Counties in Wisconsin by land in farms

Grant County had the highest land in farms of 72 counties in 2007, at 610,914 acres. Menominee County had the lowest, at 318 acres. The median was 198,547 acres and the figure for Wisconsin was 15,190,804 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest610,914Grant County
Median198,54772 counties
Wisconsin15,190,804History

Map of counties, 2007

Adams County: 115,343 acresAshland County: 55,370 acresBarron County: 324,196 acresBayfield County: 89,284 acresBrown County: 187,167 acresBuffalo County: 307,035 acresBurnett County: 96,168 acresCalumet County: 151,659 acresChippewa County: 353,491 acresClark County: 440,376 acresColumbia County: 316,193 acresCrawford County: 238,225 acresDane County: 535,756 acresDodge County: 412,949 acresDoor County: 134,472 acresDouglas County: 72,686 acresDunn County: 382,545 acresEau Claire County: 205,375 acresFlorence County: 20,264 acresFond du Lac County: 335,745 acresForest County: 33,805 acresGrant County: 610,914 acresGreen County: 306,859 acresGreen Lake County: 142,757 acresIowa County: 364,970 acresIron County: 10,110 acresJackson County: 238,978 acresJefferson County: 244,238 acresJuneau County: 181,046 acresKenosha County: 84,345 acresKewaunee County: 175,449 acresLa Crosse County: 165,368 acresLafayette County: 342,617 acresLanglade County: 122,895 acresLincoln County: 86,770 acresManitowoc County: 248,238 acresMarathon County: 490,628 acresMarinette County: 144,303 acresMarquette County: 135,914 acresMenominee County: 318 acresMilwaukee County: 5,458 acresMonroe County: 351,306 acresOconto County: 205,924 acresOneida County: 39,172 acresOutagamie County: 247,482 acresOzaukee County: 70,689 acresPepin County: 108,426 acresPierce County: 271,178 acresPolk County: 288,994 acresPortage County: 281,575 acresPrice County: 102,407 acresRacine County: 120,459 acresRichland County: 253,776 acresRock County: 344,361 acresRusk County: 160,534 acresSt. Croix County: 308,275 acresSauk County: 358,919 acresSawyer County: 47,093 acresShawano County: 271,718 acresSheboygan County: 191,719 acresTaylor County: 242,932 acresTrempealeau County: 341,370 acresVernon County: 357,090 acresVilas County: 9,942 acresWalworth County: 217,593 acresWashburn County: 101,862 acresWashington County: 129,790 acresWaukesha County: 86,602 acresWaupaca County: 234,392 acresWaushara County: 148,969 acresWinnebago County: 164,014 acresWood County: 221,962 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

