Big Horn County, Montana property search
Search an address or an owner in Big Horn County, Montana with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 14,973 lots are mapped here, covering 3,197,973 acres. 4,372 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Big Horn County received $7.1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 268 recipients. 117,694 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Belgium. Crop insurance paid $7.6 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 14,973
- Lots mapped
- 3,197,973
- Acres
- 4,372
- Institutional
Land use in Big Horn County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Big Horn County, Montana| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Vacant Land | 6,512 | 1,364,534 |
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| Tribal Property | 4,440 | 1,526,311 |
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| Improved Property | 2,697 | 165,848 |
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| Exempt Property | 834 | 103,353 |
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| Industrial Property | 84 | 19,156 |
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| Apartment | 48 | 17 |
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| CN - Centrally Assessed Non-Valued Property | 33 | 74 |
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| Mobile/RV Parks | 22 | 685 |
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| IR - Industrial Rural | 17 | 3,714 |
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| Partial Exempt Property | 12 | 559 |
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| Condominium | 10 | 190 |
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| Gravel Pit | 10 | 2,027 |
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Largest landowners in Big Horn County
Largest landowners by acreage in Big Horn County, Montana| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| SUNLIGHT RANCH COMPANY | 561 | 192,541 |
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| MONETTE FARMS USA INC | 220 | 51,712 |
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| HEAL HOLDINGS LLC | 151 | 44,918 |
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| SCOTT LAND & LIVESTOCK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 170 | 42,377 |
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| PADLOCK RANCH CO | 174 | 41,180 |
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| NAVAJO TRANSITIONAL ENERGY COMPANY LLC | 156 | 38,573 |
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| PADLOCK RANCH CO INC | 90 | 34,151 |
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| POCKET CREEK RANCH LLC | 50 | 24,262 |
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| MONTAYLOR CORP | 95 | 22,106 |
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| STATE OF MONTANA | 67 | 20,855 |
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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 Montana
Federal farm payments in Big Horn County
- $7.1M
- Paid in 2025
- 268
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Big Horn County, Montana, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Livestock Forage Program | $2.5M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $2M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $1.3M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $554K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $316K |
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| WECP17OF | $171K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Big Horn County
- 117,694
- Acres disclosed
- 13
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Big Horn County, Montana, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Belgium | 43,611 |
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| No foreign investor listed | 42,447 |
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| Germany | 15,000 |
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| Venezuela | 10,560 |
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| United Kingdom | 4,804 |
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| Canada | 1,112 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Big Horn County, Montana| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Heal Holdings LLC (BELGIUM) | 43,611 |
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| Monette Farms USA, Inc. (998 - NO FOREIGN INVESTOR LISTED) | 42,447 |
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| WESTMORELAND RESOURCES, INC. (GERMANY) | 15,000 |
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| KEMPH LAND & LIVESTOCK COMPANY (VENEZUELA) | 10,560 |
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| SPRING CREEK COAL CO. (UNITED KINGDOM) | 1,957 |
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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 Big Horn County
- 287
- Policies
- 1,428,381
- Insured acres
- $7.6M
- Claims paid
- 1.13
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Big Horn County, Montana, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $5.9M |
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| Sugar Beets | $590K |
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| Wheat | $325K |
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| Corn | $280K |
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| Forage Production | $190K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 4,685
- CRP acres, 2025
- 50
- Substations
- 230 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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Big Horn County last published these records on August 4, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.