Hancock County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in Hancock County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 15,863 lots are mapped here, covering 361,318 acres. 2,540 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Hancock County received $24.7 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,127 recipients. 7,630 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $12.4 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 15,863
- Lots mapped
- 361,318
- Acres
- 2,540
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Hancock County
Largest landowners by acreage in Hancock County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF IOWA (DNR) | 154 | 4,648 |
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| RCK PROPERTIES LLC | 66 | 2,540 |
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| BEVERLY LAND COMPANY | 47 | 1,821 |
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| HANCOCK COUNTY IOWA | 66 | 1,398 |
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| NIELSEN FAMILY PARTNERSHIP LLLP | 32 | 1,173 |
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| FISJON INC | 28 | 1,042 |
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| SCHMIDT FAMILY FARMS INC | 28 | 1,031 |
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| TRUSTEES OF ELLSWORTH COLLEGE | 25 | 942 |
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| GASKILL FAMILY FARMS LLLP | 24 | 916 |
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| K & R FARMS INC | 30 | 846 |
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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 Hancock County
- $24.7M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,127
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Hancock County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $11.3M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $7.6M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $3M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $2.6M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $37K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $18K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Hancock County
- 7,630
- Acres disclosed
- 7
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Hancock County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 6,111 |
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| Cook Islands | 1,457 |
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| United Kingdom | 62 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Hancock County, Iowa| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Willow Creek Wind, LLC (CANADA) | 6,111 |
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| R.J. STARK 2011 SDCI TRUST (COOK ISLANDS) | 853 |
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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 Hancock County
- 1,468
- Policies
- 296,510
- Insured acres
- $12.4M
- Claims paid
- 0.94
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Hancock County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $6.8M |
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| Soybeans | $5.6M |
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| Oats | $11K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 13,500
- CRP acres, 2025
- 20
- 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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Hancock County last published these records on May 10, 2024. Assessment records, not a survey.