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Foreign-owned farmland in Minnesota

629,650 acres of agricultural land in Minnesota are disclosed as held by foreign investors, the most by owners from Finland. The counties they are in, and the countries behind them.

629,650Acres held, 20241,128HoldingsFinlandLeading country

Acres by the investor's country

  1. Finland192,992 ac
  2. United Kingdom120,170 ac
  3. Canada74,880 ac
  4. Italy70,681 ac
  5. France68,724 ac
  6. No foreign investor listed64,632 ac
  7. Germany15,679 ac
  8. Denmark9,639 ac
  9. Belgium4,582 ac
  10. Netherlands3,734 ac

Counties with the most foreign-held farmland

  1. Itasca County156,737 ac
  2. St. Louis County65,917 ac
  3. Murray County56,006 ac
  4. Cottonwood County46,045 ac
  5. Pipestone County37,540 ac
  6. Lincoln County36,754 ac
  7. Rock County36,531 ac
  8. Stearns County23,393 ac
  9. Mower County18,055 ac
  10. Fillmore County17,044 ac

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Questions

How much farmland in Minnesota is foreign-owned?

629,650 acres in 1,128 holdings were disclosed as foreign-held at the end of 2024.

Which country owns the most land in Minnesota?

Investors from Finland, with 192,992 acres.

Which Minnesota county has the most foreign-owned farmland?

Itasca County, with 156,737 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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