Aurora County, South Dakota property search
Search an address or an owner in Aurora County, South Dakota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 5,734 lots are mapped here, covering 456,271 acres. 1,198 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Aurora County received $12.3 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 551 recipients. 1,060 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $5.9 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 5,734
- Lots mapped
- 456,271
- Acres
- 1,198
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Aurora County
Largest landowners by acreage in Aurora County, South Dakota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| RH JOHNSON HOLDINGS INC | 39 | 6,043 |
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| GEN 5 LLC | 39 | 4,906 |
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| GILBERTZ FARM LLC | 35 | 3,370 |
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| HAWKINS FAMILY LLP | 14 | 2,183 |
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| NIELSEN FAMILY LAND LLC | 13 | 2,110 |
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| DAKOTA FIELDS LLC | 17 | 1,994 |
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| OLEO LAND LLC | 14 | 1,958 |
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| EDINGER FAMILY LLC | 12 | 1,871 |
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| A5 RANCH LIVING TRUST | 10 | 1,601 |
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| STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA | 142 | 1,350 |
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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 South Dakota
Federal farm payments in Aurora County
- $12.3M
- Paid in 2025
- 551
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Aurora County, South Dakota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $5.9M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $3.9M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1.4M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $659K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $192K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $94K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Aurora County
- 1,060
- Acres disclosed
- 3
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Aurora County, South Dakota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 900 |
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| Canada | 160 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Aurora County, South Dakota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| CED Aurora County Wind, LLC (GERMANY) | 900 |
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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 Aurora County
- 876
- Policies
- 267,759
- Insured acres
- $5.9M
- Claims paid
- 0.36
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Aurora County, South Dakota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $2.5M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $1.7M |
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| Corn | $921K |
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| Sunflowers | $570K |
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| Apiculture | $99K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 16,555
- CRP acres, 2025
- 14
- Substations
- 69 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 Aurora County's records was taken on August 11, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.