Statistics
Land Ownership Statistics by State
35,479,743 parcels and 7,543,559 vacant land parcels across 694 counties in 9 states, counted from each county's public parcel roll.
Every statistic is free to quote with attribution, has a copy-ready citation, and comes with the county-level data as a CSV. Pick a state.
See every county on the map: out-of-state owners, absentee owners and vacant land
The best counties for land flipping in the US, ranked from these records
| State | Counties | Parcels | Vacant land | Vacant % | Absentee % | Out-of-state % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas statistics 2026 | 8 | 217,543 | 133,060 | 61% | ||
| Florida statistics 2026 | 67 | 11,090,196 | 1,475,235 | 13% | 53% | 14% |
| Mississippi statistics 2024 | 81 | 1,889,528 | 709,371 | 38% | 51% | 13% |
| Montana statistics 2026 | 56 | 920,897 | 286,441 | 31% | 34% | 12% |
| North Carolina statistics 2026 | 47 | 3,455,978 | 473,202 | 14% | ||
| Tennessee statistics 2026 | 86 | 2,330,053 | 530,567 | 23% | 59% | 9% |
| Texas statistics 2025 | 232 | 10,800,007 | 2,794,257 | 26% | 47% | 4% |
| West Virginia statistics 2026 | 46 | 1,269,395 | 347,561 | 27% | 43% | 12% |
| Wisconsin statistics 2025 | 71 | 3,506,146 | 793,865 | 23% | 28% | 7% |
Absentee and out-of-state shares cover only the counties whose records support the mailing-address comparison; each state page says exactly how many. For the long-form studies, see the reports.