Counties in Wisconsin by land in farms

Grant County had the highest land in farms of 72 counties in 1997, at 615,239 acres. Menominee County had the lowest, at 532 acres. The median was 210,174 acres and the figure for Wisconsin was 16,232,744 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest615,239Grant County
Median210,17472 counties
Wisconsin16,232,744History

Map of counties, 1997

Adams County: 133,902 acresAshland County: 59,540 acresBarron County: 359,388 acresBayfield County: 102,303 acresBrown County: 206,580 acresBuffalo County: 322,980 acresBurnett County: 98,464 acresCalumet County: 149,835 acresChippewa County: 402,758 acresClark County: 458,600 acresColumbia County: 348,218 acresCrawford County: 255,008 acresDane County: 559,476 acresDodge County: 410,651 acresDoor County: 136,149 acresDouglas County: 88,736 acresDunn County: 406,988 acresEau Claire County: 213,767 acresFlorence County: 22,396 acresFond du Lac County: 345,829 acresForest County: 32,328 acresGrant County: 615,239 acresGreen County: 315,986 acresGreen Lake County: 144,332 acresIowa County: 384,949 acresIron County: 12,459 acresJackson County: 268,866 acresJefferson County: 258,414 acresJuneau County: 184,392 acresKenosha County: 89,531 acresKewaunee County: 174,658 acresLa Crosse County: 189,019 acresLafayette County: 342,168 acresLanglade County: 134,768 acresLincoln County: 99,238 acresManitowoc County: 265,567 acresMarathon County: 580,932 acresMarinette County: 151,225 acresMarquette County: 140,001 acresMenominee County: 532 acresMilwaukee County: 7,653 acresMonroe County: 369,582 acresOconto County: 227,367 acresOneida County: 44,012 acresOutagamie County: 269,027 acresOzaukee County: 75,347 acresPepin County: 108,575 acresPierce County: 288,878 acresPolk County: 301,736 acresPortage County: 287,168 acresPrice County: 109,295 acresRacine County: 129,629 acresRichland County: 268,611 acresRock County: 370,178 acresRusk County: 176,161 acresSt. Croix County: 342,478 acresSauk County: 357,633 acresSawyer County: 56,029 acresShawano County: 297,840 acresSheboygan County: 193,526 acresTaylor County: 254,510 acresTrempealeau County: 367,341 acresVernon County: 388,287 acresVilas County: 11,837 acresWalworth County: 228,170 acresWashburn County: 112,047 acresWashington County: 137,784 acresWaukesha County: 115,947 acresWaupaca County: 253,264 acresWaushara County: 194,370 acresWinnebago County: 180,468 acresWood County: 241,822 acres
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acres, 1997. 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, 1997

