Counties in Wisconsin by farms

Dane County had the highest farms of 72 counties in 2012, at 2,749. Menominee County had the lowest, at 5. The median was 948 and the figure for Wisconsin was 69,754. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest2,749Dane County
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Wisconsin69,754History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 313 countAshland County: 187 countBarron County: 1,322 countBayfield County: 352 countBrown County: 1,111 countBuffalo County: 1,061 countBurnett County: 406 countCalumet County: 719 countChippewa County: 1,757 countClark County: 2,317 countColumbia County: 1,564 countCrawford County: 1,105 countDane County: 2,749 countDodge County: 2,012 countDoor County: 803 countDouglas County: 364 countDunn County: 1,404 countEau Claire County: 1,313 countFlorence County: 90 countFond du Lac County: 1,399 countForest County: 127 countGrant County: 2,436 countGreen County: 1,545 countGreen Lake County: 608 countIowa County: 1,588 countIron County: 61 countJackson County: 864 countJefferson County: 1,225 countJuneau County: 827 countKenosha County: 359 countKewaunee County: 734 countLa Crosse County: 748 countLafayette County: 1,252 countLanglade County: 396 countLincoln County: 449 countManitowoc County: 1,224 countMarathon County: 2,266 countMarinette County: 535 countMarquette County: 478 countMenominee County: 5 countMilwaukee County: 82 countMonroe County: 1,926 countOconto County: 929 countOneida County: 150 countOutagamie County: 1,170 countOzaukee County: 416 countPepin County: 459 countPierce County: 1,259 countPolk County: 1,313 countPortage County: 969 countPrice County: 472 countRacine County: 575 countRichland County: 1,260 countRock County: 1,509 countRusk County: 529 countSt. Croix County: 1,417 countSauk County: 1,665 countSawyer County: 172 countShawano County: 1,278 countSheboygan County: 986 countTaylor County: 967 countTrempealeau County: 1,436 countVernon County: 2,228 countVilas County: 47 countWalworth County: 870 countWashburn County: 405 countWashington County: 712 countWaukesha County: 557 countWaupaca County: 1,145 countWaushara County: 592 countWinnebago County: 1,117 countWood County: 1,067 count
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count, 2012. 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, 2012

Dane County: 2,749 countDane County2,749Grant County: 2,436 countGrant County2,436Clark County: 2,317 countClark County2,317Marathon County: 2,266 countMarathon County2,266Vernon County: 2,228 countVernon County2,228Dodge County: 2,012 countDodge County2,012Monroe County: 1,926 countMonroe County1,926Chippewa County: 1,757 countChippewa County1,757Sauk County: 1,665 countSauk County1,665Iowa County: 1,588 countIowa County1,588Columbia County: 1,564 countColumbia County1,564Green County: 1,545 countGreen County1,545Rock County: 1,509 countRock County1,509Trempealeau County: 1,436 countTrempealeau County1,436St. Croix County: 1,417 countSt. Croix County1,417Dunn County: 1,404 countDunn County1,404Fond du Lac County: 1,399 countFond du Lac County1,399Barron County: 1,322 countBarron County1,322Eau Claire County: 1,313 countEau Claire County1,313Polk County: 1,313 countPolk County1,313Shawano County: 1,278 countShawano County1,278Richland County: 1,260 countRichland County1,260Pierce County: 1,259 countPierce County1,259Lafayette County: 1,252 countLafayette County1,252Jefferson County: 1,225 countJefferson County1,225Manitowoc County: 1,224 countManitowoc County1,224Outagamie County: 1,170 countOutagamie County1,170Waupaca County: 1,145 countWaupaca County1,145Winnebago County: 1,117 countWinnebago County1,117Brown County: 1,111 countBrown County1,111Crawford County: 1,105 countCrawford County1,105Wood County: 1,067 countWood County1,067Buffalo County: 1,061 countBuffalo County1,061Sheboygan County: 986 countSheboygan County986Portage County: 969 countPortage County969Taylor County: 967 countTaylor County967Oconto County: 929 countOconto County929Walworth County: 870 countWalworth County870Jackson County: 864 countJackson County864Juneau County: 827 countJuneau County827Dane County: 2,749 countDane County2,749Grant County: 2,436 countGrant County2,436Clark County: 2,317 countClark County2,317Marathon County: 2,266 countMarathon County2,266Vernon County: 2,228 countVernon County2,228Dodge County: 2,012 countDodge County2,012Monroe County: 1,926 countMonroe County1,926Chippewa County: 1,757 countChippewa County1,757Sauk County: 1,665 countSauk County1,665Iowa County: 1,588 countIowa County1,588Columbia County: 1,564 countColumbia County1,564Green County: 1,545 countGreen County1,545Rock County: 1,509 countRock County1,509Trempealeau County: 1,436 countTrempealeau County1,436St. Croix County: 1,417 countSt. Croix County1,417Dunn County: 1,404 countDunn County1,404Fond du Lac County: 1,399 countFond du Lac County1,399Barron County: 1,322 countBarron County1,322Eau Claire County: 1,313 countEau Claire County1,313Polk County: 1,313 countPolk County1,313Shawano County: 1,278 countShawano County1,278Richland County: 1,260 countRichland County1,260Pierce County: 1,259 countPierce County1,259Lafayette County: 1,252 countLafayette County1,252Jefferson County: 1,225 countJefferson County1,225Manitowoc County: 1,224 countManitowoc County1,224Outagamie County: 1,170 countOutagamie County1,170Waupaca County: 1,145 countWaupaca County1,145Winnebago County: 1,117 countWinnebago County1,117Brown County: 1,111 countBrown County1,111Crawford County: 1,105 countCrawford County1,105Wood County: 1,067 countWood County1,067Buffalo County: 1,061 countBuffalo County1,061Sheboygan County: 986 countSheboygan County986Portage County: 969 countPortage County969Taylor County: 967 countTaylor County967Oconto County: 929 countOconto County929Walworth County: 870 countWalworth County870Jackson County: 864 countJackson County864Juneau County: 827 countJuneau County827
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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Dane County, with 2,749 in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Menominee County, with 5 in 2012.

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