Benton County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in Benton County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 18,220 lots are mapped here, covering 429,467 acres. 2,643 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Benton County received $26.8 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,233 recipients. 2,054 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $2 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 18,220
- Lots mapped
- 429,467
- Acres
- 2,643
- Institutional
Land use in Benton County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Benton County, Iowa| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| R | 10,225 | 11,426 |
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| A | 4,945 | 329,154 |
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| C | 1,417 | 2,462 |
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| A, AD | 1,365 | 85,536 |
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| M | 103 | 114 |
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| C, R | 48 | 12 |
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| I | 46 | 287 |
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| C, M | 7 | 2 |
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| E | 2 | 9 |
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Largest landowners in Benton County
Largest landowners by acreage in Benton County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| RC NOLAN FARMS, LLC | 49 | 6,231 |
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| GOLDEN GRAIN ENTERPRISES, LLC | 46 | 4,238 |
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| PCW FARMLAND, LLC | 11 | 1,875 |
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| ABERNATHEY FAMILY FARMS LLC | 14 | 1,578 |
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| FRAZIERS INC | 13 | 1,502 |
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| FLESHNER FARMS INC | 17 | 1,455 |
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| GOLDEN GLOW FARMS INC | 9 | 1,175 |
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| GROVERT FAMILY FARMS LC | 7 | 1,140 |
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| EJM FAMILY FARMS, LLC. | 10 | 1,081 |
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| GC WILSON, LLC | 7 | 1,035 |
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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 Iowa
Federal farm payments in Benton County
- $26.8M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,233
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Benton County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $12M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $10.7M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $3.5M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $370K |
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| Livestock Forage Program | $137K |
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| Livestock Indeminity Payments Program | $26K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Benton County
- 2,054
- Acres disclosed
- 16
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Benton County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 2,013 |
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| Liechtenstein | 41 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Benton County, Iowa| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Invenergy Solar Project Development, LLC (CANADA) | 2,013 |
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| ANCLARITI ANSTALT (LIECHTENSTEIN) | 41 |
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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 Benton County
- 1,663
- Policies
- 333,263
- Insured acres
- $2M
- Claims paid
- 0.15
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Benton County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $1.3M |
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| Corn | $633K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $84K |
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| Hybrid Corn Seed | $64K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 13,264
- CRP acres, 2025
- 13
- Substations
- 161 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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This copy of Benton County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.