Erie County, Pennsylvania property search
Search an address or an owner in Erie County, Pennsylvania with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 112,702 lots are mapped here, covering 491,751 acres. 13,904 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Erie County received $5.5 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 313 recipients. 3,572 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Portugal. Crop insurance paid $1.4 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 112,702
- Lots mapped
- 491,751
- Acres
- 13,904
- Institutional
Land use in Erie County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Erie County, Pennsylvania| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| SINGLE FAMILY | 69,655 | 54,499 |
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| RES VACANT | 9,483 | 13,636 |
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| TWO FAMILY | 4,813 | 1,046 |
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| 10-19.99 ACRES | 4,647 | 60,834 |
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| 20 - 79.99 ACRES | 2,260 | 85,247 |
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| RESTAURANTS, STORES (RETAIL) | 1,985 | 2,728 |
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| 20-79.99 ACRES | 1,799 | 70,533 |
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| MOBILE HOME WITH LAND | 1,660 | 4,519 |
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| COMMERCIAL VACANT | 1,289 | 4,487 |
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| APARTMENTS 4 - 19 UNITS | 1,045 | 690 |
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| EXEMPT VACANT | 919 | 9,712 |
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| WAREHOUSES | 918 | 3,845 |
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Largest landowners in Erie County
Largest landowners by acreage in Erie County, Pennsylvania| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| PENNA GAME COMMISSION | 74 | 9,457 |
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| PRESQUE ISLE STATE PARK | 1 | 3,161 |
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| BESSEMER & LAKE ERIE RAILROAD | 93 | 1,413 |
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| SAND RIDGE FARMS INC | 20 | 1,280 |
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| TROYER BROTHERS INC | 23 | 1,026 |
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| WASTE MANAGEMENT OF PA INC | 21 | 888 |
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| TROYER GROWERS INC | 14 | 828 |
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| NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES LLC | 130 | 777 |
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| CITY OF ERIE | 176 | 630 |
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| LB WATERFORD REALTY INC | 4 | 545 |
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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 Pennsylvania
Federal farm payments in Erie County
- $5.5M
- Paid in 2025
- 313
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Erie County, Pennsylvania, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $3M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $1.4M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $494K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $302K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $159K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $106K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Erie County
- 3,572
- Acres disclosed
- 9
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Erie County, Pennsylvania, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Portugal | 2,549 |
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| No predominant country code | 621 |
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| Canada | 239 |
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| Luxembourg | 163 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Erie County, Pennsylvania| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Horizon Wind Energy, LLC (PORTUGAL) | 2,549 |
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| BRAYLAND ORCHARD (999 - NO PREDOMINANT COUNTRY CODE) | 402 |
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| LYME ALLEGHENY LAND COMPANY, LLC (999 - NO PREDOMINANT COUNTRY CODE) | 219 |
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| Erie Solar, LLC (LUXEMBOURG) | 163 |
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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 Erie County
- 288
- Policies
- 35,471
- Insured acres
- $1.4M
- Claims paid
- 0.50
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Erie County, Pennsylvania, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Grapes | $454K |
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| Soybeans | $439K |
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| Corn | $212K |
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| Apples | $135K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $80K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 1,613
- CRP acres, 2025
- 17
- Substations
- 2
- 345 kV and up
- 345 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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Erie County last published these records on May 27, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.