Wayne County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Wayne County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 20,544 lots are mapped here, covering 452,682 acres. 2,520 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Wayne County received $14.6 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,457 recipients. 12,657 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $9.6 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 20,544
- Lots mapped
- 452,682
- Acres
- 2,520
- Institutional
Land use in Wayne County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Wayne County, Illinois| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Farmland without Improvements | 8,710 | 335,501 |
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| Residential Improved | 5,146 | 5,717 |
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| Farm with Improvements | 3,051 | 99,196 |
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| Residential Land / Lots | 1,676 | 2,802 |
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| Commercial | 754 | 1,168 |
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| Exempt | 602 | 4,171 |
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| Wooded Acreage Transition | 143 | 3,284 |
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| Industrial | 42 | 36 |
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| Commercial Offices | 16 | 0 |
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| Conservation Stewardship | 5 | 199 |
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| Commercial Apartments – 6 Units or More | 1 | 0 |
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Largest landowners in Wayne County
Largest landowners by acreage in Wayne County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| ALMO FARM ANSTALT LTD | 55 | 5,408 |
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| SKILLET FORK FARMS | 47 | 5,000 |
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| FARM LAND DEVELOPMENT | 16 | 1,777 |
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| STATE OF ILLINOIS | 39 | 1,620 |
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| SHERWOOD LAND COMPANY | 7 | 1,555 |
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| MOSELEY FAMILY LLC | 32 | 1,451 |
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| BRENDALL FARMS LLC | 32 | 1,363 |
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| SCHWARTZ ACRES LLC | 21 | 1,355 |
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| STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | 19 | 1,319 |
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| KBK LLC | 20 | 1,176 |
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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 Wayne County
- $14.6M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,457
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Wayne County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $8.6M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $2.9M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $2.6M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $204K |
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| NAP Regular Web-Based | $166K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual | $76K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Wayne County
- 12,657
- Acres disclosed
- 23
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Wayne County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 9,743 |
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| Switzerland | 980 |
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| No foreign investor listed | 894 |
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| Canada | 883 |
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| China | 157 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Wayne County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| SKILLET FORK FARM, LTD. (GERMANY) | 4,902 |
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| ALMO FARM ANSTALT (GERMANY) | 4,198 |
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| FAIRFIELD FARMS, INC. (SWITZERLAND) | 980 |
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| DL MULTI-COUNTY FARMS, LLC (998 - NO FOREIGN INVESTOR LISTED) | 894 |
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| Hancock Timberland Farmland Fund (CANADA) | 843 |
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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 Wayne County
- 1,755
- Policies
- 298,040
- Insured acres
- $9.6M
- Claims paid
- 0.46
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Wayne County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $5.8M |
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| Corn | $3.8M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $60K |
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| Wheat | $18K |
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| Grain Sorghum | $9K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 20,914
- CRP acres, 2025
- 18
- 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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Wayne County last published these records on June 26, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.