Counties in Wisconsin by land in farms, 2022

Grant County had the highest land in farms of 70 counties in 2022, at 586,453 acres. Vilas County had the lowest, at 5,847 acres. The median was 186,401 acres and the figure for Wisconsin was 13,784,678 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest586,453Grant County
Lowest5,847Vilas County
Median186,40170 counties
Wisconsin13,784,678History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 114,792 acresAshland County: 68,629 acresBarron County: 282,265 acresBayfield County: 93,254 acresBrown County: 181,018 acresBuffalo County: 309,976 acresBurnett County: 77,858 acresCalumet County: 143,801 acresChippewa County: 338,969 acresClark County: 409,582 acresColumbia County: 290,003 acresCrawford County: 194,544 acresDane County: 449,464 acresDodge County: 374,456 acresDoor County: 108,658 acresDouglas County: 67,866 acresDunn County: 372,774 acresEau Claire County: 168,016 acresFlorence County: 17,926 acresFond du Lac County: 308,888 acresForest County: 27,368 acresGrant County: 586,453 acresGreen County: 282,888 acresGreen Lake County: 122,086 acresIowa County: 374,179 acresIron County: 8,578 acresJackson County: 228,011 acresJefferson County: 191,783 acresJuneau County: 167,871 acresKenosha County: 67,322 acresKewaunee County: 168,893 acresLa Crosse County: 138,200 acresLafayette County: 316,462 acresLanglade County: 109,487 acresLincoln County: 79,496 acresManitowoc County: 236,367 acresMarathon County: 477,577 acresMarinette County: 132,155 acresMarquette County: 104,952 acresMonroe County: 263,476 acresOconto County: 194,482 acresOneida County: 42,083 acresOutagamie County: 241,653 acresOzaukee County: 49,769 acresPepin County: 111,859 acresPierce County: 229,659 acresPolk County: 239,493 acresPortage County: 273,256 acresPrice County: 84,387 acresRacine County: 99,108 acresRichland County: 244,767 acresRock County: 296,636 acresRusk County: 118,421 acresSt. Croix County: 254,630 acresSauk County: 298,103 acresSawyer County: 40,786 acresShawano County: 253,092 acresSheboygan County: 198,776 acresTaylor County: 216,009 acresTrempealeau County: 296,684 acresVernon County: 354,885 acresVilas County: 5,847 acresWalworth County: 179,902 acresWashburn County: 70,390 acresWashington County: 118,210 acresWaukesha County: 70,268 acresWaupaca County: 230,412 acresWaushara County: 149,098 acresWinnebago County: 145,208 acresWood County: 216,635 acres
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acres, 2022. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2022