Grant County: 610,914 acresGrant County610,914Dane County: 535,756 acresDane County535,756Marathon County: 490,628 acresMarathon County490,628Clark County: 440,376 acresClark County440,376Dodge County: 412,949 acresDodge County412,949Dunn County: 382,545 acresDunn County382,545Iowa County: 364,970 acresIowa County364,970Sauk County: 358,919 acresSauk County358,919Vernon County: 357,090 acresVernon County357,090Chippewa County: 353,491 acresChippewa County353,491Monroe County: 351,306 acresMonroe County351,306Rock County: 344,361 acresRock County344,361Lafayette County: 342,617 acresLafayette County342,617Trempealeau County: 341,370 acresTrempealeau County341,370Fond du Lac County: 335,745 acresFond du Lac County335,745Barron County: 324,196 acresBarron County324,196Columbia County: 316,193 acresColumbia County316,193St. Croix County: 308,275 acresSt. Croix County308,275Buffalo County: 307,035 acresBuffalo County307,035Green County: 306,859 acresGreen County306,859Polk County: 288,994 acresPolk County288,994Portage County: 281,575 acresPortage County281,575Shawano County: 271,718 acresShawano County271,718Pierce County: 271,178 acresPierce County271,178Richland County: 253,776 acresRichland County253,776Manitowoc County: 248,238 acresManitowoc County248,238Outagamie County: 247,482 acresOutagamie County247,482Jefferson County: 244,238 acresJefferson County244,238Taylor County: 242,932 acresTaylor County242,932Jackson County: 238,978 acresJackson County238,978Crawford County: 238,225 acresCrawford County238,225Waupaca County: 234,392 acresWaupaca County234,392Wood County: 221,962 acresWood County221,962Walworth County: 217,593 acresWalworth County217,593Oconto County: 205,924 acresOconto County205,924Eau Claire County: 205,375 acresEau Claire County205,375Sheboygan County: 191,719 acresSheboygan County191,719Brown County: 187,167 acresBrown County187,167Juneau County: 181,046 acresJuneau County181,046Kewaunee County: 175,449 acresKewaunee County175,449Grant County: 610,914 acresGrant County610,914Dane County: 535,756 acresDane County535,756Marathon County: 490,628 acresMarathon County490,628Clark County: 440,376 acresClark County440,376Dodge County: 412,949 acresDodge County412,949Dunn County: 382,545 acresDunn County382,545Iowa County: 364,970 acresIowa County364,970Sauk County: 358,919 acresSauk County358,919Vernon County: 357,090 acresVernon County357,090Chippewa County: 353,491 acresChippewa County353,491Monroe County: 351,306 acresMonroe County351,306Rock County: 344,361 acresRock County344,361Lafayette County: 342,617 acresLafayette County342,617Trempealeau County: 341,370 acresTrempealeau County341,370Fond du Lac County: 335,745 acresFond du Lac County335,745Barron County: 324,196 acresBarron County324,196Columbia County: 316,193 acresColumbia County316,193St. Croix County: 308,275 acresSt. Croix County308,275Buffalo County: 307,035 acresBuffalo County307,035Green County: 306,859 acresGreen County306,859Polk County: 288,994 acresPolk County288,994Portage County: 281,575 acresPortage County281,575Shawano County: 271,718 acresShawano County271,718Pierce County: 271,178 acresPierce County271,178Richland County: 253,776 acresRichland County253,776Manitowoc County: 248,238 acresManitowoc County248,238Outagamie County: 247,482 acresOutagamie County247,482Jefferson County: 244,238 acresJefferson County244,238Taylor County: 242,932 acresTaylor County242,932Jackson County: 238,978 acresJackson County238,978Crawford County: 238,225 acresCrawford County238,225Waupaca County: 234,392 acresWaupaca County234,392Wood County: 221,962 acresWood County221,962Walworth County: 217,593 acresWalworth County217,593Oconto County: 205,924 acresOconto County205,924Eau Claire County: 205,375 acresEau Claire County205,375Sheboygan County: 191,719 acresSheboygan County191,719Brown County: 187,167 acresBrown County187,167Juneau County: 181,046 acresJuneau County181,046Kewaunee County: 175,449 acresKewaunee County175,449
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
1Grant County610,914
2Dane County535,756
3Marathon County490,628
4Clark County440,376
5Dodge County412,949
6Dunn County382,545
7Iowa County364,970
8Sauk County358,919
9Vernon County357,090
10Chippewa County353,491
11Monroe County351,306
12Rock County344,361
13Lafayette County342,617
14Trempealeau County341,370
15Fond du Lac County335,745
16Barron County324,196
17Columbia County316,193
18St. Croix County308,275
19Buffalo County307,035
20Green County306,859
21Polk County288,994
22Portage County281,575
23Shawano County271,718
24Pierce County271,178
25Richland County253,776
26Manitowoc County248,238
27Outagamie County247,482
28Jefferson County244,238
29Taylor County242,932
30Jackson County238,978
31Crawford County238,225
32Waupaca County234,392
33Wood County221,962
34Walworth County217,593
35Oconto County205,924
36Eau Claire County205,375
37Sheboygan County191,719
38Brown County187,167
39Juneau County181,046
40Kewaunee County175,449
41La Crosse County165,368
42Winnebago County164,014
43Rusk County160,534
44Calumet County151,659
45Waushara County148,969
46Marinette County144,303
47Green Lake County142,757
48Marquette County135,914
49Door County134,472
50Washington County129,790
51Langlade County122,895
52Racine County120,459
53Adams County115,343
54Pepin County108,426
55Price County102,407
56Washburn County101,862
57Burnett County96,168
58Bayfield County89,284
59Lincoln County86,770
60Waukesha County86,602
61Kenosha County84,345
62Douglas County72,686
63Ozaukee County70,689
64Ashland County55,370
65Sawyer County47,093
66Oneida County39,172
67Forest County33,805
68Florence County20,264
69Iron County10,110
70Vilas County9,942
71Milwaukee County5,458
72Menominee County318

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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 610,914 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Menominee County, with 318 acres in 2007.

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