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Somerset County, Maryland property search

Search an address or an owner in Somerset County, Maryland with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 16,969 lots are mapped here, covering 226,048 acres. 1,243 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.

Farmers and landowners in Somerset County received $1.7 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 150 recipients. 554 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $212,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.

16,969
Lots mapped
226,048
Acres
1,243
Institutional

Land use in Somerset County

Parcels and acreage by land use in Somerset County, Maryland
Land useParcelsAcres
Residential11,90953,883
Agricultural2,00399,976
Exempt82640,606
Commercial8064,158
Residential Condominium5144,050
Exempt Commercial3139,578
Marsh Land15513,473
Apartments46115
Commercial Condominium141
Commercial/Residential11208

Largest landowners in Somerset County

Largest landowners by acreage in Somerset County, Maryland
OwnerParcelsAcres
STATE OF MARYLAND FOR THE USE OF44,146
NORTHEAST INVESTMENTS LLC282,051
GREAT BAY SOLAR I LLC4759
SUDLERS CREEK FARM LLC3754
STATE OF MARYLAND TO THE USE2724
SWIFT FARMS INC7685
STATE OF MARYLAND TO THE USE OF7635
SOMER LAND LLC4578
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR44450
OTT ISLAND LLC2445

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 Somerset County

$1.7M
Paid in 2025
150
Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Somerset County, Maryland, 2025
ProgramPaid
Emergency Commodity Assistance Program$1.2M
CRP Payment - Annual Rental$351K
Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops$116K
Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops$35K
NAP Regular Web-Based$17K
Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops$3K

USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county

Foreign-held farmland in Somerset County

554
Acres disclosed
2
Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Somerset County, Maryland, 2024
CountryAcres
Germany554

Largest disclosed holders

Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Somerset County, Maryland
Holder (country)Acres
SOMERSET HOMES, INC (GERMANY)112

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 Somerset County

116
Policies
30,509
Insured acres
$212K
Claims paid
0.21
Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Somerset County, Maryland, 2024
CropClaims
Soybeans$123K
Corn$45K
Wheat$44K

USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.

Conservation and the power grid

1,517
CRP acres, 2025
8
Substations
138 kV
Highest voltage

Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.

Find out who owns a property in Somerset County by address, free, or work out a lot's acreage.

Nearby counties in Maryland

  • Wicomico County48,656
  • Dorchester County22,980
  • Worcester County57,542
  • St. Mary's County52,222
  • Talbot County22,368
  • Calvert County44,461
  • Caroline County16,891
  • Queen Anne's County27,842

All Maryland counties

This copy of Somerset County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.