Hughes County, South Dakota property search
Search an address or an owner in Hughes County, South Dakota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 12,886 lots are mapped here, covering 514,234 acres. 2,233 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Hughes County received $10.4 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 280 recipients. 24,217 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from France. Crop insurance paid $2 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 12,886
- Lots mapped
- 514,234
- Acres
- 2,233
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Hughes County
Largest landowners by acreage in Hughes County, South Dakota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| NACHTIGAL FARMS INC. | 54 | 8,215 |
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| STATE OF SD (GAME, FISH & PARKS) | 111 | 7,637 |
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| WARRINER FAMILY LAND LTD PARTNERSHIP | 43 | 5,568 |
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| JONES FAMILY LAND PARTNERSHIP | 27 | 4,016 |
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| HANSEN LTD PARTNERSHIP | 24 | 3,758 |
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| HART LAND, LLC | 22 | 3,378 |
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| KRECH-KROEPLIN LLC | 21 | 3,350 |
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| DELCON JONES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 25 | 3,342 |
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| BOWERS DISTILLERY INC | 26 | 3,331 |
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| DUSTY ACRES LAND LTD PARTNERSHIP | 19 | 3,051 |
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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 Hughes County
- $10.4M
- Paid in 2025
- 280
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Hughes County, South Dakota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $5.7M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $2.4M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1.2M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $954K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $23K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual | $17K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Hughes County
- 24,217
- Acres disclosed
- 52
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Hughes County, South Dakota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| France | 23,844 |
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| Canada | 373 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Hughes County, South Dakota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| North Bend Wind Project LLC (FRANCE) | 23,844 |
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| JAYA RESOURCES INC. (CANADA) | 373 |
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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 Hughes County
- 592
- Policies
- 271,953
- Insured acres
- $2M
- Claims paid
- 0.13
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Hughes County, South Dakota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $995K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $277K |
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| Soybeans | $233K |
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| Sunflowers | $199K |
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| Grain Sorghum | $112K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 38,632
- CRP acres, 2025
- 13
- Substations
- 230 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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Hughes County last published these records on February 5, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.