Counties in Wisconsin by land in farms

Grant County had the highest land in farms of 72 counties in 2002, at 605,836 acres. Menominee County had the lowest, at 354 acres. The median was 200,579 acres and the figure for Wisconsin was 15,741,552 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest605,836Grant County
Median200,57972 counties
Wisconsin15,741,552History

Map of counties, 2002

Adams County: 123,539 acresAshland County: 58,746 acresBarron County: 351,930 acresBayfield County: 111,851 acresBrown County: 196,859 acresBuffalo County: 316,132 acresBurnett County: 98,271 acresCalumet County: 150,316 acresChippewa County: 374,103 acresClark County: 461,353 acresColumbia County: 348,369 acresCrawford County: 254,755 acresDane County: 515,475 acresDodge County: 404,054 acresDoor County: 135,128 acresDouglas County: 84,858 acresDunn County: 398,768 acresEau Claire County: 204,298 acresFlorence County: 21,360 acresFond du Lac County: 344,286 acresForest County: 33,630 acresGrant County: 605,836 acresGreen County: 306,946 acresGreen Lake County: 147,916 acresIowa County: 367,373 acresIron County: 12,741 acresJackson County: 258,152 acresJefferson County: 247,914 acresJuneau County: 179,959 acresKenosha County: 88,708 acresKewaunee County: 174,212 acresLa Crosse County: 174,213 acresLafayette County: 342,800 acresLanglade County: 141,088 acresLincoln County: 98,168 acresManitowoc County: 257,111 acresMarathon County: 531,263 acresMarinette County: 148,777 acresMarquette County: 145,552 acresMenominee County: 354 acresMilwaukee County: 5,579 acresMonroe County: 351,775 acresOconto County: 218,887 acresOneida County: 51,006 acresOutagamie County: 263,485 acresOzaukee County: 75,467 acresPepin County: 111,313 acresPierce County: 267,311 acresPolk County: 292,860 acresPortage County: 292,109 acresPrice County: 103,957 acresRacine County: 124,201 acresRichland County: 257,807 acresRock County: 343,763 acresRusk County: 173,310 acresSt. Croix County: 310,178 acresSauk County: 353,104 acresSawyer County: 54,056 acresShawano County: 270,534 acresSheboygan County: 195,248 acresTaylor County: 257,143 acresTrempealeau County: 367,830 acresVernon County: 382,218 acresVilas County: 9,721 acresWalworth County: 219,502 acresWashburn County: 105,432 acresWashington County: 129,807 acresWaukesha County: 98,404 acresWaupaca County: 247,351 acresWaushara County: 192,576 acresWinnebago County: 170,404 acresWood County: 228,050 acres
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acres, 2002. 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, 2002

