Adams County, Wisconsin property search
Search an address or an owner in Adams County, Wisconsin with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 38,481 lots are mapped here, covering 444,036 acres. 6,211 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Adams County received $6.6 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 150 recipients. 3,422 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $6.7 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 38,481
- Lots mapped
- 444,036
- Acres
- 6,211
- Institutional
Land use in Adams County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Adams County, Wisconsin| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 1 | 23,470 | 47,484 |
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| 1,6 | 2,330 | 34,986 |
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| 6 | 1,192 | 26,795 |
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| 4,5 | 921 | 31,626 |
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| 4 | 788 | 21,548 |
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| 5,6 | 725 | 22,672 |
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| 1,5,6 | 663 | 17,450 |
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| 4,5M | 633 | 19,345 |
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| 2 | 563 | 4,529 |
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| 4,5,5M | 486 | 18,222 |
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| 5 | 438 | 9,776 |
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| 4,5,7 | 336 | 13,700 |
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Largest landowners in Adams County
Largest landowners by acreage in Adams County, Wisconsin| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF WISCONSIN | 291 | 7,976 |
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| SAND VALLEY RESTORATION FUND LLC | 179 | 7,149 |
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| SIGNATURE FARMS II LLC | 172 | 5,587 |
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| HTFF LS LLC | 106 | 3,766 |
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| WISCONSIN DUNES LLC | 91 | 3,505 |
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| METEOR TIMBER LLC | 85 | 3,376 |
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| PAVELSKI FARMS LLC | 72 | 2,818 |
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| CERES FARMS WISCONSIN LLC | 78 | 2,745 |
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| BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC LANDS | 165 | 2,740 |
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| STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | 62 | 2,236 |
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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 Wisconsin
Federal farm payments in Adams County
- $6.6M
- Paid in 2025
- 150
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Adams County, Wisconsin, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $3.6M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $1.2M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $993K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $628K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $178K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $24K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Adams County
- 3,422
- Acres disclosed
- 6
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Adams County, Wisconsin, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 3,422 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Adams County, Wisconsin| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| JJW CRANBERRIES, L.L.C. (CANADA) | 1,278 |
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| JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A.) (CANADA) | 1,179 |
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| John Hancock Life & Health Insurance Co. (CANADA) | 965 |
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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 Adams County
- 340
- Policies
- 67,012
- Insured acres
- $6.7M
- Claims paid
- 0.81
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Adams County, Wisconsin, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Potatoes | $4M |
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| Processing Beans | $756K |
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| Soybeans | $710K |
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| Corn | $536K |
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| Sweet Corn | $316K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 284
- CRP acres, 2025
- 24
- Substations
- 138 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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Adams County last published these records on June 22, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.