Kern County, California property search
Search an address or an owner in Kern County, California with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 421,684 lots are mapped here, covering 5,130,326 acres.
Farmers and landowners in Kern County received $87.8 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 483 recipients. 189,518 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Netherlands. Crop insurance paid $132.5 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 421,684
- Lots mapped
- 5,130,326
- Acres
Federal farm payments in Kern County
- $87.8M
- Paid in 2025
- 483
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Kern County, California, 2025| Program | Paid |
|---|
| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $40.5M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $36M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $4M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $1.6M |
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| Price Loss Coverage | $1.6M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $1.2M |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Kern County
- 189,518
- Acres disclosed
- 358
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Kern County, California, 2024| Country | Acres |
|---|
| Netherlands | 46,767 |
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| Canada | 39,333 |
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| Germany | 22,302 |
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| France | 20,217 |
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| United Kingdom | 19,255 |
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| Japan | 10,322 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Kern County, California| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| AERA ENERGY L.L.C. (NETHERLANDS) | 36,976 |
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| Grimmway Enterprises, Inc (CANADA) | 20,512 |
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| EDF Renewable Development Corp. FKA enXco Development Corp. (FRANCE) | 15,326 |
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| BLACKWELL LAND CO., INC. (UNITED KINGDOM) | 11,553 |
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| LEHIGH CEMENT CO LLC (GERMANY) | 8,450 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Kern County
- 1,351
- Policies
- 2,334,642
- Insured acres
- $132.5M
- Claims paid
- 1.63
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Kern County, California, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Pistachios | $32.3M |
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| Table Grapes | $32M |
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| Almonds | $22.2M |
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| Mandarins/Tangerines | $17.4M |
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| Cotton Ex Long Staple | $5.5M |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 5,398
- CRP acres, 2025
- 264
- Substations
- 3
- 345 kV and up
- 500 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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Kern County last published these records on July 24, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.