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Foreign-owned farmland in Louisiana

1,760,474 acres of agricultural land in Louisiana are disclosed as held by foreign investors, the most by owners from Canada. The counties they are in, and the countries behind them.

1,760,474Acres held, 2024538HoldingsCanadaLeading country

Acres by the investor's country

  1. Canada491,064 ac
  2. Netherlands354,521 ac
  3. Cayman Islands253,263 ac
  4. United Kingdom125,214 ac
  5. Singapore97,974 ac
  6. Switzerland95,579 ac
  7. No foreign investor listed84,418 ac
  8. Germany74,438 ac
  9. No predominant country code43,970 ac
  10. Italy32,973 ac

Counties with the most foreign-held farmland

  1. LaSalle Parish326,494 ac
  2. Vernon Parish202,086 ac
  3. Catahoula Parish116,918 ac
  4. Sabine Parish113,306 ac
  5. Plaquemines Parish61,530 ac
  6. Bienville Parish49,580 ac
  7. Natchitoches Parish49,572 ac
  8. De Soto Parish49,553 ac
  9. Calcasieu Parish38,121 ac
  10. Bossier Parish27,387 ac

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Questions

How much farmland in Louisiana is foreign-owned?

1,760,474 acres in 538 holdings were disclosed as foreign-held at the end of 2024.

Which country owns the most land in Louisiana?

Investors from Canada, with 491,064 acres.

Which Louisiana county has the most foreign-owned farmland?

LaSalle Parish, with 326,494 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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