Perry County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Perry County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 11,380 lots are mapped here, covering 144,543 acres. 1,284 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Perry County received $6.3 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 639 recipients. 2,524 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Denmark. Crop insurance paid $2.4 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 11,380
- Lots mapped
- 144,543
- Acres
- 1,284
- Institutional
Land use in Perry County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Perry County, Illinois| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 0040 | 5,413 | 3,192 |
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| 0021 | 1,721 | 78,673 |
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| 0030 | 1,311 | 813 |
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| 0011 | 754 | 36,351 |
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| 0090 | 545 | 14,656 |
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| 0060 | 542 | 795 |
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| 0029 | 156 | 5,014 |
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| 0020 | 68 | 2,084 |
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| 0080 | 33 | 1,323 |
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| 0010 | 28 | 85 |
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| 0028 | 17 | 1,458 |
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| 0070 | 13 | 3 |
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Largest landowners in Perry County
Largest landowners by acreage in Perry County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE REALTY & ENV PLANNING | 61 | 9,064 |
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| RACEHORSE INVESTMENTS, LLC | 17 | 3,526 |
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| BC RECOVERY, LLC | 21 | 2,504 |
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| WHITE WALNUT FARMS, LLC C/O IRL ENGELHARDT | 30 | 1,948 |
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| SCHNITKER PARTNERSHIP | 25 | 1,516 |
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| KHC LAND, LLC | 15 | 1,402 |
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| STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPT. OF AGR | 19 | 1,357 |
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| BIGHAM FARMS | 17 | 1,190 |
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| BIGHAM FAMILY PARTNERSHIP | 14 | 1,086 |
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| KNIGHT HAWK LAND CO., LLC | 6 | 825 |
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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 Perry County
- $6.3M
- Paid in 2025
- 639
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Perry County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $4.9M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $1.1M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $309K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $40K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $7K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual | $5K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Perry County
- 2,524
- Acres disclosed
- 22
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Perry County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Denmark | 1,731 |
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| Netherlands | 771 |
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| Philippines | 22 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Perry County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| GERANIUM SOLAR, LLC (DENMARK) | 1,731 |
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| USAPROP LIMITED N.V. (NETHERLANDS) | 731 |
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| (NETHERLANDS) | 40 |
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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 Perry County
- 864
- Policies
- 153,306
- Insured acres
- $2.4M
- Claims paid
- 0.30
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Perry County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $1.4M |
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| Corn | $931K |
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| Wheat | $66K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $7K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 2,496
- CRP acres, 2025
- 9
- Substations
- 230 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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Perry County last published these records on April 19, 2022. Assessment records, not a survey.