National Land Ownership Rankings

These rankings are computed from the same database that serves every page on this site — more than 85 million parcel records compiled from county assessor rolls. No estimates and no survey data: every number traces to recorded parcels, and every ranking states its own coverage rules, because an honest ranking says what it can and cannot see. How the records are processed is documented in the methodology.

• The 100 Largest Landowners in AmericaEvery owner name in 90 million assessor records, aggregated nationally and ranked by how many parcels each holds.
• Counties with the Most Out-of-State OwnersWhere the tax bills leave the state: absentee-ownership rates for every county with reliable mailing data.
• The Largest Counties in the United StatesCounty land areas from the Census, beside how many parcels each one’s assessor actually records.
• Government Land Ownership by StateThe share of parcels held by federal, state, and local government in each state, classified from owner names.