The Real Problem With Breaking Up California

The Real Problem With Breaking Up California A Silicon Valley investor's proposal to divide California into six separate states would create stark divides along lines of poverty and income. Percent living in poverty in each proposed new state, 2012 Percent living in poverty in all of California, 2012 Median household income, 2012 I$22,126-$35,437 I$35,438-$42,346 I$42,347-$51,370 20.8% I$51,371-$58,776 1$58,777-$75,048 JEFFERSON | $75,049-$121-250 Median household income of each proposed new state, 2012 13.7% $80,000 NORTH CALIFORNIA $70,000 • Sacramento $60,000 San Francisco $50,000 12.8% $40,000 $30,000 CENTRAL SILICON CALIFORNIA $20,000 VALLEY $10,000 19.9% $0 WEST CALIFORNIA 15.2% SOUTH Los Angeles o CALIFORNIA 17.8% San Diego Sources: San Jose Mercury News, Census Bureau THE HUFFINGTON POST Jefferson E80'ots North California $57,612 Silicon Valley 57.1,460 Central California $45,720 West California $56,770 South California $54,661 All California $58,322