Hamilton County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in Hamilton County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 19,286 lots are mapped here, covering 346,110 acres. 4,868 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Hamilton County received $19.6 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 881 recipients. 15,558 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from France. Crop insurance paid $4.9 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 19,286
- Lots mapped
- 346,110
- Acres
- 4,868
- Institutional
Land use in Hamilton County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Hamilton County, Iowa| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Agricultural | 11,603 | 337,129 |
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| Residential | 6,078 | 4,079 |
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| Commercial | 1,220 | 4,296 |
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| Res 3+ | 97 | 27 |
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| Industrial | 61 | 530 |
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| Multiple | 52 | 11 |
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| Section 42 H | 3 | 2 |
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Largest landowners in Hamilton County
Largest landowners by acreage in Hamilton County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| VanDiest Family LLC | 469 | 15,613 |
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| Hegland Family Farms LLC | 244 | 7,421 |
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| Radar Enterprises LLC | 137 | 4,507 |
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| Stark Agriculture Inc | 81 | 2,781 |
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| Schwarz Farm Corp | 46 | 1,541 |
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| WBB Limited Partnership | 54 | 1,349 |
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| Henderson Brothers Farms, LLC | 42 | 1,197 |
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| Galt Real Estate LLC | 39 | 1,175 |
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| Stark Farms Inc | 33 | 1,084 |
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| Litchfield Realty Co | 32 | 1,081 |
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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 Hamilton County
- $19.6M
- Paid in 2025
- 881
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Hamilton County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $11.1M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $3.6M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $3.3M |
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| Livestock Indeminity Payments Program | $1.3M |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $188K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $18K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Hamilton County
- 15,558
- Acres disclosed
- 9
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Hamilton County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| France | 12,034 |
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| Cook Islands | 3,524 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Hamilton County, Iowa| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| EDF Renewable Development Corp. FKA enXco Development Corp. (FRANCE) | 12,034 |
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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 Hamilton County
- 1,351
- Policies
- 295,465
- Insured acres
- $4.9M
- Claims paid
- 0.30
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Hamilton County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $2.8M |
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| Soybeans | $2.1M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $52K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 12,441
- CRP acres, 2025
- 11
- Substations
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 Hamilton County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.