Shelby County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Shelby County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 20,234 lots are mapped here, covering 477,631 acres. 1,730 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Shelby County received $18.3 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,996 recipients. 756 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Panama. Crop insurance paid $2.2 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 20,234
- Lots mapped
- 477,631
- Acres
- 1,730
- Institutional
Land use in Shelby County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Shelby County, Illinois| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 0040 | 6,971 | 2,485 |
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| 0021 | 6,013 | 288,447 |
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| 0011 | 3,478 | 164,397 |
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| 0030 | 1,465 | 538 |
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| 0090 | 869 | 19,256 |
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| 0060 | 795 | 1,001 |
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| 0032 | 138 | 0 |
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| 0080 | 102 | 479 |
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| 0029 | 64 | 1,028 |
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| 5000 | 13 | 0 |
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Largest landowners in Shelby County
Largest landowners by acreage in Shelby County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| NOHREN FARMS LLC | 29 | 1,497 |
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| R H FARMS INC | 14 | 1,104 |
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| BURGENER LAND, LLC | 9 | 989 |
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| SEQUOIA FARM FOUNDATION | 11 | 953 |
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| TICE FARMS INC | 14 | 921 |
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| HULL FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 13 | 912 |
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| MILLER FARMS LLC | 12 | 887 |
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| MLS FARM INC | 12 | 877 |
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| SHELBY COUNTY STATE BANK | 9 | 859 |
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| HUNTER FARMS INC | 8 | 850 |
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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 Shelby County
- $18.3M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,996
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Shelby County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $11.7M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $3.7M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $2.7M |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $96K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $62K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $21K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Shelby County
- 756
- Acres disclosed
- 3
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Shelby County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Panama | 313 |
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| Netherlands | 240 |
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| Canada | 203 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Shelby County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| City of Roses Wind Energy, LLC (CANADA) | 203 |
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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 Shelby County
- 2,498
- Policies
- 317,605
- Insured acres
- $2.2M
- Claims paid
- 0.17
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Shelby County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $1.7M |
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| Corn | $390K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $16K |
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| Wheat | $3K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 12,781
- CRP acres, 2025
- 7
- 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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Shelby County last published these records on November 30, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.