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Largest landowners in Iowa

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

114,073Largest holding, acres507,510Acres on this list99Counties counted

Top 50 by acres held

  1. 1. STATE OF IOWA114,073 ac
    7,070 parcels in 70 counties
  2. 2. AMANA SOCIETY23,507 ac
    713 parcels in 2 counties
  3. 3. VAN DIEST FAMILY LLC16,482 ac
    523 parcels in 4 counties
  4. 4. VanDiest Family LLC15,613 ac
    469 parcels
  5. 5. Radar Enterprises LLC15,090 ac
    446 parcels in 4 counties
  6. 6. Midwest Oilseeds Inc13,469 ac
    421 parcels in 9 counties
  7. 7. KRUGER FARMS INC13,079 ac
    172 parcels in 5 counties
  8. 8. POLK COUNTY12,807 ac
    2,662 parcels
  9. 9. DESERET TRUST COMPANY12,667 ac
    340 parcels in 17 counties
  10. 10. IOWA, STATE OF12,104 ac
    969 parcels in 23 counties
  11. 11. CITY OF DES MOINES11,380 ac
    6,332 parcels in 3 counties
  12. 12. IOWA NATURAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION10,812 ac
    408 parcels in 39 counties
  13. 13. TAYLOR FAMILY FARMS FOUNDATION INC10,614 ac
    299 parcels
  14. 14. BWT HOLDINGS LLLP10,402 ac
    304 parcels in 7 counties
  15. 15. RCK PROPERTIES LLC9,465 ac
    255 parcels in 8 counties
  16. 16. LINN COUNTY8,739 ac
    336 parcels
  17. 17. PCW FARMLAND LLC8,504 ac
    180 parcels in 10 counties
  18. 18. Hegland Family Farms LLC8,414 ac
    276 parcels in 3 counties
  19. 19. HUNT FARMS LEGACY LLC7,858 ac
    220 parcels
  20. 20. DEGROOTE FARMING COMPANY LLLP7,370 ac
    106 parcels in 2 counties
  21. 21. Summit Farms Farmland, LLC7,284 ac
    231 parcels in 4 counties
  22. 22. LITCHFIELD REALTY CO7,174 ac
    208 parcels in 4 counties
  23. 23. Stine Seed Farm Inc7,143 ac
    213 parcels in 3 counties
  24. 24. WENDLING QUARRIES INC6,826 ac
    247 parcels in 10 counties
  25. 25. Iowa State Conservation Comm6,741 ac
    160 parcels in 19 counties
  26. 26. J T Farm Corporation6,468 ac
    185 parcels in 3 counties
  27. 27. ABERNATHEY FAMILY FARMS LLC6,246 ac
    143 parcels in 3 counties
  28. 28. RC NOLAN FARMS, LLC6,231 ac
    49 parcels
  29. 29. Reicks View Family Farms LLC6,140 ac
    127 parcels in 3 counties
  30. 30. BEVERLY LAND COMPANY6,110 ac
    136 parcels in 11 counties
  31. 31. TEAMWORK RANCH LLC6,099 ac
    176 parcels in 3 counties
  32. 32. STATE OF IOWA (DNR)5,954 ac
    200 parcels in 6 counties
  33. 33. Midwest Rock Products Inc5,824 ac
    191 parcels in 9 counties
  34. 34. BLACK HAWK COUNTY5,664 ac
    714 parcels in 3 counties
  35. 35. CITY OF SIOUX CITY5,647 ac
    1,061 parcels
  36. 36. KADING INC5,619 ac
    163 parcels in 4 counties
  37. 37. Van Diest Family, L.L.C.5,577 ac
    161 parcels
  38. 38. CITY OF WATERLOO4,777 ac
    1,773 parcels
  39. 39. MANATTS ENTERPRISES LTD4,699 ac
    129 parcels
  40. 40. TALSMA LAND HOLDINGS LLLP4,683 ac
    131 parcels in 3 counties
  41. 41. GOLDEN GRAIN ENTERPRISES, LLC4,638 ac
    59 parcels in 2 counties
  42. 42. AVERY LAND & FARMING LLC4,611 ac
    152 parcels in 4 counties
  43. 43. Stark Agriculture Inc4,564 ac
    129 parcels in 3 counties
  44. 44. State Conservation Commission4,436 ac
    158 parcels in 18 counties
  45. 45. SONSTEGARD FAMILY FARMS4,408 ac
    121 parcels in 3 counties
  46. 46. CEDAR RAPIDS CITY OF4,364 ac
    1,223 parcels
  47. 47. THE BONEYARD, LLC4,338 ac
    144 parcels
  48. 48. IOWA STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION4,284 ac
    101 parcels in 11 counties
  49. 49. Galt Real Estate, L.L.C.4,270 ac
    144 parcels
  50. 50. HOPE K FARMS LLC4,245 ac
    118 parcels in 5 counties

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Questions

Who is the largest landowner in Iowa?

On county property records, STATE OF IOWA holds the most land in Iowa: 114,073 acres across 7,070 parcels in 70 counties.

How much land do the largest landowners in Iowa hold?

The 50 institutions on this list hold 507,510 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 99 Iowa 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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