Halifax County, North Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in Halifax County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 39,403 lots are mapped here, covering 455,745 acres. 5,323 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Halifax County received $8.9 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 229 recipients. 4,166 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Netherlands. Crop insurance paid $9.2 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 39,403
- Lots mapped
- 455,745
- Acres
- 5,323
- Institutional
Land use in Halifax County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Halifax County, North Carolina| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Residential | 35,377 | 410,512 |
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| Commercial | 2,086 | 6,583 |
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| Exempt | 1,713 | 34,927 |
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Largest landowners in Halifax County
Largest landowners by acreage in Halifax County, North Carolina| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA | 94 | 17,455 |
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| WFHI HATTERAS LLC | 94 | 15,711 |
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| ROANOKE TIMBERLANDS LLC | 15 | 5,052 |
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| COASTAL FOREST RESOURCES COMPANY | 10 | 4,247 |
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| MOUNT SCOTT HOLDING CO LLC | 35 | 3,579 |
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| BARNES & BRIDGERS LLC | 32 | 2,729 |
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| SPRUCE CREEK LAND & TIMBER LLC | 5 | 1,922 |
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| AIRLIE THORNE FARMS LLC | 6 | 1,848 |
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| STATE OF N.C., | 40 | 1,839 |
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| PURVIS FARMS, LLC | 7 | 1,584 |
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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 Halifax County
- $8.9M
- Paid in 2025
- 229
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Halifax County, North Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $5.1M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $1.8M |
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| Price Loss Coverage | $1.1M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $427K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $277K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $124K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Halifax County
- 4,166
- Acres disclosed
- 26
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Halifax County, North Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Netherlands | 2,642 |
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| China | 765 |
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| Germany | 397 |
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| Canada | 362 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Halifax County, North Carolina| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| American Beech Solar 2 LLC (NETHERLANDS) | 2,642 |
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| Murphy Brown LLC (Smithfield Foods) (CHINA) | 765 |
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| JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A.) (CANADA) | 362 |
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| BayWa r.e. Development Land HoldCo LLC (GERMANY) | 330 |
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| Chestnut Solar LLC (GERMANY) | 67 |
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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 Halifax County
- 536
- Policies
- 100,540
- Insured acres
- $9.2M
- Claims paid
- 1.08
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Halifax County, North Carolina, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Cotton | $5.2M |
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| Flue Cured Tobacco | $1.4M |
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| Corn | $1.2M |
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| Soybeans | $1.2M |
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| Peanuts | $100K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 1,176
- CRP acres, 2025
- 22
- Substations
- 232 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 Halifax County's records was taken on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.