Counties in Michigan by farms

Sanilac County had the highest farms of 83 counties in 2002, at 1,595. Keweenaw County had the lowest, at 11. The median was 510 and the figure for Michigan was 53,315. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,595Sanilac County
Median51083 counties
Michigan53,315History

Map of counties, 2002

Alcona County: 244 countAlger County: 67 countAllegan County: 1,489 countAlpena County: 460 countAntrim County: 382 countArenac County: 381 countBaraga County: 63 countBarry County: 1,063 countBay County: 787 countBenzie County: 181 countBerrien County: 1,093 countBranch County: 1,123 countCalhoun County: 1,147 countCass County: 808 countCharlevoix County: 299 countCheboygan County: 268 countChippewa County: 372 countClare County: 414 countClinton County: 1,179 countCrawford County: 47 countDelta County: 273 countDickinson County: 146 countEaton County: 1,221 countEmmet County: 274 countGenesee County: 1,051 countGladwin County: 534 countGogebic County: 49 countGrand Traverse County: 489 countGratiot County: 1,018 countHillsdale County: 1,509 countHoughton County: 158 countHuron County: 1,189 countIngham County: 1,018 countIonia County: 1,146 countIosco County: 285 countIron County: 106 countIsabella County: 953 countJackson County: 1,265 countKalamazoo County: 808 countKalkaska County: 175 countKent County: 1,212 countKeweenaw County: 11 countLake County: 173 countLapeer County: 1,187 countLeelanau County: 429 countLenawee County: 1,446 countLivingston County: 877 countLuce County: 30 countMackinac County: 76 countMacomb County: 512 countManistee County: 315 countMarquette County: 160 countMason County: 478 countMecosta County: 794 countMenominee County: 372 countMidland County: 510 countMissaukee County: 412 countMonroe County: 1,183 countMontcalm County: 1,139 countMontmorency County: 139 countMuskegon County: 545 countNewaygo County: 902 countOakland County: 643 countOceana County: 648 countOgemaw County: 256 countOntonagon County: 108 countOsceola County: 591 countOscoda County: 123 countOtsego County: 170 countOttawa County: 1,291 countPresque Isle County: 303 countRoscommon County: 46 countSaginaw County: 1,359 countSt. Clair County: 1,260 countSt. Joseph County: 907 countSanilac County: 1,595 countSchoolcraft County: 51 countShiawassee County: 1,037 countTuscola County: 1,292 countVan Buren County: 1,160 countWashtenaw County: 1,325 countWayne County: 319 countWexford County: 395 count
  • Under 150
  • 150 to 310
  • 310 to 510
  • 510 to 940
  • 940 to 1,200
  • 1,200 and over
count, 2002. 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, 2002

