Monroe County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in Monroe County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 16,162 lots are mapped here, covering 270,462 acres. 2,539 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Monroe County received $9.4 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 702 recipients. 1,238 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Japan. Crop insurance paid $1.1 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 16,162
- Lots mapped
- 270,462
- Acres
- 2,539
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Monroe County
Largest landowners by acreage in Monroe County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| State of Iowa | 144 | 4,458 |
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| Wild Lands For The Future Ltd | 101 | 3,570 |
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| Timber Ridge Farms LLC | 90 | 2,428 |
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| Collingwood Whitetail Ranch LP | 84 | 2,321 |
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| Hutchison Farms LLC | 69 | 1,851 |
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| Cargill Incorporated | 107 | 1,749 |
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| Bay Stanley Farm Enterprises Inc | 73 | 1,552 |
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| Etcher Farms Inc | 51 | 1,480 |
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| Hollinrake Family Farms LLC | 32 | 1,175 |
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| Jackson Land LP | 29 | 1,009 |
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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 Monroe County
- $9.4M
- Paid in 2025
- 702
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Monroe County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $5.5M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $2.5M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $774K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $581K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $24K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $21K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Monroe County
- 1,238
- Acres disclosed
- 9
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Monroe County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Japan | 885 |
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| No predominant country code | 354 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Monroe County, Iowa| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| HEARTLAND LYSINE, INC. (999 - NO PREDOMINANT COUNTRY CODE) | 354 |
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| AJINOMOTO HEARTLAND, LLC (JAPAN) | 262 |
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| Ajinomoto Heartland, Inc (JAPAN) | 225 |
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| Ajinomoto North America, Inc. (JAPAN) | 172 |
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| AJINOMOTO FOOD INGREDIENTS, L.L.C. (JAPAN) | 129 |
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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 Monroe County
- 523
- Policies
- 64,244
- Insured acres
- $1.1M
- Claims paid
- 0.28
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Monroe County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Forage Seeding | $322K |
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| Soybeans | $316K |
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| Corn | $304K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $149K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 28,180
- CRP acres, 2025
- 5
- 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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Monroe County last published these records on May 10, 2024. Assessment records, not a survey.