Rice County, Minnesota property search
Search an address or an owner in Rice County, Minnesota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 28,166 lots are mapped here, covering 305,014 acres. 3,742 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Rice County received $23.1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 977 recipients. 10 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from United Kingdom. Crop insurance paid $16.6 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 28,166
- Lots mapped
- 305,014
- Acres
- 3,742
- Institutional
Land use in Rice County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Rice County, Minnesota| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 1A-Residential Homestead | 16,247 | 26,130 |
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| 4BB1-Residential Non-Homestead Single Unit | 2,322 | 3,860 |
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| 2AREM-Agricultural Homestead - Remainder | 1,790 | 102,086 |
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| 5E-Exempt Properties | 1,275 | 8,740 |
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| 2ANHGA-Agricultural Non-Homestead - Non HGA | 1,262 | 66,167 |
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| 2AHGA-Agricultural Homestead - HGA | 1,204 | 59,150 |
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| 3A-Commercial/Industrial/Public Utility | 1,167 | 3,496 |
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| 4B4-Residential Nonhomestead - Land Only | 1,019 | 2,406 |
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| 4C12-Seasonal Recreational Residential - Non Commercial | 415 | 602 |
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| 4B1-Residential Non-Homestead 3 Units Or Less | 273 | 89 |
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| 2B-Rural Vacant Land/Non-Productive - Non Homestead | 237 | 5,343 |
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| PILT-Payment in-Lieu of Taxes | 227 | 8,180 |
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Largest landowners in Rice County
Largest landowners by acreage in Rice County, Minnesota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF MINNESOTA | 219 | 7,922 |
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| PETERSON BROTHERS LLP | 35 | 2,925 |
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| FARIBAULT CITY | 142 | 1,480 |
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| RICE COUNTY | 57 | 1,399 |
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| HOLDEN FARMS INC | 17 | 888 |
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| POPLAR GROVE FARMS LLC | 10 | 841 |
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| MCDONOUGH FARMS LLC | 22 | 730 |
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| ST OLAF COLLEGE | 54 | 721 |
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| R A SCHEMA FAMILY FARM LP | 8 | 600 |
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| NORTHFIELD CITY | 174 | 590 |
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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 Rice County
- $23.1M
- Paid in 2025
- 977
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Rice County, Minnesota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $7.9M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $7.7M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $5.4M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1.8M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $94K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $40K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Rice County
- 10
- Acres disclosed
- 1
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Rice County, Minnesota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| United Kingdom | 10 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Rice County, Minnesota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| POLARIS COMMUNITY SOLAR GARDEN, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 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 Rice County
- 980
- Policies
- 146,496
- Insured acres
- $16.6M
- Claims paid
- 2.50
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Rice County, Minnesota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $11.1M |
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| Soybeans | $5.4M |
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| Green Peas | $43K |
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| Wheat | $25K |
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| All Other Crops | $18K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 9,984
- CRP acres, 2025
- 27
- 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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Rice County last published these records on May 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.