Dawson County, Montana property search
Search an address or an owner in Dawson County, Montana with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 9,059 lots are mapped here, covering 1,519,174 acres. 2,189 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Dawson County received $20.2 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 483 recipients. 14,408 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $6.4 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 9,059
- Lots mapped
- 1,519,174
- Acres
- 2,189
- Institutional
Land use in Dawson County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Dawson County, Montana| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Improved Property | 4,117 | 253,884 |
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| Vacant Land | 3,827 | 1,083,775 |
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| Exempt Property | 848 | 165,557 |
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| Apartment | 50 | 17 |
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| CN - Centrally Assessed Non-Valued Property | 43 | 189 |
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| Mobile/RV Parks | 16 | 143 |
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| Industrial Property | 13 | 1,053 |
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| Townhouse | 10 | 1 |
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| Partial Exempt Property | 8 | 64 |
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| Non-Valued Property | 5 | 15 |
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Largest landowners in Dawson County
Largest landowners by acreage in Dawson County, Montana| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF MONTANA | 170 | 75,589 |
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| STATE OF MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | 44 | 19,473 |
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| 52 RANCH INC | 31 | 17,224 |
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| WSC LIVESTOCK INC | 30 | 15,749 |
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| WOLFF & SONS INC | 34 | 14,860 |
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| KOLBERG INC | 30 | 12,402 |
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| HEART PLUS LLC | 26 | 11,643 |
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| MAHLSTEDT RANCH INC | 21 | 10,085 |
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| COUNTRY CROSS RANCH LLC | 30 | 9,967 |
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| CULLINAN RANCH LLC | 16 | 9,659 |
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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 Dawson County
- $20.2M
- Paid in 2025
- 483
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Dawson County, Montana, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $7.5M |
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| Livestock Forage Program | $2.6M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $2.2M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $2M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $1.7M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $1.4M |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Dawson County
- 14,408
- Acres disclosed
- 5
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Dawson County, Montana, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 13,450 |
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| Bahamas | 958 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Dawson County, Montana| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| INVENERGY WIND DEVELOPMENT LLC (CANADA) | 8,312 |
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| MX RANCH INC. (CANADA) | 4,332 |
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| IOWA LAND & GEN. DEVEL. CORP. (BAHAMAS) | 958 |
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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 Dawson County
- 462
- Policies
- 567,543
- Insured acres
- $6.4M
- Claims paid
- 0.71
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Dawson County, Montana, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Wheat | $2.8M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $1.2M |
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| Dry Peas | $1.1M |
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| Dry Beans | $372K |
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| Forage Production | $311K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 29,615
- CRP acres, 2025
- 13
- 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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Dawson County last published these records on August 4, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.