Buena Vista County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in Buena Vista County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 19,715 lots are mapped here, covering 351,905 acres. 4,120 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Buena Vista County received $17.1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,082 recipients. 1,401 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $9.2 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 19,715
- Lots mapped
- 351,905
- Acres
- 4,120
- Institutional
Land use in Buena Vista County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Buena Vista County, Iowa| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| A | 9,909 | 324,550 |
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| R | 6,697 | 4,457 |
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| C | 1,806 | 2,197 |
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| AD | 881 | 19,960 |
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| I | 138 | 666 |
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| M | 113 | 39 |
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| X | 1 | 18 |
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Largest landowners in Buena Vista County
Largest landowners by acreage in Buena Vista County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| TAYLOR FAMILY FARMS FOUNDATION INC | 299 | 10,614 |
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| BWT HOLDINGS LLLP | 63 | 2,493 |
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| BAY BREEZE LLC | 68 | 2,358 |
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| S5 LLC | 46 | 1,609 |
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| ROBESON IOWA FARMS LLC | 51 | 1,592 |
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| SCHALLER COMPANY THE | 37 | 1,395 |
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| SUMARICO FARMS LLC | 37 | 1,255 |
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| BENGTSON FAMILY FARMS LLC | 33 | 1,246 |
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| WITT ENTERPRISES LLC | 36 | 1,103 |
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| ENGELMANN FARMS LLC | 28 | 1,032 |
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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 Buena Vista County
- $17.1M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,082
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Buena Vista County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $9.7M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $4.7M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $2.6M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $93K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $27K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $25K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Buena Vista County
- 1,401
- Acres disclosed
- 3
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Buena Vista County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 1,401 |
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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 Buena Vista County
- 1,691
- Policies
- 298,236
- Insured acres
- $9.2M
- Claims paid
- 0.84
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Buena Vista County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $4.6M |
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| Corn | $4.5M |
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| Oats | $5K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $3K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 9,615
- CRP acres, 2025
- 31
- 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 Buena Vista County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.