Who Is The Largest Landowner In The United States?

There’s a new number one on the list of the nation’s largest landowners in the United States, according to the new Land Report 100 list.

If you don’t recognize the name Stan Kroenke, you’re likely familiar with at least one of the sports teams he owns: The NBA’S Denver Nuggets, the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams, and the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche.  The sports and entertainment mogul now owns about 2.7 million acres of private land, consisting mostly of cattle ranches.

The Emmerson family, owners of Sierra Pacific Industries, owns 2,440,000 acres.  John Malone, Liberty Media Chairman Emeritus, has 2,200,000 acres.  CNN founder Ted Turner owns an even 2,000,000 acres, and the Reed family, forestry business owners, have 1,615,000 acres to round out the top five.

Washington's Bill Gates is #44 on the list.  The co-founder of MICROSOFT ranks as the nation’s largest private farmland owner, with almost 250,000 acres of highly productive farm ground spread out over 17 states.

Check out the entire top 100 by visiting Land Report's Website.