Steele County, Minnesota property search
Search an address or an owner in Steele County, Minnesota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 20,207 lots are mapped here, covering 275,308 acres. 3,246 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Steele County received $32.7 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 883 recipients. 20 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Netherlands. Crop insurance paid $17.1 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 20,207
- Lots mapped
- 275,308
- Acres
- 3,246
- Institutional
Land use in Steele County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Steele County, Minnesota| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Residential\single Unit | 11,816 | 14,413 |
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| Agriculture | 4,527 | 234,130 |
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| Comm Land/Bld | 727 | 1,328 |
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| Municipal Prop All Other | 429 | 2,039 |
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| Residential Vacant Land | 400 | 285 |
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| Indust Land/Building | 379 | 1,978 |
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| 1 To 3 Unit Dwelling | 231 | 74 |
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| Other Properties | 206 | 122 |
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| 4 Or More Units | 152 | 153 |
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| Rural Vacant Land | 131 | 2,176 |
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| 2a Farm Entity 1st Tier | 113 | 6,202 |
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| Seasonal Rec Residential | 102 | 83 |
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Largest landowners in Steele County
Largest landowners by acreage in Steele County, Minnesota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| Rodney Anderson Farms Llc | 45 | 2,368 |
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| Rjc Farms Llc | 32 | 2,114 |
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| Minn State of Highway Dept | 94 | 2,068 |
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| City of Owatonna | 391 | 2,037 |
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| Heers Land Company Llc | 24 | 1,508 |
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| Dietz Land Company Llc | 22 | 1,506 |
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| Deml Farms Llc | 26 | 1,287 |
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| Model Ten Lp | 16 | 1,271 |
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| Scattered Acres Llc | 24 | 1,165 |
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| Mn State of Dept Ntl Res | 19 | 1,161 |
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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 Steele County
- $32.7M
- Paid in 2025
- 883
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Steele County, Minnesota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $11.7M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $11.1M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $7.1M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $2.7M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $79K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $24K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Steele County
- 20
- Acres disclosed
- 1
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Steele County, Minnesota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Netherlands | 20 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Steele County, Minnesota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| GLASS HOUSE, LLP (NETHERLANDS) | 20 |
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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 Steele County
- 814
- Policies
- 187,097
- Insured acres
- $17.1M
- Claims paid
- 2.11
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Steele County, Minnesota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $11.3M |
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| Soybeans | $5.5M |
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| Sweet Corn | $127K |
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| Dry Beans | $56K |
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| Green Peas | $30K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 11,068
- CRP acres, 2025
- 23
- 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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Steele County last published these records on May 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.