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Custer County, Montana property search

Search an address or an owner in Custer County, Montana with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 11,992 lots are mapped here, covering 2,413,018 acres. 4,028 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.

Farmers and landowners in Custer County received $6.1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 157 recipients. 17,880 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Japan. Crop insurance paid $2.6 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.

11,992
Lots mapped
2,413,018
Acres
4,028
Institutional

Land use in Custer County

Parcels and acreage by land use in Custer County, Montana
Land useParcelsAcres
Improved Property5,092186,655
Vacant Land5,0311,664,163
Exempt Property1,571543,238
Apartment40257
CN - Centrally Assessed Non-Valued Property28751
Mobile/RV Parks2245
Non-Valued Property2042
Industrial Property17356
Partial Exempt Property514
Townhouse41
Golf Course1124
Gravel Pit1637

Largest landowners in Custer County

Largest landowners by acreage in Custer County, Montana
OwnerParcelsAcres
STATE OF MONTANA296152,070
FARMLAND RESERVE INC235126,846
COFFEE NEFSY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP19894,091
COFFEE RANCH LLC9748,240
J & R CHRISTENSEN LAND LLC6540,749
N - N LLC5933,304
DIAMOND J CATTLE LLC6332,929
PHALEN RANCH CO5832,381
DIAMOND RING RANCH LLC6029,100
B B & H RANCH COMPANY7928,591

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 Custer County

$6.1M
Paid in 2025
157
Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Custer County, Montana, 2025
ProgramPaid
Livestock Forage Program$3.1M
Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24$1.2M
Emergency Commodity Assistance Program$755K
Livestock Forage Disaster Program$299K
Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP$159K
Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops$157K

USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county

Foreign-held farmland in Custer County

17,880
Acres disclosed
8
Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Custer County, Montana, 2024
CountryAcres
Japan6,400
Belgium6,107
Switzerland3,200
Liechtenstein1,653
Bahamas320
Canada200

Largest disclosed holders

Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Custer County, Montana
Holder (country)Acres
SHEFFIELD RANCH CORP. (BELGIUM)6,107
MONTRANCH N.V. (SWITZERLAND)3,200
HOOK RANCH, N.V. (LIECHTENSTEIN)1,280
BULL CREEK RANCH, N.V. (LIECHTENSTEIN)373
IOWA LAND & GEN. DEVEL. CORP. (BAHAMAS)320

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 Custer County

92
Policies
339,843
Insured acres
$2.6M
Claims paid
1.59
Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Custer County, Montana, 2024
CropClaims
Corn$917K
Pasture,Rangeland,Forage$796K
Wheat$404K
Forage Production$276K
All Other Crops$147K

USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.

Conservation and the power grid

5,259
CRP acres, 2025
24
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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Nearby counties in Montana

  • Prairie County3,779
  • Fallon County4,728
  • Powder River County7,235
  • Carter County7,997
  • Wibaux County2,238
  • Dawson County9,059
  • Rosebud County11,135
  • Treasure County2,169

All Montana counties

Custer County last published these records on August 4, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.