Mahaska County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in Mahaska County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 22,962 lots are mapped here, covering 336,834 acres. 3,876 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Mahaska County received $15.6 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,102 recipients. 381 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $3.1 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 22,962
- Lots mapped
- 336,834
- Acres
- 3,876
- Institutional
Land use in Mahaska County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Mahaska County, Iowa| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| A | 12,288 | 335,951 |
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| R | 8,818 | 854 |
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| C | 1,380 | 29 |
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| I | 215 | 0 |
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| L | 130 | 0 |
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| C1 | 12 | 0 |
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| C42 | 10 | 0 |
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| L2 | 8 | 0 |
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| L1 | 2 | 0 |
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| C2 | 1 | 0 |
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Largest landowners in Mahaska County
Largest landowners by acreage in Mahaska County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| R & L Family Farm, LLC | 62 | 1,795 |
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| VandeVoort Holdings, LLC | 51 | 1,682 |
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| Graneva Inc | 40 | 1,220 |
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| State of Iowa acting through the Department of | 41 | 1,035 |
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| Hol Family Farms, LLC | 30 | 1,030 |
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| Mahaska County | 54 | 885 |
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| DTB Land, LLC | 27 | 865 |
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| State Of Iowa | 31 | 864 |
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| 3F Inc | 29 | 853 |
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| Augustine & Sons Inc | 22 | 824 |
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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 Mahaska County
- $15.6M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,102
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Mahaska County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $8.8M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $4.8M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $1.5M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $308K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual | $128K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $58K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Mahaska County
- 381
- Acres disclosed
- 2
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Mahaska County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 301 |
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| Canada | 80 |
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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 Mahaska County
- 1,486
- Policies
- 231,756
- Insured acres
- $3.1M
- Claims paid
- 0.30
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Mahaska County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $1.9M |
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| Soybeans | $1.1M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $70K |
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| Forage Seeding | $23K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 21,743
- 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 Mahaska County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.