Largest landowners in Pennsylvania
The 50 companies, trusts and public agencies that hold the most land in Pennsylvania, from county property records.
Top 50 by acres held
- 1. PA GAME COMMISSION71,970 ac155 parcels in 14 counties
- 2. PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION63,349 ac269 parcels in 22 counties
- 3. LYME EMPORIUM HIGHLANDS II LLC37,569 ac38 parcels in 3 counties
- 4. COMMONWEALTH OF PA PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION34,074 ac34 parcels
- 5. ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS29,785 ac8 parcels
- 6. PENNA GAME COMMISSION29,057 ac144 parcels in 13 counties
- 7. PA GAME COMMISSION COMMONWEALTH OF PENNA27,705 ac5 parcels
- 8. WYOMING STATE FOREST25,823 ac19 parcels
- 9. NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS23,355 ac148 parcels
- 10. BERWIND CORP21,636 ac254 parcels in 3 counties
- 11. MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL20,069 ac125 parcels
- 12. PENNA STATE FOREST19,840 ac22 parcels in 2 counties
- 13. STATE FOREST LANDS DEPT ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES19,815 ac1 parcel
- 14. YORK HAVEN POWER COMPANY19,096 ac73 parcels
- 15. MELLON BANK N A18,249 ac18 parcels in 2 counties
- 16. STATE GAME LANDS17,595 ac17 parcels in 6 counties
- 17. STATE GAME LANDS #1317,056 ac9 parcels
- 18. STATE FOREST LANDS14,693 ac2 parcels in 2 counties
- 19. PENNA STATE GAME LAND14,193 ac16 parcels
- 20. CAHILL REALTY BUSINESS TR14,123 ac5 parcels
- 21. READING ANTHRACITE COMPANY13,840 ac365 parcels in 2 counties
- 22. TIMBER RIDGE ACRES LLC,12,997 ac51 parcels
- 23. LRT III LLC12,420 ac9 parcels
- 24. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNA PENNA GAME COMMISSION12,400 ac2 parcels
- 25. STATE FOREST LANDS COMMONWEALTH OF PENNA12,286 ac6 parcels
- 26. CNX LAND LLC11,585 ac246 parcels in 2 counties
- 27. LYME EMPORIUM HIGHLANDS III LLC11,366 ac35 parcels in 4 counties
- 28. RYVAMAT INC11,024 ac70 parcels in 6 counties
- 29. EAST BROAD TOP RAILROAD &,10,456 ac3 parcels
- 30. BIG OAK LLC10,388 ac30 parcels in 2 counties
- 31. BETHLEHEM AUTHORITY10,089 ac57 parcels in 2 counties
- 32. COMM OF PA STATE GAME COMM9,671 ac25 parcels
- 33. COMMONWEALTH OF PA PENNA STATE FOREST9,632 ac2 parcels
- 34. ERNST FARMS, LLC9,320 ac197 parcels in 2 counties
- 35. PENNSYLVANIA LINES LLC9,186 ac810 parcels in 26 counties
- 36. WESTMORELAND COUNTY9,036 ac81 parcels
- 37. GENERAL STATE AUTH8,988 ac193 parcels in 8 counties
- 38. PAGNOTTI ENTERPRISES INC8,776 ac105 parcels in 2 counties
- 39. NEW GROWTH LLC8,768 ac48 parcels
- 40. BIF III HOLTWOOD LLC8,555 ac112 parcels in 4 counties
- 41. ACQUIRE TIMBER LLC8,316 ac29 parcels in 3 counties
- 42. TROUT RUN WOODS PARTNERSHIP LP8,221 ac11 parcels
- 43. WIMMER CORP8,137 ac14 parcels
- 44. PA STATE GAME LANDS #668,084 ac11 parcels
- 45. COMM OF PA STATE GAME COMMSN8,030 ac63 parcels
- 46. JT ALLEGHENY TIMBERLAND LLC8,030 ac11 parcels in 4 counties
- 47. PATTERSON LUMBER COMPANY7,983 ac5 parcels
- 48. AMKAA TIMBERLAND LLC7,921 ac8 parcels
- 49. MATSON INDUSTRIES INC7,637 ac62 parcels in 7 counties
- 50. BET LEHIGH REAL ESTATE LLC7,611 ac61 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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