Burke County, North Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in Burke County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 59,374 lots are mapped here, covering 315,172 acres. 7,639 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Burke County received $2.3 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 54 recipients. 40 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Japan. Crop insurance paid $169,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 59,374
- Lots mapped
- 315,172
- Acres
- 7,639
- Institutional
Land use in Burke County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Burke County, North Carolina| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| SINGLE FAMILY RES | 32,343 | 70,232 |
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| VACANT | 19,567 | 69,957 |
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| FARM DEFERRED | 1,459 | 59,903 |
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| RETAIL | 1,058 | 1,723 |
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| EXEMPT VALUE | 698 | 31,762 |
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| MOBILE HOME | 660 | 1,759 |
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| GOVERNMENT | 503 | 65,060 |
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| INDUSTRIAL | 453 | 3,182 |
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| RELIGIOUS | 447 | 1,312 |
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| MOBILE HOME PARK | 411 | 1,594 |
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| APARTMENTS | 208 | 399 |
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| DUPLEX | 205 | 130 |
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Largest landowners in Burke County
Largest landowners by acreage in Burke County, North Carolina| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA | 157 | 29,964 |
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| FOOTHILLS CONSERVANCY OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC | 29 | 3,480 |
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| STATE HOSPITAL | 6 | 3,189 |
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| LAUREL COVE PROPERTIES LLC | 2 | 1,698 |
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| GREAT MEADOWS INC | 16 | 1,346 |
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| DEATON FAMILY INVESTMENTS LLC | 7 | 1,014 |
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| CITY OF MORGANTON | 82 | 815 |
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| DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION | 56 | 790 |
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| CITY OF HICKORY | 59 | 739 |
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| FORLONG LLC | 9 | 688 |
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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 Burke County
- $2.3M
- Paid in 2025
- 54
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Burke County, North Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $1M |
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| ECPCOF | $779K |
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| NAP Regular Web-Based | $196K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $104K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $84K |
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| Livestock Indeminity Payments Program | $46K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Burke County
- 40
- Acres disclosed
- 1
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Burke County, North Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Japan | 40 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Burke County, North Carolina| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| SUNRISE AMERICA (JAPAN) | 40 |
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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 Burke County
- 13
- Policies
- 1,689
- Insured acres
- $169K
- Claims paid
- 2.79
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Burke County, North Carolina, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| All Other Crops | $169K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 49
- 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 Burke County's records was taken on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.