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Howard County, Texas property search

Search an address or an owner in Howard County, Texas with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 20,654 lots are mapped here, covering 570,632 acres. 3,892 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.

Farmers and landowners in Howard County received $18.9 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 616 recipients. 26,129 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $35.8 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.

20,654
Lots mapped
570,632
Acres
3,892
Institutional

Land use in Howard County

Parcels and acreage by land use in Howard County, Texas
Land useParcelsAcres
A110,27319,826
F11,1637,817
E149040,134
A1,A14813,450
B122665
F1,F12051,757
B29522
E815,761
E37116,239
A2491,816
A1,A244105
E1,E1437,702

Largest landowners in Howard County

Largest landowners by acreage in Howard County, Texas
OwnerParcelsAcres
DOROTHY GARRETT FMLY PTNSHP LP4320,546
MORITA RANCHES, LLC2111,959
STEWART LAND MANAGEMENT LTD1911,052
H H WILKINSONS CROSS F RANCH LLC209,262
POWELL R L & BOBBY RANCH LTD169,165
FLEABAG FINANCIAL LTD198,744
RTK RANCH, LP136,839
MORGAN FAMILY RANCHES, LTD136,395
CROWNROCK, LP226,312
Y BAR FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP135,908

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 Texas

Federal farm payments in Howard County

$18.9M
Paid in 2025
616
Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Howard County, Texas, 2025
ProgramPaid
Emergency Commodity Assistance Program$10.4M
Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops$7.4M
CRP Payment - Annual Rental$296K
Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24$236K
Non-Insured Assistance Program$226K
Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$189K

USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county

Foreign-held farmland in Howard County

26,129
Acres disclosed
53
Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Howard County, Texas, 2024
CountryAcres
Canada16,368
Germany5,036
No predominant country code4,725

Largest disclosed holders

Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Howard County, Texas
Holder (country)Acres
Gunsignt Mountain Wind Energy, LLC (CANADA)16,368
EC&R PANTHER CREEK WIND FARM, L.L.C. (GERMANY)5,036
Texas Big Spring, LLC (999 - NO PREDOMINANT COUNTRY CODE)4,725

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 Howard County

1,054
Policies
279,823
Insured acres
$35.8M
Claims paid
1.68
Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Howard County, Texas, 2024
CropClaims
Cotton$35.1M
Pasture,Rangeland,Forage$567K
Annual Forage$118K
Grain Sorghum$86K
Wheat$11K

USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.

Conservation and the power grid

11,815
CRP acres, 2025
13
Substations
4
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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Nearby counties in Texas

  • Martin County7,255
  • Mitchell County8,743
  • Borden County3,752
  • Glasscock County2,988
  • Sterling County2,364
  • Dawson County9,676
  • Midland County75,645
  • Scurry County13,849

All Texas counties

Howard County last published these records on September 4, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.