Howard County, Indiana property search
Search an address or an owner in Howard County, Indiana with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 43,951 lots are mapped here, covering 186,606 acres. 7,503 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Howard County received $5.3 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 549 recipients. 81 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $1.2 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 43,951
- Lots mapped
- 186,606
- Acres
- 7,503
- Institutional
Land use in Howard County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Howard County, Indiana| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 510 | 25,044 | 11,045 |
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| 511 | 3,802 | 6,960 |
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| 100 | 3,202 | 109,600 |
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| 500 | 1,750 | 1,136 |
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| 550 | 1,133 | 188 |
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| 610 | 872 | 1,434 |
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| 640 | 719 | 1,438 |
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| 599 | 696 | 1,058 |
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| 501 | 560 | 938 |
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| 101 | 526 | 21,391 |
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| 520 | 411 | 87 |
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| 499 | 390 | 770 |
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Largest landowners in Howard County
Largest landowners by acreage in Howard County, Indiana| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| Ted Salsbery Land LLC | 15 | 1,386 |
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| Gingerich Farms LLC | 28 | 1,335 |
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| Maple Farms Inc | 21 | 1,242 |
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| State of Indiana | 828 | 1,160 |
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| MB Real Estate Leasing LLC | 24 | 995 |
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| Winger Land LLC | 17 | 975 |
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| NMBH LLC | 19 | 869 |
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| JR Mast Farms LLC | 17 | 841 |
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| Peters Family LLC | 16 | 807 |
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| Schultz Farm Inc | 12 | 776 |
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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 Howard County
- $5.3M
- Paid in 2025
- 549
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Howard County, Indiana, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $4.5M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $275K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $228K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $174K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $77K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $18K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Howard County
- 81
- Acres disclosed
- 2
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Howard County, Indiana, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 80 |
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| Portugal | 1 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Howard County, Indiana| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Prairie Breeze Wind Farm LLC (GERMANY) | 80 |
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| Horizon Wind Energy, LLC (PORTUGAL) | 1 |
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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 Howard County
- 535
- Policies
- 94,836
- Insured acres
- $1.2M
- Claims paid
- 0.33
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Howard County, Indiana, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $627K |
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| Soybeans | $564K |
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| Wheat | $12K |
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| All Other Crops | $488 |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 842
- CRP acres, 2025
- 23
- Substations
- 1
- 345 kV and up
- 765 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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Howard County last published these records on April 26, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.