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Foreign-owned farmland in Missouri

460,491 acres of agricultural land in Missouri are disclosed as held by foreign investors, the most by owners from Italy. The counties they are in, and the countries behind them.

460,491Acres held, 20241,319HoldingsItalyLeading country

Acres by the investor's country

  1. Italy223,940 ac
  2. Canada54,735 ac
  3. China42,905 ac
  4. Netherlands40,831 ac
  5. New Zealand18,180 ac
  6. Germany17,758 ac
  7. Switzerland14,344 ac
  8. France13,922 ac
  9. United Kingdom10,294 ac
  10. Japan5,814 ac

Counties with the most foreign-held farmland

  1. Atchison County103,893 ac
  2. Dade County37,149 ac
  3. Putnam County10,798 ac
  4. Adair County8,903 ac
  5. Jasper County8,890 ac
  6. Taney County6,451 ac
  7. Barry County6,164 ac
  8. Stoddard County6,151 ac
  9. Bates County5,725 ac
  10. Clinton County4,680 ac

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Questions

How much farmland in Missouri is foreign-owned?

460,491 acres in 1,319 holdings were disclosed as foreign-held at the end of 2024.

Which country owns the most land in Missouri?

Investors from Italy, with 223,940 acres.

Which Missouri county has the most foreign-owned farmland?

Atchison County, with 103,893 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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