Wapello County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in Wapello County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 30,682 lots are mapped here, covering 258,928 acres. 5,248 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Wapello County received $8.7 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 767 recipients. 46 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from No predominant country code. Crop insurance paid $1.1 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 30,682
- Lots mapped
- 258,928
- Acres
- 5,248
- Institutional
Land use in Wapello County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Wapello County, Iowa| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| R | 18,788 | 15,105 |
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| A | 8,967 | 241,906 |
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| C | 2,113 | 1,558 |
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| L | 271 | 184 |
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| I | 106 | 173 |
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| L2 | 48 | 0 |
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| C1 | 37 | 2 |
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| C42 | 8 | 0 |
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Largest landowners in Wapello County
Largest landowners by acreage in Wapello County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| V & J LAND LLC | 59 | 1,823 |
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| STATE OF IOWA | 218 | 1,393 |
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| SLOAN FARMS INC | 46 | 1,359 |
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| STATE OF IOWA DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | 40 | 1,292 |
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| OTTUMWA CITY | 60 | 1,223 |
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| GARDNER FARMS INC | 36 | 1,078 |
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| WAPELLO CO CONSERVATION BOARD | 32 | 997 |
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| WAPELLO COUNTY | 62 | 975 |
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| LAMIS FARMS INC | 34 | 829 |
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| ROMAD INVESTMENTS L P | 20 | 773 |
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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 Wapello County
- $8.7M
- Paid in 2025
- 767
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Wapello County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $3.8M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $3.7M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $606K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $486K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $50K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $28K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Wapello County
- 46
- Acres disclosed
- 2
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Wapello County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| No predominant country code | 43 |
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| Germany | 3 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Wapello County, Iowa| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| HEARTLAND LYSINE, INC. (999 - NO PREDOMINANT COUNTRY CODE) | 43 |
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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 Wapello County
- 724
- Policies
- 113,697
- Insured acres
- $1.1M
- Claims paid
- 0.21
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Wapello County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $400K |
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| Soybeans | $388K |
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| Forage Seeding | $176K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $107K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 16,873
- CRP acres, 2025
- 9
- Substations
- 1
- 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 Wapello County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.