Largest landowners in Ohio
The 50 companies, trusts and public agencies that hold the most land in Ohio, from county property records.
Top 50 by acres held
- 1. STATE OF OHIO229,503 ac26,327 parcels in 68 counties
- 2. STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES53,470 ac529 parcels in 33 counties
- 3. OHIO FRANKLIN REALTY LLC35,111 ac695 parcels in 7 counties
- 4. ERAMET MARIETTA INC A DELAWARE CORPORATION30,231 ac134 parcels
- 5. SCIOTO LAND COMPANY LLC25,260 ac175 parcels in 4 counties
- 6. STATE OF OHIO DEPT OF NATURAL23,926 ac92 parcels in 6 counties
- 7. RHDK INVESTMENTS LLC16,351 ac402 parcels in 6 counties
- 8. CITY OF COLUMBUS12,464 ac971 parcels in 5 counties
- 9. STATE OF OHIO DEPT OF NAT RESOU12,232 ac85 parcels
- 10. STATE OF OHIO DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES11,819 ac341 parcels in 34 counties
- 11. STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WILDLIFE10,744 ac44 parcels
- 12. B & N COAL INC10,726 ac245 parcels in 4 counties
- 13. THE BOARD OF PARK COMMISSION HAMILTON COUNTY PARK10,135 ac652 parcels
- 14. EAGLE CREEK FARM PROPERTIES INC9,962 ac229 parcels in 4 counties
- 15. CINCINNATI CITY OF9,919 ac16,120 parcels
- 16. METRO PARKS LORAIN COUNTY9,773 ac1,221 parcels
- 17. STATE OF OHIO ODNR9,575 ac192 parcels in 6 counties
- 18. STATE OF OHIO - DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES8,959 ac167 parcels
- 19. STATE OF OHIO GAME RESERVE,8,627 ac6 parcels
- 20. FUZZY EIGHT, LLC8,576 ac7 parcels
- 21. LAKE METROPARKS BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS8,363 ac323 parcels
- 22. HONDA DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA LLC8,046 ac48 parcels in 4 counties
- 23. MIDWEST FARMS LLC7,882 ac41 parcels in 4 counties
- 24. CITY OF AKRON7,803 ac1,944 parcels in 2 counties
- 25. HOLMES LIMESTONE COMPANY7,671 ac198 parcels in 4 counties
- 26. MEDINA COUNTY PARK DISTRICT7,446 ac621 parcels in 2 counties
- 27. AGRICULTURAL LANDS LTD7,344 ac38 parcels in 3 counties
- 28. WALNUT GRAIN FARMS LLC6,808 ac202 parcels in 5 counties
- 29. OHIO STATE DEPT OF NATURAL6,755 ac100 parcels
- 30. CITY OF COLUMBUS OHIO6,661 ac1,086 parcels in 4 counties
- 31. BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS6,382 ac294 parcels in 10 counties
- 32. WSD PROPERTIES LLC6,350 ac156 parcels in 5 counties
- 33. STATE OF OHIO FOR THE BENEFIT6,076 ac10 parcels
- 34. A & T RUTHMAN LLC5,967 ac123 parcels in 5 counties
- 35. MUSKINGUM WATERSHED CONSERVANCY DISTRICT5,896 ac349 parcels in 7 counties
- 36. GEAUGA PARK DISTRICT5,846 ac153 parcels in 2 counties
- 37. ASHTABULA COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY5,666 ac12 parcels
- 38. HIGHLANDS NATURE SANCTUARY INC5,615 ac117 parcels in 5 counties
- 39. OASIS RANCH LLC5,328 ac70 parcels in 3 counties
- 40. CITY OF TOLEDO5,302 ac3,481 parcels in 2 counties
- 41. OHIO STATE OF5,188 ac655 parcels in 11 counties
- 42. CERES FARMS LLC5,171 ac83 parcels in 10 counties
- 43. MURRAY FAMILY FARM INC5,015 ac122 parcels in 2 counties
- 44. CITY OF AKRON OHIO THE4,853 ac123 parcels
- 45. STATE OF OHIO DEPT OF NATURALRESOURCES4,718 ac72 parcels in 3 counties
- 46. HEINER GANTENBRINK FARMS4,671 ac29 parcels in 2 counties
- 47. UNITED STATE OF AMERICA4,646 ac69 parcels in 7 counties
- 48. PENNSYLVANIA LINES LLC4,610 ac810 parcels in 18 counties
- 49. MINGO SPORTSMAN CLUB4,545 ac61 parcels
- 50. METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT OF THE TOLEDO4,524 ac210 parcels
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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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