Monroe County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Monroe County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 19,464 lots are mapped here, covering 241,962 acres. 2,135 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Monroe County received $12.2 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 938 recipients. 680 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from No foreign investor listed. Crop insurance paid $4 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 19,464
- Lots mapped
- 241,962
- Acres
- 2,135
- Institutional
Land use in Monroe County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Monroe County, Illinois| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 40 | 11,501 | 15,483 |
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| 21 | 3,350 | 132,698 |
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| 11 | 1,841 | 78,982 |
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| 30 | 835 | 2,820 |
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| 60 | 560 | 1,389 |
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| 90 | 527 | 7,502 |
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| 32 | 213 | 183 |
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| 20 | 100 | 836 |
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| 80 | 75 | 428 |
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| 50 | 66 | 22 |
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| 1030 | 44 | 31 |
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| 4500 | 42 | 426 |
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Largest landowners in Monroe County
Largest landowners by acreage in Monroe County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | 44 | 3,837 |
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| FREES FARMS INC | 13 | 1,406 |
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| STEIBEL FARMS INC | 16 | 1,068 |
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| ROCKHOUSE LLC | 10 | 988 |
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| STUMPF H W INC | 13 | 968 |
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| K & E STUMPF FARMS LTD PRTSHP | 22 | 879 |
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| PEEP-HAWK FARMS INC | 22 | 792 |
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| MUELLER PROPERTIES LLC | 13 | 745 |
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| WITTENAUER SISTERS LLC | 13 | 738 |
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| NIEMEYER ASSOC INC | 11 | 679 |
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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 Monroe County
- $12.2M
- Paid in 2025
- 938
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Monroe County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $5.7M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $3.6M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $2.3M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $496K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual | $58K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $35K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Monroe County
- 680
- Acres disclosed
- 1
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Monroe County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| No foreign investor listed | 680 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Monroe County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| AG ASSETS, LLC (998 - NO FOREIGN INVESTOR LISTED) | 680 |
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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 Monroe County
- 985
- Policies
- 127,131
- Insured acres
- $4M
- Claims paid
- 0.62
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Monroe County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $2.9M |
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| Corn | $951K |
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| Wheat | $164K |
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| All Other Crops | $1K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 2,810
- CRP acres, 2025
- 7
- Substations
- 1
- 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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Monroe County last published these records on January 22, 2024. Assessment records, not a survey.