AFIDA WATCH

States and counties / Massachusetts · FY2024

Foreign Agricultural Land Interests in Massachusetts

Explore reported foreign interests in Massachusetts agricultural land by county and reported country. This public summary uses the USDA AFIDA FY2024 working snapshot underlying the AFIDA Watch map.

5,185.36reported acres
18source records
14distinct reported Owner IDs
18distinct Parcel IDs
7country/source codes

The snapshot contains records in 7 Massachusetts counties or county-equivalent areas. Worcester 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.

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County summaries

Free summaries cover source totals and reported countries. The detailed County Citizen Report is offered separately.

County / equivalentReported acresRecordsOwner IDs
Worcester3,449.0085
Hampshire614.0021
Franklin428.3633
Hampden247.0011
Berkshire239.0022
Barnstable184.0011
Bristol24.0011

Reported countries and source codes

Reported country / source codeReported acresRecords
NETHERLANDS · 5283,402.005
UNITED KINGDOM · 826882.004
CANADA · 124449.365
GERMANY · 276231.001
VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH) · 92185.001
JAPAN · 39224.001
ITALY · 38012.001