Sierra County, California property search
Search an address or an owner in Sierra County, California, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 4,875 lots are mapped here, covering 615,033 acres.
Farmers and landowners in Sierra County received $59,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 27 recipients. 7,840 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Panama. Crop insurance paid $589,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 4,875
- Lots mapped
- 615,033
- Acres
Land use in Sierra County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Sierra County, California| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| RRU | 1,200 | 6,573 |
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| GUU | 1,061 | 414,334 |
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| RVU | 452 | 748 |
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| DTUB | 188 | 51,107 |
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| RR1 | 126 | 536 |
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| BR1 | 113 | 1,718 |
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| BVU | 93 | 1,825 |
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| RRM | 67 | 175 |
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| AAUA | 65 | 10,355 |
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| RVM | 58 | 66 |
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| WWU | 52 | 15,078 |
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| DEU | 50 | 6,859 |
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Federal farm payments in Sierra County
- $59K
- Paid in 2025
- 27
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Sierra County, California, 2025| Program | Paid |
|---|
| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $38K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $18K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $3K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Sierra County
- 7,840
- Acres disclosed
- 2
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Sierra County, California, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Panama | 7,600 |
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| Italy | 240 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Sierra County, California| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| WALIMA HOLDINGS CORP. (PANAMA) | 7,600 |
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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 Sierra County
- 22
- Policies
- 96,397
- Insured acres
- $589K
- Claims paid
- 1.02
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Sierra County, California, 2024| Crop | Claims |
|---|
| All Other Crops | $589K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 7
- Substations
- 1
- 345 kV and up
- 345 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 Sierra County's records was taken on August 11, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.