Sussex County, Delaware property search
Search an address or an owner in Sussex County, Delaware with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 164,288 lots are mapped here, covering 585,578 acres. 31,688 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Sussex County received $14.1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 515 recipients. 547 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Israel. Crop insurance paid $5.7 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 164,288
- Lots mapped
- 585,578
- Acres
- 31,688
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Sussex County
Largest landowners by acreage in Sussex County, Delaware| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| DELAWARE STATE OF | 533 | 39,304 |
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| DELAWARE WILD LANDS INC | 41 | 9,758 |
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| SUSSEX COUNTY | 358 | 6,108 |
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| WHEATLEY FARMS INC | 30 | 3,424 |
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| MOUNTAIRE FARMS OF DELAWARE INC | 32 | 3,032 |
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| SYCAMORE FARM DAIRY INC | 22 | 3,013 |
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| STATE OF DELAWARE | 121 | 2,859 |
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| HARIM MILLSBORO LLC | 35 | 2,564 |
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| L G INVESTMENTS AND FARMING LLC | 14 | 2,220 |
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| TRACE WOODLANDS LLC | 16 | 2,191 |
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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 Delaware
Federal farm payments in Sussex County
- $14.1M
- Paid in 2025
- 515
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Sussex County, Delaware, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $6.2M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $3.7M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $2.4M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $1.3M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $223K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $178K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Sussex County
- 547
- Acres disclosed
- 2
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Sussex County, Delaware, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Israel | 547 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Sussex County, Delaware| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Deere Acres Solar LLC (ISRAEL) | 547 |
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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 Sussex County
- 703
- Policies
- 151,645
- Insured acres
- $5.7M
- Claims paid
- 0.92
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Sussex County, Delaware, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $3M |
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| Soybeans | $1.9M |
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| Processing Beans | $363K |
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| Wheat | $240K |
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| All Other Crops | $105K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 1,424
- CRP acres, 2025
- 64
- Substations
- 230 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 Sussex County's records was taken on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.