Dakota County, Minnesota property search
Search an address or an owner in Dakota County, Minnesota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 153,848 lots are mapped here, covering 374,649 acres. 19,024 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Dakota County received $18.1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 513 recipients. 170 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from United Kingdom. Crop insurance paid $6.2 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 153,848
- Lots mapped
- 374,649
- Acres
- 19,024
- Institutional
Land use in Dakota County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Dakota County, Minnesota| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Residential | 108,375 | 69,459 |
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| Residential-Townhouse | 22,161 | 1,986 |
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| Exempt | 6,941 | 51,107 |
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| Commercial-Preferred | 2,425 | 6,411 |
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| Ag-Green Acres | 1,925 | 88,217 |
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| Ag | 1,580 | 35,910 |
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| Ag-Ag Preserve | 1,171 | 66,352 |
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| Industrial-Preferred | 1,085 | 9,693 |
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| Apartment | 1,061 | 2,379 |
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| Commercial | 802 | 1,198 |
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| Industrial | 508 | 4,441 |
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| Utilities | 75 | 1,612 |
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Largest landowners in Dakota County
Largest landowners by acreage in Dakota County, Minnesota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| State of Mn - Dnr | 270 | 8,610 |
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| County of Dakota | 412 | 7,496 |
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| Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend Llc | 52 | 4,768 |
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| City of Lakeville | 1,006 | 3,420 |
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| Sorg Farms Llc | 45 | 2,070 |
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| City of Burnsville | 424 | 1,948 |
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| Bailey Nurseries Inc | 19 | 1,582 |
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| City of Eagan | 317 | 1,542 |
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| Poplar Grove Farms Llc | 22 | 1,316 |
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| Peine Farms Llp | 14 | 1,247 |
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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 Dakota County
- $18.1M
- Paid in 2025
- 513
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Dakota County, Minnesota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $6.9M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $6.2M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $3.7M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $673K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $404K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $201K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Dakota County
- 170
- Acres disclosed
- 3
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Dakota County, Minnesota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| United Kingdom | 118 |
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| Canada | 52 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Dakota County, Minnesota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| HANSON PIPE & PRODUCTS MINNESOTA, INC. (UNITED KINGDOM) | 80 |
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| NIAKWA, INC. (CANADA) | 52 |
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| J.L. SHIELY CO. (UNITED KINGDOM) | 38 |
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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 Dakota County
- 715
- Policies
- 129,773
- Insured acres
- $6.2M
- Claims paid
- 0.95
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Dakota County, Minnesota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $4.2M |
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| Soybeans | $1.1M |
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| Green Peas | $478K |
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| Hybrid Corn Seed | $209K |
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| Sweet Corn | $163K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 1,763
- CRP acres, 2025
- 88
- Substations
- 2
- 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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Dakota County last published these records on May 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.