Wells County, North Dakota property search
Search an address or an owner in Wells County, North Dakota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 8,778 lots are mapped here, covering 825,829 acres. 808 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Wells County received $25.5 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 474 recipients. 32 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $22.9 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 8,778
- Lots mapped
- 825,829
- Acres
- 808
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Wells County
Largest landowners by acreage in Wells County, North Dakota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| FLICK BROTHERS LEGACY, LP | 58 | 7,582 |
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| WECKERLY FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #1 | 43 | 5,938 |
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| HOFF BROTHERS, LLP | 40 | 4,741 |
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| WECKERLY FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #3 | 30 | 4,059 |
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| STATE OF N DAK | 24 | 2,761 |
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| ODE EBEL FARM LLC | 19 | 2,664 |
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| BYRON & GAIL NELSON FAMILY FARM, LLP | 24 | 2,195 |
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| DAKOTA DRIFT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 20 | 2,007 |
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| STATE OF ND | 19 | 1,892 |
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| SWENSON FAMILY PROPERTIES, LLP | 13 | 1,805 |
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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 Wells County
- $25.5M
- Paid in 2025
- 474
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Wells County, North Dakota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $16.1M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $4.8M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $2.2M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $968K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $886K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $409K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Wells County
- 32
- Acres disclosed
- 1
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Wells County, North Dakota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 32 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Wells County, North Dakota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| ALLIANCE PIPELINE L.P. (CANADA) | 32 |
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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 Wells County
- 1,360
- Policies
- 618,913
- Insured acres
- $22.9M
- Claims paid
- 0.66
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Wells County, North Dakota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $9M |
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| Dry Beans | $5.2M |
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| Soybeans | $4.6M |
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| Wheat | $2M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $952K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 13,697
- CRP acres, 2025
- 12
- 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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Wells County last published these records on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.