Kalamazoo County, Michigan property search
Search an address or an owner in Kalamazoo County, Michigan with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 100,505 lots are mapped here, covering 345,525 acres. 13,360 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Kalamazoo County received $11.2 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 211 recipients. 3,277 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Luxembourg. Crop insurance paid $477,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 100,505
- Lots mapped
- 345,525
- Acres
- 13,360
- Institutional
Land use in Kalamazoo County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Kalamazoo County, Michigan| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 401 - RESIDENTIAL - IMPROVED | 75,877 | 124,509 |
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| 402 - RESIDENTIAL - VACANT | 8,008 | 40,099 |
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| 201 - COMMERCIAL - IMPROVED | 5,515 | 24,186 |
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| 407 - RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUMS | 4,516 | 640 |
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| 202 - COMMERCIAL - VACANT | 1,748 | 7,111 |
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| 102 - AGRICULTURAL - VACANT | 1,632 | 78,380 |
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| 302 - INDUSTRIAL - VACANT | 842 | 7,288 |
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| 101 - AGRICULTURAL - IMPROVED | 829 | 56,307 |
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| 301 - INDUSTRIAL - IMPROVED | 540 | 6,415 |
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| 207 - COMMERCIAL CONDOMINIUMS | 96 | 66 |
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| 403 - RESIDENTIAL - COMMON ELEMENT/ASSESSED WITH OTHERS | 93 | 441 |
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| 210 - COMMERCIAL BUILDING ON LEASED LAND | 88 | 4 |
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Largest landowners in Kalamazoo County
Largest landowners by acreage in Kalamazoo County, Michigan| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF MICHIGAN | 15 | 3,203 |
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| FRITZ LEGACY FARMS LLC | 71 | 3,183 |
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| CITY OF KALAMAZOO | 321 | 2,957 |
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| DROBNY BROTHERS LLC | 37 | 2,390 |
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| LIBERTY FARMS, LLC | 36 | 2,279 |
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| BEX FARMS INC | 83 | 2,252 |
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| J & J ACRES LLC | 36 | 2,248 |
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| ZOETIS, LLC | 25 | 2,139 |
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| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | 64 | 1,631 |
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| STS HYDROPOWER LTD | 21 | 1,497 |
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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 Michigan
Federal farm payments in Kalamazoo County
- $11.2M
- Paid in 2025
- 211
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $6.6M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $3.4M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $1.1M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $16K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $6K |
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| WECPCOF | $4K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Kalamazoo County
- 3,277
- Acres disclosed
- 7
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Luxembourg | 1,866 |
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| Belgium | 1,112 |
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| Austria | 238 |
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| Germany | 61 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Kalamazoo County, Michigan| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| VDS FARMS, LLC (LUXEMBOURG) | 1,866 |
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| MICHIGANA HOLSTEINS, INC. (BELGIUM) | 150 |
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| J. RETTENMAIER USA, LP (GERMANY) | 61 |
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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 Kalamazoo County
- 202
- Policies
- 60,332
- Insured acres
- $477K
- Claims paid
- 0.24
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $283K |
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| Corn | $120K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $40K |
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| Wheat | $17K |
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| All Other Crops | $16K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 286
- CRP acres, 2025
- 44
- Substations
- 138 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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Kalamazoo County last published these records on March 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.