Counties in Wisconsin by farms

Marathon County had the highest farms of 72 counties in 2002, at 2,898. Menominee County had the lowest, at 4. The median was 1,022 and the figure for Wisconsin was 77,131. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest2,898Marathon County
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Wisconsin77,131History

Map of counties, 2002

Adams County: 414 countAshland County: 227 countBarron County: 1,647 countBayfield County: 468 countBrown County: 1,117 countBuffalo County: 1,128 countBurnett County: 451 countCalumet County: 733 countChippewa County: 1,621 countClark County: 2,200 countColumbia County: 1,526 countCrawford County: 1,278 countDane County: 2,887 countDodge County: 1,968 countDoor County: 877 countDouglas County: 391 countDunn County: 1,683 countEau Claire County: 1,174 countFlorence County: 121 countFond du Lac County: 1,634 countForest County: 164 countGrant County: 2,490 countGreen County: 1,490 countGreen Lake County: 670 countIowa County: 1,686 countIron County: 62 countJackson County: 914 countJefferson County: 1,421 countJuneau County: 805 countKenosha County: 466 countKewaunee County: 915 countLa Crosse County: 868 countLafayette County: 1,205 countLanglade County: 542 countLincoln County: 593 countManitowoc County: 1,469 countMarathon County: 2,898 countMarinette County: 729 countMarquette County: 624 countMenominee County: 4 countMilwaukee County: 78 countMonroe County: 1,938 countOconto County: 1,132 countOneida County: 183 countOutagamie County: 1,430 countOzaukee County: 533 countPepin County: 501 countPierce County: 1,510 countPolk County: 1,659 countPortage County: 1,197 countPrice County: 477 countRacine County: 631 countRichland County: 1,358 countRock County: 1,529 countRusk County: 715 countSt. Croix County: 1,864 countSauk County: 1,673 countSawyer County: 230 countShawano County: 1,465 countSheboygan County: 1,116 countTaylor County: 1,056 countTrempealeau County: 1,744 countVernon County: 2,230 countVilas County: 71 countWalworth County: 988 countWashburn County: 471 countWashington County: 844 countWaukesha County: 762 countWaupaca County: 1,398 countWaushara County: 717 countWinnebago County: 963 countWood County: 1,108 count
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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

Marathon County: 2,898 countMarathon County2,898Dane County: 2,887 countDane County2,887Grant County: 2,490 countGrant County2,490Vernon County: 2,230 countVernon County2,230Clark County: 2,200 countClark County2,200Dodge County: 1,968 countDodge County1,968Monroe County: 1,938 countMonroe County1,938St. Croix County: 1,864 countSt. Croix County1,864Trempealeau County: 1,744 countTrempealeau County1,744Iowa County: 1,686 countIowa County1,686Dunn County: 1,683 countDunn County1,683Sauk County: 1,673 countSauk County1,673Polk County: 1,659 countPolk County1,659Barron County: 1,647 countBarron County1,647Fond du Lac County: 1,634 countFond du Lac County1,634Chippewa County: 1,621 countChippewa County1,621Rock County: 1,529 countRock County1,529Columbia County: 1,526 countColumbia County1,526Pierce County: 1,510 countPierce County1,510Green County: 1,490 countGreen County1,490Manitowoc County: 1,469 countManitowoc County1,469Shawano County: 1,465 countShawano County1,465Outagamie County: 1,430 countOutagamie County1,430Jefferson County: 1,421 countJefferson County1,421Waupaca County: 1,398 countWaupaca County1,398Richland County: 1,358 countRichland County1,358Crawford County: 1,278 countCrawford County1,278Lafayette County: 1,205 countLafayette County1,205Portage County: 1,197 countPortage County1,197Eau Claire County: 1,174 countEau Claire County1,174Oconto County: 1,132 countOconto County1,132Buffalo County: 1,128 countBuffalo County1,128Brown County: 1,117 countBrown County1,117Sheboygan County: 1,116 countSheboygan County1,116Wood County: 1,108 countWood County1,108Taylor County: 1,056 countTaylor County1,056Walworth County: 988 countWalworth County988Winnebago County: 963 countWinnebago County963Kewaunee County: 915 countKewaunee County915Jackson County: 914 countJackson County914Marathon County: 2,898 countMarathon County2,898Dane County: 2,887 countDane County2,887Grant County: 2,490 countGrant County2,490Vernon County: 2,230 countVernon County2,230Clark County: 2,200 countClark County2,200Dodge County: 1,968 countDodge County1,968Monroe County: 1,938 countMonroe County1,938St. Croix County: 1,864 countSt. Croix County1,864Trempealeau County: 1,744 countTrempealeau County1,744Iowa County: 1,686 countIowa County1,686Dunn County: 1,683 countDunn County1,683Sauk County: 1,673 countSauk County1,673Polk County: 1,659 countPolk County1,659Barron County: 1,647 countBarron County1,647Fond du Lac County: 1,634 countFond du Lac County1,634Chippewa County: 1,621 countChippewa County1,621Rock County: 1,529 countRock County1,529Columbia County: 1,526 countColumbia County1,526Pierce County: 1,510 countPierce County1,510Green County: 1,490 countGreen County1,490Manitowoc County: 1,469 countManitowoc County1,469Shawano County: 1,465 countShawano County1,465Outagamie County: 1,430 countOutagamie County1,430Jefferson County: 1,421 countJefferson County1,421Waupaca County: 1,398 countWaupaca County1,398Richland County: 1,358 countRichland County1,358Crawford County: 1,278 countCrawford County1,278Lafayette County: 1,205 countLafayette County1,205Portage County: 1,197 countPortage County1,197Eau Claire County: 1,174 countEau Claire County1,174Oconto County: 1,132 countOconto County1,132Buffalo County: 1,128 countBuffalo County1,128Brown County: 1,117 countBrown County1,117Sheboygan County: 1,116 countSheboygan County1,116Wood County: 1,108 countWood County1,108Taylor County: 1,056 countTaylor County1,056Walworth County: 988 countWalworth County988Winnebago County: 963 countWinnebago County963Kewaunee County: 915 countKewaunee County915Jackson County: 914 countJackson County914
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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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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-counties?period=2002. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Marathon County, with 2,898 in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Menominee County, with 4 in 2002.

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