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Foreign-owned farmland in Iowa

509,572 acres of agricultural land in Iowa are disclosed as held by foreign investors, the most by owners from Canada. The counties they are in, and the countries behind them.

509,572Acres held, 20241,757HoldingsCanadaLeading country

Acres by the investor's country

  1. Canada198,352 ac
  2. Italy85,758 ac
  3. France53,625 ac
  4. Portugal52,098 ac
  5. Spain25,325 ac
  6. No foreign investor listed21,461 ac
  7. Germany17,955 ac
  8. United Kingdom16,522 ac
  9. Cook Islands15,264 ac
  10. Denmark11,569 ac

Counties with the most foreign-held farmland

  1. Poweshiek County45,128 ac
  2. Dickinson County45,047 ac
  3. Mitchell County42,726 ac
  4. Washington County35,198 ac
  5. Page County32,741 ac
  6. Davis County26,274 ac
  7. Pocahontas County26,021 ac
  8. Webster County23,208 ac
  9. Cherokee County20,404 ac
  10. Taylor County20,353 ac

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Questions

How much farmland in Iowa is foreign-owned?

509,572 acres in 1,757 holdings were disclosed as foreign-held at the end of 2024.

Which country owns the most land in Iowa?

Investors from Canada, with 198,352 acres.

Which Iowa county has the most foreign-owned farmland?

Poweshiek County, with 45,128 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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