Benson County, North Dakota property search
Search an address or an owner in Benson County, North Dakota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 9,420 lots are mapped here, covering 877,071 acres. 456 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Benson County received $22.3 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 511 recipients. 307 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $12 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 9,420
- Lots mapped
- 877,071
- Acres
- 456
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Benson County
Largest landowners by acreage in Benson County, North Dakota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA | 78 | 9,460 |
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| TUSEN TAKK FAMILY LP | 32 | 3,623 |
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| JC FOSSEN FARMS, LLC | 22 | 2,718 |
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| FAMILY FARM GRAIN COOP INC | 16 | 2,202 |
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| JAM FAMILY FARMS LLC | 19 | 2,009 |
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| PAR FAMILY FARM LLC | 16 | 1,986 |
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| CT BISBEE FARMS LLC | 18 | 1,965 |
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| ND STATE SCHOOL LANDS | 17 | 1,350 |
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| TOPP LAND AND CATTLE LLC | 19 | 1,294 |
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| HOFFERT'S SHIRE LLC | 8 | 1,098 |
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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 North Dakota
Federal farm payments in Benson County
- $22.3M
- Paid in 2025
- 511
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Benson County, North Dakota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $12.4M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $5.4M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $1.7M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $1.1M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $974K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $618K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Benson County
- 307
- Acres disclosed
- 1
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Benson County, North Dakota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 307 |
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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 Benson County
- 1,456
- Policies
- 588,746
- Insured acres
- $12M
- Claims paid
- 0.40
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Benson County, North Dakota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Dry Beans | $1.9M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $1.9M |
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| Wheat | $1.7M |
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| Soybeans | $1.6M |
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| Corn | $1.5M |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 11,020
- CRP acres, 2025
- 24
- Substations
- 115 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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Benson County last published these records on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.