Lake County, Indiana property search
Search an address or an owner in Lake County, Indiana with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 244,931 lots are mapped here, covering 332,838 acres. 48,777 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Lake County received $3.9 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 231 recipients. 5,810 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $3 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 244,931
- Lots mapped
- 332,838
- Acres
- 48,777
- Institutional
Land use in Lake County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Lake County, Indiana| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 510 | 160,402 | 46,644 |
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| 500 | 23,927 | 10,581 |
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| 640 | 10,500 | 9,875 |
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| 511 | 6,125 | 13,567 |
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| 520 | 4,682 | 940 |
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| 550 | 4,612 | 29,616 |
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| 400 | 3,081 | 4,200 |
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| 100 | 2,641 | 88,790 |
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| 660 | 1,690 | 8,579 |
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| 610 | 1,523 | 6,091 |
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| 501 | 1,387 | 2,906 |
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| 101 | 1,230 | 40,444 |
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Largest landowners in Lake County
Largest landowners by acreage in Lake County, Indiana| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| Lake County Parks & Recreation | 129 | 5,258 |
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| Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC | 75 | 3,241 |
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| United States Steel Corp. | 20 | 3,186 |
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| Ceres Farms LLC | 26 | 2,794 |
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| John Brown & Son Inc | 9 | 1,713 |
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| BP Products North America Inc | 223 | 1,516 |
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| LBL Development LLC | 295 | 1,474 |
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| Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission | 411 | 1,328 |
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| Solid Rock Farms LLC | 11 | 1,295 |
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| Lake County Parks and Recreation Board | 25 | 919 |
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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 Lake County
- $3.9M
- Paid in 2025
- 231
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Lake County, Indiana, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $2.3M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $922K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $279K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $188K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $171K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual | $35K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Lake County
- 5,810
- Acres disclosed
- 34
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Lake County, Indiana, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 5,035 |
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| No foreign investor listed | 455 |
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| Germany | 320 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Lake County, Indiana| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Invenergy Solar Project Development, LLC (CANADA) | 5,015 |
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| FULL MOON FARMS, LLC (998 - NO FOREIGN INVESTOR LISTED) | 455 |
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| FOUNDRY WORKS SOLAR ENERGY, LLC (CANADA) | 20 |
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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 Lake County
- 305
- Policies
- 92,433
- Insured acres
- $3M
- Claims paid
- 0.78
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Lake County, Indiana, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $2M |
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| Corn | $985K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 1,063
- CRP acres, 2025
- 113
- Substations
- 9
- 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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Lake County last published these records on August 11, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.