Counties in Michigan by land in farms

Huron County had the highest land in farms of 83 counties in 2007, at 440,967 acres. Keweenaw County had the lowest, at 1,602 acres. The median was 88,364 acres and the figure for Michigan was 10,031,807 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest440,967Huron County
Lowest1,602Keweenaw County
Median88,36483 counties
Michigan10,031,807History

Map of counties, 2007

Alcona County: 45,395 acresAlger County: 18,357 acresAllegan County: 275,120 acresAlpena County: 85,947 acresAntrim County: 67,351 acresArenac County: 94,604 acresBaraga County: 18,644 acresBarry County: 168,172 acresBay County: 186,256 acresBenzie County: 21,069 acresBerrien County: 169,016 acresBranch County: 250,134 acresCalhoun County: 227,994 acresCass County: 190,330 acresCharlevoix County: 41,418 acresCheboygan County: 47,562 acresChippewa County: 98,967 acresClare County: 68,356 acresClinton County: 271,558 acresCrawford County: 2,524 acresDelta County: 77,762 acresDickinson County: 24,889 acresEaton County: 222,215 acresEmmet County: 39,582 acresGenesee County: 129,232 acresGladwin County: 67,634 acresGogebic County: 3,907 acresGrand Traverse County: 62,577 acresGratiot County: 286,937 acresHillsdale County: 269,916 acresHoughton County: 23,643 acresHuron County: 440,967 acresIngham County: 186,209 acresIonia County: 238,435 acresIosco County: 47,731 acresIron County: 27,731 acresIsabella County: 196,071 acresJackson County: 182,345 acresKalamazoo County: 144,873 acresKalkaska County: 23,464 acresKent County: 170,117 acresKeweenaw County: 1,602 acresLake County: 21,376 acresLapeer County: 176,373 acresLeelanau County: 55,751 acresLenawee County: 348,611 acresLivingston County: 96,419 acresLuce County: 8,819 acresMackinac County: 21,698 acresMacomb County: 61,994 acresManistee County: 46,034 acresMarquette County: 30,092 acresMason County: 76,446 acresMecosta County: 114,715 acresMenominee County: 103,636 acresMidland County: 90,619 acresMissaukee County: 88,364 acresMonroe County: 207,812 acresMontcalm County: 242,804 acresMontmorency County: 21,801 acresMuskegon County: 79,663 acresNewaygo County: 133,403 acresOakland County: 32,504 acresOceana County: 123,284 acresOgemaw County: 60,941 acresOntonagon County: 30,830 acresOsceola County: 122,166 acresOscoda County: 17,579 acresOtsego County: 33,598 acresOttawa County: 170,539 acresPresque Isle County: 71,079 acresRoscommon County: 4,759 acresSaginaw County: 324,407 acresSt. Clair County: 160,482 acresSt. Joseph County: 215,425 acresSanilac County: 417,083 acresSchoolcraft County: 26,697 acresShiawassee County: 226,509 acresTuscola County: 342,729 acresVan Buren County: 185,343 acresWashtenaw County: 166,881 acresWayne County: 17,443 acresWexford County: 38,486 acres
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acres, 2007. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2007

