Caroline County, Maryland property search
Search an address or an owner in Caroline County, Maryland with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 16,891 lots are mapped here, covering 247,694 acres. 1,345 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Caroline County received $7.6 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 384 recipients. 2,254 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Italy. Crop insurance paid $4.6 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 16,891
- Lots mapped
- 247,694
- Acres
- 1,345
- Institutional
Land use in Caroline County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Caroline County, Maryland| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Residential | 11,937 | 66,001 |
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| Agricultural | 2,650 | 155,274 |
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| Commercial | 660 | 2,294 |
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| Exempt | 453 | 8,828 |
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| Exempt Commercial | 337 | 3,313 |
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| Town House | 268 | 14 |
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| Industrial | 133 | 9,340 |
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| Apartments | 89 | 187 |
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| Commercial/Residential | 52 | 289 |
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| Residential/Commercial | 28 | 201 |
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| Residential Condominium | 22 | 1,048 |
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| Marsh Land | 14 | 905 |
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Largest landowners in Caroline County
Largest landowners by acreage in Caroline County, Maryland| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| EAST STAR LLC | 13 | 828 |
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| SHEAFFER RIDGELY FARM LLC | 1 | 766 |
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| CAROLINE FARM INC | 1 | 566 |
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| CHOPTANK PARTNERSHIP | 3 | 564 |
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| CEDARHURST LLC | 3 | 524 |
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| ANN MARVIN I LLC | 2 | 498 |
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| STATE OF MARYLAND | 11 | 479 |
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| BELL CREEK FARM LLC | 2 | 456 |
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| MEZGER FARMS LLC | 1 | 433 |
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| WOOD FARM LLC | 3 | 432 |
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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 Maryland
Federal farm payments in Caroline County
- $7.6M
- Paid in 2025
- 384
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Caroline County, Maryland, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $3.5M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $2M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $1.2M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $423K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $358K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $34K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Caroline County
- 2,254
- Acres disclosed
- 21
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Caroline County, Maryland, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Italy | 1,530 |
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| Panama | 535 |
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| Israel | 189 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Caroline County, Maryland| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Waypost Solar Project, LLC (ITALY) | 1,127 |
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| CAROLINE FARM, INC. (PANAMA) | 535 |
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| Cherrywood Solar II, LLC (ITALY) | 403 |
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| Global Energy Generation LLC (Doral Group Renewable Energy..) (ISRAEL) | 189 |
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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 Caroline County
- 549
- Policies
- 78,447
- Insured acres
- $4.6M
- Claims paid
- 1.36
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Caroline County, Maryland, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $3.4M |
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| Soybeans | $793K |
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| Wheat | $304K |
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| Processing Beans | $98K |
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| Sweet Corn | $15K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 1,530
- CRP acres, 2025
- 9
- 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 Caroline County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.