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Foreign-owned farmland in Alabama

2,233,832 acres of agricultural land in Alabama are disclosed as held by foreign investors, the most by owners from Netherlands. The counties they are in, and the countries behind them.

2,233,832Acres held, 2024980HoldingsNetherlandsLeading country

Acres by the investor's country

  1. Netherlands734,512 ac
  2. Canada334,035 ac
  3. No predominant country code267,193 ac
  4. Ireland217,466 ac
  5. Denmark183,271 ac
  6. Switzerland107,768 ac
  7. Luxembourg95,337 ac
  8. United Kingdom80,795 ac
  9. No foreign investor listed66,499 ac
  10. Germany43,772 ac

Counties with the most foreign-held farmland

  1. Butler County268,072 ac
  2. Monroe County127,307 ac
  3. Conecuh County116,613 ac
  4. Lowndes County116,018 ac
  5. Washington County111,290 ac
  6. Baldwin County104,499 ac
  7. Marion County101,960 ac
  8. Coosa County88,012 ac
  9. Crenshaw County84,513 ac
  10. Bullock County68,994 ac

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Questions

How much farmland in Alabama is foreign-owned?

2,233,832 acres in 980 holdings were disclosed as foreign-held at the end of 2024.

Which country owns the most land in Alabama?

Investors from Netherlands, with 734,512 acres.

Which Alabama county has the most foreign-owned farmland?

Butler County, with 268,072 disclosed foreign-held acres.

What counts as foreign-owned?

Any foreign person or company with an interest in US agricultural land must report it to the USDA under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act. That includes leases of ten years or more and minority shares, so a holding is not always outright ownership.

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