Black Hawk County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in Black Hawk County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 76,235 lots are mapped here, covering 400,881 acres. 21,088 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Black Hawk County received $24.3 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,080 recipients. 214 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $6.8 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 76,235
- Lots mapped
- 400,881
- Acres
- 21,088
- Institutional
Land use in Black Hawk County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Black Hawk County, Iowa| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| R | 54,979 | 69,883 |
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| A | 10,465 | 292,274 |
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| C | 8,855 | 30,123 |
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| M | 525 | 856 |
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| I | 245 | 2,326 |
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Largest landowners in Black Hawk County
Largest landowners by acreage in Black Hawk County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| BLACK HAWK COUNTY | 689 | 5,059 |
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| CITY OF WATERLOO | 1,773 | 4,777 |
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| CITY OF CEDAR FALLS | 1,320 | 3,142 |
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| DEERE AND COMPANY | 54 | 2,452 |
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| STATE OF IOWA | 864 | 2,317 |
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| DESERET TRUST COMPANY | 59 | 1,906 |
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| WELLMAN FARMS LLC | 42 | 1,239 |
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| LANEHAVEN FARMS INC | 36 | 1,234 |
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| J RIEGER FARMS LLC | 34 | 1,206 |
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| A LINE ALO LLC | 1 | 1,173 |
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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 Black Hawk County
- $24.3M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,080
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Black Hawk County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $11.2M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $8.3M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $4.4M |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $127K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $96K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $62K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Black Hawk County
- 214
- Acres disclosed
- 2
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Black Hawk County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 160 |
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| Netherlands | 54 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Black Hawk County, Iowa| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| GALLOWAY AND IPPEN FARMS (GERMANY) | 160 |
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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 Black Hawk County
- 1,436
- Policies
- 227,191
- Insured acres
- $6.8M
- Claims paid
- 0.62
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Black Hawk County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $3.9M |
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| Soybeans | $2.7M |
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| Hybrid Corn Seed | $118K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $28K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 15,530
- CRP acres, 2025
- 19
- 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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This copy of Black Hawk County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.