Custer County, South Dakota property search
Search an address or an owner in Custer County, South Dakota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 12,838 lots are mapped here, covering 994,362 acres. 2,180 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Custer County received $4.4 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 188 recipients. Crop insurance paid $730,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 12,838
- Lots mapped
- 994,362
- Acres
- 2,180
- Institutional
Land use in Custer County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Custer County, South Dakota| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Residential | 5,824 | 34,947 |
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| Agricultural | 4,399 | 480,707 |
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| Exempt | 2,151 | 476,952 |
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| Commercial | 462 | 1,755 |
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Largest landowners in Custer County
Largest landowners by acreage in Custer County, South Dakota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| DAKOTA PARTNERSHIP | 83 | 22,675 |
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| GCC DACOTAH, INC | 99 | 13,451 |
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| 7-11 RANCH, INC | 41 | 9,501 |
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| BATTLE CREEK VALLEY RANCH, LP | 34 | 8,911 |
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| BCR, INC | 19 | 6,562 |
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| SANDERS RANCH | 37 | 6,038 |
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| BISON RANCH, LLC | 38 | 5,749 |
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| CORRIENTE CAMPS, LLC | 41 | 5,711 |
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| RITTBERGER BEEF, INC | 46 | 5,234 |
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| WOOD RANCH, LP | 30 | 4,276 |
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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 Custer County
- $4.4M
- Paid in 2025
- 188
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Custer County, South Dakota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $1.3M |
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| Livestock Forage Program | $913K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $903K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $345K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $221K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $216K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Crop insurance in Custer County
- 55
- Policies
- 54,957
- Insured acres
- $730K
- Claims paid
- 1.08
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Custer County, South Dakota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Forage Production | $366K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $216K |
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| Corn | $72K |
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| Forage Seeding | $38K |
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| All Other Crops | $35K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 3,694
- CRP acres, 2025
- 10
- 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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Custer County last published these records on April 15, 2021. Assessment records, not a survey.