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Beaufort County, North Carolina property search

Search an address or an owner in Beaufort County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 46,322 lots are mapped here, covering 543,006 acres. 6,884 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.

Farmers and landowners in Beaufort County received $14.9 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 255 recipients. 51,799 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $19.4 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.

46,322
Lots mapped
543,006
Acres
6,884
Institutional

Largest landowners in Beaufort County

Largest landowners by acreage in Beaufort County, North Carolina
OwnerParcelsAcres
WEYERHAEUSER FOREST HOLDINGS INC.,566140,677
PCS PHOSPHATE COMPANY INC,1,30756,196
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,257,470
FARMLAND RESERVE INC.,236,599
BEECH RIDGE FARMS LLC,14,018
NORTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION,12,818
PAMLICO INVESTMENTS LLC,62,617
AUSTIN BROTHERS LLP,442,162
BISHOP FARM PROPERTIES LLC,62,030
BIG SWAMP LLC,371,988

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 Beaufort County

$14.9M
Paid in 2025
255
Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Beaufort County, North Carolina, 2025
ProgramPaid
Emergency Commodity Assistance Program$4.7M
Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops$4.2M
Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$3.8M
Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops$766K
Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops$613K
NAP Regular Web-Based$443K

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

Foreign-held farmland in Beaufort County

51,799
Acres disclosed
85
Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Beaufort County, North Carolina, 2024
CountryAcres
Canada46,635
France5,142
Italy22

Largest disclosed holders

Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Beaufort County, North Carolina
Holder (country)Acres
PCS PHOSPHATE CO., INC. (CANADA)46,235
RESERVECO, INC. (FRANCE)5,142
Beaufort Solar, LLC (CANADA)400
TWE Chocowinity Solar Project, LLC (ITALY)22

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 Beaufort County

698
Policies
128,573
Insured acres
$19.4M
Claims paid
1.51
Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Beaufort County, North Carolina, 2024
CropClaims
Corn$9.6M
Soybeans$6.9M
Flue Cured Tobacco$1.2M
Cotton$1.1M
Wheat$416K

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

Conservation and the power grid

215
CRP acres, 2025
41
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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Nearby counties in North Carolina

  • Pamlico County17,110
  • Washington County12,608
  • Craven County59,840
  • Martin County17,415
  • Pitt County80,993
  • Hyde County7,698
  • Bertie County18,788
  • Tyrrell County4,368

All North Carolina counties

This copy of Beaufort County's records was taken on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.