Blue Earth County, Minnesota property search
Search an address or an owner in Blue Earth County, Minnesota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 31,912 lots are mapped here, covering 458,153 acres. 5,831 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Blue Earth County received $55.2 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,257 recipients. 166 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $43.3 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 31,912
- Lots mapped
- 458,153
- Acres
- 5,831
- Institutional
Land use in Blue Earth County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Blue Earth County, Minnesota| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Residential | 19,900 | 22,222 |
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| Ag Land | 5,710 | 326,136 |
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| Commercial | 1,955 | 4,058 |
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| Exempt | 1,904 | 13,068 |
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| Ag Dwelling | 1,369 | 83,195 |
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| Other | 587 | 7,010 |
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| Industrial | 262 | 2,134 |
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| Mfg Home | 1 | 5 |
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Largest landowners in Blue Earth County
Largest landowners by acreage in Blue Earth County, Minnesota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF MINNESOTA | 239 | 5,376 |
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| CITY OF MANKATO | 471 | 2,254 |
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| BLUE EARTH COUNTY | 160 | 2,226 |
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| MINNESOTA VALLEY LANDS INC | 22 | 1,946 |
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| NIENOW FAMILY LTD PARTNERSHIP | 14 | 1,335 |
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| FOX FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 9 | 1,105 |
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| MIKKELSON PROPERTIES | 9 | 1,095 |
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| NOY FARMS INC | 12 | 884 |
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| OMG MIDWEST INC | 29 | 852 |
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| KUZNIA HOLDINGS LLP | 13 | 847 |
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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 Minnesota
Federal farm payments in Blue Earth County
- $55.2M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,257
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $20.4M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $19.9M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $12.7M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1.9M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $85K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $51K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Blue Earth County
- 166
- Acres disclosed
- 4
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 62 |
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| United Kingdom | 57 |
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| Italy | 47 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Blue Earth County, Minnesota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| ALLIANCE PIPELINE L.P. (CANADA) | 62 |
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| Geronimo Solar Energy, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 57 |
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| Aurora Solar Distributed, LLC (ITALY) | 47 |
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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 Blue Earth County
- 1,381
- Policies
- 338,851
- Insured acres
- $43.3M
- Claims paid
- 3.14
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $25.8M |
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| Soybeans | $17.1M |
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| Sweet Corn | $148K |
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| Green Peas | $107K |
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| All Other Crops | $86K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 7,715
- CRP acres, 2025
- 51
- 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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Blue Earth County last published these records on May 3, 2022. Assessment records, not a survey.