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California Median Income Standards for Means Test
for Cases Filed On or After November 1, 2019

Standard applied based on petition date.
Number of Persons in HouseholdMonthly Median IncomeAnnual Median Income
14,94159,286
26,48877,860
37,22286,665
48,29399,512
59,043108,512
69,793117,512
710,543126,512
811,293135,512
912,043144,512
1012,793153,512

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