Palo Alto County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in Palo Alto County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 16,218 lots are mapped here, covering 359,843 acres. 2,748 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Palo Alto County received $35.1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,310 recipients. 11,029 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $19.2 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 16,218
- Lots mapped
- 359,843
- Acres
- 2,748
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Palo Alto County
Largest landowners by acreage in Palo Alto County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| Palo Alto County | 86 | 2,813 |
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| Brownlee Leo H Farms Inc | 51 | 1,865 |
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| Lindgren Farms Bill & Ruth Jts a Partnership | 50 | 1,728 |
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| Brownlee S J Farms Inc. | 47 | 1,725 |
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| Iowa State Of Acting Through Iowa DNR | 36 | 1,515 |
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| Iowa State Of | 19 | 1,357 |
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| Mersch Farms Inc | 28 | 1,022 |
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| Joyce's Inc | 25 | 895 |
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| Herbers Family Farms LLLP | 32 | 817 |
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| RTS Farms LLC | 23 | 811 |
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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 Palo Alto County
- $35.1M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,310
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Palo Alto County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $11.9M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $9.4M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $7M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $6.6M |
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| WECP17OF | $95K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual | $49K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Palo Alto County
- 11,029
- Acres disclosed
- 42
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Palo Alto County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 8,869 |
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| Denmark | 2,159 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Palo Alto County, Iowa| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| PALO ALTO SOLAR ENERGY, LLC (CANADA) | 5,209 |
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| REDROCK WIND PROJECT LLC (CANADA) | 2,816 |
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| Lost Island Wind Energy, LLC (DENMARK) | 2,159 |
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| Invenergy Solar Development North America, LLC (CANADA) | 830 |
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| TERRA WESTERN CORP. (CANADA) | 15 |
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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 Palo Alto County
- 1,403
- Policies
- 273,974
- Insured acres
- $19.2M
- Claims paid
- 1.76
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Palo Alto County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $12M |
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| Soybeans | $7.1M |
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| Oats | $53K |
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| All Other Crops | $47K |
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| Hybrid Corn Seed | $37K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 26,020
- CRP acres, 2025
- 9
- 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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Palo Alto County last published these records on May 10, 2024. Assessment records, not a survey.