Madison County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Madison County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 136,702 lots are mapped here, covering 447,817 acres. 23,235 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Madison County received $18.8 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,436 recipients. 711 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Netherlands. Crop insurance paid $6 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 136,702
- Lots mapped
- 447,817
- Acres
- 23,235
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Madison County
Largest landowners by acreage in Madison County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| GRANDVIEW FARM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 118 | 5,787 |
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| BOARD OF TRUSTEE SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | 54 | 2,662 |
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| MADISON COUNTY MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT | 395 | 1,869 |
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| GRANDVIEW FARM LP | 58 | 1,831 |
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| WRB REFINING LLC | 40 | 1,814 |
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| AMERICAS CENTRAL PORT DISTRICT | 117 | 1,774 |
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| CITY OF HIGHLAND | 123 | 1,607 |
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| OLIN WINCHESTER LLC | 25 | 1,538 |
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| KRUCKEBERG VENTURES LLC | 28 | 1,322 |
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| KRUCKEBERG ENTERPRISES INC | 27 | 1,301 |
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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 Madison County
- $18.8M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,436
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Madison County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $9.7M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $4.2M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $4M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $471K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $389K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $4K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Madison County
- 711
- Acres disclosed
- 6
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Madison County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Netherlands | 711 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Madison County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| SHELL OIL CO. (NETHERLANDS) | 681 |
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| EXPLORER PIPELINE CO. (NETHERLANDS) | 30 |
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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 Madison County
- 1,181
- Policies
- 206,717
- Insured acres
- $6M
- Claims paid
- 0.68
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Madison County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $4.2M |
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| Corn | $1.7M |
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| Wheat | $42K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $19K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 2,408
- CRP acres, 2025
- 45
- Substations
- 3
- 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 Madison County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.