Land in farms in Milwaukee County

Land in farms in Milwaukee County was 4,563 acres in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

2012, acres4,563

Series high7,6531997

Series low4,5632012

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Land in farms in Milwaukee County, 1997 to 2012

acres. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-11.

All 4 values

Period	acres
2012	4,563
2007	5,458
2002	5,579
1997	7,653

Compared with Wisconsin and United States

Place	2012
Milwaukee County	4,563
Wisconsin	14,568,926
United States	914,527,657

Milwaukee County compared with nearby places

Under 76K
76K to 130K
130K to 190K
190K to 250K
250K to 330K
330K and over

Land in farms, 2012, acres. Milwaukee County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by land in farms 50 places
Counties in Wisconsin by land in farms 72 places

Definition

Land operated by farms in the census year, in acres, including cropland, pasture, woodland and land under farm buildings, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Land in farms, Milwaukee County, 1997 to 2012) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

MLA 9

Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Land in farms, Milwaukee County, 1997 to 2012. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/land-in-farms/milwaukee-county-wisconsin. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Land in farms, Milwaukee County, 1997 to 2012. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/land-in-farms/milwaukee-county-wisconsin.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Land in farms, Milwaukee County, 1997 to 2012 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/land-in-farms/milwaukee-county-wisconsin (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{department_land_in_farms_milwaukee_2012,
  author = {{U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service}},
  title = {{Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Land in farms, Milwaukee County, 1997 to 2012}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  publisher = {Data Commons},
  url = {https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org). Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/land-in-farms/milwaukee-county-wisconsin. Publisher attribution: Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
}

RIS

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What is the land in farms in Milwaukee County?

Land in farms in Milwaukee County was 4,563 acres in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest land in farms in Milwaukee County?

7,653 acres in 1997, the highest value since 1997 in this series.

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