County deep-dive · snapshot 2026-05-14

Fresno County

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59,078

parcels scored

3.73M

acres covered

Moderate

dominant band

22%

acres in Elevated band or higher

Water context

Fresno’s water profile

Fresno spans CVP-dependent Westlands on the west and the Kings subbasin on the east. The Pleasant Valley subbasin remains under DWR's Inadequate determination — the only such status in the nine-county footprint.

Risk distribution

Acres by band

Fresno’s farmable acreage broken down across the five risk bands.

Low

476 ac · 0.0%

Moderate

2.91M ac · 78.1%

Elevated

747k ac · 20.0%

High

69k ac · 1.8%

Severe

52 ac · 0.0%

What is grown

Top crop classes in Fresno

Sourced from California Department of Water Resources Land IQ and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Cropland Data Layer.

Permanent — high water (almonds, walnuts, pistachios)

592k acres

Annuals — medium water (tomatoes, melons, vegetables)

295k acres

Annuals — low water (wheat, sorghum)

253k acres

Permanent — low water (citrus, olives)

210k acres

Plus 2.22M acres classified as fallow or non-cropped — rangeland, dry-farmed acreage, and undeveloped agricultural parcels not in active production.

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