St. Joseph County, Michigan property search
Search an address or an owner in St. Joseph County, Michigan with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 28,346 lots are mapped here, covering 312,338 acres. 2,592 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in St. Joseph County received $6.4 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 330 recipients. 3,878 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from United Kingdom. Crop insurance paid $695,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 28,346
- Lots mapped
- 312,338
- Acres
- 2,592
- Institutional
Land use in St. Joseph County
Parcels and acreage by land use in St. Joseph County, Michigan| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 401 | 17,929 | 59,685 |
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| 402 | 4,677 | 25,714 |
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| 102 | 2,603 | 132,740 |
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| 101 | 1,148 | 82,121 |
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| 201 | 1,065 | 5,956 |
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| 202 | 456 | 2,644 |
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| 301 | 168 | 1,840 |
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| 302 | 148 | 1,148 |
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| 001 | 34 | 194 |
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| 403 | 10 | 17 |
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| 203 | 1 | 1 |
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Largest landowners in St. Joseph County
Largest landowners by acreage in St. Joseph County, Michigan| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| SCATTERED ACRES LEASING LLC | 41 | 2,806 |
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| RUSSELL FARMS INC | 34 | 2,270 |
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| GEM FAMILY FARMS LAND HOLDINGS LLC | 32 | 2,062 |
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| CERES FARMS LLC | 28 | 1,811 |
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| VILLA MILLER LAND LLC | 29 | 1,575 |
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| SHIMMEL ROAD FARMS LLC | 20 | 1,533 |
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| C & J FARMS INC | 21 | 1,318 |
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| SCHMIDT LYLE FARMS LLC | 22 | 1,298 |
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| JAY HUDDLE FARMS INC | 24 | 1,296 |
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| KAUFFMAN FARM PROPERTIES 20 LLC | 25 | 1,120 |
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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 St. Joseph County
- $6.4M
- Paid in 2025
- 330
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in St. Joseph County, Michigan, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $4.7M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $767K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $423K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $347K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $86K |
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| ERFMCFSOF | $71K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in St. Joseph County
- 3,878
- Acres disclosed
- 14
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in St. Joseph County, Michigan, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| United Kingdom | 1,382 |
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| Israel | 1,052 |
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| Portugal | 1,026 |
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| Netherlands | 419 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in St. Joseph County, Michigan| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Green Ridge Solar, LLC (ISRAEL) | 1,052 |
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| Three Lakes Solar LLC (PORTUGAL) | 1,026 |
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| Geronimo White Pine Solar, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 640 |
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| Geronimo Solar Energy, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 446 |
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| MIDWEST AG INVESTMENTS (NETHERLANDS) | 367 |
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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 St. Joseph County
- 274
- Policies
- 62,630
- Insured acres
- $695K
- Claims paid
- 0.34
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in St. Joseph County, Michigan, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $421K |
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| Corn | $160K |
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| Wheat | $79K |
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| Hybrid Corn Seed | $23K |
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| Processing Beans | $10K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 860
- CRP acres, 2025
- 31
- 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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St. Joseph County last published these records on May 21, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.