Jackson County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Jackson County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 34,207 lots are mapped here, covering 245,154 acres. 4,925 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Jackson County received $7.2 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 547 recipients. 1,151 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $2.7 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 34,207
- Lots mapped
- 245,154
- Acres
- 4,925
- Institutional
Land use in Jackson County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Jackson County, Illinois| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 0040 | 15,463 | 428 |
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| 0021 | 4,787 | 164,373 |
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| 0030 | 4,763 | 43 |
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| 0090 | 3,100 | 4,107 |
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| 0011 | 2,147 | 73,782 |
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| 0060 | 1,410 | 7 |
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| 0020 | 842 | 138 |
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| 0032 | 263 | 13 |
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| 0050 | 194 | 0 |
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| 0070 | 156 | 0 |
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| 0080 | 146 | 22 |
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| 0010 | 117 | 9 |
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Largest landowners in Jackson County
Largest landowners by acreage in Jackson County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| KHC LAND, LLC | 63 | 3,248 |
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| SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HARVEST, LLC | 8 | 2,293 |
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| HEINS FARMS INC | 45 | 1,785 |
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| KUHNERT FARMS INC | 27 | 1,716 |
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| BIG MUDDY FARMS, LLC | 20 | 1,403 |
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| TWENHAFEL LAND, LLC | 26 | 1,385 |
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| FUNKS FARMS PTSP | 38 | 1,216 |
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| CHRISTINA, LLC | 29 | 1,091 |
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| LYN-DE FARMS, LLC | 24 | 994 |
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| SNYDER LAKE FARMS, LLC | 9 | 880 |
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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 Jackson County
- $7.2M
- Paid in 2025
- 547
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Jackson County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $4.4M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $1.3M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $863K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $482K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $117K |
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| Livestock Indeminity Payments Program | $14K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Jackson County
- 1,151
- Acres disclosed
- 4
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Jackson County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 1,151 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Jackson County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| BEAZER EAST, INC. (GERMANY) | 47 |
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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 Jackson County
- 436
- Policies
- 128,145
- Insured acres
- $2.7M
- Claims paid
- 0.44
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Jackson County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $2M |
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| Corn | $552K |
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| All Other Crops | $84K |
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| Wheat | $18K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 5,193
- CRP acres, 2025
- 17
- 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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Jackson County last published these records on March 20, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.