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Cottonwood County, Minnesota property search

Search an address or an owner in Cottonwood County, Minnesota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 11,017 lots are mapped here, covering 414,029 acres. 1,531 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.

Farmers and landowners in Cottonwood County received $52.9 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,154 recipients. 46,045 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from United Kingdom. Crop insurance paid $24 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.

11,017
Lots mapped
414,029
Acres
1,531
Institutional

Land use in Cottonwood County

Parcels and acreage by land use in Cottonwood County, Minnesota
Land useParcelsAcres
AGRICULTURE4,749377,181
RESIDENTIAL\SINGLE UNIT4,32910,430
COMM LAND/BLD462558
MUNICIPAL PROP ALL OTHER210912
RESIDENTIAL VACANT LAND16574
OTHER STATE MN OWNED PRO134567
INDUST LAND/BUILDING109345
STATE ACQUIRED-DNR PILT1049,059
1 TO 3 UNIT DWELLING96229
K-12 SCHOOLS - PUBLIC58203
CHURCH PROP-SANC & ED FA5093
MUNICIPAL PUBLIC SER ENT42293

Largest landowners in Cottonwood County

Largest landowners by acreage in Cottonwood County, Minnesota
OwnerParcelsAcres
VERNA FARMS LLC262,523
STATE OF MN (DNR)262,260
HYTTA LAND LLC132,016
CIRCLE S FARMS, INC.131,329
STATE OF MN- DNR241,308
DOUBLE G LAND LLC121,246
P&J FARMS OF DUNDEE LP121,192
RAHN HOLDINGS LLC51,125
THE PANKONIN 5 LLC5796
RAHN ASSETS LLC5761

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 Cottonwood County

$52.9M
Paid in 2025
1,154
Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, 2025
ProgramPaid
Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$20.4M
Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops$17.2M
Emergency Commodity Assistance Program$12.7M
CRP Payment - Annual Rental$2.4M
Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops$55K
Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual$32K

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

Foreign-held farmland in Cottonwood County

46,045
Acres disclosed
97
Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, 2024
CountryAcres
United Kingdom31,299
Italy14,517
Canada229

Largest disclosed holders

Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Cottonwood County, Minnesota
Holder (country)Acres
PLUM CREEK WIND FARM, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM)27,561
Odell Wind Farm LLC (ITALY)14,363
PLUM CREEK WIND FARM 2, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM)2,865
Wilder Solar, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM)718
PLUM CREEK WIND FARM, LLC (CANADA)229

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 Cottonwood County

1,434
Policies
317,051
Insured acres
$24M
Claims paid
2.11
Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, 2024
CropClaims
Corn$12.8M
Soybeans$10.8M
All Other Crops$396K
Wheat$30K
Pasture,Rangeland,Forage$27K

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

Conservation and the power grid

11,546
CRP acres, 2025
30
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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Nearby counties in Minnesota

  • Jackson County11,012
  • Watonwan County8,201
  • Brown County18,480
  • Redwood County14,541
  • Murray County10,203
  • Nobles County14,995
  • Martin County15,563
  • Lyon County16,410

All Minnesota counties

This copy of Cottonwood County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.