Cerro Gordo County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 32,846 lots are mapped here, covering 349,091 acres. 6,865 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Cerro Gordo County received $21.9 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,007 recipients. 5,645 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $6.5 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 32,846
- Lots mapped
- 349,091
- Acres
- 6,865
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Cerro Gordo County
Largest landowners by acreage in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| CERRO GORDO COUNTY | 170 | 3,826 |
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| KINNEY-LINDSTROM FOUNDATION INC | 77 | 2,773 |
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| DESERET TRUST COMPANY | 73 | 2,331 |
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| CITY OF MASON CITY | 603 | 1,864 |
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| INDIANHEAD FARMS INC | 67 | 1,799 |
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| WENDEL FAMILY FARMS LLC | 38 | 1,282 |
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| J FRITZ FARMS INC | 38 | 1,251 |
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| CCBS LLC | 31 | 1,134 |
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| PIGSKIN FARMS LLC | 28 | 993 |
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| RAMAEKERS FARMS LC | 26 | 982 |
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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 Cerro Gordo County
- $21.9M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,007
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $10M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $7.7M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $3.8M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $174K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $148K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $36K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Cerro Gordo County
- 5,645
- Acres disclosed
- 7
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 3,745 |
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| Canada | 1,900 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| LEHIGH CEMENT CO LLC (GERMANY) | 3,419 |
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| Willow Creek Wind, LLC (CANADA) | 1,397 |
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| CED Mason City Wind, LLC (GERMANY) | 176 |
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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 Cerro Gordo County
- 1,185
- Policies
- 265,921
- Insured acres
- $6.5M
- Claims paid
- 0.49
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $3.3M |
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| Soybeans | $3.1M |
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| Hybrid Corn Seed | $53K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $42K |
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| All Other Crops | $4K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 15,311
- CRP acres, 2025
- 23
- 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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Cerro Gordo County last published these records on August 3, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.