Counties in Michigan by farms

Lenawee County had the highest farms of 83 counties in 2007, at 1,686. Keweenaw County had the lowest, at 8. The median was 525 and the figure for Michigan was 56,014. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,686Lenawee County
Median52583 counties
Michigan56,014History

Map of counties, 2007

Alcona County: 281 countAlger County: 86 countAllegan County: 1,595 countAlpena County: 573 countAntrim County: 411 countArenac County: 488 countBaraga County: 76 countBarry County: 1,164 countBay County: 851 countBenzie County: 205 countBerrien County: 1,300 countBranch County: 1,129 countCalhoun County: 1,178 countCass County: 811 countCharlevoix County: 336 countCheboygan County: 347 countChippewa County: 401 countClare County: 450 countClinton County: 1,231 countCrawford County: 39 countDelta County: 290 countDickinson County: 161 countEaton County: 1,231 countEmmet County: 291 countGenesee County: 988 countGladwin County: 557 countGogebic County: 42 countGrand Traverse County: 522 countGratiot County: 1,036 countHillsdale County: 1,674 countHoughton County: 155 countHuron County: 1,394 countIngham County: 947 countIonia County: 1,183 countIosco County: 316 countIron County: 111 countIsabella County: 1,018 countJackson County: 1,184 countKalamazoo County: 854 countKalkaska County: 221 countKent County: 1,193 countKeweenaw County: 8 countLake County: 186 countLapeer County: 1,317 countLeelanau County: 449 countLenawee County: 1,686 countLivingston County: 795 countLuce County: 41 countMackinac County: 89 countMacomb County: 475 countManistee County: 358 countMarquette County: 144 countMason County: 450 countMecosta County: 845 countMenominee County: 419 countMidland County: 571 countMissaukee County: 391 countMonroe County: 1,119 countMontcalm County: 1,227 countMontmorency County: 140 countMuskegon County: 525 countNewaygo County: 951 countOakland County: 588 countOceana County: 648 countOgemaw County: 321 countOntonagon County: 104 countOsceola County: 826 countOscoda County: 136 countOtsego County: 182 countOttawa County: 1,451 countPresque Isle County: 289 countRoscommon County: 54 countSaginaw County: 1,533 countSt. Clair County: 1,072 countSt. Joseph County: 1,033 countSanilac County: 1,535 countSchoolcraft County: 66 countShiawassee County: 1,082 countTuscola County: 1,372 countVan Buren County: 1,232 countWashtenaw County: 1,300 countWayne County: 313 countWexford County: 371 count
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  • 150 to 340
  • 340 to 530
  • 530 to 980
  • 980 to 1,200
  • 1,200 and over
count, 2007. 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, 2007

