Counties in Michigan by farms, 2022

Sanilac County had the highest farms of 83 counties in 2022, at 1,334. Keweenaw County had the lowest, at 15. The median was 457 and the figure for Michigan was 45,581. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,334Sanilac County
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Michigan45,581History

Map of counties, 2022

Alcona County: 199 countAlger County: 95 countAllegan County: 1,120 countAlpena County: 305 countAntrim County: 350 countArenac County: 308 countBaraga County: 78 countBarry County: 897 countBay County: 659 countBenzie County: 194 countBerrien County: 792 countBranch County: 758 countCalhoun County: 898 countCass County: 651 countCharlevoix County: 209 countCheboygan County: 268 countChippewa County: 335 countClare County: 336 countClinton County: 1,107 countCrawford County: 29 countDelta County: 282 countDickinson County: 133 countEaton County: 953 countEmmet County: 376 countGenesee County: 793 countGladwin County: 419 countGogebic County: 58 countGrand Traverse County: 553 countGratiot County: 818 countHillsdale County: 1,286 countHoughton County: 187 countHuron County: 1,217 countIngham County: 863 countIonia County: 936 countIosco County: 221 countIron County: 114 countIsabella County: 750 countJackson County: 896 countKalamazoo County: 607 countKalkaska County: 181 countKent County: 1,049 countKeweenaw County: 15 countLake County: 146 countLapeer County: 1,050 countLeelanau County: 500 countLenawee County: 1,205 countLivingston County: 658 countLuce County: 47 countMackinac County: 88 countMacomb County: 457 countManistee County: 278 countMarquette County: 212 countMason County: 418 countMecosta County: 682 countMenominee County: 277 countMidland County: 549 countMissaukee County: 344 countMonroe County: 1,122 countMontcalm County: 818 countMontmorency County: 103 countMuskegon County: 396 countNewaygo County: 795 countOakland County: 541 countOceana County: 492 countOgemaw County: 270 countOntonagon County: 97 countOsceola County: 554 countOscoda County: 142 countOtsego County: 223 countOttawa County: 1,040 countPresque Isle County: 280 countRoscommon County: 34 countSaginaw County: 1,284 countSt. Clair County: 1,060 countSt. Joseph County: 763 countSanilac County: 1,334 countSchoolcraft County: 65 countShiawassee County: 1,029 countTuscola County: 1,247 countVan Buren County: 838 countWashtenaw County: 1,255 countWayne County: 309 countWexford County: 284 count
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  • 140 to 280
  • 280 to 460
  • 460 to 760
  • 760 to 1,000
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count, 2022. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Sanilac County: 1,334 countSanilac County1,334Hillsdale County: 1,286 countHillsdale County1,286Saginaw County: 1,284 countSaginaw County1,284Washtenaw County: 1,255 countWashtenaw County1,255Tuscola County: 1,247 countTuscola County1,247Huron County: 1,217 countHuron County1,217Lenawee County: 1,205 countLenawee County1,205Monroe County: 1,122 countMonroe County1,122Allegan County: 1,120 countAllegan County1,120Clinton County: 1,107 countClinton County1,107St. Clair County: 1,060 countSt. Clair County1,060Lapeer County: 1,050 countLapeer County1,050Kent County: 1,049 countKent County1,049Ottawa County: 1,040 countOttawa County1,040Shiawassee County: 1,029 countShiawassee County1,029Eaton County: 953 countEaton County953Ionia County: 936 countIonia County936Calhoun County: 898 countCalhoun County898Barry County: 897 countBarry County897Jackson County: 896 countJackson County896Ingham County: 863 countIngham County863Van Buren County: 838 countVan Buren County838Gratiot County: 818 countGratiot County818Montcalm County: 818 countMontcalm County818Newaygo County: 795 countNewaygo County795Genesee County: 793 countGenesee County793Berrien County: 792 countBerrien County792St. Joseph County: 763 countSt. Joseph County763Branch County: 758 countBranch County758Isabella County: 750 countIsabella County750Mecosta County: 682 countMecosta County682Bay County: 659 countBay County659Livingston County: 658 countLivingston County658Cass County: 651 countCass County651Kalamazoo County: 607 countKalamazoo County607Osceola County: 554 countOsceola County554Grand Traverse County: 553 countGrand Traverse County553Midland County: 