Dorchester County, South Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in Dorchester County, South Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 79,828 lots are mapped here, covering 355,925 acres. 12,422 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Dorchester County received $3.2 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 123 recipients. 21,129 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Luxembourg. Crop insurance paid $3.4 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 79,828
- Lots mapped
- 355,925
- Acres
- 12,422
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Dorchester County
Largest landowners by acreage in Dorchester County, South Carolina| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC | 24 | 7,950 |
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| ROCK SIX TIMBERLANDS LLC | 5 | 7,093 |
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| SASSAFRAS TIMBER LLC | 3 | 6,001 |
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| CANTUSEE TIMBERLANDS LLC | 7 | 5,266 |
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| WEYERHAEUSER FOREST HOLDINGS INC | 11 | 5,089 |
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| MILLROSE PROPERTIES SC LLC | 404 | 4,792 |
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| HUTTOLAND LLC | 12 | 4,135 |
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| WILEY FORK WATSON HILL LLC | 1 | 3,488 |
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| COUNTY LINE INVESTORS LLC | 8 | 2,994 |
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| DORCHESTER COUNTY | 580 | 2,674 |
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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 South Carolina
Federal farm payments in Dorchester County
- $3.2M
- Paid in 2025
- 123
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Dorchester County, South Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $1.5M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $918K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $493K |
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| Price Loss Coverage | $145K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $72K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $56K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Dorchester County
- 21,129
- Acres disclosed
- 7
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Dorchester County, South Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Luxembourg | 12,248 |
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| No predominant country code | 7,442 |
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| Japan | 810 |
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| Germany | 345 |
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| France | 284 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Dorchester County, South Carolina| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Rock Six Timberlands LLC (LUXEMBOURG) | 12,248 |
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| Cantusee Timberlands, LLC (999 - NO PREDOMINANT COUNTRY CODE) | 7,442 |
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| SHOWA DENKO CARBON, INC. (JAPAN) | 810 |
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| LAFARGE BUILDING MATERIALS, INC. (FRANCE) | 284 |
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| MUEHLSCHLEGEL TIMBERLANDS, LLC (GERMANY) | 236 |
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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 Dorchester County
- 266
- Policies
- 19,458
- Insured acres
- $3.4M
- Claims paid
- 1.58
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Dorchester County, South Carolina, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $1.7M |
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| Cotton | $749K |
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| Soybeans | $660K |
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| Peanuts | $312K |
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| All Other Crops | $456 |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 59
- CRP acres, 2025
- 49
- 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 Dorchester County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.