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Foreign-owned farmland in Mississippi

1,121,213 acres of agricultural land in Mississippi are disclosed as held by foreign investors, the most by owners from Netherlands. The counties they are in, and the countries behind them.

1,121,213Acres held, 2024596HoldingsNetherlandsLeading country

Acres by the investor's country

  1. Netherlands364,116 ac
  2. Canada134,130 ac
  3. Switzerland132,108 ac
  4. Denmark98,901 ac
  5. Germany78,720 ac
  6. Japan76,983 ac
  7. United Kingdom65,355 ac
  8. Luxembourg59,722 ac
  9. Argentina17,858 ac
  10. No foreign investor listed17,092 ac

Counties with the most foreign-held farmland

  1. Leake County127,370 ac
  2. Attala County67,136 ac
  3. Copiah County61,391 ac
  4. Warren County53,627 ac
  5. Tishomingo County51,703 ac
  6. Rankin County51,034 ac
  7. Hancock County46,358 ac
  8. Scott County39,544 ac
  9. Sunflower County34,910 ac
  10. Claiborne County34,225 ac

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Questions

How much farmland in Mississippi is foreign-owned?

1,121,213 acres in 596 holdings were disclosed as foreign-held at the end of 2024.

Which country owns the most land in Mississippi?

Investors from Netherlands, with 364,116 acres.

Which Mississippi county has the most foreign-owned farmland?

Leake County, with 127,370 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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