Butte County, California property search
Search an address or an owner in Butte County, California with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 95,856 lots are mapped here, covering 1,064,687 acres. 8,695 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Butte County received $26.7 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 780 recipients. 102,067 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from United Kingdom. Crop insurance paid $50.3 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 95,856
- Lots mapped
- 1,064,687
- Acres
- 8,695
- Institutional
Land use in Butte County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Butte County, California| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| RS | 45,851 | 63,997 |
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| RZ | 13,950 | 80,042 |
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| RV | 8,904 | 79,678 |
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| RP | 3,350 | 11,773 |
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| R7 | 2,272 | 9,845 |
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| RM | 1,950 | 7,048 |
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| RC | 1,080 | 52 |
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| CS | 1,043 | 987 |
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| AG | 972 | 149,063 |
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| CP | 931 | 539 |
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| AR | 930 | 115,523 |
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| R2 | 906 | 279 |
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Largest landowners in Butte County
Largest landowners by acreage in Butte County, California| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| PARROTT INVESTMENT COMPANY INC | 16 | 27,862 |
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| STATE OF CALIFORNIA (WATER RESOURCES) | 232 | 27,648 |
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| R H EMMERSON & SON LLC | 91 | 23,224 |
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| SIERRA PACIFIC LAND & TIMBER COMPANY | 100 | 12,708 |
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| STATE OF CALIFORNIA | 168 | 11,709 |
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| FARMLAND RESERVE INC | 36 | 11,245 |
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| LOAFER CREEK LLC | 58 | 10,705 |
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| STATE OF CALIFORNIA (DEPT OF FISH & GAME) | 51 | 10,244 |
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| RANCHO ESQUON INC | 26 | 9,116 |
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| PACIFIC REALTY ASSOCIATES L P | 8 | 7,724 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in California
Federal farm payments in Butte County
- $26.7M
- Paid in 2025
- 780
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Butte County, California, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $11.1M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $7.3M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $3.7M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $3.4M |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $417K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $294K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Butte County
- 102,067
- Acres disclosed
- 16
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Butte County, California, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| United Kingdom | 97,718 |
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| Luxembourg | 1,661 |
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| Pakistan | 887 |
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| Canada | 835 |
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| Netherlands | 566 |
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| Switzerland | 400 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Butte County, California| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| DIAMOND HOLDINGS, INC. (UNITED KINGDOM) | 97,718 |
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| RANCHO DE FARWELL (LUXEMBOURG) | 1,661 |
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| BUTTE PROPERTIES CORP. (NETHERLANDS) | 536 |
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| PWF Chico, LLC (CANADA) | 478 |
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| LIBBY, MCNEILL & LIBBY, INC. (SWITZERLAND) | 400 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Butte County
- 999
- Policies
- 248,393
- Insured acres
- $50.3M
- Claims paid
- 3.39
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Butte County, California, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Rice | $44.3M |
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| Walnuts | $2.5M |
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| Almonds | $1.4M |
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| Apiculture | $612K |
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| Prunes | $533K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 33
- Substations
- 1
- 345 kV and up
- 500 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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This copy of Butte County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.