Huron County: 440,967 acresHuron County440,967Sanilac County: 417,083 acresSanilac County417,083Lenawee County: 348,611 acresLenawee County348,611Tuscola County: 342,729 acresTuscola County342,729Saginaw County: 324,407 acresSaginaw County324,407Gratiot County: 286,937 acresGratiot County286,937Allegan County: 275,120 acresAllegan County275,120Clinton County: 271,558 acresClinton County271,558Hillsdale County: 269,916 acresHillsdale County269,916Branch County: 250,134 acresBranch County250,134Montcalm County: 242,804 acresMontcalm County242,804Ionia County: 238,435 acresIonia County238,435Calhoun County: 227,994 acresCalhoun County227,994Shiawassee County: 226,509 acresShiawassee County226,509Eaton County: 222,215 acresEaton County222,215St. Joseph County: 215,425 acresSt. Joseph County215,425Monroe County: 207,812 acresMonroe County207,812Isabella County: 196,071 acresIsabella County196,071Cass County: 190,330 acresCass County190,330Bay County: 186,256 acresBay County186,256Ingham County: 186,209 acresIngham County186,209Van Buren County: 185,343 acresVan Buren County185,343Jackson County: 182,345 acresJackson County182,345Lapeer County: 176,373 acresLapeer County176,373Ottawa County: 170,539 acresOttawa County170,539Kent County: 170,117 acresKent County170,117Berrien County: 169,016 acresBerrien County169,016Barry County: 168,172 acresBarry County168,172Washtenaw County: 166,881 acresWashtenaw County166,881St. Clair County: 160,482 acresSt. Clair County160,482Kalamazoo County: 144,873 acresKalamazoo County144,873Newaygo County: 133,403 acresNewaygo County133,403Genesee County: 129,232 acresGenesee County129,232Oceana County: 123,284 acresOceana County123,284Osceola County: 122,166 acresOsceola County122,166Mecosta County: 114,715 acresMecosta County114,715Menominee County: 103,636 acresMenominee County103,636Chippewa County: 98,967 acresChippewa County98,967Livingston County: 96,419 acresLivingston County96,419Arenac County: 94,604 acresArenac County94,604Huron County: 440,967 acresHuron County440,967Sanilac County: 417,083 acresSanilac County417,083Lenawee County: 348,611 acresLenawee County348,611Tuscola County: 342,729 acresTuscola County342,729Saginaw County: 324,407 acresSaginaw County324,407Gratiot County: 286,937 acresGratiot County286,937Allegan County: 275,120 acresAllegan County275,120Clinton County: 271,558 acresClinton County271,558Hillsdale County: 269,916 acresHillsdale County269,916Branch County: 250,134 acresBranch County250,134Montcalm County: 242,804 acresMontcalm County242,804Ionia County: 238,435 acresIonia County238,435Calhoun County: 227,994 acresCalhoun County227,994Shiawassee County: 226,509 acresShiawassee County226,509Eaton County: 222,215 acresEaton County222,215St. Joseph County: 215,425 acresSt. Joseph County215,425Monroe County: 207,812 acresMonroe County207,812Isabella County: 196,071 acresIsabella County196,071Cass County: 190,330 acresCass County190,330Bay County: 186,256 acresBay County186,256Ingham County: 186,209 acresIngham County186,209Van Buren County: 185,343 acresVan Buren County185,343Jackson County: 182,345 acresJackson County182,345Lapeer County: 176,373 acresLapeer County176,373Ottawa County: 170,539 acresOttawa County170,539Kent County: 170,117 acresKent County170,117Berrien County: 169,016 acresBerrien County169,016Barry County: 168,172 acresBarry County168,172Washtenaw County: 166,881 acresWashtenaw County166,881St. Clair County: 160,482 acresSt. Clair County160,482Kalamazoo County: 144,873 acresKalamazoo County144,873Newaygo County: 133,403 acresNewaygo County133,403Genesee County: 129,232 acresGenesee County129,232Oceana County: 123,284 acresOceana County123,284Osceola County: 122,166 acresOsceola County122,166Mecosta County: 114,715 acresMecosta County114,715Menominee County: 103,636 acresMenominee County103,636Chippewa County: 98,967 acresChippewa County98,967Livingston County: 96,419 acresLivingston County96,419Arenac County: 94,604 acresArenac County94,604
acres. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2007
acres
1Huron County440,967
2Sanilac County417,083
3Lenawee County348,611
4Tuscola County342,729
5Saginaw County324,407
6Gratiot County286,937
7Allegan County275,120
8Clinton County271,558
9Hillsdale County269,916
10Branch County250,134
11Montcalm County242,804
12Ionia County238,435
13Calhoun County227,994
14Shiawassee County226,509
15Eaton County222,215
16St. Joseph County215,425
17Monroe County207,812
18Isabella County196,071
19Cass County190,330
20Bay County186,256
21Ingham County186,209
22Van Buren County185,343
23Jackson County182,345
24Lapeer County176,373
25Ottawa County170,539
26Kent County170,117
27Berrien County169,016
28Barry County168,172
29Washtenaw County166,881
30St. Clair County160,482
31Kalamazoo County144,873
32Newaygo County133,403
33Genesee County129,232
34Oceana County123,284
35Osceola County122,166
36Mecosta County114,715
37Menominee County103,636
38Chippewa County98,967
39Livingston County96,419
40Arenac County94,604
41Midland County90,619
42Missaukee County88,364
43Alpena County85,947
44Muskegon County79,663
45Delta County77,762
46Mason County76,446
47Presque Isle County71,079
48Clare County68,356
49Gladwin County67,634
50Antrim County67,351
51Grand Traverse County62,577
52Macomb County61,994
53Ogemaw County60,941
54Leelanau County55,751
55Iosco County47,731
56Cheboygan County47,562
57Manistee County46,034
58Alcona County45,395
59Charlevoix County41,418
60Emmet County39,582
61Wexford County38,486
62Otsego County33,598
63Oakland County32,504
64Ontonagon County30,830
65Marquette County30,092
66Iron County27,731
67Schoolcraft County26,697
68Dickinson County24,889
69Houghton County23,643
70Kalkaska County23,464
71Montmorency County21,801
72Mackinac County21,698
73Lake County21,376
74Benzie County21,069
75Baraga County18,644
76Alger County18,357
77Oscoda County17,579
78Wayne County17,443
79Luce County8,819
80Roscommon County4,759
81Gogebic County3,907
82Crawford County2,524
83Keweenaw County1,602

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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.

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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.

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Huron County, with 440,967 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Keweenaw County, with 1,602 acres in 2007.

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