Grant County: 586,453 acresGrant County586,453Marathon County: 477,577 acresMarathon County477,577Dane County: 449,464 acresDane County449,464Clark County: 409,582 acresClark County409,582Dodge County: 374,456 acresDodge County374,456Iowa County: 374,179 acresIowa County374,179Dunn County: 372,774 acresDunn County372,774Vernon County: 354,885 acresVernon County354,885Chippewa County: 338,969 acresChippewa County338,969Lafayette County: 316,462 acresLafayette County316,462Buffalo County: 309,976 acresBuffalo County309,976Fond du Lac County: 308,888 acresFond du Lac County308,888Sauk County: 298,103 acresSauk County298,103Trempealeau County: 296,684 acresTrempealeau County296,684Rock County: 296,636 acresRock County296,636Columbia County: 290,003 acresColumbia County290,003Green County: 282,888 acresGreen County282,888Barron County: 282,265 acresBarron County282,265Portage County: 273,256 acresPortage County273,256Monroe County: 263,476 acresMonroe County263,476St. Croix County: 254,630 acresSt. Croix County254,630Shawano County: 253,092 acresShawano County253,092Richland County: 244,767 acresRichland County244,767Outagamie County: 241,653 acresOutagamie County241,653Polk County: 239,493 acresPolk County239,493Manitowoc County: 236,367 acresManitowoc County236,367Waupaca County: 230,412 acresWaupaca County230,412Pierce County: 229,659 acresPierce County229,659Jackson County: 228,011 acresJackson County228,011Wood County: 216,635 acresWood County216,635Taylor County: 216,009 acresTaylor County216,009Sheboygan County: 198,776 acresSheboygan County198,776Crawford County: 194,544 acresCrawford County194,544Oconto County: 194,482 acresOconto County194,482Jefferson County: 191,783 acresJefferson County191,783Brown County: 181,018 acresBrown County181,018Walworth County: 179,902 acresWalworth County179,902Kewaunee County: 168,893 acresKewaunee County168,893Eau Claire County: 168,016 acresEau Claire County168,016Juneau County: 167,871 acresJuneau County167,871Grant County: 586,453 acresGrant County586,453Marathon County: 477,577 acresMarathon County477,577Dane County: 449,464 acresDane County449,464Clark County: 409,582 acresClark County409,582Dodge County: 374,456 acresDodge County374,456Iowa County: 374,179 acresIowa County374,179Dunn County: 372,774 acresDunn County372,774Vernon County: 354,885 acresVernon County354,885Chippewa County: 338,969 acresChippewa County338,969Lafayette County: 316,462 acresLafayette County316,462Buffalo County: 309,976 acresBuffalo County309,976Fond du Lac County: 308,888 acresFond du Lac County308,888Sauk County: 298,103 acresSauk County298,103Trempealeau County: 296,684 acresTrempealeau County296,684Rock County: 296,636 acresRock County296,636Columbia County: 290,003 acresColumbia County290,003Green County: 282,888 acresGreen County282,888Barron County: 282,265 acresBarron County282,265Portage County: 273,256 acresPortage County273,256Monroe County: 263,476 acresMonroe County263,476St. Croix County: 254,630 acresSt. Croix County254,630Shawano County: 253,092 acresShawano County253,092Richland County: 244,767 acresRichland County244,767Outagamie County: 241,653 acresOutagamie County241,653Polk County: 239,493 acresPolk County239,493Manitowoc County: 236,367 acresManitowoc County236,367Waupaca County: 230,412 acresWaupaca County230,412Pierce County: 229,659 acresPierce County229,659Jackson County: 228,011 acresJackson County228,011Wood County: 216,635 acresWood County216,635Taylor County: 216,009 acresTaylor County216,009Sheboygan County: 198,776 acresSheboygan County198,776Crawford County: 194,544 acresCrawford County194,544Oconto County: 194,482 acresOconto County194,482Jefferson County: 191,783 acresJefferson County191,783Brown County: 181,018 acresBrown County181,018Walworth County: 179,902 acresWalworth County179,902Kewaunee County: 168,893 acresKewaunee County168,893Eau Claire County: 168,016 acresEau Claire County168,016Juneau County: 167,871 acresJuneau County167,871
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

RankCounties2022
acres
1Grant County586,453
2Marathon County477,577
3Dane County449,464
4Clark County409,582
5Dodge County374,456
6Iowa County374,179
7Dunn County372,774
8Vernon County354,885
9Chippewa County338,969
10Lafayette County316,462
11Buffalo County309,976
12Fond du Lac County308,888
13Sauk County298,103
14Trempealeau County296,684
15Rock County296,636
16Columbia County290,003
17Green County282,888
18Barron County282,265
19Portage County273,256
20Monroe County263,476
21St. Croix County254,630
22Shawano County253,092
23Richland County244,767
24Outagamie County241,653
25Polk County239,493
26Manitowoc County236,367
27Waupaca County230,412
28Pierce County229,659
29Jackson County228,011
30Wood County216,635
31Taylor County216,009
32Sheboygan County198,776
33Crawford County194,544
34Oconto County194,482
35Jefferson County191,783
36Brown County181,018
37Walworth County179,902
38Kewaunee County168,893
39Eau Claire County168,016
40Juneau County167,871
41Waushara County149,098
42Winnebago County145,208
43Calumet County143,801
44La Crosse County138,200
45Marinette County132,155
46Green Lake County122,086
47Rusk County118,421
48Washington County118,210
49Adams County114,792
50Pepin County111,859
51Langlade County109,487
52Door County108,658
53Marquette County104,952
54Racine County99,108
55Bayfield County93,254
56Price County84,387
57Lincoln County79,496
58Burnett County77,858
59Washburn County70,390
60Waukesha County70,268
61Ashland County68,629
62Douglas County67,866
63Kenosha County67,322
64Ozaukee County49,769
65Oneida County42,083
66Sawyer County40,786
67Forest County27,368
68Florence County17,926
69Iron County8,578
70Vilas County5,847

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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.

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 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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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Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Wisconsin by land in farms, 2022. 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/wisconsin-counties. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Grant County, with 586,453 acres in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Vilas County, with 5,847 acres in 2022.

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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 2022 and are not ranked.

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