Delaware County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in Delaware County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 18,209 lots are mapped here, covering 335,280 acres. 2,887 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Delaware County received $25.6 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,481 recipients. 271 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $3.2 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 18,209
- Lots mapped
- 335,280
- Acres
- 2,887
- Institutional
Land use in Delaware County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Delaware County, Iowa| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| R | 8,870 | 4,251 |
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| A | 7,713 | 327,989 |
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| C | 1,430 | 2,607 |
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| I | 122 | 423 |
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| L | 61 | 4 |
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| C1 | 3 | 0 |
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| C42 | 3 | 6 |
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| C2 | 1 | 0 |
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| L1 | 1 | 0 |
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| L2 | 1 | 0 |
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Largest landowners in Delaware County
Largest landowners by acreage in Delaware County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| PCW Farmland LLC | 24 | 1,685 |
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| Z-Valley Grain LLC c/o Zumbach, Doran J | 16 | 1,305 |
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| Ries Family Farms LLC c/o Ries, Kenneth | 17 | 1,181 |
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| Catlett Farms Inc | 17 | 1,081 |
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| Hahn Family Farms of Eastern Iowa LLC | 18 | 1,008 |
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| State Of Iowa | 16 | 1,004 |
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| Delaware County Iowa | 43 | 958 |
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| ZLC, LLC | 12 | 864 |
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| EJZ LLC | 11 | 816 |
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| Shodel Inc | 14 | 801 |
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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 Delaware County
- $25.6M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,481
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Delaware County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $10.7M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $9.8M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $4.4M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $353K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $82K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $80K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Delaware County
- 271
- Acres disclosed
- 2
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Delaware County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 255 |
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| Canada | 16 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Delaware County, Iowa| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| CED Manchester Wind, LLC (GERMANY) | 255 |
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| ALLIANCE PIPELINE L.P. (CANADA) | 16 |
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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 Delaware County
- 1,719
- Policies
- 244,868
- Insured acres
- $3.2M
- Claims paid
- 0.27
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Delaware County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $1.7M |
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| Soybeans | $1.5M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $35K |
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| Forage Production | $8K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 17,030
- CRP acres, 2025
- 3
- 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 Delaware County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.