Ritchie County, West Virginia property search
Search an address or an owner in Ritchie County, West Virginia with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 13,254 lots are mapped here, covering 290,043 acres. 1,719 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Ritchie County received $362,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 100 recipients. 903 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from No predominant country code.
- 13,254
- Lots mapped
- 290,043
- Acres
- 1,719
- Institutional
Land use in Ritchie County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Ritchie County, West Virginia| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 100 - Residential Vacant | 3,657 | 55,832 |
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| 101 - Residential 1 Family | 3,053 | 25,138 |
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| 112 - Active Farm | 2,696 | 121,365 |
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| 113 - Inactive Farm | 988 | 33,206 |
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| 108 - Mobile Home | 699 | 3,339 |
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| 600 - Vacant Exempt Land | 397 | 7,180 |
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| 109 - Auxiliary Improvement | 237 | 1,449 |
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| 300 - Vacant Commercial Land | 183 | 899 |
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| 123 - Large Vac Tract - Unknown Potential | 159 | 27,044 |
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| 620 - Religious | 120 | 222 |
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| 700 - Utility Vacant Land | 85 | 875 |
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| 601 - Cemetery | 70 | 107 |
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Largest landowners in Ritchie County
Largest landowners by acreage in Ritchie County, West Virginia| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| SCIOTO LAND COMPANY LLC | 133 | 10,019 |
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| STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA DIV. OF NATURAL RES. | 49 | 4,685 |
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| STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA DIV OF NAT'L RESOURCES | 39 | 2,962 |
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| STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA DIV. OF NATURAL RESOURCES | 23 | 2,319 |
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| ROSS MIKE INC | 16 | 2,016 |
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| STATE OF W.VA.-DEPT OF NAT'L RESOURCES | 2 | 1,761 |
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| COASTAL FOREST RESOURCES COMPANY | 14 | 1,690 |
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| HAMMETT LAND & MINERALS LLC | 24 | 1,664 |
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| TERM OIL & GAS PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT LLC | 14 | 1,282 |
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| WEST VIRGINIA LAND TRUST INC | 1 | 1,127 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in West Virginia
Federal farm payments in Ritchie County
- $362K
- Paid in 2025
- 100
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Ritchie County, West Virginia, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $180K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $113K |
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| Livestock Forage Program | $57K |
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| NAP Regular Web-Based | $5K |
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| Non-Insured Assistance Program | $5K |
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| Livestock Indeminity Payments Program | $1K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Ritchie County
- 903
- Acres disclosed
- 2
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Ritchie County, West Virginia, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| No predominant country code | 903 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Ritchie County, West Virginia| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| HAYES RUN II MITIGATION HOLDINGS LLC (999 - NO PREDOMINANT COUNTRY CODE) | 663 |
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| INDIAN CREEK MITIGATION HOLDINGS LLC (999 - NO PREDOMINANT COUNTRY CODE) | 240 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Conservation and the power grid
- 64
- CRP acres, 2025
- 2
- Substations
- 138 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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Ritchie County last published these records on July 18, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.