Fayette County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in Fayette County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 16,631 lots are mapped here, covering 463,881 acres. 2,800 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Fayette County received $39.7 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,878 recipients. 2,289 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Liechtenstein. Crop insurance paid $10.3 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 16,631
- Lots mapped
- 463,881
- Acres
- 2,800
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Fayette County
Largest landowners by acreage in Fayette County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| State Of Iowa | 37 | 6,094 |
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| Niemann Paul Construction Company | 57 | 2,159 |
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| BKC Vista LLC | 28 | 1,692 |
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| Dummermuth Farms Inc. | 20 | 1,689 |
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| GLS Land LLC | 14 | 1,240 |
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| Grimm Farms Inc | 9 | 1,138 |
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| Divine Acres LLC | 11 | 1,131 |
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| CMH Inc. | 7 | 1,100 |
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| Burrack Farms Inc. | 12 | 1,087 |
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| H & K Gieselman Farms LLC | 10 | 1,042 |
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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 Fayette County
- $39.7M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,878
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Fayette County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $11.4M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $11.1M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $8.4M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $7.9M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $504K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $153K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Fayette County
- 2,289
- Acres disclosed
- 8
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Fayette County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Liechtenstein | 1,460 |
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| Netherlands | 625 |
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| Canada | 200 |
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| United Kingdom | 4 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Fayette County, Iowa| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| ARAICH ANSTALT (LIECHTENSTEIN) | 640 |
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| GLEN FORTH FARM CO. (NETHERLANDS) | 625 |
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| BRONCANOVA ANSTALT (LIECHTENSTEIN) | 560 |
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| VONCASTA ANSTALT (LIECHTENSTEIN) | 260 |
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| PURINA MILLS, INC. (UNITED KINGDOM) | 4 |
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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 Fayette County
- 1,651
- Policies
- 293,347
- Insured acres
- $10.3M
- Claims paid
- 0.89
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Fayette County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $5.2M |
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| Soybeans | $4.9M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $121K |
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| Hybrid Corn Seed | $110K |
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| All Other Crops | $3K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 29,401
- CRP acres, 2025
- 6
- 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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Fayette County last published these records on May 10, 2024. Assessment records, not a survey.