Meade County, South Dakota property search
Search an address or an owner in Meade County, South Dakota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 20,868 lots are mapped here, covering 2,222,023 acres. 3,769 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Meade County received $9 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 448 recipients. 9,657 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $6.7 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 20,868
- Lots mapped
- 2,222,023
- Acres
- 3,769
- Institutional
Land use in Meade County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Meade County, South Dakota| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| AGA | 8,115 | 2,029,624 |
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| NACS | 4,260 | 23,830 |
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| NADS | 3,518 | 1,807 |
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| NAC | 1,318 | 10,759 |
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| NAD | 1,027 | 1,481 |
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| NADC | 728 | 1,275 |
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| EXEMPT | 564 | 14,699 |
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| NACC | 283 | 4,548 |
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| AGC | 162 | 5,499 |
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| AGSL | 120 | 44,328 |
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| NAD1S | 11 | 38 |
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| AGD | 10 | 183 |
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Largest landowners in Meade County
Largest landowners by acreage in Meade County, South Dakota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| LAKE FLAT LAND COMPANY LLC | 68 | 20,583 |
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| J SIX SD LAND HOLDINGS LP | 58 | 19,942 |
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| EDEN VALLEY LLC | 88 | 18,061 |
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| BROKEN BRIDGE RANCH LLC | 56 | 17,033 |
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| RAFTER BAR F RANCH LLC | 58 | 16,567 |
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| MAGIC CANYON LP | 63 | 16,056 |
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| TRASK REAL ESTATE LP | 46 | 14,228 |
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| LEVIN RANCH INC | 42 | 13,413 |
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| LODAHL FARMS REAL ESTATE LLC | 39 | 13,295 |
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| HBW LLC | 50 | 12,356 |
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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 Meade County
- $9M
- Paid in 2025
- 448
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Meade County, South Dakota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $3.1M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $2.1M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $2.1M |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $400K |
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| ECPCOF | $242K |
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| WECPCOF | $184K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Meade County
- 9,657
- Acres disclosed
- 4
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Meade County, South Dakota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 6,954 |
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| United Kingdom | 1,920 |
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| Bahamas | 783 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Meade County, South Dakota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| FRIGGSTAD, DAVID O. (CANADA) | 6,804 |
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| NATIONAL GRID RENEWABLES PROJECTS, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 1,920 |
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| IOWA LAND & GEN. DEVEL. CORP. (BAHAMAS) | 783 |
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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 Meade County
- 419
- Policies
- 456,187
- Insured acres
- $6.7M
- Claims paid
- 0.90
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Meade County, South Dakota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Forage Production | $3.7M |
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| Wheat | $1.3M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $943K |
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| Corn | $234K |
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| Sunflowers | $179K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 252,200
- CRP acres, 2025
- 15
- 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 Meade County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.