Dakota County
Parcel & Property Data
About This Data
LandBrief holds 10,029 parcel records for Dakota County, sourced from county records. Each includes the parcel boundary, and — where the county publishes them — owner, situs address, acreage, assessed values and legal description.
Data from the Dakota County assessor roll dated October 2023, loaded August 2026. See data sources for every county’s vintage.
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Dakota County by the Numbers
- Median parcel size
- 0.41 acres
measured from mapped boundaries - 90th-percentile parcel
- 65.1 acres
- County land area
- 169,137 acres
U.S. Census measurement - Communities
- 7
41.0% of parcels outside any incorporated place
Who Owns Dakota County?
Share of the county’s 10,029 parcels by the kind of owner on record. Classified from owner names, so the boundaries are approximate; an entity the rules cannot place counts as an individual.
| Owner type | Share of parcels |
|---|---|
| Individuals | 71.6% |
| Companies & organizations | 17.2% |
| Trusts & estates | 9.8% |
| Government | 0.8% |
| Other / unclassified | 0.6% |
The largest owner on record is SOUTH SIOUX CITY, CITY OF with 120 parcels — see the full landowner leaderboard.
Parcel Records (~10,029 total)
| Parcel ID | Owner | Address | City | Acreage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220147469 | NELSEN JR,TRUSTEE, HANS M | — | Unincorporated | 74.81 † |
| 220083231 | GRAINBELT FARMS, L.L.C. | — | Unincorporated | 1338.30 † |
| 220058733 | OLSON TRUSTEE, JACQUELINE T | — | Unincorporated | 627.55 † |
| 220075131 | PETERSON, TRUSTEE, GERTRUDE VIRGINIA | — | Unincorporated | 532.57 † |
| 220059063 | ANDERSEN FARMS, INC. | — | Unincorporated | 514.77 † |
| 220085021 | ANDERSEN, BRYCE L | — | Unincorporated | 422.21 † |
| 220083541 | COTTONWOOD FLATS INC | — | Unincorporated | 410.41 † |
| 220161917 | GRAINBELT FARMS, L.L.C. | — | Unincorporated | 387.71 † |
| 220083320 | GRAINBELT FARMS, L.L.C. | — | Unincorporated | 380.96 † |
| 220060827 | OLSON TRUSTEE, JACQUELINE T | — | Unincorporated | 369.83 † |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many parcels are in Dakota County?
The Dakota County assessor roll on file records 10,029 parcels across 7 communities, with 41.0% lying outside any incorporated place.
Who owns the most land in Dakota County?
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, CITY OF holds 120 parcels, the most of any owner on record — the largest-landowners leaderboard ranks the top 25.
What is the typical parcel size in Dakota County?
Measured from mapped boundaries, the median parcel is 0.41 acres, and nine parcels in ten are under 65.1 acres. Boundary-measured area closely tracks deeded acreage but is not the deed.
How much of Dakota County is government-owned?
Government entities — federal, state, and local — hold 0.8% of the county’s parcels, classified from owner names on the roll.
How current is this data?
It comes from the Dakota County assessor roll dated October 2023. Counties deliver on their own schedules; the methodology page explains how records are processed and the data sources page tracks every county’s vintage.
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10,029 parcels across 7 communities in Dakota County.