Portage County, Wisconsin property search
Search an address or an owner in Portage County, Wisconsin with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 47,308 lots are mapped here, covering 527,766 acres. 8,651 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Portage County received $12.6 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 429 recipients. 6,466 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from United Kingdom. Crop insurance paid $12.4 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 47,308
- Lots mapped
- 527,766
- Acres
- 8,651
- Institutional
Land use in Portage County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Portage County, Wisconsin| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 1 | 23,134 | 38,071 |
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| 2 | 2,138 | 5,255 |
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| 4 | 1,652 | 41,680 |
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| 4,5 | 1,588 | 55,260 |
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| 4,5,5M | 1,367 | 49,145 |
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| 4,5M | 1,138 | 35,659 |
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| 5,6 | 1,057 | 29,708 |
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| 6 | 913 | 16,654 |
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| 5 | 872 | 16,600 |
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| 1,6 | 655 | 12,308 |
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| 1,5,6 | 616 | 15,154 |
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| 4,5,7 | 584 | 22,640 |
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Largest landowners in Portage County
Largest landowners by acreage in Portage County, Wisconsin| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| OKRAY PRODUCE COMPANY | 152 | 5,504 |
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| PARAMOUNT LAND LLC | 118 | 4,899 |
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| COUNTY OF PORTAGE | 443 | 4,101 |
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| JAMES BURNS & SONS FARM INC | 103 | 3,970 |
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| SOMERS MANAGEMENT LLC | 94 | 2,792 |
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| AGRI ALLIANCE LAND LLC | 82 | 2,635 |
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| WORZELLA & SONS INC | 88 | 2,599 |
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| CITY OF STEVENS POINT | 567 | 2,574 |
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| CONSOLIDATED WATER POWER COMPANY | 92 | 2,124 |
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| ELLIS INDUSTRIES LLC | 50 | 1,693 |
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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 Portage County
- $12.6M
- Paid in 2025
- 429
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Portage County, Wisconsin, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $6.3M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $3.2M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $1.7M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $1.1M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $143K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $120K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Portage County
- 6,466
- Acres disclosed
- 23
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Portage County, Wisconsin, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| United Kingdom | 3,669 |
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| Finland | 2,747 |
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| Netherlands | 50 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Portage County, Wisconsin| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| PORTAGE SOLAR, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 3,669 |
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| CONSOLIDATED WATER POWER COMPANY (FINLAND) | 2,747 |
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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 Portage County
- 391
- Policies
- 70,628
- Insured acres
- $12.4M
- Claims paid
- 1.60
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Portage County, Wisconsin, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Potatoes | $9.5M |
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| Corn | $1.4M |
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| Soybeans | $596K |
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| Cranberries | $302K |
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| Processing Beans | $248K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 632
- CRP acres, 2025
- 20
- Substations
- 1
- 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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Portage County last published these records on June 22, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.