Hancock County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Hancock County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 21,182 lots are mapped here, covering 473,125 acres. 3,198 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Hancock County received $20.4 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,506 recipients. 1,757 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $1.6 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 21,182
- Lots mapped
- 473,125
- Acres
- 3,198
- Institutional
Land use in Hancock County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Hancock County, Illinois| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 0040 | 7,135 | 741 |
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| 0021 | 5,707 | 305,375 |
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| 0030 | 2,540 | 216 |
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| 0011 | 2,420 | 155,465 |
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| 0060 | 1,280 | 93 |
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| 0090 | 1,084 | 273 |
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| 0029 | 319 | 10,476 |
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| 0028 | 19 | 485 |
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| 0050 | 13 | 0 |
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| 0061 | 12 | 0 |
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| 0070 | 5 | 0 |
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| 5000 | 5 | 0 |
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Largest landowners in Hancock County
Largest landowners by acreage in Hancock County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| Hofmeister William & Robert Inc | 43 | 2,738 |
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| Carroll Limited Partnership | 24 | 2,098 |
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| T.J.S. Farms, LLC | 23 | 2,090 |
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| LA HARPE CITY OF | 16 | 1,618 |
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| J L M Farms Inc | 13 | 1,435 |
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| HM Farms LLC | 14 | 1,223 |
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| E & F Harrell Limited Partnership | 18 | 1,099 |
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| Young Farms Limited Partnership | 17 | 1,089 |
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| Shriver Brothers LP | 13 | 1,082 |
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| Brooks Ranch LLC | 11 | 1,065 |
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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 Hancock County
- $20.4M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,506
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Hancock County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $12.2M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $4.3M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $3.5M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $175K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $45K |
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| Efrp Cost Share Stfrd Distr-Oblig Frmwrk | $44K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Hancock County
- 1,757
- Acres disclosed
- 5
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Hancock County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 1,003 |
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| No foreign investor listed | 542 |
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| Netherlands | 132 |
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| Germany | 81 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Hancock County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A.) (CANADA) | 1,003 |
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| BRICKYARD FARM, LLC (998 - NO FOREIGN INVESTOR LISTED) | 542 |
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| LHF Black Walnut (IL) LLC (NETHERLANDS) | 132 |
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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 Hancock County
- 1,878
- Policies
- 304,213
- Insured acres
- $1.6M
- Claims paid
- 0.14
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Hancock County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $884K |
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| Corn | $606K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $148K |
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| Wheat | $7K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 15,835
- CRP acres, 2025
- 8
- Substations
- 161 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 Hancock County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.