Franklin County, North Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in Franklin County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 47,981 lots are mapped here, covering 307,269 acres. 6,384 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Franklin County received $2.9 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 170 recipients. 1,484 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Denmark. Crop insurance paid $6.3 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 47,981
- Lots mapped
- 307,269
- Acres
- 6,384
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Franklin County
Largest landowners by acreage in Franklin County, North Carolina| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| L H DICKENS FARMS LLC | 63 | 2,546 |
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| NOVOZYMES NORTH AMERICA INC | 38 | 2,066 |
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| FRANKLIN COUNTY | 128 | 1,772 |
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| NORTH CAROLINA STATE OF | 9 | 1,524 |
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| CASCINE FARM LLC | 2 | 1,443 |
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| POGE LLC | 23 | 1,439 |
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| LUMPKIN AND LUMPKIN LLC | 19 | 1,143 |
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| JOYNER FRANKLIN LLC | 2 | 1,010 |
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| BELVEDERE TIMBER LLC | 4 | 993 |
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| ALLEN BROTHERS COMPANY LLC | 7 | 968 |
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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 Franklin County
- $2.9M
- Paid in 2025
- 170
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Franklin County, North Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $950K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $831K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $693K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $274K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $123K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $55K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Franklin County
- 1,484
- Acres disclosed
- 9
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Franklin County, North Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Denmark | 886 |
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| Germany | 500 |
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| Japan | 98 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Franklin County, North Carolina| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| NOVO NORDISK BIOCHEM, INC. (DENMARK) | 886 |
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| FARMLAND ASSOCIATES, LTD. (GERMANY) | 212 |
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| BLUE RIDGE METALS CORP. (JAPAN) | 98 |
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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 Franklin County
- 255
- Policies
- 29,698
- Insured acres
- $6.3M
- Claims paid
- 1.85
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Franklin County, North Carolina, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Flue Cured Tobacco | $4.2M |
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| Soybeans | $1.2M |
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| Corn | $801K |
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| Wheat | $110K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $29K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 774
- CRP acres, 2025
- 18
- Substations
- 115 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 Franklin County's records was taken on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.