Grant County: 605,836 acresGrant County605,836Marathon County: 531,263 acresMarathon County531,263Dane County: 515,475 acresDane County515,475Clark County: 461,353 acresClark County461,353Dodge County: 404,054 acresDodge County404,054Dunn County: 398,768 acresDunn County398,768Vernon County: 382,218 acresVernon County382,218Chippewa County: 374,103 acresChippewa County374,103Trempealeau County: 367,830 acresTrempealeau County367,830Iowa County: 367,373 acresIowa County367,373Sauk County: 353,104 acresSauk County353,104Barron County: 351,930 acresBarron County351,930Monroe County: 351,775 acresMonroe County351,775Columbia County: 348,369 acresColumbia County348,369Fond du Lac County: 344,286 acresFond du Lac County344,286Rock County: 343,763 acresRock County343,763Lafayette County: 342,800 acresLafayette County342,800Buffalo County: 316,132 acresBuffalo County316,132St. Croix County: 310,178 acresSt. Croix County310,178Green County: 306,946 acresGreen County306,946Polk County: 292,860 acresPolk County292,860Portage County: 292,109 acresPortage County292,109Shawano County: 270,534 acresShawano County270,534Pierce County: 267,311 acresPierce County267,311Outagamie County: 263,485 acresOutagamie County263,485Jackson County: 258,152 acresJackson County258,152Richland County: 257,807 acresRichland County257,807Taylor County: 257,143 acresTaylor County257,143Manitowoc County: 257,111 acresManitowoc County257,111Crawford County: 254,755 acresCrawford County254,755Jefferson County: 247,914 acresJefferson County247,914Waupaca County: 247,351 acresWaupaca County247,351Wood County: 228,050 acresWood County228,050Walworth County: 219,502 acresWalworth County219,502Oconto County: 218,887 acresOconto County218,887Eau Claire County: 204,298 acresEau Claire County204,298Brown County: 196,859 acresBrown County196,859Sheboygan County: 195,248 acresSheboygan County195,248Waushara County: 192,576 acresWaushara County192,576Juneau County: 179,959 acresJuneau County179,959Grant County: 605,836 acresGrant County605,836Marathon County: 531,263 acresMarathon County531,263Dane County: 515,475 acresDane County515,475Clark County: 461,353 acresClark County461,353Dodge County: 404,054 acresDodge County404,054Dunn County: 398,768 acresDunn County398,768Vernon County: 382,218 acresVernon County382,218Chippewa County: 374,103 acresChippewa County374,103Trempealeau County: 367,830 acresTrempealeau County367,830Iowa County: 367,373 acresIowa County367,373Sauk County: 353,104 acresSauk County353,104Barron County: 351,930 acresBarron County351,930Monroe County: 351,775 acresMonroe County351,775Columbia County: 348,369 acresColumbia County348,369Fond du Lac County: 344,286 acresFond du Lac County344,286Rock County: 343,763 acresRock County343,763Lafayette County: 342,800 acresLafayette County342,800Buffalo County: 316,132 acresBuffalo County316,132St. Croix County: 310,178 acresSt. Croix County310,178Green County: 306,946 acresGreen County306,946Polk County: 292,860 acresPolk County292,860Portage County: 292,109 acresPortage County292,109Shawano County: 270,534 acresShawano County270,534Pierce County: 267,311 acresPierce County267,311Outagamie County: 263,485 acresOutagamie County263,485Jackson County: 258,152 acresJackson County258,152Richland County: 257,807 acresRichland County257,807Taylor County: 257,143 acresTaylor County257,143Manitowoc County: 257,111 acresManitowoc County257,111Crawford County: 254,755 acresCrawford County254,755Jefferson County: 247,914 acresJefferson County247,914Waupaca County: 247,351 acresWaupaca County247,351Wood County: 228,050 acresWood County228,050Walworth County: 219,502 acresWalworth County219,502Oconto County: 218,887 acresOconto County218,887Eau Claire County: 204,298 acresEau Claire County204,298Brown County: 196,859 acresBrown County196,859Sheboygan County: 195,248 acresSheboygan County195,248Waushara County: 192,576 acresWaushara County192,576Juneau County: 179,959 acresJuneau County179,959
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

RankCounties2002
acres
1Grant County605,836
2Marathon County531,263
3Dane County515,475
4Clark County461,353
5Dodge County404,054
6Dunn County398,768
7Vernon County382,218
8Chippewa County374,103
9Trempealeau County367,830
10Iowa County367,373
11Sauk County353,104
12Barron County351,930
13Monroe County351,775
14Columbia County348,369
15Fond du Lac County344,286
16Rock County343,763
17Lafayette County342,800
18Buffalo County316,132
19St. Croix County310,178
20Green County306,946
21Polk County292,860
22Portage County292,109
23Shawano County270,534
24Pierce County267,311
25Outagamie County263,485
26Jackson County258,152
27Richland County257,807
28Taylor County257,143
29Manitowoc County257,111
30Crawford County254,755
31Jefferson County247,914
32Waupaca County247,351
33Wood County228,050
34Walworth County219,502
35Oconto County218,887
36Eau Claire County204,298
37Brown County196,859
38Sheboygan County195,248
39Waushara County192,576
40Juneau County179,959
41La Crosse County174,213
42Kewaunee County174,212
43Rusk County173,310
44Winnebago County170,404
45Calumet County150,316
46Marinette County148,777
47Green Lake County147,916
48Marquette County145,552
49Langlade County141,088
50Door County135,128
51Washington County129,807
52Racine County124,201
53Adams County123,539
54Bayfield County111,851
55Pepin County111,313
56Washburn County105,432
57Price County103,957
58Waukesha County98,404
59Burnett County98,271
60Lincoln County98,168
61Kenosha County88,708
62Douglas County84,858
63Ozaukee County75,467
64Ashland County58,746
65Sawyer County54,056
66Oneida County51,006
67Forest County33,630
68Florence County21,360
69Iron County12,741
70Vilas County9,721
71Milwaukee County5,579
72Menominee County354

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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 605,836 acres in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Menominee County, with 354 acres in 2002.

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