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Foreign-owned farmland in Maryland

60,411 acres of agricultural land in Maryland are disclosed as held by foreign investors, the most by owners from Germany. The counties they are in, and the countries behind them.

60,411Acres held, 2024233HoldingsGermanyLeading country

Acres by the investor's country

  1. Germany20,657 ac
  2. Canada7,259 ac
  3. France6,235 ac
  4. Japan5,187 ac
  5. Netherlands4,909 ac
  6. Italy3,941 ac
  7. Bermuda1,405 ac
  8. Liechtenstein1,333 ac
  9. Spain1,155 ac
  10. Australia897 ac

Counties with the most foreign-held farmland

  1. Queen Anne's County8,980 ac
  2. Kent County8,563 ac
  3. Frederick County8,549 ac
  4. Washington County6,039 ac
  5. Cecil County5,843 ac
  6. Talbot County4,388 ac
  7. Carroll County3,409 ac
  8. Caroline County2,254 ac
  9. Charles County2,156 ac
  10. Harford County1,858 ac

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Questions

How much farmland in Maryland is foreign-owned?

60,411 acres in 233 holdings were disclosed as foreign-held at the end of 2024.

Which country owns the most land in Maryland?

Investors from Germany, with 20,657 acres.

Which Maryland county has the most foreign-owned farmland?

Queen Anne's County, with 8,980 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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