States and counties / California · FY2024
Foreign Agricultural Land Interests in California
Explore reported foreign interests in California agricultural land by county and reported country. This public summary uses the USDA AFIDA FY2024 working snapshot underlying the AFIDA Watch map.
The snapshot contains records in 53 California counties or county-equivalent areas. Kern has the largest sum of reported acreage among those areas. Open a county below to examine its country/source breakdown and record counts.
Reported interests include different forms of ownership and other reportable interests. Acreage is not necessarily outright foreign ownership or land removed from farming. A country/source code does not establish foreign-government control. County figures are geographic summaries, not parcel boundaries or current ownership verification.
County summaries
Free summaries cover source totals and reported countries. The detailed County Citizen Report is offered separately.
| County / equivalent | Reported acres | Records | Owner IDs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kern | 189,518.40 | 358 | 144 |
| Tehama | 128,081.00 | 24 | 22 |
| Siskiyou | 119,145.61 | 7 | 7 |
| Butte | 102,067.00 | 16 | 9 |
| Riverside | 98,462.42 | 84 | 66 |
| Fresno | 73,713.35 | 122 | 103 |
| Santa Barbara | 68,013.09 | 31 | 21 |
| San Luis Obispo | 63,046.00 | 48 | 36 |
| Madera | 45,930.83 | 120 | 53 |
| Imperial | 45,683.62 | 14 | 10 |
| Mendocino | 44,342.00 | 31 | 18 |
| Yolo | 36,189.35 | 27 | 27 |
| Napa | 31,066.91 | 100 | 78 |
| San Diego | 29,919.38 | 55 | 29 |
| Solano | 28,742.73 | 45 | 30 |
| Tulare | 28,673.03 | 102 | 70 |
| San Joaquin | 27,972.13 | 57 | 48 |
| Shasta | 24,325.54 | 20 | 11 |
| San Benito | 21,404.00 | 11 | 10 |
| Humboldt | 20,450.00 | 3 | 2 |
| Merced | 18,413.45 | 36 | 28 |
| Santa Clara | 18,195.08 | 18 | 15 |
| Sutter | 15,986.14 | 43 | 22 |
| Sonoma | 15,722.69 | 72 | 42 |
| Monterey | 15,537.78 | 28 | 24 |
| Plumas | 15,468.46 | 20 | 5 |
| Contra Costa | 13,309.43 | 23 | 21 |
| Sacramento | 12,941.86 | 36 | 29 |
| Stanislaus | 12,873.90 | 33 | 28 |
| Kings | 12,821.20 | 29 | 17 |
| Ventura | 12,318.70 | 27 | 21 |
| Glenn | 11,770.53 | 29 | 23 |
| Trinity | 10,980.00 | 5 | 5 |
| Yuba | 10,605.00 | 28 | 21 |
| Sierra | 7,840.00 | 2 | 2 |
| San Bernardino | 7,208.70 | 28 | 22 |
| Placer | 6,950.70 | 16 | 14 |
| Modoc | 6,040.00 | 8 | 2 |
| Los Angeles | 6,034.12 | 26 | 19 |
| Orange | 6,016.00 | 10 | 9 |
| Colusa | 4,592.00 | 21 | 16 |
| Alameda | 4,102.00 | 14 | 12 |
| Del Norte | 3,264.00 | 2 | 2 |
| Tuolumne | 2,752.00 | 4 | 1 |
| El Dorado | 1,964.00 | 5 | 5 |
| Calaveras | 878.03 | 6 | 2 |
| Amador | 868.40 | 3 | 3 |
| San Mateo | 862.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Mono | 861.00 | 4 | 4 |
