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

51ZIPs
59Named makes
1.4%Battery electric
11.8%Make not namedThe DMV pools small groups

The largest named makes

Each make count is a lower bound, because the DMV pools small groups.

110,663+
79,682+
69,344+
56,427+
35,849+
32,734+
18,017+
16,243+
15,338+
14,992+
See all 20 makes
12,414+
10,941+
9,005+
8,422+
8,081+
7,874+
7,396+
6,290+
6,280+
5,287+

The fuel mix

Gas
529,436
Diesel and diesel hybrid
43,717
Flex-fuel
34,947
Gas hybrid
20,290
Battery electric
8,768
Plug-in hybrid
3,876
Natural gas
453
Hydrogen fuel cell
30
Other fuel
19

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.

3,224
3,020
539
398

Plug-in types

16,168 plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles in all.

Battery electric
11,504
Plug-in hybrid
4,646
Hydrogen fuel cell
18

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%.

2025 Q1 13.2% 806 of 6,085
2025 Q2 12.1% 874 of 7,225
2025 Q3 13.7% 1,015 of 7,417
2025 Q4 8.1% 554 of 6,842
2026 Q1preliminary 7.1% 460 of 6,434
2026 Q2preliminary 11.1% 855 of 7,737
2026 Q3preliminary 9.1% 663 of 7,310

Every ZIP in Kern County

The 25 largest by vehicle count.

ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
93307Bakersfield58,181Toyota0.5%
93306Bakersfield48,945Toyota1.3%
93313Bakersfield48,700Toyota1.9%
93312Bakersfield44,108Toyota2.2%
93311Bakersfield41,812Toyota3.9%
93308Bakersfield40,392Ford1.0%
93309Bakersfield38,424Toyota1.2%
93215Delano31,832Toyota0.5%
93314Bakersfield31,604Toyota2.7%
93304Bakersfield29,276Toyota0.6%
93561Tehachapi27,111Toyota1.6%
93555Ridgecrest25,100Toyota1.2%
93263Shafter19,310Chevrolet1.4%
93305Bakersfield19,176Toyota0.5%
93280Wasco16,881Chevrolet0.5%
93560Rosamond16,446Toyota1.6%
93203Arvin13,608Toyota0.5%
93301Bakersfield13,219Ford1.1%
93268Taft11,701Toyota0.4%
93250Mc Farland10,413Chevrolet0.5%
93241Lamont9,630Toyota0.3%
93505California City8,391Toyota1.5%
93240Lake Isabella4,722Ford0.7%
93225Frazier Park4,106Toyota1.9%
93501Mojave3,789Ford1.2%
See all 51 ZIPs
ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
93285Wofford Heights2,111Toyota0.6%
93527Inyokern2,067Toyota0.3%
93249Lost Hills2,002Chevrolet0.2%
93206Buttonwillow1,830Chevrolet0.1%
93222Pine Mountain Club1,727Subaru3.2%
93283Weldon1,606Ford0.6%
93205Bodfish1,596Ford0.2%
93238Kernville1,453ToyotaToo few
93243Lebec1,398ToyotaToo few
93523Edwards1,362Ford3.4%
93516Boron1,353Toyota1.3%
93581Tehachapi1,280Ford0.7%
93252Maricopa1,002Chevrolet0.3%
93518Caliente903FordToo few
93531Keene608FordToo few
93255Onyx455FordToo few
93224Fellows431ChevroletToo few
93251Mc Kittrick264FordToo few
93226Glennville255ToyotaToo few
93220Edison231ChevroletToo few
93276Tupman194KenworthToo few
93287Woody166None namedToo few
93528Johannesburg148ToyotaToo few
93524Edwards127None namedToo few
93519Cantil56None namedToo few
93554Randsburg34None namedToo few

Also overlaps Kern County, counted in another county: 93461, 93536.

The largest cities

ZIPs grouped by postal city name.

1Bakersfield 11 ZIPs
413,837
2Delano 1 ZIP
31,832
3Tehachapi 2 ZIPs
28,391
4Ridgecrest 1 ZIP
25,100
5Shafter 1 ZIP
19,310
6Wasco 1 ZIP
16,881
7Rosamond 1 ZIP
16,446
8Arvin 1 ZIP
13,608
9Taft 1 ZIP
11,701
10Mc Farland 1 ZIP
10,413
See all 39 cities

The most electric ZIPs

Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.

193311 Bakersfield
3.9%
293523 Edwards
3.4%
393222 Pine Mountain Club
3.2%
493314 Bakersfield
2.7%
593312 Bakersfield
2.2%
693313 Bakersfield
1.9%
793225 Frazier Park
1.9%
893560 Rosamond
1.6%
993561 Tehachapi
1.6%
1093505 California City
1.5%
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