Buchanan County, Missouri property search
Search an address or an owner in Buchanan County, Missouri with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 40,147 lots are mapped here, covering 249,658 acres. 6,970 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Buchanan County received $4.6 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 494 recipients. 697 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Turks and Caicos Islands. Crop insurance paid $1.1 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 40,147
- Lots mapped
- 249,658
- Acres
- 6,970
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Buchanan County
Largest landowners by acreage in Buchanan County, Missouri| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF STATE OF MISSOURI | 36 | 4,029 |
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| CITY OF ST JOSEPH | 243 | 3,377 |
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| RJA FAMILY PROPERTIES LLC | 23 | 2,169 |
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| RAYFIELD PROPERTIES LLC | 26 | 1,268 |
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| FRAKES ESTATES LLC | 6 | 1,228 |
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| IEG CORPORATION | 5 | 1,117 |
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| JLM FARMS | 13 | 855 |
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| KIRSCHNER FARMS LLC | 19 | 829 |
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| SWALLOW TAIL LLC | 14 | 746 |
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| LONG FARMS INC A CORP | 10 | 695 |
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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 Missouri
Federal farm payments in Buchanan County
- $4.6M
- Paid in 2025
- 494
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Buchanan County, Missouri, 2025| Program | Paid |
|---|
| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $3.7M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $509K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $376K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual | $30K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $447 |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $11 |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Buchanan County
- 697
- Acres disclosed
- 2
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Buchanan County, Missouri, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Turks and Caicos Islands | 595 |
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| Netherlands | 102 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Buchanan County, Missouri| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| MISSOURI VALLEY FARMS (TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS) | 595 |
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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 Buchanan County
- 596
- Policies
- 100,301
- Insured acres
- $1.1M
- Claims paid
- 0.24
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Buchanan County, Missouri, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $719K |
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| Soybeans | $378K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $7K |
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| Popcorn | $6K |
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| All Other Crops | $2K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 2,864
- CRP acres, 2025
- 14
- Substations
- 1
- 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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This copy of Buchanan County's records was taken on August 11, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.