The territorial land value of Sendai Domain was the third highest in Japan for its 620,000 koku value, next to Kaga Domain of Maeda clan and Satsuma Domain of Shimazu clan; however, this figure was a face value, and the actual land value of Sendai Domain was estimated to exceed well over 1,000,000 koku.
仙台藩・62万石(単位)は加賀・前田氏、薩摩・島津氏に次ぐ全国第3位であるが、それは表高であり、仙台藩の実高は優に100万石を越えていたといわれる。