Cars in Merced County.

What vehicles are registered in Merced County? The DMV counted 214,154 vehicles across 19 ZIPs. Toyota is the largest named make. 1.2% are battery electric.

214,154vehicles

19ZIPs
47Named makes
1.2%Battery electric
14.8%Make not namedThe DMV pools small groups

The largest named makes

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

35,573+
29,091+
25,756+
24,059+
12,583+
9,591+
6,362+
5,009+
4,081+
3,961+
See all 20 makes
2,678+
2,334+
2,220+
1,963+
1,819+
1,770+
1,692+
1,487+
1,358+
1,217+

The fuel mix

Gas
179,056
Diesel and diesel hybrid
13,111
Flex-fuel
11,566
Gas hybrid
6,607
Battery electric
2,535
Plug-in hybrid
1,228
Other fuel
30
Natural gas
18
Hydrogen fuel cell
3

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.

1,085
877
209
186

Plug-in types

4,862 plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles in all.

Battery electric
3,378
Plug-in hybrid
1,478
Hydrogen fuel cell
6

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.

10.1% of new light-duty vehicles sold here in the latest three quarters were zero-emission, 461 of 4,584. A year earlier the share was 11.8%. Across California it was 19.6%.

2025 Q1 13.1% 163 of 1,248
2025 Q2 10.2% 167 of 1,639
2025 Q3 12.6% 204 of 1,624
2025 Q4 9.7% 141 of 1,452
2026 Q1preliminary 9.2% 127 of 1,373
2026 Q2preliminary 11.4% 184 of 1,610
2026 Q3preliminary 9.4% 150 of 1,601

Every ZIP in Merced County

ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
93635Los Banos40,267Toyota1.4%
95301Atwater31,358Toyota1.2%
95340Merced26,298Toyota1.7%
95341Merced23,931Toyota0.7%
95348Merced23,533Toyota1.5%
95334Livingston13,532Toyota1.4%
95388Winton10,532Toyota0.6%
95315Delhi10,463Toyota0.9%
95322Gustine8,495Chevrolet0.8%
93620Dos Palos8,350Chevrolet0.5%
95324Hilmar6,741Chevrolet1.1%
95365Planada3,374Toyota0.5%
95333Le Grand2,415Chevrolet0.5%
95374Stevinson1,569Chevrolet0.8%
95303Ballico930ChevroletToo few
95369Snelling833FordToo few
95317El Nido825ToyotaToo few
93665South Dos Palos446FordToo few
95312Cressey262ToyotaToo few

Also overlaps Merced County, counted in another county: 93610, 93622, 95316, 95360, 95380.

The largest cities

ZIPs grouped by postal city name.

1Merced 3 ZIPs
73,762
2Los Banos 1 ZIP
40,267
3Atwater 1 ZIP
31,358
4Livingston 1 ZIP
13,532
5Winton 1 ZIP
10,532
6Delhi 1 ZIP
10,463
7Gustine 1 ZIP
8,495
8Dos Palos 1 ZIP
8,350
9Hilmar 1 ZIP
6,741
10Planada 1 ZIP
3,374
See all 17 cities

The most electric ZIPs

Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.

195340 Merced
1.7%
295348 Merced
1.5%
393635 Los Banos
1.4%
495334 Livingston
1.4%
595301 Atwater
1.2%
695324 Hilmar
1.1%
795315 Delhi
0.9%
895374 Stevinson
0.8%
995322 Gustine
0.8%
1095341 Merced
0.7%
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