Land Report magazine reports:
Since 2007, this survey of America’s leading landowners has been the gold standard for private land ownership. Each year we proudly host the reveal of the latest edition of the list at the Land Investment Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, and we look forward to highlighting these landowners all year long as the presenting sponsor of The Land Report 100.
Here are the individuals and families who rounded out the top 10 on this year’s list:
1. Stan Kroenke / Owner, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment / 2,700,000 acres
2. Emmerson Family / Owners, Sierra Pacific Industries / 2,440,000 acres
3. John Malone / Businessman and Liberty Media Chairman Emeritus / 2,200,000 acres
4. Ted Turner / CNN founder and businessman / 2,000,000 acres
5. Reed Family / Forestry business owners / 1,615,000 acres
6. Buck Family / Peter Buck, Subway co-founder / 1,320,000 acres
7. Irving Family / Irving Woodlands forestry business / 1,267,000 acres
8. King Ranch / King Ranch family / 911,000 acres
9. Pingree Heirs / Seven Islands Land Company / 830,000 acres
10, Cullen Heirs / Quintana Minerals Corporation / 800,000 acres
Note: a county in Iowa averages 276,000 acres.
To view the 100 largest landowners in the U.S. click here.
