Buffalo County, South Dakota property search
Search an address or an owner in Buffalo County, South Dakota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 2,627 lots are mapped here, covering 309,330 acres. 707 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Buffalo County received $3.4 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 64 recipients. Crop insurance paid $1.1 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 2,627
- Lots mapped
- 309,330
- Acres
- 707
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Buffalo County
Largest landowners by acreage in Buffalo County, South Dakota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| KLEIN LAND & CATTLE LLC | 96 | 14,852 |
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| KNIPPLING LAND & CATTLE INC | 89 | 12,125 |
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| DJ CATTLE INC | 78 | 11,358 |
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| JERRY KNIPPLING & SONS INC | 76 | 11,128 |
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| PAUL DALY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 47 | 6,661 |
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| MAYER RANCHES INC | 29 | 4,065 |
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| EL DORADO RANCH LLP | 24 | 3,733 |
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| ROSE L 7 RANCH INC | 24 | 3,382 |
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| THE BROADAXE CORPORATION | 21 | 3,298 |
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| JERRY KNIPPLING & SONS LLC | 23 | 3,150 |
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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 Buffalo County
- $3.4M
- Paid in 2025
- 64
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Buffalo County, South Dakota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $2.2M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $963K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $112K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $21K |
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| NAP Regular Web-Based | $20K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $17K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Crop insurance in Buffalo County
- 241
- Policies
- 145,857
- Insured acres
- $1.1M
- Claims paid
- 0.22
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Buffalo County, South Dakota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $652K |
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| Corn | $299K |
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| Soybeans | $45K |
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| Annual Forage | $38K |
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| All Other Crops | $20K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 4,343
- CRP acres, 2025
- 4
- Substations
- 1
- 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 Buffalo County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.