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Foreign-owned farmland in Vermont

107,492 acres of agricultural land in Vermont are disclosed as held by foreign investors, the most by owners from Canada. The counties they are in, and the countries behind them.

107,492Acres held, 2024578HoldingsCanadaLeading country

Acres by the investor's country

  1. Canada54,736 ac
  2. United Kingdom14,734 ac
  3. Switzerland12,983 ac
  4. Germany5,258 ac
  5. Netherlands4,526 ac
  6. France4,439 ac
  7. Denmark4,351 ac
  8. Venezuela2,385 ac
  9. Bermuda1,515 ac
  10. Liechtenstein767 ac

Counties with the most foreign-held farmland

  1. Essex County20,694 ac
  2. Franklin County15,830 ac
  3. Orleans County14,757 ac
  4. Lamoille County11,416 ac
  5. Windham County8,640 ac
  6. Caledonia County7,074 ac
  7. Orange County6,190 ac
  8. Rutland County6,097 ac
  9. Addison County5,256 ac
  10. Windsor County4,588 ac

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Questions

How much farmland in Vermont is foreign-owned?

107,492 acres in 578 holdings were disclosed as foreign-held at the end of 2024.

Which country owns the most land in Vermont?

Investors from Canada, with 54,736 acres.

Which Vermont county has the most foreign-owned farmland?

Essex County, with 20,694 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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