County deep-dives

Nine counties, nine 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) — 469k ac
  • Annuals — low water (wheat, sorghum) — 416k ac
  • Annuals — medium water (tomatoes, melons, vegetables) — 143k ac
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Fresno

Moderate

59,078

parcels

3.73M

acres

Top crops

  • Permanent — high water (almonds, walnuts, pistachios) — 592k ac
  • Annuals — medium water (tomatoes, melons, vegetables) — 295k ac
  • Annuals — low water (wheat, sorghum) — 253k ac
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Tulare

Moderate

40,731

parcels

3.04M

acres

Top crops

  • Permanent — high water (almonds, walnuts, pistachios) — 233k ac
  • Permanent — low water (citrus, olives) — 216k 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) — 245k ac
  • Vineyards — 57k ac
  • Annuals — low water (wheat, sorghum) — 50k ac
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Merced

Elevated

21,509

parcels

1.22M

acres

Top crops

  • Annuals — low water (wheat, sorghum) — 371k ac
  • Permanent — high water (almonds, walnuts, pistachios) — 289k ac
  • Annuals — medium water (tomatoes, melons, vegetables) — 211k ac
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Sonoma

Moderate

39,535

parcels

962k

acres

Top crops

  • Annuals — low water (wheat, sorghum) — 270k ac
  • Vineyards — 180k ac
  • Annuals — medium water (tomatoes, melons, vegetables) — 105k ac
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Stanislaus

Moderate

22,249

parcels

899k

acres

Top crops

  • Annuals — low water (wheat, sorghum) — 294k ac
  • Permanent — high water (almonds, walnuts, pistachios) — 286k ac
  • Annuals — medium water (tomatoes, melons, vegetables) — 78k ac
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Kings

Elevated

13,129

parcels

855k

acres

Top crops

  • Annuals — medium water (tomatoes, melons, vegetables) — 179k ac
  • Permanent — high water (almonds, walnuts, pistachios) — 167k ac
  • Annuals — low water (wheat, sorghum) — 167k ac
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San Joaquin

Moderate

30,316

parcels

810k

acres

Top crops

  • Permanent — high water (almonds, walnuts, pistachios) — 203k ac
  • Annuals — low water (wheat, sorghum) — 196k ac
  • Annuals — medium water (tomatoes, melons, vegetables) — 125k ac
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