Knox County, Tennessee property search
Search an address or an owner in Knox County, Tennessee with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 210,604 lots are mapped here, covering 299,139 acres. 28,025 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Knox County received $508,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 126 recipients. 1,021 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Mexico.
- 210,604
- Lots mapped
- 299,139
- Acres
- 28,025
- Institutional
Land use in Knox County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Knox County, Tennessee| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 101: 1-FAMILY | 141,760 | 118,194 |
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| 191: UNUSED-LAND | 16,028 | 31,341 |
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| 124: CONDO-UNIT | 8,113 | 160 |
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| 125: PUD | 6,745 | 652 |
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| 119: OTHER-RES | 6,155 | 16,463 |
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| 200: TAX FREEZE | 4,436 | 3,861 |
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| NOT LOADED | 4,033 | 2,666 |
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| 302: 2-4-FAMILY-COMM | 2,148 | 1,005 |
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| 900: COMMON AREA | 1,843 | 3,792 |
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| 363: BUSINESS | 1,668 | 2,771 |
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| 880: AGRICULTURE-ACT | 1,558 | 61,907 |
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| 391: UNUSED-LAND | 1,394 | 3,002 |
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Largest landowners in Knox County
Largest landowners by acreage in Knox County, Tennessee| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| KNOX COUNTY | 358 | 3,023 |
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| CITY OF KNOXVILLE | 658 | 1,818 |
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| STATE OF TENNESSEE | 113 | 1,196 |
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| THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF THE COUNTY OF KNOX | 54 | 946 |
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| STRONG STOCK FARM LLC | 3 | 939 |
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| PRIMOS LAND COMPANY LLC | 39 | 809 |
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| DIXIE CEMENT COMPANY INC | 4 | 749 |
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| RUFUS H SMITH JR AND COMPANY LLC | 9 | 653 |
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| KNOXVILLE UTILITIES BOARD | 228 | 596 |
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| AGGREGATES USA LLC | 42 | 565 |
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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 Knox County
- $508K
- Paid in 2025
- 126
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Knox County, Tennessee, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $185K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $181K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $71K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $68K |
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| Grasslands Reserve Program | $2K |
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| Livestock Indeminity Payments Program | $1K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Knox County
- 1,021
- Acres disclosed
- 6
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Knox County, Tennessee, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Mexico | 660 |
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| Switzerland | 137 |
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| France | 102 |
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| Canada | 80 |
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| Austria | 42 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Knox County, Tennessee| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| ASARCO, INC. (MEXICO) | 454 |
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| TENNESSEE MINES CO. (MEXICO) | 206 |
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| EAST TENNESSEE ZINC COMPANY, L.L.C. (SWITZERLAND) | 137 |
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| IMERYS MARBLE, INC. (FRANCE) | 102 |
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| TENN LUTTRELL CO. (CANADA) | 80 |
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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
Conservation and the power grid
- 164
- 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 Knox County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.