Story County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in Story County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 42,273 lots are mapped here, covering 320,087 acres. 11,522 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Story County received $14 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 962 recipients. 818 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Netherlands. Crop insurance paid $2.6 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 42,273
- Lots mapped
- 320,087
- Acres
- 11,522
- Institutional
Land use in Story County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Story County, Iowa| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Single-Family / Owner Occupied | 11,042 | 27,572 |
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| Bare Land | 10,088 | 262,778 |
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| R 020 | 4,584 | 22 |
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| R 220 | 2,434 | 0 |
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| R 060 | 2,082 | 2 |
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| R 050 | 1,189 | 3 |
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| R 120 | 754 | 0 |
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| R 260 | 563 | 0 |
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| R 010 | 509 | 37 |
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| R 070 | 509 | 2 |
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| R 090 | 496 | 0 |
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| R 030 | 492 | 1 |
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Largest landowners in Story County
Largest landowners by acreage in Story County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| WOODLAND FARMS INC | 83 | 2,924 |
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| EVERGREEN LANE INC | 57 | 1,991 |
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| HENRY LAND LLC | 44 | 1,609 |
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| BRUNS FAMILY FARMS LLC | 42 | 1,440 |
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| IOWA NATURAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION | 50 | 1,433 |
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| HENRY LAND II LLC | 43 | 1,404 |
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| SANDVE FARMS INC | 40 | 1,383 |
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| UPSTILL FARMS LC | 39 | 1,251 |
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| OCHYLSKI FAMILY FOUNDATION | 37 | 1,174 |
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| KKHATER LLC | 33 | 1,132 |
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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 Story County
- $14M
- Paid in 2025
- 962
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Story County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $9.6M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $2.4M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $1.8M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $100K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual | $39K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $20K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Story County
- 818
- Acres disclosed
- 9
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Story County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Netherlands | 392 |
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| Canada | 199 |
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| No foreign investor listed | 166 |
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| Italy | 62 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Story County, Iowa| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| BASF Corporation (NETHERLANDS) | 180 |
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| Monsanto Company (998 - NO FOREIGN INVESTOR LISTED) | 166 |
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| BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US, LLC (NETHERLANDS) | 155 |
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| CAREMOLI USA, INC. (ITALY) | 62 |
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| NORTH AMERICAN PLANT BREEDERS (NETHERLANDS) | 57 |
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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 Story County
- 1,621
- Policies
- 260,548
- Insured acres
- $2.6M
- Claims paid
- 0.22
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Story County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $1.6M |
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| Soybeans | $888K |
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| All Other Crops | $39K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $26K |
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| Hybrid Corn Seed | $5K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 8,914
- CRP acres, 2025
- 23
- 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 Story County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.