Potter County, South Dakota property search
Search an address or an owner in Potter County, South Dakota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 7,029 lots are mapped here, covering 550,031 acres. 1,210 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Potter County received $21.6 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 371 recipients. 877 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $4.2 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 7,029
- Lots mapped
- 550,031
- Acres
- 1,210
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Potter County
Largest landowners by acreage in Potter County, South Dakota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| CRONIN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 78 | 9,805 |
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| RAYMOND W SUTTON & SON INC | 59 | 7,307 |
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| NAGEL BROTHERS INC | 46 | 6,601 |
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| RAY GOEBEL & SONS INC | 30 | 4,233 |
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| VOGEL & SAUTNER LAND PARTNERSHIP | 25 | 3,561 |
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| DEMOTS, LLC | 22 | 3,358 |
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| BROWN FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 20 | 2,739 |
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| DEROUCHEY DAIRY FARM INC | 18 | 2,337 |
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| LEMLER RANCH LAND LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 17 | 2,306 |
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| RAUSCH HERITAGE LP | 16 | 2,263 |
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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 Potter County
- $21.6M
- Paid in 2025
- 371
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Potter County, South Dakota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $13.2M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $5.5M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1.5M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $952K |
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| Emergency Grain Storage Facility Asstnce | $310K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $42K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Potter County
- 877
- Acres disclosed
- 5
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Potter County, South Dakota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 877 |
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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 Potter County
- 687
- Policies
- 369,695
- Insured acres
- $4.2M
- Claims paid
- 0.25
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Potter County, South Dakota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Sunflowers | $2M |
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| Corn | $809K |
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| Soybeans | $452K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $409K |
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| Wheat | $355K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 32,503
- CRP acres, 2025
- 3
- 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 Potter County's records was taken on August 11, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.