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Lake County, Illinois property search

Search an address or an owner in Lake County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 278,866 lots are mapped here, covering 492,150 acres. 32,400 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.

Farmers and landowners in Lake County received $697,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 42 recipients. 427 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $1.3 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.

278,866
Lots mapped
492,150
Acres
32,400
Institutional

Land use in Lake County

Parcels and acreage by land use in Lake County, Illinois
Land useParcelsAcres
40-Residential Improvements221,737285,063
30-Residential Vacant Land/Lots23,27726,896
90-Exempt11,15073,109
60-Commercial Improvements8,53223,772
61-Comm Vacant Land4,90510,721
80-Industrial Improvements1,8978,510
21-Farmland1,82024,750
32-Res Developer Land Lot1,300783
12-Farm A Improvements1,08013,639
81-Industrial Vacant Land1,0233,301
4500-State Assessed Railroad3981,887
62-Comm Developer Land/Lots146316

Largest landowners in Lake County

Largest landowners by acreage in Lake County, Illinois
OwnerParcelsAcres
LAKE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT1,82130,801
TEMPEL HOLDINGS, INC553,900
LIBERTYVILLE TOWNSHIP421,218
MUNDELEIN PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT138805
WAUKEGAN PARK DISTRICT66748
ROUND LAKE AREA PARK DISTRICT177737
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY141723
NORTHBROOK SPORTS CLUB13703
CITY OF LAKE FOREST161682
ZION PARK DISTRICT191675

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 Lake County

$697K
Paid in 2025
42
Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Lake County, Illinois, 2025
ProgramPaid
Emergency Commodity Assistance Program$297K
Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops$185K
Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops$142K
Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$65K
Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP$8K

USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county

Foreign-held farmland in Lake County

427
Acres disclosed
6
Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Lake County, Illinois, 2024
CountryAcres
Canada142
Denmark120
Japan99
Liechtenstein66

Largest disclosed holders

Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Lake County, Illinois
Holder (country)Acres
NORTHERN TELECOM LTD. (CANADA)142
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (JAPAN)84
GREGOMAR CORP. & NORMALEX (LIECHTENSTEIN)66
FUJI AMERICA CORP. (JAPAN)15

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 Lake County

63
Policies
16,575
Insured acres
$1.3M
Claims paid
2.11
Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Lake County, Illinois, 2024
CropClaims
Soybeans$742K
Corn$574K

USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.

Conservation and the power grid

57
Substations
10
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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Nearby counties in Illinois

  • McHenry County150,087
  • DuPage County337,117
  • Kane County185,393
  • Cook County1,864,829
  • Boone County24,320
  • DeKalb County45,394
  • Kendall County61,734
  • Will County327,399

All Illinois counties

This copy of Lake County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.