Karnes County, Texas property search
Search an address or an owner in Karnes County, Texas with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 14,436 lots are mapped here, covering 870,529 acres. 2,621 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Karnes County received $2.1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 273 recipients. 3,463 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Italy. Crop insurance paid $1.6 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 14,436
- Lots mapped
- 870,529
- Acres
- 2,621
- Institutional
Land use in Karnes County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Karnes County, Texas| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| D1 | 5,210 | 671,762 |
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| A1 | 2,921 | 5,127 |
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| C1 | 1,466 | 3,214 |
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| E1 | 1,117 | 87,189 |
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| F1 | 739 | 7,648 |
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| A2 | 573 | 9,437 |
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| E | 549 | 25,528 |
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| XVT | 328 | 1,304 |
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| D1W | 173 | 29,911 |
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| XVC | 77 | 351 |
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| E2 | 75 | 3,446 |
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| XVR | 75 | 156 |
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Largest landowners in Karnes County
Largest landowners by acreage in Karnes County, Texas| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| HENDERSON-WESSENDORFF FOUNDATION | 7 | 8,529 |
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| TKN RANCHES LTD | 37 | 6,318 |
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| TURNBULL LAND & CATTLE LTD | 7 | 5,146 |
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| DDR WILLIAMS LTD | 3 | 4,975 |
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| MAY FAMILY FARMS, LTD | 9 | 4,581 |
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| PL URBAN PROPERTIES LLC | 9 | 4,514 |
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| GRAMM FAMILY FARM PARTNERSHIP | 1 | 4,450 |
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| TH RANCH LP | 1 | 4,450 |
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| RUTTER RANCH LTD | 7 | 3,738 |
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| DR FARM & RANCH, LP | 16 | 3,570 |
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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 Texas
Federal farm payments in Karnes County
- $2.1M
- Paid in 2025
- 273
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Karnes County, Texas, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $896K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $692K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $364K |
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| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $96K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $50K |
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| Livestock Forage Program | $6K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Karnes County
- 3,463
- Acres disclosed
- 7
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Karnes County, Texas, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Italy | 3,178 |
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| Canada | 153 |
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| Austria | 132 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Karnes County, Texas| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Horse Wrangler Solar Project LLC (ITALY) | 2,315 |
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| Texas Sage Solar Project LLC (ITALY) | 863 |
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| ENCANA OIL & GAS (USA), INC. (CANADA) | 133 |
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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 Karnes County
- 130
- Policies
- 69,123
- Insured acres
- $1.6M
- Claims paid
- 0.89
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Karnes County, Texas, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $785K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $760K |
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| Grain Sorghum | $39K |
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| Wheat | $5K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 7
- 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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Karnes County last published these records on September 4, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.