Butte County, South Dakota property search
Search an address or an owner in Butte County, South Dakota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 12,522 lots are mapped here, covering 1,246,674 acres. 2,907 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Butte County received $8.5 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 397 recipients. 12,330 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Belgium. Crop insurance paid $1.8 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 12,522
- Lots mapped
- 1,246,674
- Acres
- 2,907
- Institutional
Land use in Butte County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Butte County, South Dakota| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| AGA | 4,388 | 1,171,022 |
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| NAD-S | 1,888 | 17 |
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| NAC-S | 887 | 410 |
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| NAD | 776 | 0 |
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| USA | 616 | 0 |
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| NAC | 608 | 838 |
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| NADC | 487 | 27 |
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| STATE | 423 | 29 |
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| AGSL | 187 | 73,104 |
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| CITY | 136 | 0 |
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| COUNTY | 91 | 0 |
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| NACC | 77 | 138 |
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Largest landowners in Butte County
Largest landowners by acreage in Butte County, South Dakota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| TEXAS DAKOTA PARTNERS, LTD 18695 WILLOW CREEK TRL | 104 | 44,314 |
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| WEINREIS BROTHERS LAND, LLP 12284 HORSE CREEK LOOP | 72 | 26,078 |
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| SOUTH FORK RANCH OF THE MOREAU 19610 US HIGHWAY 85 | 71 | 18,806 |
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| TWO TOP LAND & LIVESTOCK, LLC PO BOX 265 | 41 | 15,964 |
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| ORWICK LAND COMPANY LLC C/O JOHN & CINDY ORWICK | 37 | 14,758 |
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| OWL BUTTE SOUTH DAKOTA LLC PO BOX 323 | 35 | 14,022 |
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| DAVIS RANCHES INC 17153 CAMP CROOK RD | 27 | 12,202 |
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| J&J SMEENK RANCH, LLC 16795 SMEENK RD | 36 | 11,841 |
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| LERMENY LIVESTOCK, INC PO BOX 266 | 26 | 11,418 |
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| GOTFREDSON ELM CREEK RANCH 14611 OLD HWY 212 | 29 | 11,369 |
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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 Butte County
- $8.5M
- Paid in 2025
- 397
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Butte County, South Dakota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $2M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1.6M |
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| Non-Insured Assistance Program | $1.5M |
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| Livestock Forage Program | $1.3M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $736K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $486K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Butte County
- 12,330
- Acres disclosed
- 2
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Butte County, South Dakota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Belgium | 12,330 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Butte County, South Dakota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Belle Fourche Land & Livestock LLC (BELGIUM) | 12,330 |
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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 Butte County
- 109
- Policies
- 205,988
- Insured acres
- $1.8M
- Claims paid
- 1.23
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Butte County, South Dakota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $985K |
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| Forage Production | $342K |
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| Apiculture | $294K |
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| Corn | $131K |
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| Forage Seeding | $48K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 102,608
- CRP acres, 2025
- 12
- Substations
- 115 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 Butte County's records was taken on August 11, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.