Sanborn County, South Dakota property search
Search an address or an owner in Sanborn County, South Dakota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 5,090 lots are mapped here, covering 371,657 acres. 787 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Sanborn County received $14.8 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 513 recipients. 2,396 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $7.7 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 5,090
- Lots mapped
- 371,657
- Acres
- 787
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Sanborn County
Largest landowners by acreage in Sanborn County, South Dakota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| ESTABROOK AG, LLC | 53 | 6,253 |
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| BRUCE PODY LLC | 28 | 5,322 |
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| DAO FARMS,INC | 35 | 4,650 |
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| UPLAND HUTTERIAN BRETHREN, INC | 23 | 3,962 |
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| TROY & AMY OLSON LAND LLC | 44 | 3,932 |
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| GK OLSON LAND LLC | 29 | 3,844 |
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| RUBENDALL CATTLE CO., INC | 28 | 3,795 |
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| JJ DAVIS FAMILY LLC | 23 | 2,987 |
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| ARTHUR & EUNICE OLSON FAMILY LLC | 19 | 2,341 |
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| RED CARDINAL, LLC | 13 | 2,101 |
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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 Sanborn County
- $14.8M
- Paid in 2025
- 513
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Sanborn County, South Dakota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $5.9M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $4.9M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $2.9M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $431K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $390K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $142K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Sanborn County
- 2,396
- Acres disclosed
- 3
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Sanborn County, South Dakota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 2,396 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Sanborn County, South Dakota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| HOMMELSHEIM, ALFRED ET AL (GERMANY) | 2,396 |
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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 Sanborn County
- 638
- Policies
- 188,624
- Insured acres
- $7.7M
- Claims paid
- 0.67
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Sanborn County, South Dakota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $3.5M |
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| Corn | $3M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $1.1M |
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| Forage Seeding | $46K |
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| All Other Crops | $32K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 24,327
- CRP acres, 2025
- 11
- 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 Sanborn County's records was taken on August 11, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.