Dickinson County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in Dickinson County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 26,864 lots are mapped here, covering 243,215 acres. 5,102 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Dickinson County received $20.5 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 672 recipients. 45,047 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $22.8 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 26,864
- Lots mapped
- 243,215
- Acres
- 5,102
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Dickinson County
Largest landowners by acreage in Dickinson County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| SONSTEGARD FAMILY FARMS | 66 | 2,391 |
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| IOWA STATE OF | 227 | 2,044 |
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| WILD PRAIRIE FARMS LLC | 39 | 1,457 |
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| DERNERS OF MILFORD INC | 43 | 1,334 |
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| BWT HOLDINGS LLLP | 36 | 1,170 |
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| STATE OF IOWA | 113 | 1,153 |
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| IOWA STATE OF ACTING THROUGH THE IOWA DEPT OF NATURAL RES | 36 | 1,102 |
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| IOWA STATE OF ACTING THRU THE DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | 40 | 1,060 |
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| TERRAFACT INC | 26 | 1,057 |
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| ARCO DEHYDRATING CO INC | 34 | 925 |
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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 Dickinson County
- $20.5M
- Paid in 2025
- 672
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Dickinson County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $7.2M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $5.7M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $5.2M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $2.1M |
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| WECP17OF | $184K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $87K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Dickinson County
- 45,047
- Acres disclosed
- 235
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Dickinson County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 38,985 |
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| Portugal | 6,045 |
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| Italy | 17 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Dickinson County, Iowa| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| REDROCK WIND PROJECT LLC (CANADA) | 30,954 |
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| NORTHSTAR WIND PROJECT LLC (CANADA) | 8,031 |
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| LOST LAKES WIND FARM, L.L.C. (PORTUGAL) | 6,045 |
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| NORTHSTAR WIND PROJECT LLC (ITALY) | 17 |
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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 Dickinson County
- 874
- Policies
- 167,964
- Insured acres
- $22.8M
- Claims paid
- 3.75
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Dickinson County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $12M |
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| Soybeans | $10.8M |
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| All Other Crops | $29K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 8,205
- CRP acres, 2025
- 33
- 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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Dickinson County last published these records on May 10, 2024. Assessment records, not a survey.