who owns the most property in the united states

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The Emmerson family, owners of Sierra Pacific Industries, hold the largest private landownership in the United States, with more than 2.4 million acres, mainly timberland in California, Oregon, and Washington. Other major private landowners include John Malone, Ted Turner, and the Reed and Kroenke families, who collectively own vast tracts of land across the country.