Franklin County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in Franklin County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 17,386 lots are mapped here, covering 349,008 acres. 3,599 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Franklin County received $24.7 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,138 recipients. 9,639 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Denmark. Crop insurance paid $10.3 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 17,386
- Lots mapped
- 349,008
- Acres
- 3,599
- Institutional
Land use in Franklin County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Franklin County, Iowa| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| A | 11,630 | 348,868 |
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| R | 4,195 | 128 |
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| C | 1,429 | 12 |
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| I | 72 | 0 |
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| L | 54 | 0 |
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Largest landowners in Franklin County
Largest landowners by acreage in Franklin County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| J T Farm Corporation | 111 | 3,865 |
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| Ochylski Family Foundation The Des Moines Company | 46 | 1,720 |
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| Schlichting Farms, LLC % Paul Schlichting | 54 | 1,420 |
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| Indigo Avenue Farms Irrevocable Trust | 41 | 1,357 |
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| Wibholm Farmland Ltd An Iowa Corporation | 38 | 1,354 |
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| Stockdale Farms Ltd | 40 | 1,203 |
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| C E L F I 2 LLC Lakin, Charles E Foundation Inc | 48 | 1,182 |
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| L K R Land LLC | 36 | 1,164 |
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| Old Tom LLC Hertz Farm Management | 24 | 946 |
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| Forest Glen Farms LLC | 27 | 920 |
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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 Franklin County
- $24.7M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,138
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Franklin County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $11.9M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $8.8M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $3.7M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $90K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $76K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual | $41K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Franklin County
- 9,639
- Acres disclosed
- 12
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Franklin County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Denmark | 9,330 |
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| Germany | 309 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Franklin County, Iowa| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Wild Rose Wind Energy, LLC (DENMARK) | 9,330 |
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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 Franklin County
- 1,395
- Policies
- 303,660
- Insured acres
- $10.3M
- Claims paid
- 0.70
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Franklin County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $7M |
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| Soybeans | $3.3M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $19K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 13,246
- 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 Franklin County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.