Mercer County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Mercer County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 13,973 lots are mapped here, covering 339,015 acres. 1,919 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Mercer County received $13.1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 910 recipients. 1,319 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from No foreign investor listed. Crop insurance paid $2 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 13,973
- Lots mapped
- 339,015
- Acres
- 1,919
- Institutional
Land use in Mercer County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Mercer County, Illinois| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 0040 | 5,856 | 43 |
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| 0021 | 2,734 | 188,795 |
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| 0011 | 1,760 | 148,742 |
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| 0030 | 1,174 | 0 |
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| 0090 | 800 | 0 |
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| 0060 | 627 | 0 |
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| 0032 | 153 | 0 |
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| 0029 | 33 | 1,185 |
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| 0050 | 28 | 0 |
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| 0080 | 13 | 0 |
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| 0062 | 10 | 0 |
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| 0028 | 5 | 251 |
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Largest landowners in Mercer County
Largest landowners by acreage in Mercer County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| PH FARMS LLC | 29 | 6,619 |
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| WAMBLE MOUNTAIN FARMS LLC C/O OAK RIVER FARMS | 10 | 2,269 |
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| J & CL INC | 17 | 1,915 |
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| BROWNS FOREST HOME FARMS INC | 12 | 1,763 |
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| HTFF REIT INC C/O MANULIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AG SERVICES INC | 14 | 1,633 |
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| D V L R PROPERTIES LLC | 10 | 1,573 |
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| EAGLE CREEK MIDWEST LLC | 9 | 1,317 |
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| A & P CALLAHAN LTD PARTNERSHIP | 9 | 1,317 |
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| R & C INC | 15 | 1,176 |
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| HENDERSON FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 5 | 1,148 |
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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 Mercer County
- $13.1M
- Paid in 2025
- 910
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Mercer County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $8.5M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $3.5M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $951K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $58K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual | $50K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $47K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Mercer County
- 1,319
- Acres disclosed
- 7
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Mercer County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| No foreign investor listed | 678 |
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| Netherlands | 641 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Mercer County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| BRICKYARD FARM, LLC (998 - NO FOREIGN INVESTOR LISTED) | 678 |
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| LHF Black Walnut (IL) LLC (NETHERLANDS) | 641 |
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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 Mercer County
- 1,138
- Policies
- 233,526
- Insured acres
- $2M
- Claims paid
- 0.21
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Mercer County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $1.4M |
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| Corn | $651K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $4K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 13,304
- CRP acres, 2025
- 1
- Substations
- 161 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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Mercer County last published these records on September 22, 2023. Assessment records, not a survey.