Dorchester County, Maryland property search
Search an address or an owner in Dorchester County, Maryland with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 22,980 lots are mapped here, covering 372,618 acres. 2,207 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Dorchester County received $7.3 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 322 recipients. 734 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $3.7 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 22,980
- Lots mapped
- 372,618
- Acres
- 2,207
- Institutional
Land use in Dorchester County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Dorchester County, Maryland| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Residential | 16,696 | 78,026 |
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| Agricultural | 2,128 | 182,522 |
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| Commercial | 908 | 3,950 |
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| Exempt | 702 | 66,538 |
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| Town House | 649 | 42 |
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| Residential Condominium | 616 | 1 |
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| Exempt Commercial | 468 | 27,196 |
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| Marsh Land | 241 | 12,840 |
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| Industrial | 173 | 1,475 |
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| Apartments | 23 | 17 |
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| Commercial/Residential | 11 | 7 |
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| Residential/Commercial | 1 | 2 |
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Largest landowners in Dorchester County
Largest landowners by acreage in Dorchester County, Maryland| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| YOUNG LIFE INC | 3 | 1,731 |
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| DEL-MAR-VA COUNCIL INC | 1 | 1,485 |
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| BLACKWATER GUN CLUB INC | 1 | 1,406 |
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| HARDING FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 4 | 1,168 |
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| SAVANNAH LAKE LODGE INC | 1 | 1,112 |
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| GOOD LUCK FARMS INC | 1 | 1,100 |
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| 3544 BLACKWATER HOLDING LLC ETAL | 1 | 1,091 |
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| WESTON FARMS LLC | 1 | 840 |
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| HENRY FARM LLC | 1 | 553 |
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| CRAB POINT LLC | 2 | 550 |
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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 Dorchester County
- $7.3M
- Paid in 2025
- 322
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Dorchester County, Maryland, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $2.7M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $2M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $863K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $852K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $793K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $180K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Dorchester County
- 734
- Acres disclosed
- 3
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Dorchester County, Maryland, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 734 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Dorchester County, Maryland| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Invenergy Solar Project Development, LLC (CANADA) | 684 |
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| Invenergy Solar Development North America, LLC (CANADA) | 42 |
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| Mina Farms LLC (CANADA) | 8 |
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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 Dorchester County
- 279
- Policies
- 62,876
- Insured acres
- $3.7M
- Claims paid
- 1.33
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Dorchester County, Maryland, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $1.6M |
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| Soybeans | $1.6M |
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| Wheat | $163K |
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| All Other Crops | $163K |
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| Processing Beans | $68K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 2,733
- CRP acres, 2025
- 14
- 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 Dorchester County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.