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Foreign-owned farmland in Florida

1,540,571 acres of agricultural land in Florida are disclosed as held by foreign investors, the most by owners from Ireland. The counties they are in, and the countries behind them.

1,540,571Acres held, 20241,499HoldingsIrelandLeading country

Acres by the investor's country

  1. Ireland252,716 ac
  2. Netherlands235,604 ac
  3. Canada190,125 ac
  4. Germany143,803 ac
  5. No foreign investor listed97,133 ac
  6. Luxembourg74,800 ac
  7. Panama64,651 ac
  8. Denmark56,479 ac
  9. Cayman Islands51,555 ac
  10. Switzerland45,148 ac

Counties with the most foreign-held farmland

  1. Palm Beach County139,608 ac
  2. Escambia County101,181 ac
  3. Santa Rosa County100,548 ac
  4. Hamilton County67,001 ac
  5. Nassau County65,251 ac
  6. Baker County57,810 ac
  7. Osceola County55,296 ac
  8. Dixie County54,191 ac
  9. Okaloosa County50,515 ac
  10. Marion County48,597 ac

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Questions

How much farmland in Florida is foreign-owned?

1,540,571 acres in 1,499 holdings were disclosed as foreign-held at the end of 2024.

Which country owns the most land in Florida?

Investors from Ireland, with 252,716 acres.

Which Florida county has the most foreign-owned farmland?

Palm Beach County, with 139,608 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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