Pottawattamie County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in Pottawattamie County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 53,839 lots are mapped here, covering 570,856 acres. 11,651 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Pottawattamie County received $14.1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 800 recipients. 308 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Bermuda. Crop insurance paid $14.3 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 53,839
- Lots mapped
- 570,856
- Acres
- 11,651
- Institutional
Land use in Pottawattamie County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Pottawattamie County, Iowa| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| R | 33,199 | 26,643 |
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| A | 15,046 | 486,873 |
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| C | 3,322 | 12,417 |
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| A, AD | 1,545 | 41,175 |
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| M | 437 | 733 |
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| C, R | 124 | 554 |
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| I | 120 | 2,439 |
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| C, M | 33 | 23 |
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| GR | 5 | 0 |
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| RB | 2 | 0 |
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Largest landowners in Pottawattamie County
Largest landowners by acreage in Pottawattamie County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| PHEASANT RIDGE LAND & CATTLE LLC | 136 | 3,680 |
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| SCHUEMAN FARMS INC | 91 | 3,427 |
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| HERITAGE FOX LTD | 59 | 2,388 |
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| IOWA, STATE OF | 151 | 2,116 |
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| VORTHMANN LEGACY FARMS LLC | 55 | 2,082 |
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| MORAN BEEF INC | 66 | 1,992 |
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| DAVID-DARLENE PILLING LLC | 45 | 1,567 |
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| RONALD PAASCH FARMS II LLC | 40 | 1,566 |
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| PILLING FARMS INC | 45 | 1,505 |
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| COUNCIL BLUFFS, CITY OF | 599 | 1,445 |
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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 Pottawattamie County
- $14.1M
- Paid in 2025
- 800
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $7.7M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $4.5M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1.5M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $142K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $134K |
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| WECP17OF | $19K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Pottawattamie County
- 308
- Acres disclosed
- 3
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Bermuda | 250 |
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| United Kingdom | 58 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Pottawattamie County, Iowa| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| BUNGE NORTH AMERICA (OPD WEST), INC. (BERMUDA) | 250 |
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| BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA, INC. (UNITED KINGDOM) | 58 |
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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 Pottawattamie County
- 2,065
- Policies
- 419,314
- Insured acres
- $14.3M
- Claims paid
- 0.68
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $9.1M |
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| Soybeans | $5.1M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $38K |
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| All Other Crops | $38K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 9,559
- CRP acres, 2025
- 43
- Substations
- 4
- 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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This copy of Pottawattamie County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.