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Clay County, Minnesota property search

Search an address or an owner in Clay County, Minnesota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 31,336 lots are mapped here, covering 671,018 acres. 5,380 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.

Farmers and landowners in Clay County received $25.1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 681 recipients. 13,393 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from No foreign investor listed. Crop insurance paid $15.5 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.

31,336
Lots mapped
671,018
Acres
5,380
Institutional

Land use in Clay County

Parcels and acreage by land use in Clay County, Minnesota
Land useParcelsAcres
100 Res 1 Unit18,28116,911
200 Agricultural4,361421,833
958 Muni Srvc Other1,0782,219
300 Commercial1,0521,466
140 Res V Land649630
200 Agricultural/211 Rural Vacant Land56570,190
110 Apt 4+ Units381415
211 Rural Vacant Land2436,952
211 Rural Vacant Land/200 Agricultural21725,674
105 Res 2-3 Units20054
305 Industrial1991,415
941 ForestParkRefuge18015,427

Largest landowners in Clay County

Largest landowners by acreage in Clay County, Minnesota
OwnerParcelsAcres
Spring Prairie Hutterian Brethren Inc407,264
Oberg Llc456,258
B Bar B Ranch Inc143,955
Moorhead City3532,445
Horne Farmland Llp172,441
Glyndon Farms Co132,191
State of Minn Dnr152,014
Whiskey Creek Supply Llp181,800
Meridian Mortgage Llc121,749
Investments E & A161,682

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 Clay County

$25.1M
Paid in 2025
681
Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Clay County, Minnesota, 2025
ProgramPaid
Emergency Commodity Assistance Program$13.6M
Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops$7.7M
CRP Payment - Annual Rental$1.7M
Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$1.4M
Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops$421K
Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP$113K

USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county

Foreign-held farmland in Clay County

13,393
Acres disclosed
10
Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Clay County, Minnesota, 2024
CountryAcres
No foreign investor listed9,343
United Kingdom3,411
Netherlands343
Germany165
Switzerland75
China31

Largest disclosed holders

Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Clay County, Minnesota
Holder (country)Acres
Lakeswind Power Partners, LLC (998 - NO FOREIGN INVESTOR LISTED)9,343
KOST BROTHERS INC. (UNITED KINGDOM)3,411
BASF Corporation (NETHERLANDS)343
BETASEED, INC. (GERMANY)85
Monsanto Company (GERMANY)80

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 Clay County

1,224
Policies
447,314
Insured acres
$15.5M
Claims paid
0.70
Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Clay County, Minnesota, 2024
CropClaims
Corn$6.6M
Soybeans$5.2M
Wheat$2.5M
Sugar Beets$691K
Potatoes$216K

USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.

Conservation and the power grid

15,902
CRP acres, 2025
27
Substations
230 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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Nearby counties in Minnesota

  • Norman County9,705
  • Wilkin County8,567
  • Becker County35,246
  • Mahnomen County6,222
  • Otter Tail County67,033
  • Polk County28,873
  • Clearwater County9,778
  • Red Lake County4,200

All Minnesota counties

Clay County last published these records on May 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.