Des Moines County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in Des Moines County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 28,676 lots are mapped here, covering 197,609 acres. 6,633 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Des Moines County received $6.9 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 729 recipients. 14,533 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from France. Crop insurance paid $703,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 28,676
- Lots mapped
- 197,609
- Acres
- 6,633
- Institutional
Land use in Des Moines County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Des Moines County, Iowa| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| R | 17,590 | 11,515 |
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| A | 7,641 | 164,128 |
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| C | 2,203 | 4,577 |
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| A, AD | 790 | 16,401 |
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| M | 251 | 319 |
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| C, R | 92 | 33 |
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| I | 79 | 621 |
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| C, M | 22 | 0 |
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| I, R | 1 | 15 |
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| RB | 1 | 0 |
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Largest landowners in Des Moines County
Largest landowners by acreage in Des Moines County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| YELLOW SPRINGS ACRES LLC | 49 | 1,507 |
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| CONSOLIDATED PROPERTIES INC | 33 | 1,123 |
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| SOUTHEAST IOWA GRAIN CORP | 25 | 865 |
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| DES MOINES COUNTY | 4 | 817 |
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| GABELINE TRUCKING CORP | 23 | 782 |
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| 3G LLC | 23 | 759 |
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| TIMBERGHOST LAND COMPANY LLC | 6 | 746 |
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| PARROTT FAMILY FARMS LLLP | 31 | 731 |
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| STRAWBERRY FARMS LLLP | 5 | 703 |
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| LEHMAN FAMILY LAND LLC | 21 | 670 |
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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 Des Moines County
- $6.9M
- Paid in 2025
- 729
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Des Moines County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $4.8M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1.7M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $378K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $29K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $24K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $21K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Des Moines County
- 14,533
- Acres disclosed
- 13
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Des Moines County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| France | 13,289 |
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| Canada | 652 |
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| Italy | 573 |
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| Germany | 19 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Des Moines County, Iowa| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Power Partners Midwest LLC (FRANCE) | 13,288 |
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| Invenergy Solar Project Development, LLC (CANADA) | 652 |
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| ENGLISH FARMS WIND PROJECT, L.L.C. (ITALY) | 573 |
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| EDF Renewable Development Corp. FKA enXco Development Corp. (FRANCE) | 1 |
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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 Des Moines County
- 782
- Policies
- 131,410
- Insured acres
- $703K
- Claims paid
- 0.15
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Des Moines County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $255K |
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| Corn | $255K |
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| Hybrid Corn Seed | $127K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $65K |
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| Wheat | $1K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 7,600
- CRP acres, 2025
- 10
- 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 Des Moines County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.