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Foreign-owned farmland in Kansas

1,348,966 acres of agricultural land in Kansas are disclosed as held by foreign investors, the most by owners from Canada. The counties they are in, and the countries behind them.

1,348,966Acres held, 20243,011HoldingsCanadaLeading country

Acres by the investor's country

  1. Canada433,833 ac
  2. Italy409,651 ac
  3. Denmark164,678 ac
  4. France88,008 ac
  5. Portugal85,739 ac
  6. No foreign investor listed83,705 ac
  7. Germany21,646 ac
  8. Spain20,618 ac
  9. Ireland11,798 ac
  10. No predominant country code5,602 ac

Counties with the most foreign-held farmland

  1. Ellsworth County123,069 ac
  2. Clark County106,572 ac
  3. Thomas County87,043 ac
  4. Cloud County80,130 ac
  5. Ford County71,054 ac
  6. Nemaha County69,890 ac
  7. Dickinson County58,952 ac
  8. Sumner County50,811 ac
  9. Neosho County46,898 ac
  10. Wallace County46,498 ac

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Questions

How much farmland in Kansas is foreign-owned?

1,348,966 acres in 3,011 holdings were disclosed as foreign-held at the end of 2024.

Which country owns the most land in Kansas?

Investors from Canada, with 433,833 acres.

Which Kansas county has the most foreign-owned farmland?

Ellsworth County, with 123,069 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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