Dare County, North Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in Dare County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 40,483 lots are mapped here, covering 233,244 acres. 6,438 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Dare County received $78,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1 recipients. 5,059 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $210,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 40,483
- Lots mapped
- 233,244
- Acres
- 6,438
- Institutional
Land use in Dare County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Dare County, North Carolina| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| RESIDENTIAL | 29,162 | 13,778 |
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| VACANT LAND (PRIVATE) | 5,181 | 13,594 |
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| SECONDARY IMPROVEMENT | 766 | 1,037 |
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| RESIDENTIAL W/MOBILE HOME (REAL ESTATE) | 561 | 406 |
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| RESIDENTIAL W/MOBILE HOME (PERSONAL) | 448 | 335 |
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| VACANT LAND (PROP OWNERS ASSOCIATION) | 426 | 372 |
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| MULTI-USE | 318 | 700 |
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| RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOUSE | 315 | 9 |
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| RETAIL | 232 | 402 |
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| ELDERLY & DISABLED - PART EXEMPT | 220 | 117 |
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| VACANT LAND (STATE OF NC) | 192 | 5,353 |
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| PROFESSIONAL | 186 | 143 |
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Largest landowners in Dare County
Largest landowners by acreage in Dare County, North Carolina| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| NORTH CAROLINA STATE | 185 | 4,937 |
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| DARE COUNTY | 160 | 1,378 |
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| DURANT ISLAND, LLC | 1 | 744 |
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| STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA | 21 | 693 |
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| METROPOLITAN DESIGNS INCORPORATED | 17 | 645 |
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| TOWN OF KITTY HAWK | 57 | 540 |
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| TOWN OF NAGS HEAD | 111 | 456 |
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| LOWER SKYCO LLC | 5 | 350 |
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| INGRAM CONCRETE LLC | 3 | 271 |
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| TOWN OF KILL DEVIL HILLS | 67 | 198 |
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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 Dare County
- $78K
- Paid in 2025
- 1
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Dare County, North Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $78K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Dare County
- 5,059
- Acres disclosed
- 1
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Dare County, North Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 5,059 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Dare County, North Carolina| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| MACMILLAN BLOEDEL TIMBERLANDS, INC. (CANADA) | 5,059 |
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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 Dare County
- 11
- Policies
- 352,274
- Insured acres
- $210K
- Claims paid
- 2.03
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Dare County, North Carolina, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| All Other Crops | $210K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 18
- 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 Dare County's records was taken on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.