Brookings County, South Dakota property search
Search an address or an owner in Brookings County, South Dakota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 18,211 lots are mapped here, covering 502,787 acres. 3,638 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Brookings County received $20.9 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 823 recipients. 2,586 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Netherlands. Crop insurance paid $5.4 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 18,211
- Lots mapped
- 502,787
- Acres
- 3,638
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Brookings County
Largest landowners by acreage in Brookings County, South Dakota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| CRW PROPERTIES SD LLC (D) | 51 | 6,136 |
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| RED WILLOW HUTTER BRETHREN INC (D) | 38 | 4,428 |
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| ROLLAND HUTTERIAN BRETHREN INC (D) | 25 | 3,780 |
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| KLEINJAN FARMS INC (D) | 23 | 2,804 |
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| KNUTSON FARM LAND LLC (D) | 25 | 2,765 |
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| THIELEN FARMS INC (D) | 21 | 2,706 |
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| BROOKINGS CITY (D) | 202 | 2,439 |
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| VASKE FARMS LLC (D) | 20 | 2,411 |
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| R ADVENTURES LLC (D) | 20 | 1,823 |
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| JR FARMS INC (D) | 18 | 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 South Dakota
Federal farm payments in Brookings County
- $20.9M
- Paid in 2025
- 823
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Brookings County, South Dakota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $9.9M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $4.6M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $3.3M |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $1.6M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $740K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $264K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Brookings County
- 2,586
- Acres disclosed
- 18
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Brookings County, South Dakota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Netherlands | 930 |
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| Canada | 838 |
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| Ireland | 340 |
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| Mexico | 160 |
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| Germany | 160 |
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| United Kingdom | 158 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Brookings County, South Dakota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| K.C. DAIRIES, LLP (IRELAND) | 340 |
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| KRAUSE, JOHN; & W.J. KUEHLER (CANADA) | 320 |
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| HILLTOP FARMS, LLC (NETHERLANDS) | 160 |
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| WERKEL B.V. (NETHERLANDS) | 160 |
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| CONSOLODATED READY MIX, INC. (MEXICO) | 160 |
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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 Brookings County
- 1,183
- Policies
- 302,507
- Insured acres
- $5.4M
- Claims paid
- 0.44
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Brookings County, South Dakota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $2.6M |
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| Soybeans | $2.3M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $419K |
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| Wheat | $55K |
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| Oats | $20K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 20,945
- CRP acres, 2025
- 39
- Substations
- 3
- 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 Brookings County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.