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Foreign-owned farmland in Ohio

548,080 acres of agricultural land in Ohio are disclosed as held by foreign investors, the most by owners from Denmark. The counties they are in, and the countries behind them.

548,080Acres held, 20241,301HoldingsDenmarkLeading country

Acres by the investor's country

  1. Denmark142,739 ac
  2. Canada95,460 ac
  3. Germany71,693 ac
  4. Netherlands65,102 ac
  5. Portugal59,847 ac
  6. Japan44,942 ac
  7. United Kingdom19,356 ac
  8. Italy12,016 ac
  9. France9,959 ac
  10. No predominant country code8,583 ac

Counties with the most foreign-held farmland

  1. Hardin County57,384 ac
  2. Wyandot County39,961 ac
  3. Paulding County37,997 ac
  4. Vinton County34,780 ac
  5. Jackson County34,067 ac
  6. Pike County29,016 ac
  7. Belmont County23,881 ac
  8. Union County22,593 ac
  9. Ross County21,328 ac
  10. Madison County18,513 ac

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Questions

How much farmland in Ohio is foreign-owned?

548,080 acres in 1,301 holdings were disclosed as foreign-held at the end of 2024.

Which country owns the most land in Ohio?

Investors from Denmark, with 142,739 acres.

Which Ohio county has the most foreign-owned farmland?

Hardin County, with 57,384 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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