Macon County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Macon County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 56,667 lots are mapped here, covering 359,905 acres. 8,122 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Macon County received $13.8 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 991 recipients. 30,029 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Italy. Crop insurance paid $2.4 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 56,667
- Lots mapped
- 359,905
- Acres
- 8,122
- Institutional
Land use in Macon County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Macon County, Illinois| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 40 | 39,948 | 18,942 |
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| 30 | 4,325 | 4,198 |
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| 21 | 3,982 | 216,779 |
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| 90 | 2,901 | 12,471 |
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| 60 | 2,284 | 3,465 |
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| 11 | 1,286 | 89,783 |
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| 63 | 573 | 1,302 |
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| 32 | 388 | 423 |
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| 50 | 266 | 294 |
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| 80 | 262 | 2,076 |
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| 27 | 138 | 256 |
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| 70 | 124 | 107 |
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Largest landowners in Macon County
Largest landowners by acreage in Macon County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| MACON COUNTY CONSERVATION DIST | 40 | 2,695 |
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| DECATUR PARK DISTRICT | 119 | 2,283 |
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| FRIENDS CREEK FARM LLC | 27 | 2,191 |
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| SEQUOIA FARM FOUNDATION | 26 | 2,011 |
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| LOGAN ENTERPRISES INC | 25 | 1,662 |
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| FARMLAND RESERVE INC | 19 | 1,594 |
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| ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY | 82 | 1,494 |
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| BUNSELMEYER ACRES LLC | 17 | 1,468 |
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| K FARMS INC | 15 | 1,195 |
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| CITY OF DECATUR | 281 | 1,182 |
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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 Macon County
- $13.8M
- Paid in 2025
- 991
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Macon County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $10M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $2.8M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $957K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $29K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $5K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $5K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Macon County
- 30,029
- Acres disclosed
- 30
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Macon County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Italy | 25,562 |
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| United Kingdom | 1,453 |
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| Germany | 747 |
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| Panama | 440 |
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| Switzerland | 397 |
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| No foreign investor listed | 380 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Macon County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| RADFORDS RUN WIND FARM, LLC (ITALY) | 25,562 |
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| Sunset Prairie Energy Center, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 1,070 |
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| TERRA IL LLC (SINGAPORE) | 345 |
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| RIVER LAKE CORP. (LIECHTENSTEIN) | 330 |
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| KLINGE CORPORATION (GERMANY) | 326 |
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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 Macon County
- 1,571
- Policies
- 252,162
- Insured acres
- $2.4M
- Claims paid
- 0.26
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Macon County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $1.4M |
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| Corn | $1M |
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| All Other Crops | $3K |
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| Wheat | $1K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 3,151
- CRP acres, 2025
- 42
- Substations
- 6
- 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 Macon County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.