Insurable Homes

California

California FAIR Plan policies in Kern County

As of 30 September 2026, the California FAIR Plan had 11,934 policies in force in Kern County, up 5% from a year earlier and up from 4,715 in September 2022, according to the FAIR Plan's county data. That is the 14th highest count among California's 58 counties.

Policies in force, Sept 202611,9345% in a year
Policies in force, Sept 20224,715
Change since 2022+7,219+153%
Sept 2022: 4,7154,715Sept 2022Sept 2023: 5,6425,642Sept 2023Sept 2024: 8,5518,551Sept 2024Sept 2025: 11,32911,329Sept 2025Sept 2026: 11,93411,934Sept 2026

FAIR Plan policies in force in Kern County, residential, commercial and business owner's lines, at 30 September each year

What the FAIR Plan is. The FAIR Plan describes itself as an insurer of last resort established by statute to provide basic property insurance to Californians statewide. These counts include residential, commercial and business owner's policies. They show how many policies the FAIR Plan holds, not why owners chose it. How to read these figures.

Year by year

At 30 SeptemberPolicies in forceChange on previous year
202611,9345%
202511,32932%
20248,55152%
20235,64220%
20224,71510%

Sources

  1. California FAIR Plan Association, Policy Growth by Fiscal Year (Residential, Commercial and BOP Lines), data by county, all figures as of 30 September 2026
  2. California FAIR Plan Association, Key statistics and data

Checked 29 October 2026. Figures are reproduced as published and are not adjusted.