Ellsworth County, Kansas property search
Search an address or an owner in Ellsworth County, Kansas with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 6,856 lots are mapped here, covering 450,810 acres. 976 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Ellsworth County received $16.2 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 869 recipients. 123,069 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $5.9 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 6,856
- Lots mapped
- 450,810
- Acres
- 976
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Ellsworth County
Largest landowners by acreage in Ellsworth County, Kansas| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| VANIER LAND COMPANY, LP | 54 | 14,544 |
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| NIENKE LAND & CATTLE CO L.L.C.,THE | 16 | 3,433 |
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| WARTA RANCH, LLC | 17 | 2,760 |
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| BK INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS KANSAS, LLC | 10 | 2,422 |
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| KNIGHT LAND & CATTLE, INC. | 4 | 1,890 |
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| KOZISEK LAND COMPANY, LLC | 14 | 1,839 |
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| LAZY B RANCH, LLC | 6 | 1,691 |
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| ROGERS FAMILY FARMS LLC | 10 | 1,671 |
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| RATHBUN RANCH, LLC | 13 | 1,499 |
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| 7-C FARMS LLC | 7 | 1,406 |
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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 Kansas
Federal farm payments in Ellsworth County
- $16.2M
- Paid in 2025
- 869
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Ellsworth County, Kansas, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $5.7M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $5.3M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $2.4M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $1.7M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $790K |
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| WECPCSCOF | $223K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Ellsworth County
- 123,069
- Acres disclosed
- 259
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Ellsworth County, Kansas, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 106,330 |
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| Ireland | 8,442 |
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| Italy | 8,296 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Ellsworth County, Kansas| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| INVENERGY WIND DEVELOPMENT LLC (CANADA) | 106,324 |
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| Post Rock Wind Power Project, LLC (IRELAND) | 8,442 |
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| SMOKY HILLS WIND PROJECT II, L.L.C. (ITALY) | 5,867 |
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| SMOKY HILLS WIND FARM L.L.C. (ITALY) | 2,429 |
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| Post Rock Wind Project (CANADA) | 6 |
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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 Ellsworth County
- 985
- Policies
- 186,414
- Insured acres
- $5.9M
- Claims paid
- 1.05
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Ellsworth County, Kansas, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Wheat | $3.5M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $959K |
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| Grain Sorghum | $557K |
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| Soybeans | $475K |
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| Corn | $308K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 15,538
- CRP acres, 2025
- 7
- Substations
- 230 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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Ellsworth County last published these records on July 27, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.