Howard County, Maryland property search
Search an address or an owner in Howard County, Maryland with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 110,605 lots are mapped here, covering 159,348 acres. 9,274 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Howard County received $375,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 33 recipients. 1,336 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $114,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 110,605
- Lots mapped
- 159,348
- Acres
- 9,274
- Institutional
Land use in Howard County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Howard County, Maryland| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Residential | 64,639 | 64,031 |
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| Town House | 25,987 | 8,904 |
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| Residential Condominium | 8,400 | 3,559 |
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| Exempt | 2,613 | 17,927 |
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| Commercial | 1,767 | 6,206 |
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| Commercial Condominium | 1,412 | 2,629 |
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| Agricultural | 1,003 | 35,548 |
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| Industrial | 787 | 6,563 |
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| Exempt Commercial | 633 | 11,257 |
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| Apartments | 174 | 1,330 |
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| Commercial / Residentia | 110 | 289 |
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| Country Club | 51 | 1,026 |
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Largest landowners in Howard County
Largest landowners by acreage in Howard County, Maryland| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| HOWARD COUNTY MARYLAND | 982 | 7,100 |
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| STATE OF MARYLAND | 130 | 5,973 |
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| COLUMBIA ASSOCIATION INC | 649 | 3,536 |
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| HOWARD COUNTY MD | 393 | 2,113 |
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| CHASE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 11 | 483 |
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| HOWARD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | 87 | 427 |
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| STATE OF MD DEPT OF FOREST & PARKS | 11 | 410 |
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| MULLINIX BROTHERS PARTNERSHIP | 2 | 367 |
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| INDIAN CAVE FARM LLC | 3 | 347 |
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| MANGIONE ENTERPRISES TURF VALLEY | 35 | 340 |
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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 Howard County
- $375K
- Paid in 2025
- 33
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Howard County, Maryland, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $228K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $57K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $48K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $39K |
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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 Howard County
- 1,336
- Acres disclosed
- 4
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Howard County, Maryland, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 1,336 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Howard County, Maryland| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| HOWARD RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORP. (CANADA) | 776 |
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| NINTY FIVE-216 CORPORATION (CANADA) | 387 |
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| COLUMBIA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORP. (CANADA) | 173 |
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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 Howard County
- 25
- Policies
- 5,945
- Insured acres
- $114K
- Claims paid
- 0.35
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Howard County, Maryland, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| All Other Crops | $114K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 247
- CRP acres, 2025
- 23
- 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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Howard County last published these records on January 29, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.