Adams County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Adams County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 38,785 lots are mapped here, covering 524,477 acres. 5,512 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Adams County received $17.4 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,514 recipients. 899 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Spain. Crop insurance paid $2.6 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 38,785
- Lots mapped
- 524,477
- Acres
- 5,512
- Institutional
Land use in Adams County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Adams County, Illinois| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 40 | 22,795 | 12,366 |
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| 21 | 6,166 | 295,160 |
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| 11 | 3,895 | 200,974 |
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| 60 | 2,448 | 4,146 |
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| 30 | 1,964 | 1,754 |
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| 90 | 1,018 | 6,239 |
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| 80 | 161 | 1,397 |
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| 29 | 84 | 1,731 |
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| 32 | 47 | 31 |
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| 5000 | 34 | 115 |
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| 28 | 12 | 192 |
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| 65 | 11 | 336 |
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Largest landowners in Adams County
Largest landowners by acreage in Adams County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| SHRIVER BROTHERS LP | 95 | 8,940 |
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| FARMLAND RESERVE, INC | 59 | 5,864 |
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| CITY OF QUINCY | 32 | 3,684 |
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| SHRIVER BROTHERS PARTNERSHIP | 44 | 2,383 |
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| STEPHENS ACRES, INC | 23 | 1,961 |
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| BARRY BROTHERS FARMS, LLC | 22 | 1,736 |
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| MCCLEARY FAMILY FARMS LLC | 23 | 1,697 |
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| GRONEWOLD FAMILY FARM, LLC & GRONEWOLD FAMILY FARM 2, LLC | 26 | 1,544 |
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| RABE FIVE FAMILY FARM, LLC | 26 | 1,404 |
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| STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | 12 | 1,370 |
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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 Illinois
Federal farm payments in Adams County
- $17.4M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,514
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Adams County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $10.4M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $4.2M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $2.3M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $438K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual | $43K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $34K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Adams County
- 899
- Acres disclosed
- 8
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Adams County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Spain | 625 |
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| Switzerland | 274 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Adams County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| ACCIONA WIND ENERGY USA, L.L.C. (SPAIN) | 330 |
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| Illinois Power Partner LLC (SPAIN) | 295 |
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| PLUESS-STAUFER INDUSTRIES, INC. (SWITZERLAND) | 274 |
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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 Adams County
- 2,074
- Policies
- 289,400
- Insured acres
- $2.6M
- Claims paid
- 0.21
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Adams County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $1.5M |
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| Corn | $985K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $118K |
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| Wheat | $23K |
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| All Other Crops | $6K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 13,912
- CRP acres, 2025
- 14
- Substations
- 1
- 345 kV and up
- 345 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 Adams County's records was taken on August 11, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.