Union County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Union County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 12,741 lots are mapped here, covering 252,871 acres. 1,181 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Union County received $6.5 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 448 recipients. 1,497 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from No foreign investor listed. Crop insurance paid $3 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 12,741
- Lots mapped
- 252,871
- Acres
- 1,181
- Institutional
Land use in Union County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Union County, Illinois| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 0040 | 5,458 | 8,804 |
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| 0011 | 1,954 | 99,530 |
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| 0021 | 1,852 | 86,397 |
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| 0030 | 1,639 | 2,749 |
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| 0090 | 728 | 53,170 |
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| 0060 | 453 | 458 |
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| 0050 | 116 | 103 |
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| 0029 | 35 | 957 |
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| 0032 | 33 | 0 |
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| 0080 | 13 | 289 |
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| 0028 | 11 | 167 |
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| 0010 | 10 | 191 |
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Largest landowners in Union County
Largest landowners by acreage in Union County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| DAVIS LAND COMPANY LLC | 42 | 4,166 |
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| STATE OF ILLINOIS | 13 | 2,981 |
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| MCLANE REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS | 21 | 1,730 |
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| STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CONSER | 5 | 1,447 |
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| STATE OF IL | 7 | 1,428 |
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| STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | 14 | 1,377 |
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| STATE OF ILL | 6 | 1,353 |
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| FIRST NATIONAL BANK & TRUST CO TRUSTEE | 18 | 1,166 |
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| HIDDEN RIVER FARMS LLC | 9 | 1,087 |
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| JA-MAR LAND COMPANY LLC | 22 | 939 |
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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 Union County
- $6.5M
- Paid in 2025
- 448
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Union County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $2.1M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $1.8M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $1.3M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $496K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $426K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $390K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Union County
- 1,497
- Acres disclosed
- 4
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Union County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| No foreign investor listed | 867 |
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| Kuwait | 457 |
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| Australia | 133 |
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| Belgium | 40 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Union County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| BRICKYARD FARM, LLC (998 - NO FOREIGN INVESTOR LISTED) | 867 |
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| SAMARA, ESAM S. (KUWAIT) | 457 |
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| AMERICAN LIMESTONE COMPANY, INC. (AUSTRALIA) | 133 |
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| UNIMIN SPECIALTY MINERALS, INC. (BELGIUM) | 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 Union County
- 204
- Policies
- 45,032
- Insured acres
- $3M
- Claims paid
- 0.88
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Union County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $1.2M |
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| All Other Crops | $694K |
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| Corn | $504K |
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| Peaches | $501K |
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| Rice | $30K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 12,275
- CRP acres, 2025
- 13
- Substations
- 138 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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Union County last published these records on April 7, 2021. Assessment records, not a survey.