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Foreign-owned farmland in Maine

3,544,104 acres of agricultural land in Maine are disclosed as held by foreign investors, the most by owners from Canada. The counties they are in, and the countries behind them.

3,544,104Acres held, 2024459HoldingsCanadaLeading country

Acres by the investor's country

  1. Canada2,979,782 ac
  2. Netherlands187,294 ac
  3. Luxembourg100,075 ac
  4. Portugal89,401 ac
  5. Japan60,225 ac
  6. Germany59,563 ac
  7. Switzerland35,022 ac
  8. No predominant country code13,836 ac
  9. Liberia5,857 ac
  10. Sweden5,657 ac

Counties with the most foreign-held farmland

  1. Aroostook County2,085,917 ac
  2. Somerset County480,049 ac
  3. Penobscot County403,854 ac
  4. Piscataquis County397,500 ac
  5. Washington County106,362 ac
  6. Franklin County30,820 ac
  7. Oxford County13,902 ac
  8. Hancock County13,662 ac
  9. Androscoggin County6,252 ac
  10. York County2,701 ac

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Questions

How much farmland in Maine is foreign-owned?

3,544,104 acres in 459 holdings were disclosed as foreign-held at the end of 2024.

Which country owns the most land in Maine?

Investors from Canada, with 2,979,782 acres.

Which Maine county has the most foreign-owned farmland?

Aroostook County, with 2,085,917 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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