Wayne County, Michigan property search
Search an address or an owner in Wayne County, Michigan with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 812,823 lots are mapped here, covering 346,443 acres. 182,719 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Wayne County received $966,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 51 recipients. 41 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $303,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 812,823
- Lots mapped
- 346,443
- Acres
- 182,719
- Institutional
Land use in Wayne County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Wayne County, Michigan| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 401 | 573,693 | 142,439 |
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| 402 | 144,934 | 43,623 |
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| 201 | 31,887 | 50,913 |
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| 202 | 22,422 | 21,138 |
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| 407 | 19,281 | 8,959 |
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| 301 | 6,049 | 29,116 |
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| 302 | 5,632 | 16,841 |
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| 403 | 737 | 2,310 |
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| 207 | 311 | 285 |
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| 102 | 195 | 7,395 |
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| 101 | 123 | 3,330 |
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| 307 | 74 | 170 |
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Largest landowners in Wayne County
Largest landowners by acreage in Wayne County, Michigan| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| DETROIT LAND BANK AUTHORITY | 58,377 | 5,465 |
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| FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 93 | 3,121 |
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| CHARTER COUNTY OF WAYNE | 223 | 1,835 |
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| CITY OF LIVONIA | 225 | 1,463 |
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| VAN BUREN CHARTER TOWNSHIP | 44 | 1,448 |
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| CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON | 293 | 1,404 |
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| WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY | 330 | 1,363 |
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| GROSSE ILE TOWNSHIP | 425 | 1,275 |
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| CITY OF TAYLOR | 494 | 1,143 |
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| INTERNATIONAL TRANSMISSION COMPANY | 79 | 1,032 |
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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 Wayne County
- $966K
- Paid in 2025
- 51
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Wayne County, Michigan, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $712K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $114K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $113K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $26K |
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| Food Safety Certfctn-Speciality Crops | $1K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Wayne County
- 41
- Acres disclosed
- 1
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Wayne County, Michigan, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 41 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Wayne County, Michigan| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| BASF WYANDOTTE CORP. (GERMANY) | 41 |
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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 Wayne County
- 55
- Policies
- 3,777
- Insured acres
- $303K
- Claims paid
- 1.90
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Wayne County, Michigan, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $154K |
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| Corn | $149K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 135
- Substations
- 3
- 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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Wayne County last published these records on July 24, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.