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Foreign-owned farmland in North Carolina

615,507 acres of agricultural land in North Carolina are disclosed as held by foreign investors, the most by owners from Canada. The counties they are in, and the countries behind them.

615,507Acres held, 2024673HoldingsCanadaLeading country

Acres by the investor's country

  1. Canada195,697 ac
  2. Netherlands82,602 ac
  3. Germany76,877 ac
  4. Switzerland54,841 ac
  5. Italy53,138 ac
  6. China44,261 ac
  7. Denmark36,110 ac
  8. France17,911 ac
  9. Liechtenstein15,906 ac
  10. Luxembourg7,806 ac

Counties with the most foreign-held farmland

  1. Columbus County120,928 ac
  2. Brunswick County86,806 ac
  3. Beaufort County51,799 ac
  4. Carteret County51,280 ac
  5. Pender County42,496 ac
  6. Bladen County40,149 ac
  7. Tyrrell County29,260 ac
  8. Hyde County25,531 ac
  9. Pamlico County19,998 ac
  10. Sampson County17,265 ac

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Questions

How much farmland in North Carolina is foreign-owned?

615,507 acres in 673 holdings were disclosed as foreign-held at the end of 2024.

Which country owns the most land in North Carolina?

Investors from Canada, with 195,697 acres.

Which North Carolina county has the most foreign-owned farmland?

Columbus County, with 120,928 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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