Hardee County, Florida property search
Search an address or an owner in Hardee County, Florida with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 14,626 lots are mapped here, covering 401,881 acres. 3,484 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Hardee County received $17.4 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 378 recipients. 5,159 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $26.4 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 14,626
- Lots mapped
- 401,881
- Acres
- 3,484
- Institutional
Land use in Hardee County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Hardee County, Florida| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 001 | 4,422 | 6,921 |
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| 061 | 2,394 | 141,704 |
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| 002 | 1,725 | 2,894 |
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| 066 | 840 | 52,018 |
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| 063 | 527 | 91,257 |
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| 051 | 485 | 17,196 |
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| 092 | 378 | 50,215 |
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| 008 | 195 | 256 |
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| 010 | 180 | 295 |
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| 060 | 152 | 14,880 |
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| 071 | 148 | 342 |
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| 099 | 140 | 4,370 |
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Largest landowners in Hardee County
Largest landowners by acreage in Hardee County, Florida| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| MOSAIC FERTILIZER LLC | 524 | 92,524 |
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| SOUTH FT MEADE LAND MGMT INC | 154 | 23,684 |
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| BEN HILL GRIFFIN INC | 39 | 15,401 |
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| 3-C RANCH LIMITED | 30 | 8,290 |
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| SOUTH FT MEADE PARTNERSHIP L P | 40 | 8,112 |
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| LIMESTONE RANCH LLC | 41 | 6,939 |
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| CREWS GROVES INC | 21 | 5,946 |
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| HRS BUZZARD ROOST LLC | 9 | 5,042 |
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| PUTNAM GROVES INC | 15 | 4,853 |
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| TWENTY-TWENTY GROVES INC | 24 | 4,486 |
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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 Florida
Federal farm payments in Hardee County
- $17.4M
- Paid in 2025
- 378
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Hardee County, Florida, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $6.2M |
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| WECPCSCOF | $5.4M |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $1.7M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $1.3M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $1.1M |
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| WECPCOF | $751K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Hardee County
- 5,159
- Acres disclosed
- 58
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Hardee County, Florida, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 2,977 |
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| China | 1,311 |
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| Colombia | 511 |
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| France | 168 |
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| Switzerland | 119 |
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| Mexico | 59 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Hardee County, Florida| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| U.S. AGRI-CHEMICALS CORP. (CHINA) | 1,311 |
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| IDOB, INC. (GERMANY) | 1,278 |
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| JUNG CORPORATION (GERMANY) | 854 |
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| GERMAN FLORIDA CITRUS, L.C. (GERMANY) | 540 |
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| GARDINIER FLORIDA CITRUS, INC. (FRANCE) | 128 |
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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 Hardee County
- 774
- Policies
- 4,403,637
- Insured acres
- $26.4M
- Claims paid
- 1.51
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Hardee County, Florida, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Oranges | $10.8M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $7.7M |
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| Peppers | $4.7M |
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| Fresh Market Tomatoes | $2.2M |
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| Blueberries | $522K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 34
- Substations
- 230 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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Hardee County last published these records on June 4, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.