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Foreign-owned farmland in California

1,485,723 acres of agricultural land in California are disclosed as held by foreign investors, the most by owners from United Kingdom. The counties they are in, and the countries behind them.

1,485,723Acres held, 20241,859HoldingsUnited KingdomLeading country

Acres by the investor's country

  1. United Kingdom340,980 ac
  2. Canada192,182 ac
  3. Netherlands158,992 ac
  4. No predominant country code137,229 ac
  5. Japan112,014 ac
  6. France102,822 ac
  7. Germany84,138 ac
  8. Liechtenstein67,261 ac
  9. Panama39,390 ac
  10. Switzerland38,597 ac

Counties with the most foreign-held farmland

  1. Kern County189,518 ac
  2. Tehama County128,081 ac
  3. Siskiyou County119,146 ac
  4. Butte County102,067 ac
  5. Riverside County98,462 ac
  6. Fresno County73,713 ac
  7. Santa Barbara County68,013 ac
  8. San Luis Obispo County63,046 ac
  9. Madera County45,931 ac
  10. Imperial County45,684 ac

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Questions

How much farmland in California is foreign-owned?

1,485,723 acres in 1,859 holdings were disclosed as foreign-held at the end of 2024.

Which country owns the most land in California?

Investors from United Kingdom, with 340,980 acres.

Which California county has the most foreign-owned farmland?

Kern County, with 189,518 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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