Ellis County, Texas property search
Search an address or an owner in Ellis County, Texas with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 98,803 lots are mapped here. 19,932 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Ellis County received $10.3 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 575 recipients. 19,388 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $11.8 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 98,803
- Lots mapped
- 19,932
- Institutional
Federal farm payments in Ellis County
- $10.3M
- Paid in 2025
- 575
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Ellis County, Texas, 2025| Program | Paid |
|---|
| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $3.9M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $2.6M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $2.1M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $490K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $374K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $283K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Ellis County
- 19,388
- Acres disclosed
- 78
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Ellis County, Texas, 2024| Country | Acres |
|---|
| Germany | 4,165 |
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| United Kingdom | 4,154 |
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| Netherlands | 1,996 |
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| Singapore | 1,662 |
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| Panama | 1,625 |
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| Virgin Islands (british) | 1,514 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Ellis County, Texas| Holder (country) | Acres |
|---|
| HANSON AGGREGATES WEST, INC. (GERMANY) | 4,165 |
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| NORTH TEXAS CEMENT CO. (UNITED KINGDOM) | 1,795 |
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| WINDLING FARMS, LTD. (VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH)) | 1,514 |
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| PANIOLO RANCH, INC. (HONG KONG) | 1,441 |
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| D.J. CORP. (PANAMA) | 1,392 |
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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 Ellis County
- 409
- Policies
- 130,625
- Insured acres
- $11.8M
- Claims paid
- 1.88
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Ellis County, Texas, 2024| Crop | Claims |
|---|
| Corn | $6.5M |
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| Wheat | $2.4M |
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| Cotton | $2M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $447K |
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| Grain Sorghum | $255K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 314
- CRP acres, 2025
- 28
- Substations
- 2
- 345 kV and up
- 345 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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Ellis County last published these records on September 4, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.