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Chester County, Pennsylvania property search

Search an address or an owner in Chester County, Pennsylvania with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 194,390 lots are mapped here, covering 496,576 acres. 17,437 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.

Farmers and landowners in Chester County received $16.2 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 228 recipients. 599 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Chile. Crop insurance paid $770,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.

194,390
Lots mapped
496,576
Acres
17,437
Institutional

Land use in Chester County

Parcels and acreage by land use in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Land useParcelsAcres
R-10148,643158,031
V-1011,00381,079
R-557,906376
V-122,88622,816
E-701,73914,464
R-201,4712,149
C-301,4192,207
C-601,3764,717
R-801,32413,515
F-201,18749,101
F-101,10915,159
R-701,0252,229

Largest landowners in Chester County

Largest landowners by acreage in Chester County, Pennsylvania
OwnerParcelsAcres
COUNTY OF CHESTER2575,835
NATURAL LANDS TRUST INC1074,122
BRANDYWINE CONSERVANCY INC382,720
HERR FOODS INC581,266
LONGWOOD GARDENS INC351,165
NORTH COVENTRY TOWNSHIP1981,098
SEBASTIAAN REALTY LP301,080
MOOSE MEADOWS PROPERTIES LLC271,073
WEST BRADFORD TOWNSHIP47932
EAST BRADFORD TOWNSHIP45817

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 Pennsylvania

Federal farm payments in Chester County

$16.2M
Paid in 2025
228
Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 2025
ProgramPaid
Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops$13.6M
Emergency Commodity Assistance Program$1.9M
Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops$261K
Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$195K
CRP Payment - Annual Rental$167K
Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program$35K

USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county

Foreign-held farmland in Chester County

599
Acres disclosed
8
Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 2024
CountryAcres
Chile300
Venezuela156
Canada68
United Kingdom29
Belgium29
Panama17

Largest disclosed holders

Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Holder (country)Acres
HILL FARM ASSOCIATES, L.P. (CHILE)300
MIDOS N.V. (VENEZUELA)156
DOUGLASS, HUGH ET. AL. (CANADA)68
MILESTONE MATERIALS, INC. (UNITED KINGDOM)29
MORENA N.V. (PANAMA)17

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 Chester County

163
Policies
30,287
Insured acres
$770K
Claims paid
0.63
Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 2024
CropClaims
Corn$478K
Soybeans$181K
All Other Crops$105K
Wheat$6K

USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.

Conservation and the power grid

518
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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Nearby counties in Pennsylvania

  • Delaware County221,948
  • Montgomery County309,713
  • Lancaster County188,925
  • Berks County156,838
  • Philadelphia County607,883
  • Bucks County237,546
  • Lehigh County125,314
  • Lebanon County54,341

All Pennsylvania counties

Chester County last published these records on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.