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Largest landowners in South Dakota

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

44,590Largest holding, acres1,012,376Acres on this list64Counties counted

Top 50 by acres held

  1. 1. STANDING BUTTE RANCH LLLP44,590 ac
    313 parcels
  2. 2. TEXAS DAKOTA PARTNERS, LTD 18695 WILLOW CREEK TRL44,314 ac
    104 parcels
  3. 3. STATE OF SD-GFP39,257 ac
    335 parcels in 2 counties
  4. 4. SANDHILLS RANCH PROPERTIES-MCGINLEY LLC34,081 ac
    90 parcels
  5. 5. GUNSMOKE FARMS LLC33,950 ac
    239 parcels
  6. 6. MACIEJEWSKI RANCH LIMITED PARTNERSHIP31,810 ac
    208 parcels
  7. 7. LINK REALTY HOLDINGS LLC30,058 ac
    76 parcels
  8. 8. HALLIGAN LAND COMPANY LLLP28,843 ac
    202 parcels in 2 counties
  9. 9. WEINREIS BROTHERS LAND, LLP 12284 HORSE CREEK LOOP26,078 ac
    72 parcels
  10. 10. NACHTIGAL FARMS INC22,813 ac
    168 parcels in 4 counties
  11. 11. DAKOTA PARTNERSHIP22,675 ac
    83 parcels
  12. 12. DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL & PUBLIC LANDS21,712 ac
    174 parcels
  13. 13. TIMMERMAN LAND & CATTLE LLC21,418 ac
    65 parcels
  14. 14. STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA20,941 ac
    906 parcels in 33 counties
  15. 15. LAKE FLAT LAND COMPANY LLC20,821 ac
    73 parcels in 2 counties
  16. 16. WEINREIS BROTHERS PARTNERSHIP20,224 ac
    45 parcels
  17. 17. J SIX SD LAND HOLDINGS LP19,942 ac
    58 parcels
  18. 18. DUNBAR RANCH LLC19,253 ac
    60 parcels
  19. 19. STATE OF SD LEASED LAND19,098 ac
    60 parcels
  20. 20. SOUTH FORK RANCH OF THE MOREAU 19610 US HIGHWAY 8518,806 ac
    71 parcels
  21. 21. JOHNSON LAND & CATTLE LLC18,785 ac
    64 parcels in 2 counties
  22. 22. KLEIN LAND & CATTLE LLC18,075 ac
    118 parcels in 3 counties
  23. 23. EDEN VALLEY LLC18,061 ac
    88 parcels
  24. 24. RAPID CREEK RANCH LLC ATTN LISA HAYNES17,741 ac
    123 parcels
  25. 25. CALHOON RANCH, INC.17,538 ac
    79 parcels
  26. 26. FOLAND RANCH INC17,502 ac
    116 parcels
  27. 27. CHEYENNE RIVERRANCH LLC17,067 ac
    56 parcels
  28. 28. BROKEN BRIDGE RANCH LLC17,033 ac
    56 parcels
  29. 29. RAFTER BAR F RANCH LLC16,567 ac
    58 parcels
  30. 30. PLATTE HUTTERIAN BRETHREN INC16,345 ac
    96 parcels in 2 counties
  31. 31. RASMUSSEN 33 RANCH16,155 ac
    107 parcels
  32. 32. MAGIC CANYON LP16,056 ac
    63 parcels
  33. 33. TWO TOP LAND & LIVESTOCK, LLC PO BOX 26515,964 ac
    41 parcels
  34. 34. PETE LIEN AND SONS INC15,476 ac
    190 parcels in 5 counties
  35. 35. INDIAN CREEK CATTLE LLP15,270 ac
    44 parcels
  36. 36. PRINCE & SONS INC15,263 ac
    111 parcels
  37. 37. GCC DACOTAH, INC15,043 ac
    122 parcels in 4 counties
  38. 38. CHRISTENSEN RANCH LLC14,856 ac
    99 parcels
  39. 39. DEKAKE RANCH LLC14,845 ac
    105 parcels in 2 counties
  40. 40. LOWER BRULE FARM CORPORATION14,805 ac
    145 parcels in 2 counties
  41. 41. ORWICK LAND COMPANY LLC C/O JOHN & CINDY ORWICK14,758 ac
    37 parcels
  42. 42. LINK SD RANCHES LLC14,694 ac
    60 parcels
  43. 43. STATE OF SD14,651 ac
    122 parcels in 12 counties
  44. 44. LAZY B-S LLP14,572 ac
    96 parcels in 2 counties
  45. 45. GEERSEN LAND CO LLC14,284 ac
    46 parcels
  46. 46. TRASK REAL ESTATE LP14,228 ac
    46 parcels
  47. 47. DED BUTTE LAND CO LLC14,075 ac
    66 parcels in 2 counties
  48. 48. OWL BUTTE SOUTH DAKOTA LLC PO BOX 32314,022 ac
    35 parcels
  49. 49. DRUMMOND FOSTER PARTNERSHIP LTD14,004 ac
    99 parcels
  50. 50. SLOVEK RANCH LLLP13,958 ac
    97 parcels

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Questions

Who is the largest landowner in South Dakota?

On county property records, STANDING BUTTE RANCH LLLP holds the most land in South Dakota: 44,590 acres across 313 parcels.

How much land do the largest landowners in South Dakota hold?

The 50 institutions on this list hold 1,012,376 acres between them. 5 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 64 South Dakota 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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