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Foreign-owned farmland in Tennessee

478,318 acres of agricultural land in Tennessee are disclosed as held by foreign investors, the most by owners from Netherlands. The counties they are in, and the countries behind them.

478,318Acres held, 2024422HoldingsNetherlandsLeading country

Acres by the investor's country

  1. Netherlands175,470 ac
  2. Denmark98,215 ac
  3. United Kingdom61,909 ac
  4. No predominant country code23,561 ac
  5. Switzerland20,948 ac
  6. Canada20,106 ac
  7. Belgium19,401 ac
  8. Luxembourg14,146 ac
  9. France9,540 ac
  10. Germany8,945 ac

Counties with the most foreign-held farmland

  1. Wayne County119,790 ac
  2. Hardin County63,722 ac
  3. Stewart County34,877 ac
  4. McNairy County27,763 ac
  5. Bledsoe County22,481 ac
  6. Lawrence County21,545 ac
  7. Morgan County20,320 ac
  8. Decatur County13,059 ac
  9. Hickman County12,960 ac
  10. Lewis County12,910 ac

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Questions

How much farmland in Tennessee is foreign-owned?

478,318 acres in 422 holdings were disclosed as foreign-held at the end of 2024.

Which country owns the most land in Tennessee?

Investors from Netherlands, with 175,470 acres.

Which Tennessee county has the most foreign-owned farmland?

Wayne County, with 119,790 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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