Jefferson County, Tennessee property search
Search an address or an owner in Jefferson County, Tennessee with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 32,371 lots are mapped here, covering 168,112 acres. 1,879 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Jefferson County received $401,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 205 recipients. 4,516 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Mexico. Crop insurance paid $505,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 32,371
- Lots mapped
- 168,112
- Acres
- 1,879
- Institutional
Land use in Jefferson County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Jefferson County, Tennessee| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 00 RESIDENTIAL | 27,525 | 51,804 |
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| 11 AGRICULTURAL | 2,155 | 81,377 |
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| 08 COMMERCIAL | 1,049 | 2,296 |
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| 10 FARM | 644 | 20,285 |
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| 05 RELIGIOUS | 355 | 686 |
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| 02 CITY | 119 | 613 |
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| 07 SAP UTILITY | 105 | 519 |
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| 12 FOREST | 103 | 5,507 |
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| 01 COUNTY | 78 | 1,688 |
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| 09 INDUSTRIAL | 60 | 1,324 |
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| 04 FEDERAL | 58 | 1,109 |
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| 03 STATE | 18 | 237 |
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Largest landowners in Jefferson County
Largest landowners by acreage in Jefferson County, Tennessee| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY | 22 | 1,822 |
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| SUNTRUST BANK TTE | 2 | 1,383 |
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| MOSSY CREEK MINING LLC | 11 | 1,333 |
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| INDUSTRIAL DEV BOARD OF | 17 | 888 |
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| MOSSY CREEK FARM LLC | 1 | 445 |
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| TENNESSEE PROPERTIES LLC | 2 | 398 |
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| JEFFERSON COUNTY | 22 | 341 |
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| MOSSY CREEK FARMS LLC | 13 | 340 |
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| PEDERSEN REAL ESTATE LLC | 22 | 317 |
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| CRAWFORD PROPERTIES | 3 | 247 |
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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 Tennessee
Federal farm payments in Jefferson County
- $401K
- Paid in 2025
- 205
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Jefferson County, Tennessee, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $248K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $74K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $34K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $27K |
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| Livestock Indeminity Payments Program | $13K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $4K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Jefferson County
- 4,516
- Acres disclosed
- 5
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Jefferson County, Tennessee, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Mexico | 2,256 |
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| Switzerland | 1,300 |
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| Australia | 960 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Jefferson County, Tennessee| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| ASARCO, INC. (MEXICO) | 2,206 |
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| EAST TENNESSEE ZINC COMPANY, L.L.C. (SWITZERLAND) | 1,300 |
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| SAVAGE ZINC INC. (AUSTRALIA) | 960 |
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| TENNESSEE MINES CO. (MEXICO) | 50 |
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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 Jefferson County
- 19
- Policies
- 3,151
- Insured acres
- $505K
- Claims paid
- 2.39
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Jefferson County, Tennessee, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| All Other Crops | $505K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 19
- Substations
- 161 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 Jefferson County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.