Foreigners Own 2 Percent of Agricultural Land in the US
- 11 years ago
According to a report from the United States Department of Agriculture based on data from 2011, foreign investors laid claim to 2 percent of all the privately owned agricultural land in the US.
People from other countries own 25 point 7 million acres of agricultural land in the United States, which makes up 1 percent of all the land in the US.
According to a report from the United States Department of Agriculture based on data from 2011, foreign investors laid claim to 2 percent of all the privately owned agricultural land in the US.
Forests made up over half of the agricultural land owned by foreigners.
Croplands made up 19 percent, while pastures and other land taking up the remaining 27 percent.
Canadians own more US land than foreigners from any other country, including nonagricultural properties.
All 50 states have some land that is owned by foreign investors.
Texas has more foreign owned agricultural land than any other state in the US with nearly 2 point 9 million acres, followed closely by the state of Maine.
Over the course of the study from 2007 to 2011, the amount of land owned by foreign interests increased as wind farm companies based in other countries started working with long term property leases in states like Kansas, Washington, and Wisconsin.
People from other countries own 25 point 7 million acres of agricultural land in the United States, which makes up 1 percent of all the land in the US.
According to a report from the United States Department of Agriculture based on data from 2011, foreign investors laid claim to 2 percent of all the privately owned agricultural land in the US.
Forests made up over half of the agricultural land owned by foreigners.
Croplands made up 19 percent, while pastures and other land taking up the remaining 27 percent.
Canadians own more US land than foreigners from any other country, including nonagricultural properties.
All 50 states have some land that is owned by foreign investors.
Texas has more foreign owned agricultural land than any other state in the US with nearly 2 point 9 million acres, followed closely by the state of Maine.
Over the course of the study from 2007 to 2011, the amount of land owned by foreign interests increased as wind farm companies based in other countries started working with long term property leases in states like Kansas, Washington, and Wisconsin.