Durham County, North Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in Durham County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 133,075 lots are mapped here, covering 174,268 acres. 27,561 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Durham County received $438,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 20 recipients. 227 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $189,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 133,075
- Lots mapped
- 174,268
- Acres
- 27,561
- Institutional
Land use in Durham County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Durham County, North Carolina| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| RES/ 1-FAMILY | 78,113 | 33,420 |
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| RES/TWNH W/ LAND | 17,483 | 1,306 |
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| VAC RES/ LOT-SML TRA | 7,329 | 4,728 |
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| RES/ CONDOMINIUM | 3,167 | 1 |
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| VAC RES/ HOMEOWNERS | 2,980 | 6,011 |
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| RES/ RURAL RESIDENTI | 2,097 | 8,471 |
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| RES/ 2-FAMILY | 1,861 | 398 |
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| UNK-LEASEHOLD/CONDO | 1,209 | 2,683 |
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| VACANT COMMERCIAL | 1,130 | 1,775 |
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| VACANT COMMUNITY SER | 1,098 | 10,049 |
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| VAC RES/ DEVELOPER | 907 | 2,241 |
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| VAC AG/ 10 ACRES OR | 876 | 6,672 |
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Largest landowners in Durham County
Largest landowners by acreage in Durham County, North Carolina| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| CITY OF DURHAM | 1,118 | 8,562 |
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| STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA | 241 | 5,139 |
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| DUKE UNIVERSITY | 161 | 3,285 |
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| COUNTY OF DURHAM | 163 | 2,078 |
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| NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV | 4 | 1,181 |
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| DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION | 55 | 815 |
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| DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION | 82 | 432 |
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| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORP | 3 | 421 |
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| NCF INVESTMENTS LLC | 1 | 388 |
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| COFFEY GROUNDS RANCH LLC | 8 | 351 |
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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 Durham County
- $438K
- Paid in 2025
- 20
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Durham County, North Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $397K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $16K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $14K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $7K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $4K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Durham County
- 227
- Acres disclosed
- 5
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Durham County, North Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 133 |
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| Japan | 74 |
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| Korea, Republic of | 20 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Durham County, North Carolina| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| HANSON AGGREGATES SOUTHEAST, LLC (GERMANY) | 133 |
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| MITSUBISHI SEMICONDUCTOR AMERICA, INC. (JAPAN) | 74 |
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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 Durham County
- 32
- Policies
- 1,771
- Insured acres
- $189K
- Claims paid
- 1.84
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Durham County, North Carolina, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| All Other Crops | $189K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 67
- Substations
- 2
- 345 kV and up
- 500 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 Durham County's records was taken on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.