Largest landowners in Delaware

The 50 companies, trusts and public agencies that hold the most land in Delaware, from county property records.

63,847Largest holding, acres202,387Acres on this list3Counties counted

Top 50 by acres held

1. DELAWARE STATE OF63,847 ac
954 parcels in 2 counties
2. STATE OF DELAWARE31,898 ac
1,020 parcels in 3 counties
3. DELAWARE WILD LANDS INC15,721 ac
68 parcels in 2 counties
4. SUSSEX COUNTY6,108 ac
358 parcels
5. NEW CASTLE COUNTY5,898 ac
514 parcels
6. DELAWARE, STATE OF, DNREC4,975 ac
38 parcels in 2 counties
7. DELAWARE CITY REFINING COMPANY LLC3,838 ac
22 parcels
8. WHEATLEY FARMS INC3,722 ac
32 parcels in 2 counties
9. DELAWARE WILDLANDS, INC.3,403 ac
2 parcels
10. MOUNTAIRE FARMS OF DELAWARE INC3,048 ac
36 parcels in 3 counties
11. SYCAMORE FARM DAIRY INC3,013 ac
22 parcels
12. WOIKOSKI FARMS INC3,008 ac
9 parcels
13. LOBLOLLY LLC2,714 ac
43 parcels in 2 counties
14. HARIM MILLSBORO LLC2,564 ac
35 parcels
15. CHARLES H. WEST FARMS, INC.2,539 ac
19 parcels
16. L G INVESTMENTS AND FARMING LLC2,220 ac
14 parcels
17. DELAWARE SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY2,192 ac
41 parcels in 3 counties
18. TRACE WOODLANDS LLC2,191 ac
16 parcels
19. UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE1,958 ac
204 parcels in 3 counties
20. BAXTER FARMS INC1,792 ac
28 parcels
21. FARM BOYS LLC1,768 ac
21 parcels
22. SHELAH BRANCH FARMS LLC1,743 ac
16 parcels
23. DELAWARE STATE OF THE1,740 ac
39 parcels in 2 counties
24. PARKER FARM PROPERTY LLC1,729 ac
27 parcels
25. SHOCKLEY G W SONS INC1,456 ac
9 parcels
26. EAST FARMS, LLC1,434 ac
3 parcels
27. CONTRACTORS EQUIPMENT, INC. OF DOVER1,419 ac
1 parcel
28. KRUGER FARMS INC1,376 ac
19 parcels
29. BOMBAY HOOK MANAGEMENT COMPANY , LLC1,321 ac
6 parcels
30. CITY OF WILMINGTON1,264 ac
204 parcels
31. HOLLYVILLE FARMS LLC1,237 ac
15 parcels
32. PARKWAY GRAVEL INC1,224 ac
76 parcels
33. DOUBLE H PROPERTIES LLC1,171 ac
17 parcels
34. CARLISLE FAMILY LLC1,160 ac
22 parcels in 2 counties
35. MASC FARMING, LLC1,146 ac
10 parcels
36. LEWES CITY OF1,127 ac
34 parcels
37. NEW CASTLE COUNTY-FOR USE OF1,115 ac
49 parcels
38. MT CUBA CENTER INC1,093 ac
40 parcels
39. DE LAND HOLDINGS 2 LLC1,090 ac
7 parcels in 2 counties
40. INDIAN RIVER POWER LLC1,023 ac
54 parcels
41. HEBRON-COVERDALE, LLC971 ac
2 parcels
42. PEMBERTON BRANCH PROPERTIES LLC941 ac
17 parcels
43. J & D VANDERWENDE & SONS FARMS LLC931 ac
17 parcels in 2 counties
44. KENT COUNTY LEVY COURT931 ac
59 parcels
45. R STANLEY COLLIER & SON, INC.923 ac
12 parcels
46. RUSSELL FARMS LLC918 ac
11 parcels
47. TRHC, LLC899 ac
5 parcels
48. APPOQUINIMINK SCHOOL DISTRICT892 ac
18 parcels
49. PAF LLC850 ac
8 parcels
50. MASTEN PARTNERS, LLC847 ac
6 parcels

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Questions

Who is the largest landowner in Delaware?

On county property records, DELAWARE STATE OF holds the most land in Delaware: 63,847 acres across 954 parcels in 2 counties.

How much land do the largest landowners in Delaware hold?

The 50 institutions on this list hold 202,387 acres between them. 13 of them are public bodies, such as the state, cities and agencies.

Why are no individuals on this list?

Deedlines ranks companies, trusts held by companies and government agencies only. A public ranking of private people by the land they own would be a list of where they live, so individuals are never ranked.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the assessor files of 3 Delaware counties, the same records behind each county's tax roll. Acreage is what the assessor records; a survey can differ, and a company filed under two spellings counts as two names.

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