DeKalb County, Indiana property search
Search an address or an owner in DeKalb County, Indiana with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 34,193 lots are mapped here, covering 228,416 acres. 6,702 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in DeKalb County received $9.3 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 741 recipients. 233 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $6.2 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 34,193
- Lots mapped
- 228,416
- Acres
- 6,702
- Institutional
Land use in DeKalb County
Parcels and acreage by land use in DeKalb County, Indiana| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 510 | 9,805 | 5,502 |
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| 100 | 4,387 | 128,018 |
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| 500 | 4,279 | 1,359 |
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| 511 | 2,955 | 6,838 |
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| 101 | 1,807 | 46,477 |
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| 501 | 1,157 | 1,427 |
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| 640 | 818 | 943 |
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| 599 | 762 | 734 |
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| 400 | 622 | 486 |
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| 610 | 590 | 987 |
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| 199 | 475 | 18,132 |
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| 300 | 375 | 949 |
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Largest landowners in DeKalb County
Largest landowners by acreage in DeKalb County, Indiana| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| R & D Walker Farms, LLC | 32 | 2,351 |
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| Custer Farms, Inc. | 55 | 1,937 |
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| Bowman & Bowman Farms, Inc. | 53 | 1,886 |
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| Seiler Farms, Inc. | 39 | 1,631 |
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| M & P Walker Family Corp. | 16 | 1,300 |
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| Hook Properties LLC | 33 | 1,238 |
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| Brechbill Farms, Inc. | 30 | 1,076 |
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| Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 42 | 1,017 |
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| State Of Indiana | 544 | 982 |
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| R. Malcolm Family, LLC | 5 | 938 |
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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 Indiana
Federal farm payments in DeKalb County
- $9.3M
- Paid in 2025
- 741
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in DeKalb County, Indiana, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $4.1M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $2.2M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $2.1M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $727K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $55K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $39K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in DeKalb County
- 233
- Acres disclosed
- 3
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in DeKalb County, Indiana, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 191 |
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| France | 26 |
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| Netherlands | 16 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in DeKalb County, Indiana| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| HANSON AGGREGATES MIDWEST, LLC (GERMANY) | 191 |
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| UNIVERSAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, L.P. (FRANCE) | 26 |
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| NORTH AMERICAN PLANT BREEDERS (NETHERLANDS) | 16 |
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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 DeKalb County
- 601
- Policies
- 101,767
- Insured acres
- $6.2M
- Claims paid
- 1.46
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in DeKalb County, Indiana, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $5.2M |
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| Corn | $1.1M |
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| Wheat | $442 |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 4,872
- CRP acres, 2025
- 22
- 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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DeKalb County last published these records on July 8, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.