Linn County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in Linn County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 105,885 lots are mapped here, covering 429,105 acres. 20,648 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Linn County received $22.7 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,182 recipients. 2,738 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $1.5 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 105,885
- Lots mapped
- 429,105
- Acres
- 20,648
- Institutional
Land use in Linn County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Linn County, Iowa| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| RESIDENTIAL | 84,469 | 49,366 |
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| AGRICULTURE | 10,210 | 284,951 |
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| COMMERCIAL | 6,803 | 27,904 |
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| AG DWELLING, AGRICULTURE | 2,285 | 60,038 |
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| RESIDENTIAL (MR R3+) | 1,141 | 2,113 |
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| INDUSTRIAL | 329 | 3,533 |
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| STATE ASSESSED | 241 | 655 |
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| COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL | 210 | 443 |
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| COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL (MR R3+) | 60 | 98 |
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| INDUSTRIAL, RESIDENTIAL | 2 | 3 |
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| RESIDENTIAL, RESIDENTIAL (MR R3+) | 1 | 0 |
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Largest landowners in Linn County
Largest landowners by acreage in Linn County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| LINN COUNTY | 336 | 8,739 |
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| CEDAR RAPIDS CITY OF | 1,223 | 4,364 |
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| CEDAR RAPIDS AIRPORT COMMISSION & CEDAR RAPIDS CITY OF | 28 | 3,122 |
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| BLACKFORD FARMS INC | 77 | 2,752 |
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| WENDLING QUARRIES INC | 87 | 2,513 |
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| V G STONER & SONS CORP | 74 | 2,125 |
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| ABERNATHEY FAMILY FARMS LLC | 52 | 1,759 |
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| HOKE FARMS INC | 44 | 1,590 |
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| MEYTHALER FARMS INC | 42 | 1,577 |
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| PRICE FAMILY FARMS LLC | 35 | 1,319 |
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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 Linn County
- $22.7M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,182
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Linn County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $10.5M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $8.9M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $2.6M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $250K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $160K |
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| Livestock Forage Program | $116K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Linn County
- 2,738
- Acres disclosed
- 16
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Linn County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 1,233 |
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| Canada | 955 |
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| Korea, Republic of | 326 |
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| Liechtenstein | 224 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Linn County, Iowa| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Invenergy Solar Project Development, LLC (CANADA) | 955 |
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| PMX INDUSTRIES, INC. (KOREA, REPUBLIC OF) | 326 |
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| CEDAR RAPIDS GRAIN CO. (GERMANY) | 256 |
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| SELS, SIGRID M. (GERMANY) | 76 |
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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 Linn County
- 1,539
- Policies
- 241,845
- Insured acres
- $1.5M
- Claims paid
- 0.15
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Linn County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $844K |
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| Corn | $682K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $22K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 10,937
- CRP acres, 2025
- 70
- Substations
- 1
- 345 kV and up
- 345 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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Linn County last published these records on August 11, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.