Ritchie County
Parcel & Property Data
About This Data
LandBrief holds 12,789 parcel records for Ritchie 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 Ritchie County assessor roll dated August 2019, loaded August 2026. See data sources for every county’s vintage.
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Ritchie County by the Numbers
- Median parcel size
- 2.9 acres
measured from mapped boundaries - 90th-percentile parcel
- 64.3 acres
- County land area
- 289,274 acres
U.S. Census measurement - Communities
- 7
72.8% of parcels outside any incorporated place - Out-of-state owners
- 19.5% of parcels
by owner mailing address
Who Owns Ritchie County?
Share of the county’s 12,789 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 | 89.7% |
| Companies & organizations | 5.4% |
| Trusts & estates | 1.3% |
| Government | 2.1% |
| Other / unclassified | 1.5% |
The largest owner on record is HEARTWOOD FORESTLAND FUND IV with 274 parcels — see the full landowner leaderboard.
Parcel Records (~12,789 total)
| Parcel ID | Owner | Address | City | Acreage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 10003100000000 | STATE OF W.VA.-DEPT OF NAT'L | — | Unincorporated | 1731.00 |
| 05 24003500000000 | W VA CONSERVATION COMM | — | Unincorporated | 1369.92 |
| 05 49000200000000 | LAYFIELD SHELIA P | — | Unincorporated | 1119.38 |
| 07 28003600000000 | BAILEY C MARK | — | Unincorporated | 795.03 |
| 10 25000500000000 | SUTTON JEREMY W | — | Unincorporated | 671.17 |
| 03 14000500000000 | LANDRUM EDDY F | — | Unincorporated | 637.09 |
| 07 36004200010000 | BAILEY C MYRON | — | Unincorporated | 568.57 |
| 05 15003000000000 | ECO FOREST LTD | — | Unincorporated | 493.00 |
| 05 29002100000000 | HARTLEY MARTHA | — | Unincorporated | 489.50 |
| 10 29000100000000 | HUPP RUSSELL & REGINA | — | Unincorporated | 476.25 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many parcels are in Ritchie County?
The Ritchie County assessor roll on file records 12,789 parcels across 7 communities, with 72.8% lying outside any incorporated place.
Who owns the most land in Ritchie County?
HEARTWOOD FORESTLAND FUND IV holds 274 parcels, the most of any owner on record — the largest-landowners leaderboard ranks the top 25.
What is the typical parcel size in Ritchie County?
Measured from mapped boundaries, the median parcel is 2.9 acres, and nine parcels in ten are under 64.3 acres. Boundary-measured area closely tracks deeded acreage but is not the deed.
How much of Ritchie County is owned from out of state?
19.5% of parcels list an owner mailing address outside WV, per the county’s own records.
How much of Ritchie County is government-owned?
Government entities — federal, state, and local — hold 2.1% of the county’s parcels, classified from owner names on the roll.
How current is this data?
It comes from the Ritchie County assessor roll dated August 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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12,789 parcels across 7 communities in Ritchie County.