| Nevada | 750.00 | 2 | 2 |
| Lake | 525.00 | 2 | 2 |
| Marin | 325.00 | 2 | 2 |
| Santa Cruz | 200.00 | 1 | 1 |
Reported countries and source codes
| Reported country / source code | Reported acres | Records |
|---|---|---|
| UNITED KINGDOM · 826 | 340,980.00 | 112 |
| CANADA · 124 | 192,181.72 | 328 |
| NETHERLANDS · 528 | 158,990.88 | 192 |
| 999 - NO PREDOMINANT COUNTRY CODE · 999 | 137,228.49 | 35 |
| JAPAN · 392 | 112,014.18 | 86 |
| FRANCE · 250 | 102,821.86 | 187 |
| GERMANY · 276 | 84,137.85 | 176 |
| LIECHTENSTEIN · 438 | 67,261.70 | 94 |
| PANAMA · 591 | 39,390.00 | 29 |
| SWITZERLAND · 756 | 38,596.56 | 159 |
| CAYMAN ISLANDS · 136 | 24,017.94 | 14 |
| LIBERIA · 430 | 22,963.00 | 7 |
| PORTUGAL · 620 | 16,982.05 | 72 |
| HONG KONG · 344 | 14,638.00 | 29 |
| DENMARK · 208 | 10,947.00 | 3 |
| 998 - NO FOREIGN INVESTOR LISTED · 998 | 10,878.45 | 12 |
| ITALY · 380 | 10,201.89 | 30 |
| SPAIN · 724 | 9,579.00 | 29 |
| MALAYSIA · 458 | 8,203.00 | 4 |
| IRELAND · 372 | 6,668.00 | 7 |
| MEXICO · 484 | 6,609.08 | 14 |
| LUXEMBOURG · 442 | 6,458.00 | 9 |
| KUWAIT · 414 | 6,112.00 | 5 |
| VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH) · 92 | 5,201.43 | 9 |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES · 784 | 4,697.05 | 34 |
| INDIA · 356 | 4,131.00 | 13 |
| BAHRAIN · 48 | 3,645.00 | 4 |
| CHINA · 156 | 3,578.84 | 19 |
| SWEDEN · 752 | 3,074.00 | 11 |
| AUSTRALIA · 36 | 3,058.89 | 14 |
| ARGENTINA · 32 | 2,975.00 | 4 |
| EGYPT · 818 | 2,905.00 | 6 |
| SAUDI ARABIA · 682 | 2,429.00 | 4 |
| LEBANON · 422 | 2,334.00 | 5 |
| PAKISTAN · 586 | 1,854.00 | 11 |
| CHANNEL ISLANDS · 830 | 1,556.61 | 4 |
| BAHAMAS · 44 | 1,500.00 | 1 |
| VENEZUELA · 862 | 1,500.00 | 1 |
| PHILIPPINES · 608 | 1,459.00 | 12 |
| ISRAEL · 376 | 1,379.70 | 4 |
| BERMUDA · 60 | 1,305.00 | 5 |
| GREECE · 300 | 1,217.00 | 1 |
| THAILAND · 764 | 1,152.00 | 4 |
| KOREA, REPUBLIC OF · 410 | 1,072.03 | 17 |
| JORDAN · 400 | 855.00 | 3 |
| AUSTRIA · 40 | 829.00 | 8 |
| SINGAPORE · 702 | 706.87 | 3 |
| BELGIUM · 56 | 611.00 | 3 |
| MOROCCO · 504 | 360.00 | 1 |
| NEW ZEALAND · 554 | 350.00 | 2 |
| URUGUAY · 858 | 320.00 | 2 |
| COLOMBIA · 170 | 312.00 | 1 |
| LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA · 434 | 280.00 | 3 |
| OMAN · 512 | 262.00 | 1 |
| SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC · 760 | 194.00 | 1 |
| POLAND · 616 | 158.00 | 2 |
| BRAZIL · 76 | 117.00 | 2 |
| BARBADOS · 52 | 82.00 | 2 |
| PERU · 604 | 81.00 | 1 |
| SOUTH AFRICA · 710 | 80.00 | 1 |
| GUATEMALA · 320 | 80.00 | 1 |
| TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS · 796 | 73.00 | 2 |
| TURKEY · 792 | 38.00 | 1 |
| COOK ISLANDS · 184 | 23.00 | 1 |
| CHILE · 152 | 16.00 | 1 |
| VIETNAM · 704 | 10.50 | 1 |