Lancaster County, Nebraska property search
Search an address or an owner in Lancaster County, Nebraska with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 122,590 lots are mapped here, covering 516,233 acres. 23,927 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Lancaster County received $24.8 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,529 recipients. 1,579 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Switzerland. Crop insurance paid $7.8 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 122,590
- Lots mapped
- 516,233
- Acres
- 23,927
- Institutional
Land use in Lancaster County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Lancaster County, Nebraska| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Residential Improved | 97,240 | 51,788 |
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| Commercial Improved | 7,751 | 20,125 |
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| Residential Unimproved | 6,641 | 9,249 |
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| Ag Unimproved | 4,264 | 268,796 |
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| Commercial Unimproved | 3,406 | 35,959 |
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| Ag Improved | 2,956 | 129,031 |
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| Commercial IOLL | 1 | 1 |
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Largest landowners in Lancaster County
Largest landowners by acreage in Lancaster County, Nebraska| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| CITY OF LINCOLN | 819 | 8,506 |
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| AIRPORT AUTHORITY | 35 | 3,247 |
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| STATE OF NEBRASKA | 111 | 2,349 |
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| OELLING FARMS LLC | 25 | 1,919 |
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| COFFEY GROUNDS LLC | 20 | 1,748 |
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| FRANCKE FARMS INC | 24 | 1,715 |
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| LANCASTER COUNTY | 82 | 1,639 |
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| AGINVEST LLC | 29 | 1,457 |
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| BOARD OF REGENTS UNIV OF NEBR | 64 | 1,345 |
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| LOWER PLATTE SOUTH NATURAL RESOURCES DISTRICT | 31 | 1,130 |
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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 Nebraska
Federal farm payments in Lancaster County
- $24.8M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,529
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Lancaster County, Nebraska, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $10M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $9.5M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $4M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $280K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $61K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Lancaster County
- 1,579
- Acres disclosed
- 9
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Lancaster County, Nebraska, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Switzerland | 926 |
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| Japan | 335 |
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| Canada | 160 |
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| No foreign investor listed | 158 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Lancaster County, Nebraska| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| UNITED LELY INVESTMENTS, INC. (SWITZERLAND) | 535 |
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| SANDOZ PHARMACEUTICALS CORP. (SWITZERLAND) | 391 |
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| KAWASAKI MOTORS MANUFACTURING CORP., U.S.A. (JAPAN) | 335 |
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| FAWCETT, RUTH (CANADA) | 160 |
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| SCHROETER FAMILY FARM, LLC (998 - NO FOREIGN INVESTOR LISTED) | 158 |
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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 Lancaster County
- 2,180
- Policies
- 267,775
- Insured acres
- $7.8M
- Claims paid
- 0.74
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Lancaster County, Nebraska, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $5.8M |
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| Corn | $1.7M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $320K |
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| All Other Crops | $16K |
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| Wheat | $9K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 8,245
- CRP acres, 2025
- 88
- Substations
- 4
- 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 Lancaster County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.