Carter County, Kentucky property search
Search an address or an owner in Carter County, Kentucky with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 14,860 lots are mapped here, covering 252,220 acres. 1,108 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Carter County received $179,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 150 recipients. 11 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from No foreign investor listed. Crop insurance paid $34,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 14,860
- Lots mapped
- 252,220
- Acres
- 1,108
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Carter County
Largest landowners by acreage in Carter County, Kentucky| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| EAST KY LUMBER & DEVELOPMENT | 3 | 2,368 |
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| BCG LAND LLC | 10 | 1,701 |
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| WHITE OAK PROPERTIES AND LAND DEV | 1 | 1,544 |
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| WCM-LAND LLC SERIES 12 | 1 | 1,100 |
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| WOMACK FARMS LLC | 8 | 736 |
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| STATE FOREST LAND | 1 | 707 |
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| DIRT SLINGERS EXCAVATION LLC | 2 | 668 |
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| MOUNTAIN BROOK ACRES LLC | 1 | 656 |
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| 542 LAND HOLDINGS IRREVOCABLE TRUST | 1 | 544 |
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| K & L ENTERPRISES LLC | 1 | 500 |
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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 Kentucky
Federal farm payments in Carter County
- $179K
- Paid in 2025
- 150
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Carter County, Kentucky, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $86K |
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| Livestock Forage Program | $42K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $30K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $7K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $7K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $3K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Carter County
- 11
- Acres disclosed
- 1
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Carter County, Kentucky, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| No foreign investor listed | 11 |
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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 Carter County
- 10
- Policies
- 230
- Insured acres
- $34K
- Claims paid
- 1.25
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Carter County, Kentucky, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| All Other Crops | $34K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 7
- CRP acres, 2025
- 14
- Substations
- 69 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 Carter County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.