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Foreign-owned farmland in North Dakota

458,819 acres of agricultural land in North Dakota are disclosed as held by foreign investors, the most by owners from Italy. The counties they are in, and the countries behind them.

458,819Acres held, 2024879HoldingsItalyLeading country

Acres by the investor's country

  1. Italy156,212 ac
  2. United Kingdom81,545 ac
  3. Canada80,641 ac
  4. Denmark65,959 ac
  5. Spain36,535 ac
  6. France21,706 ac
  7. Netherlands8,669 ac
  8. Norway3,273 ac
  9. Germany1,044 ac
  10. Lebanon800 ac

Counties with the most foreign-held farmland

  1. Cass County93,114 ac
  2. Williams County76,766 ac
  3. McIntosh County73,149 ac
  4. Stutsman County37,724 ac
  5. Barnes County35,408 ac
  6. Morton County24,733 ac
  7. Mountrail County22,685 ac
  8. McHenry County17,050 ac
  9. Dickey County10,692 ac
  10. Oliver County7,701 ac

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Questions

How much farmland in North Dakota is foreign-owned?

458,819 acres in 879 holdings were disclosed as foreign-held at the end of 2024.

Which country owns the most land in North Dakota?

Investors from Italy, with 156,212 acres.

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

Cass County, with 93,114 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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