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Foreign-owned farmland in Illinois

890,343 acres of agricultural land in Illinois are disclosed as held by foreign investors, the most by owners from Canada. The counties they are in, and the countries behind them.

890,343Acres held, 20243,266HoldingsCanadaLeading country

Acres by the investor's country

  1. Canada206,471 ac
  2. Italy176,640 ac
  3. Portugal87,713 ac
  4. Germany85,148 ac
  5. Spain69,628 ac
  6. United Kingdom61,763 ac
  7. No foreign investor listed42,849 ac
  8. Netherlands34,746 ac
  9. Luxembourg24,738 ac
  10. Denmark18,093 ac

Counties with the most foreign-held farmland

  1. McLean County182,070 ac
  2. Logan County65,032 ac
  3. De Witt County55,147 ac
  4. Woodford County48,300 ac
  5. Christian County41,282 ac
  6. Lee County33,312 ac
  7. Iroquois County30,200 ac
  8. Macon County30,029 ac
  9. Bureau County28,646 ac
  10. Ford County24,683 ac

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Questions

How much farmland in Illinois is foreign-owned?

890,343 acres in 3,266 holdings were disclosed as foreign-held at the end of 2024.

Which country owns the most land in Illinois?

Investors from Canada, with 206,471 acres.

Which Illinois county has the most foreign-owned farmland?

McLean County, with 182,070 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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