County deep-dives

Six counties, six water-risk profiles

Each tile shows the dominant risk band, total scored acres, and the leading crop classes. Click through for the per-county band distribution, top crops, and a link into the map zoomed to that county.

Kern

Moderate

120,472

parcels

5.07M

acres

Top crops

  • Permanent — high water (almonds, walnuts, pistachios) — 467k ac
  • Annuals — low water (wheat, sorghum) — 389k ac
  • Annuals — medium water (tomatoes, melons, vegetables) — 142k ac
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Fresno

Moderate

59,078

parcels

3.73M

acres

Top crops

  • Permanent — high water (almonds, walnuts, pistachios) — 638k ac
  • Annuals — medium water (tomatoes, melons, vegetables) — 285k ac
  • Annuals — low water (wheat, sorghum) — 262k ac
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Tulare

Moderate

40,731

parcels

3.04M

acres

Top crops

  • Permanent — high water (almonds, walnuts, pistachios) — 231k ac
  • Permanent — low water (citrus, olives) — 212k ac
  • Annuals — medium water (tomatoes, melons, vegetables) — 157k ac
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Madera

Moderate

27,719

parcels

1.35M

acres

Top crops

  • Permanent — high water (almonds, walnuts, pistachios) — 240k ac
  • Annuals — low water (wheat, sorghum) — 95k ac
  • Vineyards — 56k ac
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Sonoma

Moderate

39,535

parcels

962k

acres

Top crops

  • Annuals — low water (wheat, sorghum) — 318k ac
  • Vineyards — 190k ac
  • Annuals — medium water (tomatoes, melons, vegetables) — 113k ac
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Kings

Elevated

13,129

parcels

855k

acres

Top crops

  • Annuals — low water (wheat, sorghum) — 181k ac
  • Annuals — medium water (tomatoes, melons, vegetables) — 180k ac
  • Permanent — high water (almonds, walnuts, pistachios) — 161k ac
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