Counties in Wisconsin by farms

Marathon County had the highest farms of 72 counties in 1997, at 3,310. Menominee County had the lowest, at 8. The median was 1,067 and the figure for Wisconsin was 79,541. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest3,310Marathon County
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Wisconsin79,541History

Map of counties, 1997

Adams County: 445 countAshland County: 259 countBarron County: 1,681 countBayfield County: 438 countBrown County: 1,270 countBuffalo County: 1,151 countBurnett County: 461 countCalumet County: 814 countChippewa County: 1,734 countClark County: 2,273 countColumbia County: 1,637 countCrawford County: 1,140 countDane County: 3,179 countDodge County: 2,085 countDoor County: 861 countDouglas County: 371 countDunn County: 1,701 countEau Claire County: 1,162 countFlorence County: 113 countFond du Lac County: 1,727 countForest County: 149 countGrant County: 2,512 countGreen County: 1,502 countGreen Lake County: 695 countIowa County: 1,628 countIron County: 53 countJackson County: 937 countJefferson County: 1,493 countJuneau County: 817 countKenosha County: 481 countKewaunee County: 948 countLa Crosse County: 933 countLafayette County: 1,252 countLanglade County: 537 countLincoln County: 556 countManitowoc County: 1,487 countMarathon County: 3,310 countMarinette County: 692 countMarquette County: 552 countMenominee County: 8 countMilwaukee County: 102 countMonroe County: 1,937 countOconto County: 1,156 countOneida County: 155 countOutagamie County: 1,533 countOzaukee County: 516 countPepin County: 498 countPierce County: 1,523 countPolk County: 1,642 countPortage County: 1,134 countPrice County: 477 countRacine County: 690 countRichland County: 1,280 countRock County: 1,630 countRusk County: 696 countSt. Croix County: 1,895 countSauk County: 1,736 countSawyer County: 241 countShawano County: 1,604 countSheboygan County: 1,178 countTaylor County: 1,091 countTrempealeau County: 1,675 countVernon County: 2,352 countVilas County: 62 countWalworth County: 1,016 countWashburn County: 454 countWashington County: 953 countWaukesha County: 817 countWaupaca County: 1,409 countWaushara County: 803 countWinnebago County: 1,043 countWood County: 1,199 count
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count, 1997. 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, 1997

Marathon County: 3,310 countMarathon County3,310Dane County: 3,179 countDane County3,179Grant County: 2,512 countGrant County2,512Vernon County: 2,352 countVernon County2,352Clark County: 2,273 countClark County2,273Dodge County: 2,085 countDodge County2,085Monroe County: 1,937 countMonroe County1,937St. Croix County: 1,895 countSt. Croix County1,895Sauk County: 1,736 countSauk County1,736Chippewa County: 1,734 countChippewa County1,734Fond du Lac County: 1,727 countFond du Lac County1,727Dunn County: 1,701 countDunn County1,701Barron County: 1,681 countBarron County1,681Trempealeau County: 1,675 countTrempealeau County1,675Polk County: 1,642 countPolk County1,642Columbia County: 1,637 countColumbia County1,637Rock County: 1,630 countRock County1,630Iowa County: 1,628 countIowa County1,628Shawano County: 1,604 countShawano County1,604Outagamie County: 1,533 countOutagamie County1,533Pierce County: 1,523 countPierce County1,523Green County: 1,502 countGreen County1,502Jefferson County: 1,493 countJefferson County1,493Manitowoc County: 1,487 countManitowoc County1,487Waupaca County: 1,409 countWaupaca County1,409Richland County: 1,280 countRichland County1,280Brown County: 1,270 countBrown County1,270Lafayette County: 1,252 countLafayette County1,252Wood County: 1,199 countWood County1,199Sheboygan County: 1,178 countSheboygan County1,178Eau Claire County: 1,162 countEau Claire County1,162Oconto County: 1,156 countOconto County1,156Buffalo County: 1,151 countBuffalo County1,151Crawford County: 1,140 countCrawford County1,140Portage County: 1,134 countPortage County1,134Taylor County: 1,091 countTaylor County1,091Winnebago County: 1,043 countWinnebago County1,043Walworth County: 1,016 countWalworth County1,016Washington County: 953 countWashington County953Kewaunee County: 948 countKewaunee County948Marathon County: 3,310 countMarathon County3,310Dane County: 3,179 countDane County3,179Grant County: 2,512 countGrant County2,512Vernon County: 2,352 countVernon County2,352Clark County: 2,273 countClark County2,273Dodge County: 2,085 countDodge County2,085Monroe County: 1,937 countMonroe County1,937St. Croix County: 1,895 countSt. Croix County1,895Sauk County: 1,736 countSauk County1,736Chippewa County: 1,734 countChippewa County1,734Fond du Lac County: 1,727 countFond du Lac County1,727Dunn County: 1,701 countDunn County1,701Barron County: 1,681 countBarron County1,681Trempealeau County: 1,675 countTrempealeau County1,675Polk County: 1,642 countPolk County1,642Columbia County: 1,637 countColumbia County1,637Rock County: 1,630 countRock County1,630Iowa County: 1,628 countIowa County1,628Shawano County: 1,604 countShawano County1,604Outagamie County: 1,533 countOutagamie County1,533Pierce County: 1,523 countPierce County1,523Green County: 1,502 countGreen County1,502Jefferson County: 1,493 countJefferson County1,493Manitowoc County: 1,487 countManitowoc County1,487Waupaca County: 1,409 countWaupaca County1,409Richland County: 1,280 countRichland County1,280Brown County: 1,270 countBrown County1,270Lafayette County: 1,252 countLafayette County1,252Wood County: 1,199 countWood County1,199Sheboygan County: 1,178 countSheboygan County1,178Eau Claire County: 1,162 countEau Claire County1,162Oconto County: 1,156 countOconto County1,156Buffalo County: 1,151 countBuffalo County1,151Crawford County: 1,140 countCrawford County1,140Portage County: 1,134 countPortage County1,134Taylor County: 1,091 countTaylor County1,091Winnebago County: 1,043 countWinnebago County1,043Walworth County: 1,016 countWalworth County1,016Washington County: 953 countWashington County953Kewaunee County: 948 countKewaunee County948
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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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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Marathon County, with 3,310 in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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