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Lafayette County, Wisconsin property search

Search an address or an owner in Lafayette County, Wisconsin with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 21,547 lots are mapped here, covering 405,469 acres. 4,325 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.

Farmers and landowners in Lafayette County received $15.5 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 929 recipients. 23,582 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Portugal. Crop insurance paid $11.2 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.

21,547
Lots mapped
405,469
Acres
4,325
Institutional

Land use in Lafayette County

Parcels and acreage by land use in Lafayette County, Wisconsin
Land useParcelsAcres
15,1335,226
4,54,007131,430
43,89088,600
4,5,71,26743,128
4,5,5M1,16941,319
4,5M96728,040
2696940
4,758613,590
53161,913
1,42932,761
4,5,5M,726210,727
7157406

Largest landowners in Lafayette County

Largest landowners by acreage in Lafayette County, Wisconsin
OwnerParcelsAcres
DARLINGTON J WISCONSIN LLC912,896
STATE OF WISCONSIN1052,666
US CORE FARMLAND FUND OP LP192,597
DARLINGTON FARMS INC682,335
THUNDERBRANCH ACRES INC571,853
PINNACLE HEARTLAND OPERATING COMPANY,LLC511,718
DIEDRICH FARMS-IL WI LLC411,408
HILLWOOD WIS, LLC391,326
GOLDEN K ACRES,LLC401,242
BAHR COUNTRY LAND, LLC361,210

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 Lafayette County

$15.5M
Paid in 2025
929
Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, 2025
ProgramPaid
Emergency Commodity Assistance Program$7.5M
Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops$3.8M
CRP Payment - Annual Rental$3.2M
Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24$505K
Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$379K
Dairy Margin Coverage$64K

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

Foreign-held farmland in Lafayette County

23,582
Acres disclosed
61
Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, 2024
CountryAcres
Portugal18,376
Germany3,229
Netherlands1,712
Italy140
France119
Canada6

Largest disclosed holders

Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Lafayette County, Wisconsin
Holder (country)Acres
QUILT BLOCK WIND FARM, L.L.C. (PORTUGAL)10,131
SHULLSBURG WIND FARM, LLC (PORTUGAL)3,685
Horizon Wind Energy, LLC (PORTUGAL)2,348
QUILT BLOCK WIND FARM II, LLC (PORTUGAL)2,054
FAS FARMS LLC (GERMANY)731

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 Lafayette County

1,273
Policies
205,658
Insured acres
$11.2M
Claims paid
0.70
Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, 2024
CropClaims
Corn$6.1M
Soybeans$5.1M
Forage Seeding$22K
Barley$19K
Wheat$11K

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

Conservation and the power grid

12,359
CRP acres, 2025
19
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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Nearby counties in Wisconsin

  • Iowa County31,563
  • Green County28,058
  • Grant County48,673
  • Dane County218,093
  • Richland County20,863
  • Sauk County50,672
  • Rock County72,770
  • Crawford County23,015

All Wisconsin counties

Lafayette County last published these records on June 22, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.