Polk County, Wisconsin property search
Search an address or an owner in Polk County, Wisconsin with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 48,863 lots are mapped here, covering 611,515 acres. 6,077 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Polk County received $9 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 607 recipients. 1,495 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from United Kingdom. Crop insurance paid $4 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 48,863
- Lots mapped
- 611,515
- Acres
- 6,077
- Institutional
Land use in Polk County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Polk County, Wisconsin| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 1 | 21,859 | 45,616 |
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| 4,5 | 2,230 | 72,512 |
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| 4 | 1,773 | 40,725 |
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| 6 | 1,547 | 30,433 |
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| 2 | 1,487 | 3,793 |
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| 4,5,5M | 1,362 | 50,007 |
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| 4,5M | 1,193 | 36,530 |
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| 5,6 | 1,158 | 35,144 |
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| 1,6 | 1,113 | 21,157 |
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| 1,5,6 | 868 | 24,335 |
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| 5 | 868 | 14,419 |
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| 1,4 | 698 | 9,460 |
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Largest landowners in Polk County
Largest landowners by acreage in Polk County, Wisconsin| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| POLK COUNTY | 437 | 17,012 |
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| WISCONSIN, STATE OF | 234 | 7,583 |
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| STERLING, TOWN OF | 121 | 4,364 |
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| WISCONSIN CONSERVATION COMMISSION | 68 | 2,452 |
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| DRESSER TRAP ROCK INC | 101 | 2,372 |
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| ULRICH FACILITY LLC | 49 | 1,641 |
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| OWENS FARMS INC | 49 | 1,564 |
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| BERGMANN FARMS LLC | 36 | 1,041 |
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| PEPST FARM INC | 28 | 989 |
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| BETZOLDVALE FARMS INC | 27 | 988 |
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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 Polk County
- $9M
- Paid in 2025
- 607
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Polk County, Wisconsin, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $4.1M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $3.5M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $854K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $275K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $164K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $56K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Polk County
- 1,495
- Acres disclosed
- 6
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Polk County, Wisconsin, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| United Kingdom | 1,495 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Polk County, Wisconsin| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| APPLE RIVER SOLAR, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 1,375 |
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| CAMAS MINNESOTA, INC. (UNITED KINGDOM) | 120 |
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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 Polk County
- 669
- Policies
- 110,414
- Insured acres
- $4M
- Claims paid
- 0.59
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Polk County, Wisconsin, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $2.2M |
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| Soybeans | $1.5M |
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| Processing Beans | $188K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $115K |
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| Forage Seeding | $36K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 2,071
- CRP acres, 2025
- 39
- Substations
- 161 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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Polk County last published these records on June 22, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.