Chatham County, North Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in Chatham County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 48,850 lots are mapped here, covering 439,396 acres. 6,042 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Chatham County received $608,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 83 recipients. 1,798 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Austria. Crop insurance paid $1.4 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 48,850
- Lots mapped
- 439,396
- Acres
- 6,042
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Chatham County
Largest landowners by acreage in Chatham County, North Carolina| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| 130 OF CHATHAM LLC, | 229 | 15,911 |
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| DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS LLC, | 81 | 8,397 |
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| CP SOUTH LLC, | 58 | 4,419 |
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| STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA THE, | 14 | 2,161 |
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| VINFAST MANUFACTURING US LLC, | 10 | 1,798 |
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| GGT ENTERPRISES LLC, | 14 | 1,312 |
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| WYWUAS SPE LLC, | 13 | 1,304 |
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| CHATHAM LAND GROUP LLC, | 33 | 1,250 |
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| STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, | 27 | 1,231 |
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| B P INVESTMENT COMPANY LLC, | 16 | 1,128 |
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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 Chatham County
- $608K
- Paid in 2025
- 83
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Chatham County, North Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $293K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $176K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $86K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $39K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $9K |
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| Price Loss Coverage | $4K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Chatham County
- 1,798
- Acres disclosed
- 10
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Chatham County, North Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Austria | 1,090 |
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| Cook Islands | 636 |
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| Netherlands | 39 |
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| Canada | 20 |
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| China | 13 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Chatham County, North Carolina| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| GENERAL SHALE BRICK, INC. (AUSTRIA) | 918 |
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| CHEROKEE LAND COMPANY, L.L.C. (COOK ISLANDS) | 636 |
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| General Shale, Inc. (AUSTRIA) | 172 |
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| TOWNHOUSES OF SHANNON CO. (CANADA) | 20 |
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| Murphy Brown LLC (Smithfield Foods) (CHINA) | 13 |
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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 Chatham County
- 88
- Policies
- 7,929
- Insured acres
- $1.4M
- Claims paid
- 2.83
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Chatham County, North Carolina, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $686K |
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| Flue Cured Tobacco | $443K |
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| Soybeans | $241K |
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| Grain Sorghum | $16K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $15K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 385
- CRP acres, 2025
- 23
- 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 Chatham County's records was taken on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.