Whiteside County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Whiteside County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 36,506 lots are mapped here, covering 431,606 acres. 4,644 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Whiteside County received $20.6 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,017 recipients. 3,439 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Denmark. Crop insurance paid $842,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 36,506
- Lots mapped
- 431,606
- Acres
- 4,644
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Whiteside County
Largest landowners by acreage in Whiteside County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| LIPPENS FAMILY FARMS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 41 | 2,906 |
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| CERES FARMS CROPLAND HOLDINGS LLC | 30 | 1,862 |
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| DLK FUNDING LLC | 36 | 1,799 |
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| SANDROCK FARMS FAM TR DTD 12/11/25 | 26 | 1,571 |
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| BERNHARD FARMS INC | 24 | 1,533 |
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| STERLING LAND & CATTLE INC | 24 | 1,524 |
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| SCHUTZ VIRGINIA G STATE QTIP T/U/W ET AL | 26 | 1,453 |
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| MILTON & JANICE BUSH FAMILY FARMS LLC | 29 | 1,334 |
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| AJKM FARMS LLC | 26 | 1,205 |
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| GERKEN FARM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 23 | 1,177 |
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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 Whiteside County
- $20.6M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,017
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Whiteside County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $12.3M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $4.2M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $4.1M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $41K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual | $31K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $16K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Whiteside County
- 3,439
- Acres disclosed
- 19
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Whiteside County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Denmark | 2,354 |
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| Singapore | 455 |
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| Germany | 338 |
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| Canada | 216 |
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| United Kingdom | 48 |
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| Luxembourg | 28 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Whiteside County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| STEELHEAD WIND 2. LLC (DENMARK) | 1,321 |
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| Orsted Onshore Real Estate Holdings, LLC (DENMARK) | 1,033 |
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| TERRA IL LLC (SINGAPORE) | 455 |
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| Tellus Demetra, LLC (GERMANY) | 338 |
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| JH Illinois Real Estate Holdings, Inc (CANADA) | 200 |
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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 Whiteside County
- 1,373
- Policies
- 284,392
- Insured acres
- $842K
- Claims paid
- 0.07
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Whiteside County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $675K |
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| Corn | $134K |
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| Hybrid Corn Seed | $16K |
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| All Other Crops | $8K |
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| Green Peas | $4K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 16,496
- CRP acres, 2025
- 11
- Substations
- 1
- 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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Whiteside County last published these records on August 6, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.