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Largest landowners in Pennsylvania

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

71,970Largest holding, acres829,806Acres on this list66Counties counted

Top 50 by acres held

  1. 1. PA GAME COMMISSION71,970 ac
    155 parcels in 14 counties
  2. 2. PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION63,349 ac
    269 parcels in 22 counties
  3. 3. LYME EMPORIUM HIGHLANDS II LLC37,569 ac
    38 parcels in 3 counties
  4. 4. COMMONWEALTH OF PA PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION34,074 ac
    34 parcels
  5. 5. ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS29,785 ac
    8 parcels
  6. 6. PENNA GAME COMMISSION29,057 ac
    144 parcels in 13 counties
  7. 7. PA GAME COMMISSION COMMONWEALTH OF PENNA27,705 ac
    5 parcels
  8. 8. WYOMING STATE FOREST25,823 ac
    19 parcels
  9. 9. NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS23,355 ac
    148 parcels
  10. 10. BERWIND CORP21,636 ac
    254 parcels in 3 counties
  11. 11. MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL20,069 ac
    125 parcels
  12. 12. PENNA STATE FOREST19,840 ac
    22 parcels in 2 counties
  13. 13. STATE FOREST LANDS DEPT ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES19,815 ac
    1 parcel
  14. 14. YORK HAVEN POWER COMPANY19,096 ac
    73 parcels
  15. 15. MELLON BANK N A18,249 ac
    18 parcels in 2 counties
  16. 16. STATE GAME LANDS17,595 ac
    17 parcels in 6 counties
  17. 17. STATE GAME LANDS #1317,056 ac
    9 parcels
  18. 18. STATE FOREST LANDS14,693 ac
    2 parcels in 2 counties
  19. 19. PENNA STATE GAME LAND14,193 ac
    16 parcels
  20. 20. CAHILL REALTY BUSINESS TR14,123 ac
    5 parcels
  21. 21. READING ANTHRACITE COMPANY13,840 ac
    365 parcels in 2 counties
  22. 22. TIMBER RIDGE ACRES LLC,12,997 ac
    51 parcels
  23. 23. LRT III LLC12,420 ac
    9 parcels
  24. 24. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNA PENNA GAME COMMISSION12,400 ac
    2 parcels
  25. 25. STATE FOREST LANDS COMMONWEALTH OF PENNA12,286 ac
    6 parcels
  26. 26. CNX LAND LLC11,585 ac
    246 parcels in 2 counties
  27. 27. LYME EMPORIUM HIGHLANDS III LLC11,366 ac
    35 parcels in 4 counties
  28. 28. RYVAMAT INC11,024 ac
    70 parcels in 6 counties
  29. 29. EAST BROAD TOP RAILROAD &,10,456 ac
    3 parcels
  30. 30. BIG OAK LLC10,388 ac
    30 parcels in 2 counties
  31. 31. BETHLEHEM AUTHORITY10,089 ac
    57 parcels in 2 counties
  32. 32. COMM OF PA STATE GAME COMM9,671 ac
    25 parcels
  33. 33. COMMONWEALTH OF PA PENNA STATE FOREST9,632 ac
    2 parcels
  34. 34. ERNST FARMS, LLC9,320 ac
    197 parcels in 2 counties
  35. 35. PENNSYLVANIA LINES LLC9,186 ac
    810 parcels in 26 counties
  36. 36. WESTMORELAND COUNTY9,036 ac
    81 parcels
  37. 37. GENERAL STATE AUTH8,988 ac
    193 parcels in 8 counties
  38. 38. PAGNOTTI ENTERPRISES INC8,776 ac
    105 parcels in 2 counties
  39. 39. NEW GROWTH LLC8,768 ac
    48 parcels
  40. 40. BIF III HOLTWOOD LLC8,555 ac
    112 parcels in 4 counties
  41. 41. ACQUIRE TIMBER LLC8,316 ac
    29 parcels in 3 counties
  42. 42. TROUT RUN WOODS PARTNERSHIP LP8,221 ac
    11 parcels
  43. 43. WIMMER CORP8,137 ac
    14 parcels
  44. 44. PA STATE GAME LANDS #668,084 ac
    11 parcels
  45. 45. COMM OF PA STATE GAME COMMSN8,030 ac
    63 parcels
  46. 46. JT ALLEGHENY TIMBERLAND LLC8,030 ac
    11 parcels in 4 counties
  47. 47. PATTERSON LUMBER COMPANY7,983 ac
    5 parcels
  48. 48. AMKAA TIMBERLAND LLC7,921 ac
    8 parcels
  49. 49. MATSON INDUSTRIES INC7,637 ac
    62 parcels in 7 counties
  50. 50. BET LEHIGH REAL ESTATE LLC7,611 ac
    61 parcels in 2 counties

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Questions

Who is the largest landowner in Pennsylvania?

On county property records, PA GAME COMMISSION holds the most land in Pennsylvania: 71,970 acres across 155 parcels in 14 counties.

How much land do the largest landowners in Pennsylvania hold?

The 50 institutions on this list hold 829,806 acres between them. 21 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 66 Pennsylvania 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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