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Largest landownersWho holds the most land in Delaware County, by total acreage.
Largest parcelsThe biggest individual tracts in the county, ranked by size.
Out-of-state ownersWho owns Delaware County from somewhere else, and where they live.

Delaware County by the Numbers

Median parcel size: 4.7 acres
measured from mapped boundaries
90th-percentile parcel: 56 acres
County land area: 923,261 acres
U.S. Census measurement
Communities: 22
0.0% of parcels outside any incorporated place
Out-of-state owners: 14.2% of parcels
by owner mailing address

Who Owns Delaware County?

Share of the county’s 42,630 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	85.9%
Companies & organizations	7.0%
Trusts & estates	2.1%
Government	4.5%
Other / unclassified	0.5%

The largest owner on record is CITY OF NEW YORK with 762 parcels — see the full landowner leaderboard.

Parcel Records (~42,630 total)

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Parcel ID	Owner	Address	City	Acreage
3420000002001000	CITY OF NEW YORK	NYC RD	Colchester	6806.91
3130000001008000	CITY OF NEW YORK	DEL SECTION #35	Tompkins	4778.85
3430000001004000	CITY OF NEW YORK	NEW YORK CITY HWY 30A	Andes	4255.13
3380000001001000	BEAR SPRING MOUNTAIN	TROUT BROOK RD	Colchester	3657.20
2700000001031000	CITY OF NEW YORK	DEL SECTION #37	Tompkins	2813.16
3500000002003000	CITY OF NEW YORK	DEL SECTION #33	Tompkins	2802.11
3750000001023000	FARM EAST LLC	SHINHOPPLE RD	Colchester	2769.00
3120000001003000	CITY OF NEW YORK	DEL SECTION #34	Tompkins	2750.40
3170000001016000	STATE OF NEW YORK	BEAR SPRING MTN	Walton	2398.40
3500000001001000	CITY OF NEW YORK	STATE HWY 10	Deposit	2217.80

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many parcels are in Delaware County?

The Delaware County assessor roll on file records 42,630 parcels across 22 communities.

Who owns the most land in Delaware County?

CITY OF NEW YORK holds 762 parcels, the most of any owner on record — the largest-landowners leaderboard ranks the top 25.

What is the typical parcel size in Delaware County?

Measured from mapped boundaries, the median parcel is 4.7 acres, and nine parcels in ten are under 56 acres. Boundary-measured area closely tracks deeded acreage but is not the deed.

How much of Delaware County is owned from out of state?

14.2% of parcels list an owner mailing address outside NY, per the county’s own records.

How much of Delaware County is government-owned?

Government entities — federal, state, and local — hold 4.5% of the county’s parcels, classified from owner names on the roll.

How current is this data?

It comes from the Delaware County assessor roll dated October 2019. 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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42,630 parcels across 22 communities in Delaware County.

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