Lorain County, Ohio property search
Search an address or an owner in Lorain County, Ohio with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 172,051 lots are mapped here, covering 311,329 acres. 35,309 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Lorain County received $5.5 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 378 recipients. 20 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $1 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 172,051
- Lots mapped
- 311,329
- Acres
- 35,309
- Institutional
Land use in Lorain County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Lorain County, Ohio| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 510 | 89,846 | 29,634 |
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| 500 | 21,376 | 5,483 |
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| 511 | 13,466 | 35,914 |
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| 400 | 11,446 | 22,772 |
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| 550 | 4,453 | 153 |
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| 501 | 3,467 | 6,257 |
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| 555 | 3,403 | 4,403 |
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| 110 | 3,029 | 79,045 |
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| 520 | 2,526 | 607 |
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| 599 | 2,378 | 3,220 |
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| 499 | 2,276 | 13,532 |
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| 553 | 1,567 | 2,330 |
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Largest landowners in Lorain County
Largest landowners by acreage in Lorain County, Ohio| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| METRO PARKS LORAIN COUNTY | 1,221 | 9,773 |
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| STATE OF OHIO | 1,428 | 4,137 |
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| LORAIN CITY OF | 935 | 1,830 |
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| LORAIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS | 508 | 1,448 |
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| LORAIN COUNTY LANDFILL LLC | 40 | 1,444 |
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| ELYRIA CITY OF | 1,067 | 1,382 |
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| NORTH RIDGEVILLE CITY OF | 627 | 1,145 |
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| AVON CITY OF | 471 | 1,094 |
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| CERES FARMS LLC | 25 | 1,025 |
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| OHIO TURNPIKE COMMISSION | 236 | 1,021 |
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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 Ohio
Federal farm payments in Lorain County
- $5.5M
- Paid in 2025
- 378
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Lorain County, Ohio, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $2.5M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $2.2M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $446K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $134K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $82K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $78K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Lorain County
- 20
- Acres disclosed
- 1
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Lorain County, Ohio, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 20 |
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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 Lorain County
- 358
- Policies
- 68,793
- Insured acres
- $1M
- Claims paid
- 0.29
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Lorain County, Ohio, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $495K |
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| All Other Crops | $208K |
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| Corn | $190K |
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| Wheat | $149K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 708
- CRP acres, 2025
- 76
- Substations
- 7
- 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 Lorain County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.