Wilkes County, North Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in Wilkes County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 52,847 lots are mapped here, covering 498,515 acres. 4,733 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Wilkes County received $1.3 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 60 recipients. 1,549 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $3.5 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 52,847
- Lots mapped
- 498,515
- Acres
- 4,733
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Wilkes County
Largest landowners by acreage in Wilkes County, North Carolina| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA | 77 | 13,337 |
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| NORTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE COMMISSION | 2 | 6,128 |
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| TUSCARORA RANCH, LLC | 7 | 3,616 |
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| MATHIS PROPERTIES, LLC | 75 | 3,221 |
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| MRH PROPERTY, LLC | 21 | 2,079 |
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| WIGINGTON RANCH INVESTMENTS, LTD | 9 | 1,851 |
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| DOUBLE B INVESTMENTS LLC | 46 | 1,662 |
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| WILKES COUNTY | 127 | 1,534 |
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| THE THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA | 2 | 1,490 |
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| D M B ENTERPRISE INC | 2 | 1,372 |
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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 Wilkes County
- $1.3M
- Paid in 2025
- 60
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Wilkes County, North Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $403K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $297K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $212K |
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| ECPCOF | $165K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $128K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $82K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Wilkes County
- 1,549
- Acres disclosed
- 9
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Wilkes County, North Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 1,416 |
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| Canada | 133 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Wilkes County, North Carolina| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| FOREST LANDS HOLDINGS, INC. (GERMANY) | 996 |
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| WINKLER GARDENS, INC. (GERMANY) | 420 |
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| ABITIBI CORP. (CANADA) | 133 |
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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 Wilkes County
- 80
- Policies
- 9,375
- Insured acres
- $3.5M
- Claims paid
- 2.32
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Wilkes County, North Carolina, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Flue Cured Tobacco | $1.9M |
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| Corn | $1M |
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| Apples | $380K |
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| Soybeans | $119K |
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| All Other Crops | $79K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 16
- CRP acres, 2025
- 23
- 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 Wilkes County's records was taken on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.