DeKalb County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in DeKalb County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 45,394 lots are mapped here, covering 415,606 acres. 9,327 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in DeKalb County received $17.9 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 891 recipients. 14,719 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Venezuela. Crop insurance paid $3.6 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 45,394
- Lots mapped
- 415,606
- Acres
- 9,327
- Institutional
Largest landowners in DeKalb County
Largest landowners by acreage in DeKalb County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| BABSON FARMS INC | 57 | 5,301 |
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| VERN DRENDEL FARMS, LLC | 33 | 3,046 |
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| TELLUS DEMETRA LLC | 34 | 2,681 |
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| SRL FARMS, LLC | 16 | 2,071 |
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| FARMLAND RESERVE INC | 25 | 2,006 |
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| BUSEY BANK | 15 | 1,724 |
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| WILLIAM HARBECKE PROPERTIES LLC | 30 | 1,606 |
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| MULLINS LLC | 22 | 1,511 |
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| DEKALB COUNTY FOREST PRES DIST | 42 | 1,301 |
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| HOPPER 71 LLC , WYETH 74 LLC | 18 | 1,257 |
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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 DeKalb County
- $17.9M
- Paid in 2025
- 891
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in DeKalb County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $13.6M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $2.6M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1.5M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual | $112K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $58K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $34K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in DeKalb County
- 14,719
- Acres disclosed
- 66
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in DeKalb County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Venezuela | 6,380 |
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| Germany | 4,252 |
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| No foreign investor listed | 1,653 |
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| Argentina | 1,133 |
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| Panama | 322 |
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| Sweden | 269 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in DeKalb County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Tellus Demetra, LLC (GERMANY) | 2,027 |
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| SF LPRC, LLC (998 - NO FOREIGN INVESTOR LISTED) | 1,089 |
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| Prairie Pathways Farm, LLC (GERMANY) | 914 |
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| MAIA DRENDEL FARM, LLC (ARGENTINA) | 403 |
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| COSCO FARM CORP. (PANAMA) | 322 |
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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 DeKalb County
- 1,340
- Policies
- 289,489
- Insured acres
- $3.6M
- Claims paid
- 0.29
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in DeKalb County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $2M |
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| Corn | $1.6M |
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| Oats | $23K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $4K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 5,097
- CRP acres, 2025
- 14
- Substations
- 138 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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DeKalb County last published these records on August 11, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.