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Largest landowners in Ohio

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

229,503Largest holding, acres728,508Acres on this list88Counties counted

Top 50 by acres held

  1. 1. STATE OF OHIO229,503 ac
    26,327 parcels in 68 counties
  2. 2. STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES53,470 ac
    529 parcels in 33 counties
  3. 3. OHIO FRANKLIN REALTY LLC35,111 ac
    695 parcels in 7 counties
  4. 4. ERAMET MARIETTA INC A DELAWARE CORPORATION30,231 ac
    134 parcels
  5. 5. SCIOTO LAND COMPANY LLC25,260 ac
    175 parcels in 4 counties
  6. 6. STATE OF OHIO DEPT OF NATURAL23,926 ac
    92 parcels in 6 counties
  7. 7. RHDK INVESTMENTS LLC16,351 ac
    402 parcels in 6 counties
  8. 8. CITY OF COLUMBUS12,464 ac
    971 parcels in 5 counties
  9. 9. STATE OF OHIO DEPT OF NAT RESOU12,232 ac
    85 parcels
  10. 10. STATE OF OHIO DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES11,819 ac
    341 parcels in 34 counties
  11. 11. STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WILDLIFE10,744 ac
    44 parcels
  12. 12. B & N COAL INC10,726 ac
    245 parcels in 4 counties
  13. 13. THE BOARD OF PARK COMMISSION HAMILTON COUNTY PARK10,135 ac
    652 parcels
  14. 14. EAGLE CREEK FARM PROPERTIES INC9,962 ac
    229 parcels in 4 counties
  15. 15. CINCINNATI CITY OF9,919 ac
    16,120 parcels
  16. 16. METRO PARKS LORAIN COUNTY9,773 ac
    1,221 parcels
  17. 17. STATE OF OHIO ODNR9,575 ac
    192 parcels in 6 counties
  18. 18. STATE OF OHIO - DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES8,959 ac
    167 parcels
  19. 19. STATE OF OHIO GAME RESERVE,8,627 ac
    6 parcels
  20. 20. FUZZY EIGHT, LLC8,576 ac
    7 parcels
  21. 21. LAKE METROPARKS BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS8,363 ac
    323 parcels
  22. 22. HONDA DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA LLC8,046 ac
    48 parcels in 4 counties
  23. 23. MIDWEST FARMS LLC7,882 ac
    41 parcels in 4 counties
  24. 24. CITY OF AKRON7,803 ac
    1,944 parcels in 2 counties
  25. 25. HOLMES LIMESTONE COMPANY7,671 ac
    198 parcels in 4 counties
  26. 26. MEDINA COUNTY PARK DISTRICT7,446 ac
    621 parcels in 2 counties
  27. 27. AGRICULTURAL LANDS LTD7,344 ac
    38 parcels in 3 counties
  28. 28. WALNUT GRAIN FARMS LLC6,808 ac
    202 parcels in 5 counties
  29. 29. OHIO STATE DEPT OF NATURAL6,755 ac
    100 parcels
  30. 30. CITY OF COLUMBUS OHIO6,661 ac
    1,086 parcels in 4 counties
  31. 31. BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS6,382 ac
    294 parcels in 10 counties
  32. 32. WSD PROPERTIES LLC6,350 ac
    156 parcels in 5 counties
  33. 33. STATE OF OHIO FOR THE BENEFIT6,076 ac
    10 parcels
  34. 34. A & T RUTHMAN LLC5,967 ac
    123 parcels in 5 counties
  35. 35. MUSKINGUM WATERSHED CONSERVANCY DISTRICT5,896 ac
    349 parcels in 7 counties
  36. 36. GEAUGA PARK DISTRICT5,846 ac
    153 parcels in 2 counties
  37. 37. ASHTABULA COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY5,666 ac
    12 parcels
  38. 38. HIGHLANDS NATURE SANCTUARY INC5,615 ac
    117 parcels in 5 counties
  39. 39. OASIS RANCH LLC5,328 ac
    70 parcels in 3 counties
  40. 40. CITY OF TOLEDO5,302 ac
    3,481 parcels in 2 counties
  41. 41. OHIO STATE OF5,188 ac
    655 parcels in 11 counties
  42. 42. CERES FARMS LLC5,171 ac
    83 parcels in 10 counties
  43. 43. MURRAY FAMILY FARM INC5,015 ac
    122 parcels in 2 counties
  44. 44. CITY OF AKRON OHIO THE4,853 ac
    123 parcels
  45. 45. STATE OF OHIO DEPT OF NATURALRESOURCES4,718 ac
    72 parcels in 3 counties
  46. 46. HEINER GANTENBRINK FARMS4,671 ac
    29 parcels in 2 counties
  47. 47. UNITED STATE OF AMERICA4,646 ac
    69 parcels in 7 counties
  48. 48. PENNSYLVANIA LINES LLC4,610 ac
    810 parcels in 18 counties
  49. 49. MINGO SPORTSMAN CLUB4,545 ac
    61 parcels
  50. 50. METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT OF THE TOLEDO4,524 ac
    210 parcels

More about land in Ohio

Questions

Who is the largest landowner in Ohio?

On county property records, STATE OF OHIO holds the most land in Ohio: 229,503 acres across 26,327 parcels in 68 counties.

How much land do the largest landowners in Ohio hold?

The 50 institutions on this list hold 728,508 acres between them. 27 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 88 Ohio 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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