Clay County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in Clay County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 18,349 lots are mapped here, covering 353,399 acres. 3,181 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Clay County received $32.8 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,216 recipients. 3,585 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $19.8 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 18,349
- Lots mapped
- 353,399
- Acres
- 3,181
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Clay County
Largest landowners by acreage in Clay County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| State of Iowa-DNR | 105 | 3,157 |
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| State of Iowa | 51 | 2,182 |
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| City of Spencer | 143 | 2,107 |
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| Christensen Bar C Inc | 50 | 1,868 |
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| Clay County IA | 83 | 1,806 |
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| BWT Holdings LLLP | 49 | 1,758 |
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| McGue Iowa Farms LLC | 39 | 1,331 |
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| Dillard Associates Inc | 28 | 1,184 |
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| Berberich John Inc | 30 | 1,130 |
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| Duin Family Limited Partnership | 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 Iowa
Federal farm payments in Clay County
- $32.8M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,216
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Clay County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $10.5M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $7.8M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $6.9M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $6.8M |
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| ECPCOF | $492K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $97K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Clay County
- 3,585
- Acres disclosed
- 22
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Clay County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 3,183 |
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| Guatemala | 242 |
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| Italy | 154 |
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| Germany | 6 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Clay County, Iowa| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| REDROCK WIND PROJECT LLC (CANADA) | 3,183 |
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| NORTHSTAR WIND PROJECT LLC (ITALY) | 154 |
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| HY-LINE INDIAN RIVER CO. (GERMANY) | 6 |
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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 Clay County
- 1,371
- Policies
- 259,267
- Insured acres
- $19.8M
- Claims paid
- 1.90
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Clay County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $10.5M |
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| Soybeans | $9.2M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $79K |
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| All Other Crops | $17K |
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| Oats | $4K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 26,332
- CRP acres, 2025
- 24
- 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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Clay County last published these records on May 10, 2024. Assessment records, not a survey.