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Largest landowners in Illinois

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

64,219Largest holding, acres607,279Acres on this list97Counties counted

Top 50 by acres held

  1. 1. COOK COUNTY FOREST PRE64,219 ac
    3,619 parcels
  2. 2. STATE OF ILLINOIS45,142 ac
    3,389 parcels in 44 counties
  3. 3. FARMLAND RESERVE INC43,046 ac
    530 parcels in 24 counties
  4. 4. LAKE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT30,801 ac
    1,821 parcels
  5. 5. STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES23,673 ac
    528 parcels in 12 counties
  6. 6. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD22,870 ac
    1,256 parcels
  7. 7. FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF KANE COUNTY22,754 ac
    940 parcels
  8. 8. CERES FARMS CROPLAND HOLDINGS LLC18,841 ac
    242 parcels in 26 counties
  9. 9. CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION, LLC18,166 ac
    193 parcels in 5 counties
  10. 10. FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT16,825 ac
    979 parcels
  11. 11. PH FARMS LLC16,164 ac
    129 parcels in 9 counties
  12. 12. STATE OF ILL14,062 ac
    163 parcels in 6 counties
  13. 13. RAILROAD13,608 ac
    4,996 parcels in 3 counties
  14. 14. LINCOLN DOWSON PARTNERS LLC10,962 ac
    128 parcels in 6 counties
  15. 15. SHRIVER BROTHERS LP10,022 ac
    108 parcels in 2 counties
  16. 16. STATE OF IL DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES9,815 ac
    172 parcels in 4 counties
  17. 17. STATE OF ILL-DEPT OF CONS9,791 ac
    149 parcels
  18. 18. 92131 LLC9,428 ac
    128 parcels in 14 counties
  19. 19. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE REALTY & ENV PLANNING9,064 ac
    61 parcels
  20. 20. FPI ILLINOIS II LLC8,717 ac
    153 parcels in 3 counties
  21. 21. GRIGSBY FAMILY PARTNERSHIP8,465 ac
    118 parcels in 2 counties
  22. 22. BABSON FARMS INC8,402 ac
    86 parcels in 5 counties
  23. 23. CAMPBELL RUN ENTERPRISES LLC8,258 ac
    138 parcels
  24. 24. ILLINOIS POWER GENERATING COMPANY % VISTRA ENERGY TAX8,153 ac
    47 parcels
  25. 25. WAMBLE MOUNTAIN FARMS LLC7,697 ac
    93 parcels in 10 counties
  26. 26. FARMLAND PARTNERS INC OPERATIONS7,677 ac
    97 parcels
  27. 27. WINNEBAGO COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT7,336 ac
    184 parcels
  28. 28. RUBENACKER BROTHERS LLC7,175 ac
    87 parcels in 3 counties
  29. 29. ILLINOIS STATE OF,7,130 ac
    246 parcels in 6 counties
  30. 30. TELLUS DEMETRA LLC7,002 ac
    93 parcels in 8 counties
  31. 31. DOWNEN FAMILY FARMS LP6,409 ac
    131 parcels in 4 counties
  32. 32. LAWRENCE LAND HOLDINGS LLC6,266 ac
    77 parcels in 12 counties
  33. 33. TAKIFF LLC6,139 ac
    75 parcels in 9 counties
  34. 34. WESTERN FARMLAND LLC6,105 ac
    85 parcels in 4 counties
  35. 35. KIRCHNER FARMS LLC6,010 ac
    81 parcels in 3 counties
  36. 36. SPIROS LEGACY FARMS LLC5,886 ac
    67 parcels in 2 counties
  37. 37. GRANDVIEW FARM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP5,787 ac
    118 parcels
  38. 38. MIDWEST GENERATION LLC5,787 ac
    67 parcels in 5 counties
  39. 39. ROSELANDS INC5,646 ac
    38 parcels in 2 counties
  40. 40. CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT5,605 ac
    2,250 parcels
  41. 41. ADWELL CORP5,587 ac
    29 parcels in 2 counties
  42. 42. LONGVIEW BANK & TRUST5,562 ac
    135 parcels
  43. 43. ALMO FARM ANSTALT LTD5,408 ac
    55 parcels
  44. 44. RACEHORSE INVESTMENTS LLC5,293 ac
    60 parcels in 9 counties
  45. 45. PARISH HOLDINGS LP5,192 ac
    70 parcels in 7 counties
  46. 46. VISTRA CORP5,165 ac
    41 parcels
  47. 47. TRUST #351 PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK TRUSTEE5,126 ac
    75 parcels
  48. 48. EXELON GENERATION CO, LLC5,040 ac
    64 parcels in 3 counties
  49. 49. PREMIERE FARM PROPERTIES LLC5,005 ac
    62 parcels in 9 counties
  50. 50. SKILLET FORK FARMS5,000 ac
    47 parcels

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Questions

Who is the largest landowner in Illinois?

On county property records, COOK COUNTY FOREST PRE holds the most land in Illinois: 64,219 acres across 3,619 parcels.

How much land do the largest landowners in Illinois hold?

The 50 institutions on this list hold 607,279 acres between them. 14 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 97 Illinois 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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