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Whatcom County, Washington property search

Search an address or an owner in Whatcom County, Washington with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 111,031 lots are mapped here, covering 504,885 acres. 19,535 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.

Farmers and landowners in Whatcom County received $11 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 327 recipients. 56,208 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Luxembourg. Crop insurance paid $419,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.

111,031
Lots mapped
504,885
Acres
19,535
Institutional

Land use in Whatcom County

Parcels and acreage by land use in Whatcom County, Washington
Land useParcelsAcres
RES 3 BDRM32,49729,646
RESIDENTIAL10,85230,033
RES 2 BDRM10,75910,249
RES 4 BDRM10,21810,252
CONDOMINIUMS7,269532
MH RP-onAC4,96210,226
DESIG FOREST1,862119,568
RES 1 BDRM1,6352,209
RES NO CODE1,5072,063
RES 5 BDRM1,4551,605
OSAG DAIRY1,41036,777
MARINE CONDO1,30670

Largest landowners in Whatcom County

Largest landowners by acreage in Whatcom County, Washington
OwnerParcelsAcres
WASHINGTON STATE DEPT OF37153,028
SIERRA PACIFIC LAND & TIMBER COMPANY20037,062
WASHINGTON STATE FOREST BOARD11626,429
WHATCOM COUNTY PARKS & REC DEPT13115,064
STEWART MOUNTAIN FOREST LLC7312,797
MID-VALLEY RESOURCES INC5012,749
WASHINGTON STATE509,696
BLOEDEL TIMBERLANDS DEV INC607,452
SEEFELD CORPORATION335,422
CITY OF BELLINGHAM3694,046

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 Washington

Federal farm payments in Whatcom County

$11M
Paid in 2025
327
Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Whatcom County, Washington, 2025
ProgramPaid
Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops$9.6M
CRP Payment - Annual Rental$790K
Emergency Commodity Assistance Program$482K
Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops$63K
Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops$45K
Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24$34K

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

Foreign-held farmland in Whatcom County

56,208
Acres disclosed
329
Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Whatcom County, Washington, 2024
CountryAcres
Luxembourg14,572
Canada14,439
Germany10,482
United Kingdom8,281
Japan4,034
Finland3,312

Largest disclosed holders

Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Whatcom County, Washington
Holder (country)Acres
Stewart Mountain Forest LLC (LUXEMBOURG)14,572
SEEFELD CORPORATION (GERMANY)5,565
H.C. GRAF ZU TOERRING'SCHE GRUNDBESITZ KG (GERMANY)3,723
ALUMERICA INC. (JAPAN)3,454
BP WEST COAST PRODUCTS LLC (UNITED KINGDOM)3,327

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 Whatcom County

56
Policies
11,020
Insured acres
$419K
Claims paid
0.17
Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Whatcom County, Washington, 2024
CropClaims
Blueberries$246K
Whole Farm Revenue Protection$170K
All Other Crops$3K
Apiculture$573

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

Conservation and the power grid

1,181
CRP acres, 2025
68
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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Nearby counties in Washington

  • Skagit County82,985
  • San Juan County17,399
  • Snohomish County319,265
  • Island County52,712
  • Kitsap County139,602
  • Chelan County48,793
  • King County636,305
  • Okanogan County57,625

All Washington counties

This copy of Whatcom County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.