Catawba County, North Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in Catawba County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 93,505 lots are mapped here, covering 315,488 acres. 17,242 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Catawba County received $1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 62 recipients. 191 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Colombia. Crop insurance paid $1.1 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 93,505
- Lots mapped
- 315,488
- Acres
- 17,242
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Catawba County
Largest landowners by acreage in Catawba County, North Carolina| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS LLC | 123 | 6,708 |
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| BCDG-BEAR PARK LLC | 144 | 5,269 |
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| CATAWBA COUNTY | 197 | 3,803 |
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| HICKORY CITY OF | 317 | 1,086 |
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| LITTLE MOUNTAIN FARMS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 1 | 938 |
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| SHERRILL FURNITURE COMPANY | 15 | 846 |
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| ROCK BARN PROPERTIES INC | 86 | 790 |
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| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 8 | 694 |
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| BURKE SOLAR 2 LLC | 1 | 691 |
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| SHERRILLS FORD HOLDINGS LLC | 1 | 685 |
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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 Catawba County
- $1M
- Paid in 2025
- 62
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Catawba County, North Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $413K |
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| WECPCSCOF | $161K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $142K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $104K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $92K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $84K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Catawba County
- 191
- Acres disclosed
- 4
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Catawba County, North Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Colombia | 117 |
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| Luxembourg | 46 |
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| Germany | 28 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Catawba County, North Carolina| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| EL JUNCAL LTD. (COLOMBIA) | 57 |
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| Angel Solar LLC (LUXEMBOURG) | 46 |
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| POPPELMANN PROPERTIES USA, INC. (GERMANY) | 28 |
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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 Catawba County
- 75
- Policies
- 9,872
- Insured acres
- $1.1M
- Claims paid
- 2.66
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Catawba County, North Carolina, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $632K |
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| Soybeans | $254K |
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| All Other Crops | $170K |
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| Wheat | $454 |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 66
- 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 Catawba County's records was taken on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.