O'Brien County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in O'Brien County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 18,267 lots are mapped here, covering 364,652 acres. 2,524 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in O'Brien County received $25.9 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,285 recipients. 20 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Australia. Crop insurance paid $14.1 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 18,267
- Lots mapped
- 364,652
- Acres
- 2,524
- Institutional
Largest landowners in O'Brien County
Largest landowners by acreage in O'Brien County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| SONSTEGARD FAMILY FARMS | 52 | 1,888 |
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| SCHMIT FARMS INC | 36 | 1,302 |
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| AHLERS FARM INC | 25 | 900 |
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| MCINTEE WM F & SONS INC | 20 | 795 |
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| VANMEETEREN WAYNE INC | 17 | 602 |
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| STATE OF IOWA | 48 | 580 |
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| RED CARPET APARTMENTS OF WATERLOO INC | 14 | 557 |
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| ENBE LLC 1/2 & WILSON LORA BETH TR LIEST 1/2 | 11 | 443 |
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| TAMARISK TREE LLC | 10 | 438 |
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| P & P FARMS INC | 13 | 435 |
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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 O'Brien County
- $25.9M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,285
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in O'Brien County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $11.2M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $8.1M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $4.5M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1.8M |
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| WECP17OF | $170K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $30K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in O'Brien County
- 20
- Acres disclosed
- 1
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in O'Brien County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Australia | 20 |
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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 O'Brien County
- 1,845
- Policies
- 297,294
- Insured acres
- $14.1M
- Claims paid
- 1.37
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in O'Brien County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $7.5M |
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| Corn | $6.5M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $19K |
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| All Other Crops | $17K |
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| Oats | $6K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 5,877
- CRP acres, 2025
- 25
- Substations
- 2
- 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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O'Brien County last published these records on May 10, 2024. Assessment records, not a survey.