Grant County: 615,239 acresGrant County615,239Marathon County: 580,932 acresMarathon County580,932Dane County: 559,476 acresDane County559,476Clark County: 458,600 acresClark County458,600Dodge County: 410,651 acresDodge County410,651Dunn County: 406,988 acresDunn County406,988Chippewa County: 402,758 acresChippewa County402,758Vernon County: 388,287 acresVernon County388,287Iowa County: 384,949 acresIowa County384,949Rock County: 370,178 acresRock County370,178Monroe County: 369,582 acresMonroe County369,582Trempealeau County: 367,341 acresTrempealeau County367,341Barron County: 359,388 acresBarron County359,388Sauk County: 357,633 acresSauk County357,633Columbia County: 348,218 acresColumbia County348,218Fond du Lac County: 345,829 acresFond du Lac County345,829St. Croix County: 342,478 acresSt. Croix County342,478Lafayette County: 342,168 acresLafayette County342,168Buffalo County: 322,980 acresBuffalo County322,980Green County: 315,986 acresGreen County315,986Polk County: 301,736 acresPolk County301,736Shawano County: 297,840 acresShawano County297,840Pierce County: 288,878 acresPierce County288,878Portage County: 287,168 acresPortage County287,168Outagamie County: 269,027 acresOutagamie County269,027Jackson County: 268,866 acresJackson County268,866Richland County: 268,611 acresRichland County268,611Manitowoc County: 265,567 acresManitowoc County265,567Jefferson County: 258,414 acresJefferson County258,414Crawford County: 255,008 acresCrawford County255,008Taylor County: 254,510 acresTaylor County254,510Waupaca County: 253,264 acresWaupaca County253,264Wood County: 241,822 acresWood County241,822Walworth County: 228,170 acresWalworth County228,170Oconto County: 227,367 acresOconto County227,367Eau Claire County: 213,767 acresEau Claire County213,767Brown County: 206,580 acresBrown County206,580Waushara County: 194,370 acresWaushara County194,370Sheboygan County: 193,526 acresSheboygan County193,526La Crosse County: 189,019 acresLa Crosse County189,019Grant County: 615,239 acresGrant County615,239Marathon County: 580,932 acresMarathon County580,932Dane County: 559,476 acresDane County559,476Clark County: 458,600 acresClark County458,600Dodge County: 410,651 acresDodge County410,651Dunn County: 406,988 acresDunn County406,988Chippewa County: 402,758 acresChippewa County402,758Vernon County: 388,287 acresVernon County388,287Iowa County: 384,949 acresIowa County384,949Rock County: 370,178 acresRock County370,178Monroe County: 369,582 acresMonroe County369,582Trempealeau County: 367,341 acresTrempealeau County367,341Barron County: 359,388 acresBarron County359,388Sauk County: 357,633 acresSauk County357,633Columbia County: 348,218 acresColumbia County348,218Fond du Lac County: 345,829 acresFond du Lac County345,829St. Croix County: 342,478 acresSt. Croix County342,478Lafayette County: 342,168 acresLafayette County342,168Buffalo County: 322,980 acresBuffalo County322,980Green County: 315,986 acresGreen County315,986Polk County: 301,736 acresPolk County301,736Shawano County: 297,840 acresShawano County297,840Pierce County: 288,878 acresPierce County288,878Portage County: 287,168 acresPortage County287,168Outagamie County: 269,027 acresOutagamie County269,027Jackson County: 268,866 acresJackson County268,866Richland County: 268,611 acresRichland County268,611Manitowoc County: 265,567 acresManitowoc County265,567Jefferson County: 258,414 acresJefferson County258,414Crawford County: 255,008 acresCrawford County255,008Taylor County: 254,510 acresTaylor County254,510Waupaca County: 253,264 acresWaupaca County253,264Wood County: 241,822 acresWood County241,822Walworth County: 228,170 acresWalworth County228,170Oconto County: 227,367 acresOconto County227,367Eau Claire County: 213,767 acresEau Claire County213,767Brown County: 206,580 acresBrown County206,580Waushara County: 194,370 acresWaushara County194,370Sheboygan County: 193,526 acresSheboygan County193,526La Crosse County: 189,019 acresLa Crosse County189,019
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

RankCounties1997
acres
1Grant County615,239
2Marathon County580,932
3Dane County559,476
4Clark County458,600
5Dodge County410,651
6Dunn County406,988
7Chippewa County402,758
8Vernon County388,287
9Iowa County384,949
10Rock County370,178
11Monroe County369,582
12Trempealeau County367,341
13Barron County359,388
14Sauk County357,633
15Columbia County348,218
16Fond du Lac County345,829
17St. Croix County342,478
18Lafayette County342,168
19Buffalo County322,980
20Green County315,986
21Polk County301,736
22Shawano County297,840
23Pierce County288,878
24Portage County287,168
25Outagamie County269,027
26Jackson County268,866
27Richland County268,611
28Manitowoc County265,567
29Jefferson County258,414
30Crawford County255,008
31Taylor County254,510
32Waupaca County253,264
33Wood County241,822
34Walworth County228,170
35Oconto County227,367
36Eau Claire County213,767
37Brown County206,580
38Waushara County194,370
39Sheboygan County193,526
40La Crosse County189,019
41Juneau County184,392
42Winnebago County180,468
43Rusk County176,161
44Kewaunee County174,658
45Marinette County151,225
46Calumet County149,835
47Green Lake County144,332
48Marquette County140,001
49Washington County137,784
50Door County136,149
51Langlade County134,768
52Adams County133,902
53Racine County129,629
54Waukesha County115,947
55Washburn County112,047
56Price County109,295
57Pepin County108,575
58Bayfield County102,303
59Lincoln County99,238
60Burnett County98,464
61Kenosha County89,531
62Douglas County88,736
63Ozaukee County75,347
64Ashland County59,540
65Sawyer County56,029
66Oneida County44,012
67Forest County32,328
68Florence County22,396
69Iron County12,459
70Vilas County11,837
71Milwaukee County7,653
72Menominee County532

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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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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Grant County, with 615,239 acres in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Menominee County, with 532 acres in 1997.

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