Lenawee County: 1,686 countLenawee County1,686Hillsdale County: 1,674 countHillsdale County1,674Allegan County: 1,595 countAllegan County1,595Sanilac County: 1,535 countSanilac County1,535Saginaw County: 1,533 countSaginaw County1,533Ottawa County: 1,451 countOttawa County1,451Huron County: 1,394 countHuron County1,394Tuscola County: 1,372 countTuscola County1,372Lapeer County: 1,317 countLapeer County1,317Berrien County: 1,300 countBerrien County1,300Washtenaw County: 1,300 countWashtenaw County1,300Van Buren County: 1,232 countVan Buren County1,232Clinton County: 1,231 countClinton County1,231Eaton County: 1,231 countEaton County1,231Montcalm County: 1,227 countMontcalm County1,227Kent County: 1,193 countKent County1,193Jackson County: 1,184 countJackson County1,184Ionia County: 1,183 countIonia County1,183Calhoun County: 1,178 countCalhoun County1,178Barry County: 1,164 countBarry County1,164Branch County: 1,129 countBranch County1,129Monroe County: 1,119 countMonroe County1,119Shiawassee County: 1,082 countShiawassee County1,082St. Clair County: 1,072 countSt. Clair County1,072Gratiot County: 1,036 countGratiot County1,036St. Joseph County: 1,033 countSt. Joseph County1,033Isabella County: 1,018 countIsabella County1,018Genesee County: 988 countGenesee County988Newaygo County: 951 countNewaygo County951Ingham County: 947 countIngham County947Kalamazoo County: 854 countKalamazoo County854Bay County: 851 countBay County851Mecosta County: 845 countMecosta County845Osceola County: 826 countOsceola County826Cass County: 811 countCass County811Livingston County: 795 countLivingston County795Oceana County: 648 countOceana County648Oakland County: 588 countOakland County588Alpena County: 573 countAlpena County573Midland County: 571 countMidland County571Lenawee County: 1,686 countLenawee County1,686Hillsdale County: 1,674 countHillsdale County1,674Allegan County: 1,595 countAllegan County1,595Sanilac County: 1,535 countSanilac County1,535Saginaw County: 1,533 countSaginaw County1,533Ottawa County: 1,451 countOttawa County1,451Huron County: 1,394 countHuron County1,394Tuscola County: 1,372 countTuscola County1,372Lapeer County: 1,317 countLapeer County1,317Berrien County: 1,300 countBerrien County1,300Washtenaw County: 1,300 countWashtenaw County1,300Van Buren County: 1,232 countVan Buren County1,232Clinton County: 1,231 countClinton County1,231Eaton County: 1,231 countEaton County1,231Montcalm County: 1,227 countMontcalm County1,227Kent County: 1,193 countKent County1,193Jackson County: 1,184 countJackson County1,184Ionia County: 1,183 countIonia County1,183Calhoun County: 1,178 countCalhoun County1,178Barry County: 1,164 countBarry County1,164Branch County: 1,129 countBranch County1,129Monroe County: 1,119 countMonroe County1,119Shiawassee County: 1,082 countShiawassee County1,082St. Clair County: 1,072 countSt. Clair County1,072Gratiot County: 1,036 countGratiot County1,036St. Joseph County: 1,033 countSt. Joseph County1,033Isabella County: 1,018 countIsabella County1,018Genesee County: 988 countGenesee County988Newaygo County: 951 countNewaygo County951Ingham County: 947 countIngham County947Kalamazoo County: 854 countKalamazoo County854Bay County: 851 countBay County851Mecosta County: 845 countMecosta County845Osceola County: 826 countOsceola County826Cass County: 811 countCass County811Livingston County: 795 countLivingston County795Oceana County: 648 countOceana County648Oakland County: 588 countOakland County588Alpena County: 573 countAlpena County573Midland County: 571 countMidland County571
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

RankCounties2007
count
1Lenawee County1,686
2Hillsdale County1,674
3Allegan County1,595
4Sanilac County1,535
5Saginaw County1,533
6Ottawa County1,451
7Huron County1,394
8Tuscola County1,372
9Lapeer County1,317
10Berrien County1,300
10Washtenaw County1,300
12Van Buren County1,232
13Clinton County1,231
13Eaton County1,231
15Montcalm County1,227
16Kent County1,193
17Jackson County1,184
18Ionia County1,183
19Calhoun County1,178
20Barry County1,164
21Branch County1,129
22Monroe County1,119
23Shiawassee County1,082
24St. Clair County1,072
25Gratiot County1,036
26St. Joseph County1,033
27Isabella County1,018
28Genesee County988
29Newaygo County951
30Ingham County947
31Kalamazoo County854
32Bay County851
33Mecosta County845
34Osceola County826
35Cass County811
36Livingston County795
37Oceana County648
38Oakland County588
39Alpena County573
40Midland County571
41Gladwin County557
42Muskegon County525
43Grand Traverse County522
44Arenac County488
45Macomb County475
46Clare County450
46Mason County450
48Leelanau County449
49Menominee County419
50Antrim County411
51Chippewa County401
52Missaukee County391
53Wexford County371
54Manistee County358
55Cheboygan County347
56Charlevoix County336
57Ogemaw County321
58Iosco County316
59Wayne County313
60Emmet County291
61Delta County290
62Presque Isle County289
63Alcona County281
64Kalkaska County221
65Benzie County205
66Lake County186
67Otsego County182
68Dickinson County161
69Houghton County155
70Marquette County144
71Montmorency County140
72Oscoda County136
73Iron County111
74Ontonagon County104
75Mackinac County89
76Alger County86
77Baraga County76
78Schoolcraft County66
79Roscommon County54
80Gogebic County42
81Luce County41
82Crawford County39
83Keweenaw County8

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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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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Michigan by farms, 2007. 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=2007. 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, 2007. 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=2007.

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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, 2007 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/michigan-counties?period=2007 (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, 2007}},
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Which county has the highest farms?

Lenawee County, with 1,686 in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Keweenaw County, with 8 in 2007.

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