Largest landowners in Maryland

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

35,228Largest holding, acres161,154Acres on this list24Counties counted

Top 50 by acres held

1. STATE OF MARYLAND35,228 ac
1,080 parcels in 22 counties
2. BOARD OF EDUCATION8,945 ac
631 parcels in 16 counties
3. ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY8,404 ac
466 parcels
4. STATE OF MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF7,276 ac
8 parcels in 5 counties
5. HOWARD COUNTY MARYLAND7,100 ac
982 parcels
6. MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL5,748 ac
4,004 parcels in 5 counties
7. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF4,205 ac
183 parcels in 15 counties
8. STATE OF MARYLAND FOR THE USE OF4,170 ac
20 parcels in 6 counties
9. COLUMBIA ASSOCIATION INC3,536 ac
649 parcels
10. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF3,521 ac
151 parcels in 12 counties
11. STATE OF MD DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES3,341 ac
31 parcels in 2 counties
12. WESTERN POCAHONTAS PROPERTIES3,225 ac
2 parcels
13. PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY3,126 ac
609 parcels
14. SPORTING GOODS PROPERTIES INC3,092 ac
6 parcels
15. ROCK LODGE TRUST3,061 ac
1 parcel
16. MASON FAMILY LLC2,776 ac
5 parcels
17. MONTGOMERY COUNTY2,751 ac
320 parcels
18. SOUTHSTAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP2,460 ac
55 parcels in 6 counties
19. HOWARD COUNTY MD2,113 ac
393 parcels
20. BALTIMORE COUNTY MARYLAND2,113 ac
479 parcels in 2 counties
21. NORTHEAST INVESTMENTS LLC2,051 ac
28 parcels
22. 2026 BAY CREEK LLC2,026 ac
4 parcels
23. HARFORD COUNTY MARYLAND1,987 ac
97 parcels
24. WICOMICO COUNTY1,914 ac
40 parcels
25. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CHAS CO MD1,901 ac
195 parcels
26. MD STATE OF GAME & INLAND FISH COM1,774 ac
1 parcel
27. JONES LESTER C & SONS INC1,747 ac
7 parcels
28. YOUNG LIFE INC1,731 ac
3 parcels
29. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CC1,675 ac
74 parcels
30. POTOMAC PRESERVATION INC1,662 ac
4 parcels
31. BRAGUNIER FARMS INC1,613 ac
15 parcels
32. SMC REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC1,532 ac
11 parcels
33. FAIRVIEW ORCHARDS LANDBESITZ INC1,515 ac
6 parcels
34. GRASSLANDS PLANTATION INC1,506 ac
3 parcels
35. NEW MARKET PROFESSIONAL CENTER LLC1,495 ac
4 parcels
36. DEL-MAR-VA COUNCIL INC1,485 ac
1 parcel
37. BLACKWATER GUN CLUB INC1,406 ac
1 parcel
38. OLDFIELD POINT FARMS LLC1,378 ac
1 parcel
39. STATE OF MARYLAND TO THE USE OF1,333 ac
71 parcels in 13 counties
40. MD STATE1,309 ac
1 parcel
41. STATE OF MARYLAND TO THE USE1,287 ac
8 parcels in 4 counties
42. PERCONTEE INC1,211 ac
21 parcels in 4 counties
43. BARDON INC1,210 ac
27 parcels in 5 counties
44. ANGELICA NURSERIES INC1,197 ac
6 parcels
45. BRUNING PROPERTIES LLC1,188 ac
2 parcels
46. GREEN POINT FARMS LLC1,179 ac
9 parcels
47. HARDING FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP1,168 ac
4 parcels
48. TALBOT COUNTY MARYLAND1,168 ac
34 parcels
49. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF BALTIMORE1,164 ac
67 parcels
50. CITY OF FREDERICK1,152 ac
70 parcels

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Questions

Who is the largest landowner in Maryland?

On county property records, STATE OF MARYLAND holds the most land in Maryland: 35,228 acres across 1,080 parcels in 22 counties.

How much land do the largest landowners in Maryland hold?

The 50 institutions on this list hold 161,154 acres between them. 22 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 24 Maryland 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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