Mellette County, South Dakota property search
Search an address or an owner in Mellette County, South Dakota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 7,548 lots are mapped here, covering 547,158 acres. 1,266 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Mellette County received $7.1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 282 recipients. Crop insurance paid $3.6 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 7,548
- Lots mapped
- 547,158
- Acres
- 1,266
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Mellette County
Largest landowners by acreage in Mellette County, South Dakota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| RAPID CREEK RANCH LLC ATTN LISA HAYNES | 123 | 17,741 |
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| RASMUSSEN 33 RANCH | 107 | 16,155 |
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| JENSEN CATTLE CORP | 88 | 13,818 |
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| NIELSEN LAND & CATTLE LLC | 86 | 13,479 |
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| BUTTE VIEW LAND COMPANY, LLC | 50 | 7,039 |
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| OASIS RANCH, LLC | 40 | 5,600 |
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| WYLY FAMILY LAND LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 39 | 5,057 |
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| HEIM ACRES, LLC | 33 | 4,435 |
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| CALVIN COLLINS FAMILY LTD PARTSHP | 28 | 4,302 |
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| C N LAND LLP | 26 | 4,028 |
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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 Mellette County
- $7.1M
- Paid in 2025
- 282
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Mellette County, South Dakota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Livestock Forage Program | $1.9M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $1.3M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $1.2M |
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| Livestock Indeminity Payments Program | $881K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $804K |
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| WECP17OF | $429K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Crop insurance in Mellette County
- 235
- Policies
- 160,187
- Insured acres
- $3.6M
- Claims paid
- 1.09
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Mellette County, South Dakota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $1.2M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $657K |
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| Wheat | $600K |
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| Soybeans | $448K |
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| Grain Sorghum | $316K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 10,146
- CRP acres, 2025
- 1
- Substations
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 Mellette County's records was taken on August 11, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.