Clay County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Clay County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 15,621 lots are mapped here, covering 292,575 acres. 1,986 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Clay County received $21.7 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,221 recipients. 6,360 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $6.1 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 15,621
- Lots mapped
- 292,575
- Acres
- 1,986
- Institutional
Land use in Clay County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Clay County, Illinois| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 21 | 6,856 | 230,572 |
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| 40 | 4,251 | 639 |
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| 11 | 2,119 | 60,118 |
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| 30 | 977 | 53 |
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| 60 | 674 | 131 |
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| 90 | 504 | 247 |
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| 10 | 81 | 556 |
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| 80 | 49 | 79 |
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| 50 | 26 | 0 |
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| 32 | 9 | 21 |
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| 28 | 8 | 73 |
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| 29 | 5 | 72 |
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Largest landowners in Clay County
Largest landowners by acreage in Clay County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| LEWIS LAND COMPANY LLC | 50 | 2,304 |
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| CAILTEUX FARMS LLC | 56 | 2,237 |
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| D & C BAILEY LAND LLC | 44 | 2,181 |
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| LEWIS FARMS LTD PARTNERSHIP | 21 | 2,069 |
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| PAGEL PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 34 | 1,388 |
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| PARISH HOLDINGS LP | 15 | 1,232 |
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| DILLMAN FARMS INC | 23 | 1,170 |
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| KINCAID C J LLC | 16 | 996 |
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| BAILEY BOB & JEAN #2 LLC | 18 | 995 |
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| EDGINGTON FARM LLC | 31 | 972 |
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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 Clay County
- $21.7M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,221
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Clay County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $7.4M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $6.3M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $5M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $2.6M |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $212K |
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| NAP Regular Web-Based | $56K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Clay County
- 6,360
- Acres disclosed
- 34
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Clay County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 6,310 |
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| No foreign investor listed | 50 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Clay County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Invenergy Solar Development North America, LLC (CANADA) | 5,787 |
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| Invenergy Solar Project Development, LLC (CANADA) | 300 |
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| MAPLE FLATS SOLAR ENERGY CENTER, LLC (CANADA) | 223 |
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| DL MULTI-COUNTY FARMS, LLC (998 - NO FOREIGN INVESTOR LISTED) | 50 |
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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 Clay County
- 1,146
- Policies
- 190,104
- Insured acres
- $6.1M
- Claims paid
- 0.67
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Clay County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $4.1M |
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| Corn | $1.9M |
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| Wheat | $85K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $31K |
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| Popcorn | $19K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 15,423
- 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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Clay County last published these records on February 16, 2024. Assessment records, not a survey.