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Largest landowners in North Carolina

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

412,797Largest holding, acres1,726,695Acres on this list100Counties counted

Top 50 by acres held

  1. 1. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA412,797 ac
    4,332 parcels in 79 counties
  2. 2. WEYERHAEUSER FOREST HOLDINGS INC381,188 ac
    1,278 parcels in 21 counties
  3. 3. PCS PHOSPHATE COMPANY INC,59,868 ac
    1,320 parcels in 4 counties
  4. 4. JORDAN TWO LLC59,738 ac
    385 parcels in 7 counties
  5. 5. WFHI HATTERAS LLC58,436 ac
    174 parcels in 5 counties
  6. 6. NORTH CAROLINA STATE OF49,800 ac
    970 parcels in 23 counties
  7. 7. EVERGREEN TIMBERCO NC LLC41,803 ac
    38 parcels in 5 counties
  8. 8. WEYERHAEUSER FOREST HOLDINGS IN33,796 ac
    175 parcels
  9. 9. STATE OF NC30,765 ac
    60 parcels in 13 counties
  10. 10. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA & C/O STATE PROPERTY OFFICE30,603 ac
    36 parcels
  11. 11. TAMARACK TIMBERCO NC LLC30,507 ac
    68 parcels in 8 counties
  12. 12. WEYERHAEUSER FOREST HLDGS INC.29,521 ac
    102 parcels
  13. 13. ROANOKE TIMBERLANDS LLC26,871 ac
    123 parcels in 6 counties
  14. 14. 130 OF CHATHAM LLC26,834 ac
    700 parcels in 11 counties
  15. 15. FARMLAND RESERVE INC25,863 ac
    120 parcels in 6 counties
  16. 16. CORBETT INDUSTRIES INC23,326 ac
    13 parcels in 4 counties
  17. 17. MECKLENBURG COUNTY23,030 ac
    2,508 parcels in 2 counties
  18. 18. WEYERHAEUSER FOREST HOLDINGS19,806 ac
    53 parcels in 4 counties
  19. 19. EDWARDS TIMBER COMPANY INC18,872 ac
    85 parcels in 7 counties
  20. 20. TYEE MOUNTAIN LLC18,366 ac
    28 parcels in 6 counties
  21. 21. STATE OF N.C. WILDLIFE RESOURC17,765 ac
    2 parcels
  22. 22. MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC17,724 ac
    453 parcels in 32 counties
  23. 23. DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS LLC14,293 ac
    419 parcels in 34 counties
  24. 24. CUBE YADKIN GENERATION LLC13,951 ac
    89 parcels in 5 counties
  25. 25. OPEN GROUNDS FARM INC13,856 ac
    18 parcels
  26. 26. WEYERHAUSER FOREST HOLDINGS, INC13,161 ac
    25 parcels
  27. 27. MOUNT SCOTT HOLDING CO LLC12,961 ac
    78 parcels in 7 counties
  28. 28. HYDE COUNTY PARTNERS, LLC12,767 ac
    2 parcels
  29. 29. ETREE LLC11,843 ac
    92 parcels in 4 counties
  30. 30. DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS LLC11,421 ac
    235 parcels in 20 counties
  31. 31. PRESTAGE FARMS, INC.11,311 ac
    111 parcels in 4 counties
  32. 32. CITY OF CHARLOTTE10,833 ac
    1,918 parcels in 2 counties
  33. 33. CITY OF GREENSBORO10,780 ac
    1,450 parcels in 2 counties
  34. 34. TIMBER WOLVES, LLC10,449 ac
    41 parcels in 2 counties
  35. 35. BLUE TREASURE LLC10,406 ac
    328 parcels
  36. 36. CITY OF WILSON10,288 ac
    667 parcels in 7 counties
  37. 37. MARKET EQUITIES LLC10,196 ac
    33 parcels in 4 counties
  38. 38. NORTH CAROLINA -STATE OF C/O PROPERTY CONTROL SECTION9,374 ac
    28 parcels
  39. 39. RALEIGH CITY OF9,360 ac
    1,053 parcels
  40. 40. DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS INC8,849 ac
    295 parcels in 18 counties
  41. 41. S & M FARMS, LLC8,841 ac
    30 parcels in 4 counties
  42. 42. PATE Z V INC8,783 ac
    146 parcels in 2 counties
  43. 43. CITY OF DURHAM8,562 ac
    1,118 parcels
  44. 44. CANE RIVER CONSERVANCY LLC8,526 ac
    6 parcels
  45. 45. ROPER ISLAND WILDLIFE REFUGE, LLC8,510 ac
    1 parcel
  46. 46. ALLIGATOR HILTON SPORTING CLUB8,291 ac
    1 parcel
  47. 47. STATE OF N.C.,8,046 ac
    94 parcels in 10 counties
  48. 48. NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL FEDERATION INC7,975 ac
    30 parcels in 2 counties
  49. 49. THREE RIVERS LAND TRUST INC7,903 ac
    72 parcels in 9 counties
  50. 50. ELE INC7,886 ac
    65 parcels in 3 counties

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Questions

Who is the largest landowner in North Carolina?

On county property records, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA holds the most land in North Carolina: 412,797 acres across 4,332 parcels in 79 counties.

How much land do the largest landowners in North Carolina hold?

The 50 institutions on this list hold 1,726,695 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 100 North Carolina 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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