McPherson County, South Dakota property search
Search an address or an owner in McPherson County, South Dakota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 8,854 lots are mapped here, covering 736,864 acres. 2,121 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in McPherson County received $7.7 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 296 recipients. 99,840 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from United Kingdom. Crop insurance paid $5.1 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 8,854
- Lots mapped
- 736,864
- Acres
- 2,121
- Institutional
Largest landowners in McPherson County
Largest landowners by acreage in McPherson County, South Dakota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL & PUBLIC LANDS | 174 | 21,712 |
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| AMAN BROTHERS FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 105 | 10,681 |
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| WALTMAN LAND & CATTLE COMPANY LLP | 72 | 10,534 |
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| VILHAUER LAND LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 81 | 9,252 |
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| SPRING CREEK HUTTERIAN BRETHREN INC. | 34 | 5,441 |
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| PLAINVIEW HUTTERIAN BRETHREN, INC. | 32 | 4,863 |
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| O RANCH INC. | 31 | 4,502 |
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| BRAUN FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 44 | 4,466 |
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| KINDELSPIRE FARMS INC. | 32 | 4,391 |
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| MACK LAND LLP | 32 | 3,868 |
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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 McPherson County
- $7.7M
- Paid in 2025
- 296
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in McPherson County, South Dakota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $5.2M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1.2M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $1.1M |
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| Livestock Indeminity Payments Program | $109K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $45K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $39K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in McPherson County
- 99,840
- Acres disclosed
- 73
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in McPherson County, South Dakota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| United Kingdom | 63,796 |
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| Spain | 36,044 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in McPherson County, South Dakota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Leola Wind Farm, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 63,796 |
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| TATANKA II, L.L.C. (SPAIN) | 36,044 |
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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 McPherson County
- 772
- Policies
- 403,594
- Insured acres
- $5.1M
- Claims paid
- 0.31
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in McPherson County, South Dakota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $2.7M |
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| Soybeans | $1.1M |
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| Corn | $898K |
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| Wheat | $204K |
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| All Other Crops | $94K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 25,508
- CRP acres, 2025
- 1
- 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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This copy of McPherson County's records was taken on August 11, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.