Hertford County, North Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in Hertford County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 16,102 lots are mapped here, covering 230,504 acres. 2,645 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Hertford County received $3.7 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 95 recipients. 1,071 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from China. Crop insurance paid $4.2 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 16,102
- Lots mapped
- 230,504
- Acres
- 2,645
- Institutional
Land use in Hertford County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Hertford County, North Carolina| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Residential and Agriculture | 8,538 | 164,545 |
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| R-6 | 1,160 | 473 |
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| R-10 | 1,058 | 441 |
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| R-20 | 1,054 | 6,524 |
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| R-15 | 709 | 529 |
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| AGRICULTURAL | 294 | 9,113 |
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| R-9 | 284 | 140 |
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| O-I | 229 | 336 |
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| Riverside Residential and Camping | 213 | 5,019 |
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| RESIDENTIAL | 194 | 10,990 |
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| Commercial Highway | 174 | 280 |
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| B-1 | 170 | 33 |
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Largest landowners in Hertford County
Largest landowners by acreage in Hertford County, North Carolina| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| WFHI HATTERAS LLC | 19 | 9,857 |
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| STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA | 19 | 9,268 |
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| WEYERHAEUSER FOREST HOLDINGS INC | 52 | 5,765 |
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| E R EVANS AND SONS INC | 52 | 4,520 |
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| ASKEW BROTHERS, LLC | 15 | 3,884 |
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| BEASLEY FARMS INC | 21 | 3,158 |
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| BYRUMS FARM SERVICE CENTER INC | 41 | 2,313 |
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| NUCOR CORPORATION | 16 | 2,225 |
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| C AND S PLANTING CO., LLC | 27 | 1,860 |
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| STUART PIERCE FARMS INC | 20 | 1,741 |
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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 Hertford County
- $3.7M
- Paid in 2025
- 95
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Hertford County, North Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $1.9M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $657K |
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| Price Loss Coverage | $431K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $347K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $203K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $134K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Hertford County
- 1,071
- Acres disclosed
- 4
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Hertford County, North Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| China | 1,027 |
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| Italy | 32 |
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| United Kingdom | 12 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Hertford County, North Carolina| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Murphy Brown LLC (Smithfield Foods) (CHINA) | 1,027 |
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| TWE Ahoskie Solar Project, LLC (ITALY) | 32 |
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| Lambeth Timber, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 12 |
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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 Hertford County
- 443
- Policies
- 44,531
- Insured acres
- $4.2M
- Claims paid
- 0.68
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Hertford County, North Carolina, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Flue Cured Tobacco | $2.1M |
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| Corn | $1.6M |
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| Soybeans | $277K |
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| Cotton | $193K |
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| Peanuts | $25K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 89
- CRP acres, 2025
- 14
- 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 Hertford County's records was taken on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.