Wake County, North Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in Wake County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 435,380 lots are mapped here, covering 493,418 acres. 76,812 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Wake County received $1.5 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 123 recipients. 1,424 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Netherlands. Crop insurance paid $2.6 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 435,380
- Lots mapped
- 493,418
- Acres
- 76,812
- Institutional
Land use in Wake County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Wake County, North Carolina| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| R | 361,038 | 153,132 |
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| V | 30,834 | 56,517 |
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| I | 15,251 | 26,709 |
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| E | 6,699 | 88,498 |
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| C | 6,515 | 18,379 |
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| P | 2,610 | 2,126 |
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| D | 2,158 | 9,873 |
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| F | 2,154 | 58,110 |
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| O | 1,064 | 2,072 |
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| G | 1,049 | 8,639 |
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| A | 1,028 | 3,043 |
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| B | 878 | 15,005 |
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Largest landowners in Wake County
Largest landowners by acreage in Wake County, North Carolina| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| RALEIGH CITY OF | 1,053 | 9,360 |
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| NORTH CAROLINA STATE OF | 231 | 5,864 |
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| WAKE COUNTY | 233 | 5,598 |
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| DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS INC | 150 | 4,169 |
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| WAKE CNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION | 87 | 2,756 |
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| CARY TOWN OF | 260 | 2,290 |
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| WAKE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION | 120 | 2,141 |
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| DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS INC NC EASTERN MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY | 6 | 1,504 |
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| HANSON AGGREGATES SOUTHEAST LLC | 20 | 1,057 |
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| CITY OF RALEIGH | 171 | 1,012 |
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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 Wake County
- $1.5M
- Paid in 2025
- 123
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Wake County, North Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $591K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $392K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $235K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $92K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $78K |
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| Non-Insured Assistance Program | $58K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Wake County
- 1,424
- Acres disclosed
- 4
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Wake County, North Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Netherlands | 1,312 |
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| Luxembourg | 112 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Wake County, North Carolina| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| WAKEFIELD CO. (NETHERLANDS) | 1,206 |
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| BASF Corporation (NETHERLANDS) | 106 |
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| Creech Solar 2 LLC (LUXEMBOURG) | 63 |
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| Sunfish Farm LLC (LUXEMBOURG) | 50 |
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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 Wake County
- 181
- Policies
- 12,791
- Insured acres
- $2.6M
- Claims paid
- 1.72
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Wake County, North Carolina, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Flue Cured Tobacco | $1.7M |
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| Soybeans | $603K |
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| Corn | $299K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $14K |
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| Wheat | $12K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 83
- CRP acres, 2025
- 136
- Substations
- 1
- 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 Wake County's records was taken on August 11, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.