Avery County, North Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in Avery County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 24,598 lots are mapped here, covering 192,493 acres. 3,502 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Avery County received $1.2 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 46 recipients. 2,931 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Belgium.
- 24,598
- Lots mapped
- 192,493
- Acres
- 3,502
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Avery County
Largest landowners by acreage in Avery County, North Carolina| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA | 50 | 6,531 |
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| LINVILLE RESORTS INC | 55 | 4,696 |
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| SIBELCO NORTH AMERICA, INC | 15 | 3,238 |
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| SYMP, LLC | 18 | 1,836 |
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| LUTHERIDGE LUTHEROCK MINISTRY | 14 | 1,432 |
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| LINN KEEP, LLC | 6 | 1,345 |
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| LEES MC RAE COLLEGE, INC | 6 | 1,140 |
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| AVERY TIMBER RESOURCES, LLC | 18 | 1,054 |
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| YANCEY TIMBER RESOURCES, LLC | 11 | 658 |
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| SUGAR MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT, LLC | 15 | 564 |
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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 North Carolina
Federal farm payments in Avery County
- $1.2M
- Paid in 2025
- 46
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Avery County, North Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $617K |
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| WECPCOF | $555K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $17K |
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| Tree Assistance Program | $16K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $2K |
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| Livestock Indeminity Payments Program | $2K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Avery County
- 2,931
- Acres disclosed
- 2
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Avery County, North Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Belgium | 2,931 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Avery County, North Carolina| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| UNIMIN CORPORATION (BELGIUM) | 2,931 |
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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
Conservation and the power grid
- 6
- Substations
- 161 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 Avery County's records was taken on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.