Cars in Kern County.
What vehicles are registered in Kern County? The DMV counted 641,536 vehicles across 51 ZIPs. Toyota is the largest named make. 1.4% are battery electric.
641,536vehicles

The largest named makes
Each make count is a lower bound, because the DMV pools small groups.
See all 20 makes
The fuel mix
Top plug-in models
From the state energy agency. Its count is a year newer than the DMV file and covers light-duty vehicles only.
Plug-in types
16,168 plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles in all.
How many new cars sold here are zero-emission?
New light-duty sales by quarter, from the state energy agency. The newest quarters are preliminary.
9.2% of new light-duty vehicles sold here in the latest three quarters were zero-emission, 1,978 of 21,481. A year earlier the share was 13.0%. Across California it was 19.6%.
Every ZIP in Kern County
The 25 largest by vehicle count.
| ZIP | City | Vehicles | Largest named make | Battery electric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93307 | Bakersfield | 58,181 | Toyota | 0.5% |
| 93306 | Bakersfield | 48,945 | Toyota | 1.3% |
| 93313 | Bakersfield | 48,700 | Toyota | 1.9% |
| 93312 | Bakersfield | 44,108 | Toyota | 2.2% |
| 93311 | Bakersfield | 41,812 | Toyota | 3.9% |
| 93308 | Bakersfield | 40,392 | Ford | 1.0% |
| 93309 | Bakersfield | 38,424 | Toyota | 1.2% |
| 93215 | Delano | 31,832 | Toyota | 0.5% |
| 93314 | Bakersfield | 31,604 | Toyota | 2.7% |
| 93304 | Bakersfield | 29,276 | Toyota | 0.6% |
| 93561 | Tehachapi | 27,111 | Toyota | 1.6% |
| 93555 | Ridgecrest | 25,100 | Toyota | 1.2% |
| 93263 | Shafter | 19,310 | Chevrolet | 1.4% |
| 93305 | Bakersfield | 19,176 | Toyota | 0.5% |
| 93280 | Wasco | 16,881 | Chevrolet | 0.5% |
| 93560 | Rosamond | 16,446 | Toyota | 1.6% |
| 93203 | Arvin | 13,608 | Toyota | 0.5% |
| 93301 | Bakersfield | 13,219 | Ford | 1.1% |
| 93268 | Taft | 11,701 | Toyota | 0.4% |
| 93250 | Mc Farland | 10,413 | Chevrolet | 0.5% |
| 93241 | Lamont | 9,630 | Toyota | 0.3% |
| 93505 | California City | 8,391 | Toyota | 1.5% |
| 93240 | Lake Isabella | 4,722 | Ford | 0.7% |
| 93225 | Frazier Park | 4,106 | Toyota | 1.9% |
| 93501 | Mojave | 3,789 | Ford | 1.2% |
See all 51 ZIPs
| ZIP | City | Vehicles | Largest named make | Battery electric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93285 | Wofford Heights | 2,111 | Toyota | 0.6% |
| 93527 | Inyokern | 2,067 | Toyota | 0.3% |
| 93249 | Lost Hills | 2,002 | Chevrolet | 0.2% |
| 93206 | Buttonwillow | 1,830 | Chevrolet | 0.1% |
| 93222 | Pine Mountain Club | 1,727 | Subaru | 3.2% |
| 93283 | Weldon | 1,606 | Ford | 0.6% |
| 93205 | Bodfish | 1,596 | Ford | 0.2% |
| 93238 | Kernville | 1,453 | Toyota | Too few |
| 93243 | Lebec | 1,398 | Toyota | Too few |
| 93523 | Edwards | 1,362 | Ford | 3.4% |
| 93516 | Boron | 1,353 | Toyota | 1.3% |
| 93581 | Tehachapi | 1,280 | Ford | 0.7% |
| 93252 | Maricopa | 1,002 | Chevrolet | 0.3% |
| 93518 | Caliente | 903 | Ford | Too few |
| 93531 | Keene | 608 | Ford | Too few |
| 93255 | Onyx | 455 | Ford | Too few |
| 93224 | Fellows | 431 | Chevrolet | Too few |
| 93251 | Mc Kittrick | 264 | Ford | Too few |
| 93226 | Glennville | 255 | Toyota | Too few |
| 93220 | Edison | 231 | Chevrolet | Too few |
| 93276 | Tupman | 194 | Kenworth | Too few |
| 93287 | Woody | 166 | None named | Too few |
| 93528 | Johannesburg | 148 | Toyota | Too few |
| 93524 | Edwards | 127 | None named | Too few |
| 93519 | Cantil | 56 | None named | Too few |
| 93554 | Randsburg | 34 | None named | Too few |
Also overlaps Kern County, counted in another county: 93461, 93536.
The largest cities
ZIPs grouped by postal city name.
See all 39 cities
The most electric ZIPs
Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.