Freeborn County, Minnesota property search
Search an address or an owner in Freeborn County, Minnesota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 22,266 lots are mapped here, covering 444,666 acres. 2,898 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Freeborn County received $51.8 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,223 recipients. 10 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $20.3 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 22,266
- Lots mapped
- 444,666
- Acres
- 2,898
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Freeborn County
Largest landowners by acreage in Freeborn County, Minnesota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF MINNESOTA | 134 | 2,795 |
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| ARMSTRONG LAND HOLDINGS INC | 40 | 2,117 |
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| SWENSON GROVELAND FARMS, LLC | 24 | 1,824 |
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| VANERKEL FARM PROPERTIES LLLP | 49 | 1,648 |
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| CITY OF ALBERT LEA | 255 | 1,330 |
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| STATE OF MINNESOTA-DNR | 37 | 1,315 |
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| SCRUB STALK FARMS LLC | 7 | 1,027 |
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| SS FARMS OF FREEBORN CO INC | 19 | 997 |
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| EPLAND FAMILY FARMS LLP | 15 | 877 |
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| SCATTERED ACRES LLC | 11 | 877 |
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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 Freeborn County
- $51.8M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,223
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Freeborn County, Minnesota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $18.3M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $18M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $11.7M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $3.3M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $223K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $211K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Freeborn County
- 10
- Acres disclosed
- 1
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Freeborn County, Minnesota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 10 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Freeborn County, Minnesota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| ALLIANCE PIPELINE L.P. (CANADA) | 10 |
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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 Freeborn County
- 1,408
- Policies
- 334,386
- Insured acres
- $20.3M
- Claims paid
- 1.32
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Freeborn County, Minnesota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $13.3M |
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| Soybeans | $6.2M |
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| Potatoes | $338K |
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| Sweet Corn | $297K |
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| All Other Crops | $84K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 11,579
- CRP acres, 2025
- 43
- Substations
- 161 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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Freeborn County last published these records on April 28, 2021. Assessment records, not a survey.