549 countMidland County549Oakland County: 541 countOakland County541Leelanau County: 500 countLeelanau County500Sanilac County: 1,334 countSanilac County1,334Hillsdale County: 1,286 countHillsdale County1,286Saginaw County: 1,284 countSaginaw County1,284Washtenaw County: 1,255 countWashtenaw County1,255Tuscola County: 1,247 countTuscola County1,247Huron County: 1,217 countHuron County1,217Lenawee County: 1,205 countLenawee County1,205Monroe County: 1,122 countMonroe County1,122Allegan County: 1,120 countAllegan County1,120Clinton County: 1,107 countClinton County1,107St. Clair County: 1,060 countSt. Clair County1,060Lapeer County: 1,050 countLapeer County1,050Kent County: 1,049 countKent County1,049Ottawa County: 1,040 countOttawa County1,040Shiawassee County: 1,029 countShiawassee County1,029Eaton County: 953 countEaton County953Ionia County: 936 countIonia County936Calhoun County: 898 countCalhoun County898Barry County: 897 countBarry County897Jackson County: 896 countJackson County896Ingham County: 863 countIngham County863Van Buren County: 838 countVan Buren County838Gratiot County: 818 countGratiot County818Montcalm County: 818 countMontcalm County818Newaygo County: 795 countNewaygo County795Genesee County: 793 countGenesee County793Berrien County: 792 countBerrien County792St. Joseph County: 763 countSt. Joseph County763Branch County: 758 countBranch County758Isabella County: 750 countIsabella County750Mecosta County: 682 countMecosta County682Bay County: 659 countBay County659Livingston County: 658 countLivingston County658Cass County: 651 countCass County651Kalamazoo County: 607 countKalamazoo County607Osceola County: 554 countOsceola County554Grand Traverse County: 553 countGrand Traverse County553Midland County: 549 countMidland County549Oakland County: 541 countOakland County541Leelanau County: 500 countLeelanau County500
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count
1Sanilac County1,334
2Hillsdale County1,286
3Saginaw County1,284
4Washtenaw County1,255
5Tuscola County1,247
6Huron County1,217
7Lenawee County1,205
8Monroe County1,122
9Allegan County1,120
10Clinton County1,107
11St. Clair County1,060
12Lapeer County1,050
13Kent County1,049
14Ottawa County1,040
15Shiawassee County1,029
16Eaton County953
17Ionia County936
18Calhoun County898
19Barry County897
20Jackson County896
21Ingham County863
22Van Buren County838
23Gratiot County818
23Montcalm County818
25Newaygo County795
26Genesee County793
27Berrien County792
28St. Joseph County763
29Branch County758
30Isabella County750
31Mecosta County682
32Bay County659
33Livingston County658
34Cass County651
35Kalamazoo County607
36Osceola County554
37Grand Traverse County553
38Midland County549
39Oakland County541
40Leelanau County500
41Oceana County492
42Macomb County457
43Gladwin County419
44Mason County418
45Muskegon County396
46Emmet County376
47Antrim County350
48Missaukee County344
49Clare County336
50Chippewa County335
51Wayne County309
52Arenac County308
53Alpena County305
54Wexford County284
55Delta County282
56Presque Isle County280
57Manistee County278
58Menominee County277
59Ogemaw County270
60Cheboygan County268
61Otsego County223
62Iosco County221
63Marquette County212
64Charlevoix County209
65Alcona County199
66Benzie County194
67Houghton County187
68Kalkaska County181
69Lake County146
70Oscoda County142
71Dickinson County133
72Iron County114
73Montmorency County103
74Ontonagon County97
75Alger County95
76Mackinac County88
77Baraga County78
78Schoolcraft County65
79Gogebic County58
80Luce County47
81Roscommon County34
82Crawford County29
83Keweenaw County15

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Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, 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: number of farms, 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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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Michigan by farms, 2022) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Michigan by farms, 2022. 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/rankings/farms/michigan-counties. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Sanilac County, with 1,334 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Keweenaw County, with 15 in 2022.

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