Similarly used with the term ‘cracker,’ ‘hillbilly’ or ‘redneck’.”

So, using some data crunching, we should be able to measure where the most Trashy communities in the state of California are actually located.

After pouring over data, watching too many fist fights and perusing illiterate Facebook comments, we’ve determined these are the most Trashy cities in California:

Time to take some meth and stay up all night with us as we go through the cities one by one. And before you say we’re some kind of reverse racist, you can also check out the most Ghetto city in California.

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How we determined the most trashy cities in California?

Using publicly available government data, as well as Google Maps, we were able to collect the data on the following trashy metrics:

Cities where there are lots of white people
Cities where residents are poorer than average
Cities where a high number of residents are high school dropouts
Cities with a high number of single parents
High drug use
Higher than average Payday Loan Outlets
Violent cities (measured in aggravated assaults)
Cities with a high number of residents on welfare

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We used the government Census for most of the data. For drug use and violence, we used FBI data, and for Cash Advance Outlets, we used Google Maps.

Simple, right?
We limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 5,000 people.
Then, we ranked each place from 1 to 217 for each of the trashy criteria.

Next, then averaged all the ranks to create a “trashy index”.

In the end, Mendota ended up being the the most trashy city in the Golden State.

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1. Mendota

Source: Wikipedia User David Jordan at | GFDL

Population: 11,402
% White: 84.66%
% Single Moms: 20.22%

2. Red Bluff

Source: Wikipedia User Publichall | CC BY-SA 3.0

Population: 14,065
% White: 84.69%
% Single Moms: 14.39%

3. Arvin

Source: Flickr User Cesar San1 | CC BY-ND 2.0

Population: 20,328
% White: 84.39%
% Single Moms: 16.55%

4. Madera

Source: Wikipedia User Jcarrello | CC BY-SA 4.0

Population: 63,053
% White: 79.39%
% Single Moms: 18.17%

5. Grass Valley

Source: Public domain

Population: 12,855
% White: 89.38%
% Single Moms: 9.99%

6. Taft

Source: CC BY 3.0

Population: 9,130
% White: 81.3%
% Single Moms: 20.25%

7. Mcfarland

Population: 13,028
% White: 86.61%
% Single Moms: 15.53%

8. Corning

Source: Public Domain

Population: 7,586
% White: 87.44%
% Single Moms: 9.96%

9. Anderson

Source: Wikipedia User Visitor7 | CC BY-SA 3.0

Population: 10,122
% White: 88.71%
% Single Moms: 9.01%

10. Shafter

Source: Public Domain

Population: 17,513
% White: 86.9%
% Single Moms: 12.2%

There You Have It

According to the official dictionary definition of Trashy, and based on stereotypes that the internet says are true, using science to determine the most Trashy cities in a state can’t be too far off.

If you’re analyzing cities in California with lots of angry welfare recipients, single mothers and where people have lots of options for payday cash loans, this is an accurate list.

If you’re curious enough, here are the least trashy places in California:

Los Altos
Hillsborough
La Habra Heights

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Detailed List Of The Most Trashy Cities In California

Rank	City	Population	% White	% Single Mom	% Poor
1	Mendota	11,402	84.66%	20.22%	40.71%
2	Red Bluff	14,065	84.69%	14.39%	23.41%
3	Arvin	20,328	84.39%	16.55%	24.51%
4	Madera	63,053	79.39%	18.17%	22.83%
5	Grass Valley	12,855	89.38%	9.99%	29.94%
6	Taft	9,130	81.3%	20.25%	18.14%
7	Mcfarland	13,028	86.61%	15.53%	30.67%
8	Corning	7,586	87.44%	9.96%	28.17%
9	Anderson	10,122	88.71%	9.01%	23.46%
10	Shafter	17,513	86.9%	12.2%	18.6%
11	Dos Palos	5,068	72.2%	20.03%	32.88%
12	Huntington Park	59,003	68.88%	17.29%	24.31%
13	Ukiah	15,936	81.37%	11.4%	25.51%
14	Marysville	12,161	75.73%	13.59%	24.39%
15	Firebaugh	8,084	82.95%	22.87%	27.7%
16	Tulare	61,204	80.95%	12.04%	19.54%
17	Hemet	82,118	71.85%	11.54%	25.86%
18	Los Banos	36,847	76.12%	15.39%	21.16%
19	Barstow	23,281	64.49%	15.26%	28.52%
20	Selma	24,017	66.69%	12.08%	21.14%
21	Desert Hot Springs	27,912	62.85%	12.63%	32.52%
22	Big Bear Lake	5,145	88.07%	6.87%	19.57%
23	Bell	35,998	74.23%	16.03%	24.04%
24	Yreka	7,635	76.69%	9.64%	35.21%
25	Redding	91,063	84.26%	9.17%	20.89%
26	Modesto	207,482	72.78%	10.56%	18.87%
27	Porterville	55,218	78.93%	13.76%	29.44%
28	Gustine	5,656	86.86%	10.44%	16.64%
29	Commerce	13,017	73.41%	9.32%	14.05%
30	Farmersville	10,704	84.73%	17.89%	27.23%
31	Visalia	127,842	79.74%	12.04%	19.82%
32	Gonzales	8,378	87.72%	12.84%	19.02%
33	Yucca Valley	21,258	79.46%	9.57%	20.86%
34	Greenfield	16,869	76.86%	14.8%	18.02%
35	Adelanto	32,059	60.58%	23.23%	35.18%
36	Fort Bragg	7,261	83.39%	8.23%	20.44%
37	Salinas	155,366	70.82%	14.68%	16.35%
38	Oakdale	21,543	88.27%	11.6%	19.17%
39	Watsonville	52,543	67.08%	13.31%	17.02%
40	Delano	52,807	68.86%	13.77%	25.25%
41	Victorville	120,703	61.97%	16.99%	23.31%
42	King City	13,389	82.03%	12.4%	17.73%
43	Oxnard	203,495	74.77%	13.13%	13.55%
44	Maywood	27,739	82.31%	19.35%	24.14%
45	South El Monte	20,483	69.59%	10.74%	16.29%
46	Bakersfield	363,612	68.52%	12.4%	17.64%
47	Kerman	14,285	72.04%	14.66%	21.47%
48	Tehachapi	13,536	82.24%	10.11%	20.12%
49	Parlier	14,870	61.65%	21.58%	35.95%
50	Blythe	19,839	60.79%	11.6%	21.9%

