Wayne County, North Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in Wayne County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 70,711 lots are mapped here, covering 193,060 acres. 12,102 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Wayne County received $11.3 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 373 recipients. 194 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $16 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 70,711
- Lots mapped
- 193,060
- Acres
- 12,102
- Institutional
Land use in Wayne County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Wayne County, North Carolina| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 50 - RURAL SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE | 39,285 | 92,262 |
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| 01 - SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL | 14,776 | 55,789 |
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| 02 - MOBILE HOME | 9,186 | 23,460 |
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| 10 - COMMERCIAL | 1,823 | 5,158 |
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| 51 - MODULAR HOMES | 667 | 1,706 |
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| 04 - CONDOMINIUM | 577 | 941 |
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| 71 - CHURCHES | 507 | 1,694 |
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| 06 - DUPLEX / TRIPLEX | 463 | 2,003 |
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| 17 - OFFICE | 380 | 1,160 |
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| 89 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING | 290 | 914 |
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| 49 - STEEL FRAME WAREHOUSE | 247 | 636 |
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| 48 - WAREHOUSE | 242 | 695 |
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Largest landowners in Wayne County
Largest landowners by acreage in Wayne County, North Carolina| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| CITY OF GOLDSBORO | 795 | 2,628 |
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| COUNTY OF WAYNE | 452 | 1,107 |
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| BOBBY DENNING PROPERTIES LLC | 314 | 1,052 |
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| LANDMARK LEGACY LLC | 173 | 678 |
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| CARROLL CONSTRUCTION HOMES INC | 186 | 419 |
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| HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF GOLDSBORO | 74 | 349 |
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| TOWN OF MOUNT OLIVE | 110 | 311 |
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| CE2 LLC | 61 | 305 |
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| CEMETERY | 93 | 247 |
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| DELMUS PROPERTIES LLC | 56 | 241 |
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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 Wayne County
- $11.3M
- Paid in 2025
- 373
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Wayne County, North Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $4.1M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $2.9M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $1.8M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $1.2M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $710K |
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| Price Loss Coverage | $548K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Wayne County
- 194
- Acres disclosed
- 3
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Wayne County, North Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 89 |
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| Netherlands | 80 |
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| Japan | 25 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Wayne County, North Carolina| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Monsanto Company (GERMANY) | 89 |
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| BASF Corporation (NETHERLANDS) | 80 |
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| UCHIYAMA AMERICA INCORPORATED (JAPAN) | 25 |
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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 Wayne County
- 813
- Policies
- 98,290
- Insured acres
- $16M
- Claims paid
- 1.60
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Wayne County, North Carolina, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Flue Cured Tobacco | $6.4M |
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| Corn | $5.3M |
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| Soybeans | $2.6M |
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| Cotton | $635K |
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| Peanuts | $473K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 187
- CRP acres, 2025
- 41
- 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 Wayne County's records was taken on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.