Highlands County, Florida property search
Search an address or an owner in Highlands County, Florida with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 112,593 lots are mapped here, covering 640,229 acres. 19,103 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Highlands County received $5.7 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 157 recipients. 6,333 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from France. Crop insurance paid $18.7 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 112,593
- Lots mapped
- 640,229
- Acres
- 19,103
- Institutional
Land use in Highlands County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Highlands County, Florida| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 001 | 35,322 | 19,479 |
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| 002 | 5,390 | 4,102 |
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| 087 | 3,888 | 38,945 |
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| 063 | 2,686 | 310,894 |
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| 007 | 1,754 | 3,030 |
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| 004 | 1,344 | 46 |
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| 066 | 1,204 | 89,370 |
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| 008 | 853 | 274 |
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| 099 | 784 | 7,513 |
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| 010 | 771 | 984 |
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| 086 | 732 | 4,066 |
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| 005 | 693 | 72 |
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Largest landowners in Highlands County
Largest landowners by acreage in Highlands County, Florida| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| LYKES BROS INC | 81 | 42,204 |
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| CUTRALE CITRUS JUICES USA INC | 6 | 7,674 |
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| HARTT S Y + SON INC | 10 | 7,446 |
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| CARLTON DOYLE E III LLC | 15 | 7,090 |
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| DAVARN HOLDINGS LLC | 12 | 6,281 |
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| RAFTER T REALTY INC | 8 | 5,700 |
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| DOUBLE ROCK RANCH LLLP | 6 | 4,951 |
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| PH CITRUS LLC | 6 | 4,308 |
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| LEGENDS RANCH FL LLC | 10 | 4,154 |
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| BEN HILL GRIFFIN INC | 63 | 4,057 |
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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 Florida
Federal farm payments in Highlands County
- $5.7M
- Paid in 2025
- 157
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Highlands County, Florida, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $2.6M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $1.7M |
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| WECPCSCOF | $650K |
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| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $173K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $151K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $145K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Highlands County
- 6,333
- Acres disclosed
- 24
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Highlands County, Florida, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| France | 2,952 |
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| No predominant country code | 1,297 |
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| Colombia | 1,220 |
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| Venezuela | 345 |
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| Switzerland | 243 |
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| Bahamas | 80 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Highlands County, Florida| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| HEART GROVES, INC. (FRANCE) | 1,440 |
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| FAF Farms USA,, INC. (999 - NO PREDOMINANT COUNTRY CODE) | 1,297 |
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| CREDIT FONCIER ET IMMOB. (FRANCE) | 1,112 |
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| COLISON,INC. (COLOMBIA) | 670 |
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| EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY (FRANCE) | 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 Highlands County
- 642
- Policies
- 7,877,237
- Insured acres
- $18.7M
- Claims paid
- 1.22
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Highlands County, Florida, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Oranges | $12M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $5.5M |
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| All Other Crops | $699K |
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| Grapefruit | $318K |
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| Apiculture | $223K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 32
- 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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Highlands County last published these records on June 4, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.