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Foreign-owned farmland in Wisconsin

635,185 acres of agricultural land in Wisconsin are disclosed as held by foreign investors, the most by owners from No predominant country code. The counties they are in, and the countries behind them.

635,185Acres held, 2024743HoldingsNo predominant country codeLeading country

Acres by the investor's country

  1. No predominant country code231,577 ac
  2. Denmark100,160 ac
  3. Canada85,112 ac
  4. Luxembourg47,903 ac
  5. Switzerland46,426 ac
  6. Portugal28,695 ac
  7. United Kingdom16,728 ac
  8. Finland15,966 ac
  9. Singapore15,882 ac
  10. Germany12,113 ac

Counties with the most foreign-held farmland

  1. Sawyer County55,968 ac
  2. Forest County36,579 ac
  3. Iron County32,456 ac
  4. Price County27,906 ac
  5. Rusk County21,988 ac

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Questions

How much farmland in Wisconsin is foreign-owned?

635,185 acres in 743 holdings were disclosed as foreign-held at the end of 2024.

Which country owns the most land in Wisconsin?

Investors from No predominant country code, with 231,577 acres.

Which Wisconsin county has the most foreign-owned farmland?

Douglas County, with 80,246 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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