Sanilac County: 1,595 countSanilac County1,595Hillsdale County: 1,509 countHillsdale County1,509Allegan County: 1,489 countAllegan County1,489Lenawee County: 1,446 countLenawee County1,446Saginaw County: 1,359 countSaginaw County1,359Washtenaw County: 1,325 countWashtenaw County1,325Tuscola County: 1,292 countTuscola County1,292Ottawa County: 1,291 countOttawa County1,291Jackson County: 1,265 countJackson County1,265St. Clair County: 1,260 countSt. Clair County1,260Eaton County: 1,221 countEaton County1,221Kent County: 1,212 countKent County1,212Huron County: 1,189 countHuron County1,189Lapeer County: 1,187 countLapeer County1,187Monroe County: 1,183 countMonroe County1,183Clinton County: 1,179 countClinton County1,179Van Buren County: 1,160 countVan Buren County1,160Calhoun County: 1,147 countCalhoun County1,147Ionia County: 1,146 countIonia County1,146Montcalm County: 1,139 countMontcalm County1,139Branch County: 1,123 countBranch County1,123Berrien County: 1,093 countBerrien County1,093Barry County: 1,063 countBarry County1,063Genesee County: 1,051 countGenesee County1,051Shiawassee County: 1,037 countShiawassee County1,037Gratiot County: 1,018 countGratiot County1,018Ingham County: 1,018 countIngham County1,018Isabella County: 953 countIsabella County953St. Joseph County: 907 countSt. Joseph County907Newaygo County: 902 countNewaygo County902Livingston County: 877 countLivingston County877Cass County: 808 countCass County808Kalamazoo County: 808 countKalamazoo County808Mecosta County: 794 countMecosta County794Bay County: 787 countBay County787Oceana County: 648 countOceana County648Oakland County: 643 countOakland County643Osceola County: 591 countOsceola County591Muskegon County: 545 countMuskegon County545Gladwin County: 534 countGladwin County534Sanilac County: 1,595 countSanilac County1,595Hillsdale County: 1,509 countHillsdale County1,509Allegan County: 1,489 countAllegan County1,489Lenawee County: 1,446 countLenawee County1,446Saginaw County: 1,359 countSaginaw County1,359Washtenaw County: 1,325 countWashtenaw County1,325Tuscola County: 1,292 countTuscola County1,292Ottawa County: 1,291 countOttawa County1,291Jackson County: 1,265 countJackson County1,265St. Clair County: 1,260 countSt. Clair County1,260Eaton County: 1,221 countEaton County1,221Kent County: 1,212 countKent County1,212Huron County: 1,189 countHuron County1,189Lapeer County: 1,187 countLapeer County1,187Monroe County: 1,183 countMonroe County1,183Clinton County: 1,179 countClinton County1,179Van Buren County: 1,160 countVan Buren County1,160Calhoun County: 1,147 countCalhoun County1,147Ionia County: 1,146 countIonia County1,146Montcalm County: 1,139 countMontcalm County1,139Branch County: 1,123 countBranch County1,123Berrien County: 1,093 countBerrien County1,093Barry County: 1,063 countBarry County1,063Genesee County: 1,051 countGenesee County1,051Shiawassee County: 1,037 countShiawassee County1,037Gratiot County: 1,018 countGratiot County1,018Ingham County: 1,018 countIngham County1,018Isabella County: 953 countIsabella County953St. Joseph County: 907 countSt. Joseph County907Newaygo County: 902 countNewaygo County902Livingston County: 877 countLivingston County877Cass County: 808 countCass County808Kalamazoo County: 808 countKalamazoo County808Mecosta County: 794 countMecosta County794Bay County: 787 countBay County787Oceana County: 648 countOceana County648Oakland County: 643 countOakland County643Osceola County: 591 countOsceola County591Muskegon County: 545 countMuskegon County545Gladwin County: 534 countGladwin County534
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

RankCounties2002
count
1Sanilac County1,595
2Hillsdale County1,509
3Allegan County1,489
4Lenawee County1,446
5Saginaw County1,359
6Washtenaw County1,325
7Tuscola County1,292
8Ottawa County1,291
9Jackson County1,265
10St. Clair County1,260
11Eaton County1,221
12Kent County1,212
13Huron County1,189
14Lapeer County1,187
15Monroe County1,183
16Clinton County1,179
17Van Buren County1,160
18Calhoun County1,147
19Ionia County1,146
20Montcalm County1,139
21Branch County1,123
22Berrien County1,093
23Barry County1,063
24Genesee County1,051
25Shiawassee County1,037
26Gratiot County1,018
26Ingham County1,018
28Isabella County953
29St. Joseph County907
30Newaygo County902
31Livingston County877
32Cass County808
32Kalamazoo County808
34Mecosta County794
35Bay County787
36Oceana County648
37Oakland County643
38Osceola County591
39Muskegon County545
40Gladwin County534
41Macomb County512
42Midland County510
43Grand Traverse County489
44Mason County478
45Alpena County460
46Leelanau County429
47Clare County414
48Missaukee County412
49Wexford County395
50Antrim County382
51Arenac County381
52Chippewa County372
52Menominee County372
54Wayne County319
55Manistee County315
56Presque Isle County303
57Charlevoix County299
58Iosco County285
59Emmet County274
60Delta County273
61Cheboygan County268
62Ogemaw County256
63Alcona County244
64Benzie County181
65Kalkaska County175
66Lake County173
67Otsego County170
68Marquette County160
69Houghton County158
70Dickinson County146
71Montmorency County139
72Oscoda County123
73Ontonagon County108
74Iron County106
75Mackinac County76
76Alger County67
77Baraga County63
78Schoolcraft County51
79Gogebic County49
80Crawford County47
81Roscommon County46
82Luce County30
83Keweenaw County11

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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, 2002) [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, 2002. 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?period=2002. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2002. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/michigan-counties?period=2002.

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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, 2002 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/michigan-counties?period=2002 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  title = {{Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in Michigan by farms, 2002}},
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Which county has the highest farms?

Sanilac County, with 1,595 in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Keweenaw County, with 11 in 2002.

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