Ford County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Ford County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 10,687 lots are mapped here, covering 308,625 acres. 1,689 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Ford County received $12.7 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,041 recipients. 24,683 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $2.3 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 10,687
- Lots mapped
- 308,625
- Acres
- 1,689
- Institutional
Land use in Ford County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Ford County, Illinois| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Residential with Dwelling | 4,984 | 3,166 |
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| Farmland without Buildings | 2,877 | 210,284 |
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| Farmland with Buildings | 1,099 | 90,235 |
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| Commercial Business | 511 | 592 |
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| Residential Vacant Land | 448 | 210 |
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| Exempt | 312 | 1,341 |
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| Industrial | 269 | 1,092 |
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| Commercial Office | 65 | 15 |
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| Commercial Residence with 6+ Units | 26 | 39 |
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| 10-30 Assessed Residential Property | 13 | 5 |
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| Rural Vacant Non-Farm | 12 | 60 |
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| 10-30 Assessed Commercial Business | 3 | 1 |
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Largest landowners in Ford County
Largest landowners by acreage in Ford County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| WILDWOOD VALLEY LLC | 18 | 1,507 |
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| TAKIFF LLC | 18 | 1,499 |
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| 2010 FORD COUNTY FARM LLC C/O PEOPLES COMPANY | 12 | 1,427 |
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| VEATCH & SONS INC | 15 | 1,336 |
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| THAWVILLE LEE FARMS INC | 10 | 1,299 |
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| DAVIS FARMS INC | 12 | 1,278 |
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| ADEN FARMS LLC | 15 | 1,200 |
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| K2TR FARMS FRD LLC | 6 | 1,132 |
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| STEIDINGER FAMILY FARMS LLLP | 12 | 1,076 |
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| WINDY MEADOW LLC | 9 | 1,076 |
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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 Ford County
- $12.7M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,041
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Ford County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $8.9M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $2.2M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $1.5M |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $19K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $18K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual | $17K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Ford County
- 24,683
- Acres disclosed
- 21
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Ford County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 10,562 |
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| No foreign investor listed | 10,187 |
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| Portugal | 1,501 |
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| Italy | 798 |
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| Switzerland | 709 |
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| Netherlands | 613 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Ford County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Pioneer Trail Wind Farm LLC (GERMANY) | 10,562 |
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| Kelly Creek Wind, LLC (998 - NO FOREIGN INVESTOR LISTED) | 8,958 |
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| FORD WIND FARM, L.L.C. (PORTUGAL) | 1,501 |
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| CHAMPAIGN COUNTY FARMS, LLC (998 - NO FOREIGN INVESTOR LISTED) | 1,229 |
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| Belltown Farms 17, LLC (SWITZERLAND) | 709 |
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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 Ford County
- 1,916
- Policies
- 263,679
- Insured acres
- $2.3M
- Claims paid
- 0.21
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Ford County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $1.7M |
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| Corn | $591K |
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| Oats | $30K |
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| Hybrid Corn Seed | $26K |
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| Wheat | $198 |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 9,580
- CRP acres, 2025
- 7
- 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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Ford County last published these records on July 15, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.