Sangamon County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Sangamon County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 105,131 lots are mapped here, covering 577,009 acres. 19,698 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Sangamon County received $22.3 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,222 recipients. 6,260 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from No predominant country code. Crop insurance paid $3.3 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 105,131
- Lots mapped
- 577,009
- Acres
- 19,698
- Institutional
Land use in Sangamon County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Sangamon County, Illinois| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 40 | 67,904 | 47,604 |
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| 95 | 8,392 | 40,144 |
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| 21 | 7,567 | 338,203 |
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| 30 | 7,507 | 5,242 |
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| 60 | 4,895 | 9,480 |
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| 50 | 2,209 | 2,984 |
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| 11 | 2,197 | 100,054 |
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| 32 | 737 | 2,585 |
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| 90 | 668 | 1,821 |
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| 42 | 535 | 489 |
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| 52 | 290 | 2,140 |
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| 43 | 230 | 316 |
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Largest landowners in Sangamon County
Largest landowners by acreage in Sangamon County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| CITY OF SPRINGFIELD | 1,256 | 22,870 |
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| STATE OF ILLINOIS | 1,373 | 8,101 |
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| BUNN-O-MATIC CORP | 83 | 4,648 |
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| LINCOLN DOWSON PARTNERS LLC | 64 | 4,575 |
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| SPRINGFIELD AIRPORT AUTHORITY | 89 | 3,910 |
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| DOWSON FAMILY FARMS LP | 35 | 2,478 |
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| J C DOWSON INC | 34 | 2,206 |
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| ZINALA FARMS LIMITED | 17 | 2,089 |
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| DMJJ FARMS INC | 39 | 2,019 |
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| SANGAMON COUNTY | 630 | 1,920 |
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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 Sangamon County
- $22.3M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,222
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Sangamon County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $14.3M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $5.9M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $2.1M |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $36K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $35K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $26K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Sangamon County
- 6,260
- Acres disclosed
- 14
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Sangamon County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| No predominant country code | 3,242 |
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| United Kingdom | 1,608 |
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| Spain | 593 |
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| Japan | 366 |
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| Germany | 172 |
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| Netherlands | 111 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Sangamon County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Double Black Diamond Solar Project, LLC (999 - NO PREDOMINANT COUNTRY CODE) | 3,242 |
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| Athens Creek Energy Center, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 940 |
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| Repsol US Renewables, LLC (SPAIN) | 593 |
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| DEKALB POULTRY RESEARCH INC. (JAPAN) | 366 |
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| Tellus Demetra, LLC (GERMANY) | 172 |
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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 Sangamon County
- 1,654
- Policies
- 324,057
- Insured acres
- $3.3M
- Claims paid
- 0.25
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Sangamon County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $1.7M |
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| Corn | $1.5M |
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| Wheat | $130K |
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| All Other Crops | $4K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 7,530
- CRP acres, 2025
- 72
- 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 Sangamon County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.