McDowell County, North Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in McDowell County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 33,449 lots are mapped here, covering 272,495 acres. 3,782 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in McDowell County received $1.5 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 36 recipients. 1,277 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from United Kingdom. Crop insurance paid $238,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 33,449
- Lots mapped
- 272,495
- Acres
- 3,782
- Institutional
Largest landowners in McDowell County
Largest landowners by acreage in McDowell County, North Carolina| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA | 56 | 8,867 |
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| 130 OF CHATHAM LLC | 91 | 3,958 |
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| 131 OF CHATHAM LLC | 55 | 2,960 |
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| LAKE TAHOMA INC | 15 | 2,926 |
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| HOLSTON LAND CO INC J910 | 23 | 2,043 |
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| GREAT MEADOWS INC | 32 | 1,740 |
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| MILL CREEK WILDLIFE CLUB INC | 1 | 1,654 |
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| MECKLENBURG COUNTY COUNCIL | 3 | 1,002 |
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| WOODLAND GOLD INC | 3 | 850 |
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| MCDOWELL COUNTY | 50 | 666 |
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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 McDowell County
- $1.5M
- Paid in 2025
- 36
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in McDowell County, North Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| ECPCOF | $665K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $305K |
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| Tree Assistance Program | $225K |
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| NAP Regular Web-Based | $202K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $58K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $51K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in McDowell County
- 1,277
- Acres disclosed
- 5
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in McDowell County, North Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| United Kingdom | 699 |
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| Sweden | 555 |
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| Canada | 23 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in McDowell County, North Carolina| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| BLUE RIDGE HOLDINGS LTD. (SWEDEN) | 555 |
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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 McDowell County
- 6
- Policies
- 185
- Insured acres
- $238K
- Claims paid
- 2.96
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in McDowell County, North Carolina, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| All Other Crops | $238K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 28
- 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 McDowell County's records was taken on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.