Merced County, California property search
Search an address or an owner in Merced County, California with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 91,156 lots are mapped here, covering 1,232,458 acres. 11,588 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Merced County received $118.3 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,130 recipients. 18,413 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Cayman Islands. Crop insurance paid $33 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 91,156
- Lots mapped
- 1,232,458
- Acres
- 11,588
- Institutional
Land use in Merced County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Merced County, California| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| SFR/SFR | 58,176 | 14,877 |
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| FARM/FARM | 5,650 | 280,074 |
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| TREES OR VINES/TREES OR VINES | 4,691 | 263,869 |
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| VAC LAND RES | 2,708 | 4,763 |
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| EXEMPT GOVT OWNED | 2,507 | 137,151 |
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| MINOR COMM/MINOR COMM | 2,113 | 3,119 |
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| GRAZING/GRAZING | 1,741 | 397,165 |
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| MINOR MULT/SFR | 1,713 | 1,567 |
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| SFR/MINOR MULT | 1,114 | 258 |
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| MINOR MULT/MINOR MULT | 907 | 204 |
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| Residential Condo | 819 | 43 |
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| VAC LAND MINOR COMM | 663 | 2,262 |
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Largest landowners in Merced County
Largest landowners by acreage in Merced County, California| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| BIDART BROS A CORPORATION | 105 | 33,352 |
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| ROMERO RANCH LLC | 33 | 15,273 |
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| STATE OF CALIFORNIA FISH & GAME WILDL CON | 47 | 14,248 |
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| JACKSON LAND HOLDINGS LP | 34 | 13,312 |
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| LAS AGUILAS CORPORATION A CORPORATION | 61 | 9,974 |
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| URRUTIA RANCHES LLC | 20 | 9,072 |
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| MERCED FALLS INVESTORS LLC | 22 | 8,536 |
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| LA PALOMA ENTERPRISES LP | 15 | 8,109 |
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| HARRIS RANCH LLC | 17 | 7,616 |
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| REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | 14 | 6,915 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in California
Federal farm payments in Merced County
- $118.3M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,130
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Merced County, California, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $69.3M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $30.2M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $7.7M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $7.3M |
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| Price Loss Coverage | $1.4M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $830K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Merced County
- 18,413
- Acres disclosed
- 36
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Merced County, California, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Cayman Islands | 6,429 |
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| Switzerland | 2,389 |
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| Portugal | 2,149 |
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| Netherlands | 1,811 |
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| Liechtenstein | 1,803 |
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| India | 1,112 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Merced County, California| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Sweetwater Ridge II LLC (CAYMAN ISLANDS) | 3,836 |
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| Sweetwater Ridge LLC (CAYMAN ISLANDS) | 2,593 |
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| RED ROCK FARMS, INC. (SWITZERLAND) | 2,197 |
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| EDP Renewables North America LLC (formerly Horizon Wind Energy LLC) (PORTUGAL) | 1,738 |
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| NOVENAFARM PROPRIETARY LIMITED N.V. (NETHERLANDS) | 1,203 |
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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 Merced County
- 1,255
- Policies
- 585,620
- Insured acres
- $33M
- Claims paid
- 1.40
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Merced County, California, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Almonds | $9.6M |
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| Apiculture | $4.5M |
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| Tomatoes | $4.4M |
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| Pistachios | $3.5M |
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| Cherries | $3.3M |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 19,079
- CRP acres, 2025
- 39
- Substations
- 1
- 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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This copy of Merced County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.