Day County, South Dakota property search
Search an address or an owner in Day County, South Dakota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 11,382 lots are mapped here, covering 651,962 acres. 1,843 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Day County received $23.1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 768 recipients. 23,311 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Denmark. Crop insurance paid $11.7 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 11,382
- Lots mapped
- 651,962
- Acres
- 1,843
- Institutional
Land use in Day County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Day County, South Dakota| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| WD | 3,084 | 165,699 |
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| QD | 802 | 28,282 |
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| OT | 734 | 49,248 |
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| TD | 195 | 13,650 |
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| CD | 124 | 9,086 |
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| ED | 8 | 784 |
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| AD | 3 | 320 |
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| 201 | 2 | 0 |
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| 101 | 1 | 0 |
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| 106 | 1 | 0 |
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| G | 1 | 120 |
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Largest landowners in Day County
Largest landowners by acreage in Day County, South Dakota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| HANSMEIER & SON A CORP | 36 | 4,969 |
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| STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA HABITAT SECTION | 75 | 4,461 |
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| SCHURING FARMS INC | 39 | 4,318 |
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| PARKSHILL FARMS LLC | 28 | 3,714 |
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| TOWNSEND FAMILY FARMS LLC | 30 | 3,559 |
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| WAGNER'S INC | 31 | 3,266 |
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| ZIMMERMAN REAL ESTATE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 27 | 2,954 |
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| HANSMEIER & SON INC | 23 | 2,788 |
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| HERR REAL ESTATE LTD PTN | 30 | 2,693 |
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| HANSMEIER & SON CORP | 20 | 2,609 |
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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 Day County
- $23.1M
- Paid in 2025
- 768
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Day County, South Dakota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $10.7M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $6.5M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $5.4M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $117K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $100K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $82K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Day County
- 23,311
- Acres disclosed
- 64
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Day County, South Dakota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Denmark | 22,948 |
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| United Kingdom | 363 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Day County, South Dakota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Orsted Onshore Real Estate Holdings, LLC (DENMARK) | 22,948 |
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| Jack Rabbit Wind, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 363 |
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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 Day County
- 1,017
- Policies
- 342,669
- Insured acres
- $11.7M
- Claims paid
- 0.64
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Day County, South Dakota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $6M |
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| Soybeans | $4.7M |
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| Wheat | $418K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $358K |
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| Dry Beans | $71K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 45,111
- CRP acres, 2025
- 19
- 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 Day County's records was taken on August 11, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.