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Foreign-owned farmland in Pennsylvania

438,643 acres of agricultural land in Pennsylvania are disclosed as held by foreign investors, the most by owners from Canada. The counties they are in, and the countries behind them.

438,643Acres held, 2024482HoldingsCanadaLeading country

Acres by the investor's country

  1. Canada129,271 ac
  2. No predominant country code67,139 ac
  3. Germany53,363 ac
  4. United Kingdom49,858 ac
  5. Switzerland27,371 ac
  6. Netherlands24,805 ac
  7. Luxembourg23,337 ac
  8. Spain18,742 ac
  9. France15,345 ac
  10. Israel8,523 ac

Counties with the most foreign-held farmland

  1. McKean County88,213 ac
  2. Somerset County58,935 ac
  3. Potter County58,012 ac
  4. Cameron County39,400 ac
  5. Venango County26,775 ac
  6. Warren County21,475 ac
  7. Elk County19,846 ac
  8. Centre County15,182 ac
  9. Clearfield County13,862 ac
  10. Cambria County13,153 ac

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Questions

How much farmland in Pennsylvania is foreign-owned?

438,643 acres in 482 holdings were disclosed as foreign-held at the end of 2024.

Which country owns the most land in Pennsylvania?

Investors from Canada, with 129,271 acres.

Which Pennsylvania county has the most foreign-owned farmland?

McKean County, with 88,213 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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