Carter County, Tennessee: parcel data and property records
35,829 Carter County parcels on one searchable map: owner of record and mailing address, assessed and appraised values and recorded sales, plus lot boundaries and location. Screen by vacancy, absentee ownership, acreage, year built and owner tenure.
What the data covers
These bars show real field-by-field coverage for Carter County in our database, so you know exactly what you are getting before you search. Numbers refresh as the county publishes new records.
Most recent recorded sale on file: 2026-08-24.
Areas covered
Parcel counts by place, largest first: Elizabethton (6,414), Johnson City (447), Watauga (204).
Search Carter County parcels
The map is free to browse - parcel lines, boundaries, and location. Owner of record, assessed values, recorded sales, year built and the full parcel report come with a plan that costs less than one hour of a title runner's time.
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Common questions
How many parcels are in Carter County, Tennessee?
JB PARCEL carries 35,829 parcel records for Carter County, Tennessee, with owner information on 99 percent of them.
Can I find out who owns a property in Carter County?
Yes. Search by owner name, address, or parcel number to pull the record: owner of record and mailing address, assessed values, recorded sales, year built and lot lines on the map. Sale records here currently run through 2026-08-24.
How do I find vacant land or absentee owners in Carter County?
The advanced search filters do it directly: Carter County has 4,369 parcels marked vacant and 2,653 with an owner mailing address outside Tennessee - two of the most common starting points for investors sourcing off-market deals.
Can I search Carter County by lot size or acreage?
Yes. Acreage is on 95 percent of Carter County parcels, mapped from the parcel boundary, and the advanced search filters on it directly - set a minimum and maximum to pull every tract in that range, then stack vacancy or absentee ownership on top.