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Foreign-owned farmland in Michigan

1,951,158 acres of agricultural land in Michigan are disclosed as held by foreign investors, the most by owners from Singapore. The counties they are in, and the countries behind them.

1,951,158Acres held, 2024900HoldingsSingaporeLeading country

Acres by the investor's country

  1. Singapore540,184 ac
  2. Netherlands458,482 ac
  3. Canada358,488 ac
  4. No predominant country code142,470 ac
  5. Virgin Islands (british)141,907 ac
  6. Cayman Islands89,970 ac
  7. Japan69,662 ac
  8. Italy56,692 ac
  9. Germany27,141 ac
  10. United Kingdom20,210 ac

Counties with the most foreign-held farmland

  1. Keweenaw County373,274 ac
  2. Gogebic County235,556 ac
  3. Ontonagon County212,123 ac
  4. Baraga County191,324 ac
  5. Iron County141,965 ac
  6. Houghton County141,666 ac
  7. Alger County112,935 ac
  8. Marquette County112,419 ac
  9. Luce County93,967 ac
  10. Dickinson County63,748 ac

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Questions

How much farmland in Michigan is foreign-owned?

1,951,158 acres in 900 holdings were disclosed as foreign-held at the end of 2024.

Which country owns the most land in Michigan?

Investors from Singapore, with 540,184 acres.

Which Michigan county has the most foreign-owned farmland?

Keweenaw County, with 373,274 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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