Lee County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Lee County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 29,033 lots are mapped here, covering 462,915 acres. 3,425 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Lee County received $16.6 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 954 recipients. 33,312 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Italy. Crop insurance paid $3.2 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 29,033
- Lots mapped
- 462,915
- Acres
- 3,425
- Institutional
Land use in Lee County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Lee County, Illinois| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Improved Residential | 11,396 | 8,908 |
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| Unimproved Rural - Farm | 5,360 | 317,819 |
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| Class 4 | 4,394 | 20 |
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| Improved Rural - Farm | 2,055 | 113,752 |
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| Unimproved Residential | 992 | 1,497 |
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| Com - Business | 977 | 2,328 |
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| Class 5 | 854 | 1 |
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| Non-Sewered | 467 | 0 |
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| Lake Class 1 | 250 | 29 |
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| Wind Farm | 228 | 278 |
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| Common Area | 222 | 182 |
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| Totally Exempt Property | 195 | 2,506 |
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Largest landowners in Lee County
Largest landowners by acreage in Lee County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| AG PRODUCTS COMPANY | 22 | 3,880 |
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| FARMLAND RESERVE, INC | 30 | 2,744 |
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| BABSON FARMS INC | 20 | 2,363 |
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| RICHARDSON WILDLIFE FOUNDATION | 31 | 1,955 |
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| REM 143 LLC | 19 | 1,879 |
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| GRENNAN FARMS LLC | 21 | 1,855 |
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| NITRAM PROPERTIES INC | 8 | 1,717 |
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| GREEN RIVER FAMILY FARMS LLC | 26 | 1,549 |
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| BUTLER HILL FARMS L.L.C. | 13 | 1,542 |
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| LAWRENCE LAND HOLDINGS, LLC C/O JOHN JOHNSON | 13 | 1,457 |
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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 Lee County
- $16.6M
- Paid in 2025
- 954
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Lee County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $12.8M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $2.2M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1.5M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual | $40K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $27K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $21K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Lee County
- 33,312
- Acres disclosed
- 194
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Lee County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Italy | 18,480 |
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| Netherlands | 5,837 |
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| Germany | 4,183 |
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| United Kingdom | 1,696 |
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| Canada | 1,084 |
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| Argentina | 1,058 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Lee County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Bison Meadows Wind Project, LLC (ITALY) | 16,092 |
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| BIG SKY WIND, LLC (NETHERLANDS) | 5,819 |
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| Tulip Grove Solar Project, LLC (ITALY) | 1,937 |
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| Eldena Solar, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 1,536 |
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| Tellus Demetra, LLC (GERMANY) | 1,194 |
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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 Lee County
- 1,532
- Policies
- 311,210
- Insured acres
- $3.2M
- Claims paid
- 0.25
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Lee County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $2.3M |
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| Corn | $881K |
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| Hybrid Corn Seed | $8K |
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| All Other Crops | $5K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 6,813
- CRP acres, 2025
- 18
- Substations
- 4
- 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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This copy of Lee County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.