51	Hesperia	92,309	76.42%	13.07%	24.01%
52	California City	13,201	63.77%	9.36%	20.79%
53	Santa Maria	102,618	70.76%	11.2%	17.9%
54	Willows	6,111	78.27%	5.28%	20.27%
55	Cudahy	24,138	73.69%	21.69%	25.66%
56	Palm Springs	46,305	80.74%	4.25%	20.11%
57	Sanger	24,700	66.29%	11.4%	19.27%
58	Apple Valley	71,083	80.48%	10.3%	19.14%
59	Colton	53,566	60.82%	18.01%	18.77%
60	El Cajon	102,383	74.88%	11.48%	22.38%
61	Escondido	149,079	79.19%	9.55%	17.65%
62	Chowchilla	18,384	65.98%	15.32%	31.92%
63	Lancaster	159,774	63.27%	13.82%	21.71%
64	San Luis Obispo	46,337	84.84%	3.76%	40.86%
65	Riverside	316,335	66.39%	10.45%	17.58%
66	Gilroy	51,649	71.71%	11.21%	12.84%
67	Ceres	46,952	66.29%	13.37%	16.48%
68	Fillmore	15,296	78.39%	11.21%	18.59%
69	San Jacinto	45,977	61.09%	11.6%	18.82%
70	Citrus Heights	85,408	81.62%	8.41%	15.18%
71	Banning	30,515	72.14%	8.37%	21.44%
72	Vista	97,564	80.08%	8.16%	17.77%
73	Woodland	56,997	70.49%	9.73%	12.17%
74	Cathedral City	53,020	74.04%	9.76%	20.88%
75	Rialto	102,018	61.68%	13.78%	17.72%
76	Orange Cove	9,565	61.71%	22.51%	43.13%
77	Newman	10,667	84.13%	14.72%	16.79%
78	Hollister	36,529	82.49%	12.33%	9.26%
79	Rohnert Park	41,651	74.58%	8.39%	17.85%
80	West Sacramento	50,747	65.09%	9.73%	16.06%
81	Dixon	18,908	72.5%	13.37%	11.08%
82	Escalon	7,320	91.34%	9.96%	14.67%
83	Yuba City	66,038	65.94%	10.15%	16.63%
84	Kingsburg	11,681	78.09%	8.38%	15.78%
85	Morro Bay	10,471	91.94%	3.53%	15.21%
86	Calimesa	8,269	89.21%	2.99%	16.57%
87	Redlands	70,186	73.56%	7.87%	13.54%
88	Guadalupe	7,218	73.7%	20.41%	15.67%
89	Port Hueneme	22,058	71.45%	11.44%	14.26%
90	Rancho Cordova	68,326	62.85%	11.31%	16.26%
91	Galt	24,607	70.48%	10.31%	15.28%
92	Imperial Beach	27,051	71.86%	11.57%	17.89%
93	Manteca	72,251	68.16%	9.29%	11.4%
94	Capitola	10,077	83.87%	4.87%	10.03%
95	Palm Desert	50,565	82.35%	5.13%	11.83%
96	Yucaipa	52,739	82.06%	7.54%	14.65%
97	San Rafael	58,819	68.25%	7.27%	13.32%
98	Rancho Mirage	17,770	91.8%	2.17%	16.25%
99	West Hollywood	35,332	79.5%	1.45%	12.58%
100	Concord	126,268	69.2%	6.45%	12.42%