Counties in Michigan by land in farms
Sanilac County had the highest land in farms of 81 counties in 1997, at 443,475 acres. Crawford County had the lowest, at 3,722 acres. The median was 90,924 acres and the figure for Michigan was 10,443,935 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Map of counties, 1997
- Under 28K
- 28K to 57K
- 57K to 91K
- 91K to 180K
- 180K to 240K
- 240K and over
- No data
Top 40 counties, 1997
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About this ranking
Land operated by farms in the census year, in acres, including cropland, pasture, woodland and land under farm buildings, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 1997 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Michigan by land in farms, 1997) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/
MLA 9
Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Michigan by land in farms, 1997. 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/land-in-farms/michigan-counties?period=1997. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in Michigan by land in farms, 1997. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/michigan-counties?period=1997.
Harvard
U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Michigan by land in farms, 1997 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/michigan-counties?period=1997 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{department_counties_in_michigan_by_1997,
author = {{U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service}},
title = {{Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in Michigan by land in farms, 1997}},
year = {2026},
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url = {https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/},
urldate = {2026-10-11},
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Which county has the highest land in farms?
Sanilac County, with 443,475 acres in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Which county has the lowest land in farms?
Crawford County, with 3,722 acres in 1997.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved 2026-10-11. 2 counties have no value for 1997 and are not ranked.