Carter County, Tennessee
Absentee owners are the defining feature of Carter County, TN: 19,072 of its 34,624 mailable ownership records (55%) list a mailing address away from the property, per the 2026-06 monthly export Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury data. The county carries 34,658 parcels, including 6,015 vacant land parcels. 2,599 of those owners (8%) are based outside Tennessee entirely. The median vacant parcel is 1.8 acres.
Source: Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury (2026-06 monthly export)
Carter County by the numbers
| Total parcels | 34,658 |
| Vacant land parcels | 6,015 |
| Vacant lots (under 5 acres) | 4,840 |
| Vacant tracts (5 acres or more) | 1,175 |
| Absentee owners | 19,072 (55% of mailable owners) |
| Out-of-state owners | 2,599 (8% of mailable owners) |
| Median vacant parcel | 1.8 acres (middle half 0.8–5.7) |
Source: Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury (2026-06 monthly export)
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Carter County land data: common questions
How many parcels are in Carter County, TN?
Carter County, TN has 34,658 parcels in the 2026-06 monthly export Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury data.
How many absentee land owners are in Carter County, TN?
19,072 ownership records in Carter County list a mailing address away from the property — 55% of the county's 34,624 mailable owners, per the 2026-06 monthly export Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury data.
How many out-of-state owners hold property in Carter County, TN?
2,599 ownership records in Carter County carry a mailing address outside Tennessee — 8% of mailable owners, per the 2026-06 monthly export Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury data.
How many vacant land parcels are in Carter County, TN?
Carter County, TN has 6,015 vacant land parcels across the TN Comptroller of the Treasury vacant land-use groups, per the 2026-06 monthly export Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury data.
How big is a typical vacant parcel in Carter County, TN?
The median vacant parcel in Carter County is 1.8 acres; the middle half ranges from 0.8 to 5.7 acres, per the 2026-06 monthly export Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury data.
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