Chouteau County, Montana property search
Search an address or an owner in Chouteau County, Montana with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 14,284 lots are mapped here, covering 2,554,454 acres. 5,478 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Chouteau County received $27.9 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 787 recipients. 2,408 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $16.3 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 14,284
- Lots mapped
- 2,554,454
- Acres
- 5,478
- Institutional
Land use in Chouteau County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Chouteau County, Montana| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Vacant Land | 8,743 | 1,653,095 |
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| Improved Property | 3,154 | 423,663 |
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| Exempt Property | 2,058 | 426,650 |
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| Tribal Property | 65 | 33,152 |
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| Industrial Property | 53 | 748 |
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| CN - Centrally Assessed Non-Valued Property | 38 | 109 |
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| Apartment | 10 | 5 |
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| Mobile/RV Parks | 4 | 10 |
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| Townhouse | 4 | 1 |
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| CA - Centrally Assessed | 2 | 1 |
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| Partial Exempt Property | 2 | 1 |
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| Gravel Pit | 1 | 40 |
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Largest landowners in Chouteau County
Largest landowners by acreage in Chouteau County, Montana| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF MONTANA | 826 | 263,846 |
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| IX RANCH COMPANY LLC | 164 | 59,313 |
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| XL CATTLE COMPANY | 63 | 26,243 |
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| LAZY K-6 RANCH INC | 73 | 19,094 |
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| TWIN HILLS COLONY INC | 56 | 18,225 |
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| WITT RANCH CO | 44 | 13,620 |
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| MEISSNER RANCHES 2 INC | 44 | 13,010 |
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| WYNNERUSH RANCH HOLDINGS LLC | 57 | 12,250 |
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| M & V FARM AND RANCH INC | 46 | 11,250 |
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| SAND CREEK RANCH LLC | 33 | 10,277 |
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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 Chouteau County
- $27.9M
- Paid in 2025
- 787
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Chouteau County, Montana, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $18.8M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $3.5M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1.8M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $1.7M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $878K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $785K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Chouteau County
- 2,408
- Acres disclosed
- 8
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Chouteau County, Montana, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 1,160 |
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| Canada | 481 |
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| Italy | 320 |
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| Japan | 287 |
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| Bahamas | 160 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Chouteau County, Montana| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| EGT, LLC (JAPAN) | 287 |
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| IOWA LAND & GEN. DEVEL. CORP. (BAHAMAS) | 160 |
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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 Chouteau County
- 1,241
- Policies
- 1,047,603
- Insured acres
- $16.3M
- Claims paid
- 0.66
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Chouteau County, Montana, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Wheat | $9.2M |
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| Dry Peas | $4.1M |
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| Barley | $1.6M |
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| Mustard | $675K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $315K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 88,860
- CRP acres, 2025
- 28
- 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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Chouteau County last published these records on August 4, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.