Brown County, Minnesota property search
Search an address or an owner in Brown County, Minnesota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 18,480 lots are mapped here, covering 388,049 acres. 2,714 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Brown County received $44.7 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,474 recipients. 98 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from United Kingdom. Crop insurance paid $21.4 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 18,480
- Lots mapped
- 388,049
- Acres
- 2,714
- Institutional
Land use in Brown County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Brown County, Minnesota| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| SINGLE FAMILY | 6,807 | 1,894 |
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| AG 2A 34.50-79.99 AC | 1,779 | 93,885 |
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| AG 2A 80+ ACRES | 1,375 | 151,590 |
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| R RES </= 10 AC | 1,087 | 4,784 |
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| AG 2A 10.01-34.49 AC | 772 | 17,159 |
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| RES VAC LAND | 594 | 509 |
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| RVL <34.5 AC | 554 | 4,455 |
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| AG HGA 80+ ACRES | 412 | 52,758 |
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| AG 2A </= 10 AC | 402 | 1,815 |
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| RES GAR/STRG | 251 | 198 |
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| AG HGA 10.01- 34.49 | 212 | 3,618 |
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| AG HGA <= 10 AC | 191 | 1,517 |
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Largest landowners in Brown County
Largest landowners by acreage in Brown County, Minnesota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF MINNESOTA (DNR) | 184 | 5,878 |
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| CITY OF NEW ULM | 184 | 1,257 |
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| HAALA PROPERTIES LLLP | 20 | 1,188 |
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| TEWS FARMS INC | 11 | 1,183 |
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| KRETSCH FAMILY LTD PARTNERSHIP | 13 | 1,060 |
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| STURM LAND LLC | 11 | 941 |
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| BROWN COUNTY | 68 | 838 |
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| CITY OF SLEEPY EYE | 112 | 744 |
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| BRIANRONDA FARMS LLP | 17 | 684 |
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| DUANE ROIGER INC | 8 | 595 |
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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 Brown County
- $44.7M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,474
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Brown County, Minnesota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $15.6M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $14.4M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $11.2M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $3.1M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $121K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $87K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Brown County
- 98
- Acres disclosed
- 2
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Brown County, Minnesota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| United Kingdom | 80 |
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| Netherlands | 18 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Brown County, Minnesota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| ZENECA, INC. (UNITED KINGDOM) | 80 |
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| SELECT GENETICS, LLC (NETHERLANDS) | 18 |
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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 Brown County
- 1,806
- Policies
- 286,366
- Insured acres
- $21.4M
- Claims paid
- 1.80
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Brown County, Minnesota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $13.7M |
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| Soybeans | $7.4M |
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| Sweet Corn | $177K |
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| Green Peas | $32K |
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| Wheat | $18K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 13,943
- CRP acres, 2025
- 32
- Substations
- 69 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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This copy of Brown County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.