Jefferson County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Jefferson County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 30,894 lots are mapped here, covering 373,671 acres. 4,071 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Jefferson County received $9.7 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,243 recipients. 118 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $4.9 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 30,894
- Lots mapped
- 373,671
- Acres
- 4,071
- Institutional
Land use in Jefferson County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Jefferson County, Illinois| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 40 | 11,315 | 10,730 |
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| 21 | 6,213 | 203,576 |
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| 30 | 4,490 | 2,817 |
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| 11 | 4,117 | 118,044 |
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| 90 | 2,198 | 31,174 |
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| 60 | 1,486 | 2,426 |
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| 80 | 147 | 2,172 |
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| 29 | 110 | 2,401 |
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| 32 | 94 | 80 |
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| 50 | 50 | 52 |
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| 5000 | 15 | 0 |
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| 28 | 7 | 133 |
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Largest landowners in Jefferson County
Largest landowners by acreage in Jefferson County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF ILLINOIS | 87 | 3,925 |
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| BEAU BREHM L RANCH | 50 | 3,859 |
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| CORP OF ENGINEERS | 56 | 1,565 |
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| CITY OF MT VERNON | 90 | 1,443 |
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| FARRAWAY FARMS LLC | 8 | 989 |
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| ADAMS FARMS INC | 13 | 976 |
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| FRANKLIN COUNTY LAND RESOURCES INC | 33 | 822 |
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| ROGER TEDRICK FARMS LLC | 13 | 794 |
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| C & G FARMS INC | 11 | 618 |
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| DODILLET FARMS INC | 6 | 592 |
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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 Jefferson County
- $9.7M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,243
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Jefferson County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $5.9M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $2M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $935K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $554K |
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| NAP Regular Web-Based | $221K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $60K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Jefferson County
- 118
- Acres disclosed
- 2
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Jefferson County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 104 |
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| United Kingdom | 14 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Jefferson County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A.) (CANADA) | 104 |
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| SHELL PIPE LINE CORP. (UNITED KINGDOM) | 14 |
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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 Jefferson County
- 1,212
- Policies
- 169,036
- Insured acres
- $4.9M
- Claims paid
- 0.57
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Jefferson County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $2.7M |
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| Corn | $2M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $144K |
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| Wheat | $55K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 7,832
- CRP acres, 2025
- 16
- 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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Jefferson County last published these records on July 30, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.