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Foreign-owned farmland in Virginia

293,800 acres of agricultural land in Virginia are disclosed as held by foreign investors, the most by owners from Canada. The counties they are in, and the countries behind them.

293,800Acres held, 2024661HoldingsCanadaLeading country

Acres by the investor's country

  1. Canada62,591 ac
  2. Germany44,767 ac
  3. United Kingdom36,338 ac
  4. No predominant country code26,319 ac
  5. Luxembourg25,708 ac
  6. France17,211 ac
  7. Netherlands9,523 ac
  8. Switzerland7,783 ac
  9. Israel6,692 ac
  10. Australia5,915 ac

Counties with the most foreign-held farmland

  1. Dinwiddie County26,871 ac
  2. Brunswick County20,802 ac
  3. Prince George County18,890 ac
  4. Loudoun County13,192 ac
  5. Lunenburg County12,787 ac
  6. Patrick County11,558 ac
  7. King William County10,853 ac
  8. Southampton County9,878 ac
  9. Fauquier County9,261 ac
  10. Sussex County8,610 ac

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Questions

How much farmland in Virginia is foreign-owned?

293,800 acres in 661 holdings were disclosed as foreign-held at the end of 2024.

Which country owns the most land in Virginia?

Investors from Canada, with 62,591 acres.

Which Virginia county has the most foreign-owned farmland?

Dinwiddie County, with 26,871 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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