Counties in Wisconsin by land in farms

Grant County had the highest land in farms of 72 counties in 2012, at 587,587 acres. Menominee County had the lowest, at 561 acres. The median was 188,550 acres and the figure for Wisconsin was 14,568,926 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest587,587Grant County
Median188,55072 counties
Wisconsin14,568,926History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 118,393 acresAshland County: 45,815 acresBarron County: 309,750 acresBayfield County: 71,824 acresBrown County: 181,197 acresBuffalo County: 305,302 acresBurnett County: 83,608 acresCalumet County: 142,374 acresChippewa County: 384,621 acresClark County: 458,221 acresColumbia County: 307,973 acresCrawford County: 216,584 acresDane County: 504,420 acresDodge County: 402,041 acresDoor County: 131,955 acresDouglas County: 70,578 acresDunn County: 372,259 acresEau Claire County: 203,705 acresFlorence County: 13,392 acresFond du Lac County: 315,553 acresForest County: 30,258 acresGrant County: 587,587 acresGreen County: 302,295 acresGreen Lake County: 154,595 acresIowa County: 350,813 acresIron County: 10,207 acresJackson County: 239,936 acresJefferson County: 227,901 acresJuneau County: 180,039 acresKenosha County: 76,632 acresKewaunee County: 176,735 acresLa Crosse County: 158,718 acresLafayette County: 368,501 acresLanglade County: 113,881 acresLincoln County: 76,844 acresManitowoc County: 230,735 acresMarathon County: 479,045 acresMarinette County: 132,074 acresMarquette County: 120,185 acresMenominee County: 561 acresMilwaukee County: 4,563 acresMonroe County: 337,895 acresOconto County: 189,389 acresOneida County: 34,926 acresOutagamie County: 250,748 acresOzaukee County: 64,987 acresPepin County: 103,604 acresPierce County: 245,974 acresPolk County: 255,917 acresPortage County: 278,673 acresPrice County: 92,295 acresRacine County: 109,964 acresRichland County: 227,833 acresRock County: 353,793 acresRusk County: 133,601 acresSt. Croix County: 267,685 acresSauk County: 332,649 acresSawyer County: 43,554 acresShawano County: 261,141 acresSheboygan County: 190,155 acresTaylor County: 217,012 acresTrempealeau County: 323,157 acresVernon County: 345,892 acresVilas County: 6,881 acresWalworth County: 187,711 acresWashburn County: 87,387 acresWashington County: 133,432 acresWaukesha County: 92,211 acresWaupaca County: 215,330 acresWaushara County: 145,210 acresWinnebago County: 155,520 acresWood County: 222,730 acres
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acres, 2012. 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, 2012

Grant County: 587,587 acresGrant County587,587Dane County: 504,420 acresDane County504,420Marathon County: 479,045 acresMarathon County479,045Clark County: 458,221 acresClark County458,221Dodge County: 402,041 acresDodge County402,041Chippewa County: 384,621 acresChippewa County384,621Dunn County: 372,259 acresDunn County372,259Lafayette County: 368,501 acresLafayette County368,501Rock County: 353,793 acresRock County353,793Iowa County: 350,813 acresIowa County350,813Vernon County: 345,892 acresVernon County345,892Monroe County: 337,895 acresMonroe County337,895Sauk County: 332,649 acresSauk County332,649Trempealeau County: 323,157 acresTrempealeau County323,157Fond du Lac County: 315,553 acresFond du Lac County315,553Barron County: 309,750 acresBarron County309,750Columbia County: 307,973 acresColumbia County307,973Buffalo County: 305,302 acresBuffalo County305,302Green County: 302,295 acresGreen County302,295Portage County: 278,673 acresPortage County278,673St. Croix County: 267,685 acresSt. Croix County267,685Shawano County: 261,141 acresShawano County261,141Polk County: 255,917 acresPolk County255,917Outagamie County: 250,748 acresOutagamie County250,748Pierce County: 245,974 acresPierce County245,974Jackson County: 239,936 acresJackson County239,936Manitowoc County: 230,735 acresManitowoc County230,735Jefferson County: 227,901 acresJefferson County227,901Richland County: 227,833 acresRichland County227,833Wood County: 222,730 acresWood County222,730Taylor County: 217,012 acresTaylor County217,012Crawford County: 216,584 acresCrawford County216,584Waupaca County: 215,330 acresWaupaca County215,330Eau Claire County: 203,705 acresEau Claire County203,705Sheboygan County: 190,155 acresSheboygan County190,155Oconto County: 189,389 acresOconto County189,389Walworth County: 187,711 acresWalworth County187,711Brown County: 181,197 acresBrown County181,197Juneau County: 180,039 acresJuneau County180,039Kewaunee County: 176,735 acresKewaunee County176,735Grant County: 587,587 acresGrant County587,587Dane County: 504,420 acresDane County504,420Marathon County: 479,045 acresMarathon County479,045Clark County: 458,221 acresClark County458,221Dodge County: 402,041 acresDodge County402,041Chippewa County: 384,621 acresChippewa County384,621Dunn County: 372,259 acresDunn County372,259Lafayette County: 368,501 acresLafayette County368,501Rock County: 353,793 acresRock County353,793Iowa County: 350,813 acresIowa County350,813Vernon County: 345,892 acresVernon County345,892Monroe County: 337,895 acresMonroe County337,895Sauk County: 332,649 acresSauk County332,649Trempealeau County: 323,157 acresTrempealeau County323,157Fond du Lac County: 315,553 acresFond du Lac County315,553Barron County: 309,750 acresBarron County309,750Columbia County: 307,973 acresColumbia County307,973Buffalo County: 305,302 acresBuffalo County305,302Green County: 302,295 acresGreen County302,295Portage County: 278,673 acresPortage County278,673St. Croix County: 267,685 acresSt. Croix County267,685Shawano County: 261,141 acresShawano County261,141Polk County: 255,917 acresPolk County255,917Outagamie County: 250,748 acresOutagamie County250,748Pierce County: 245,974 acresPierce County245,974Jackson County: 239,936 acresJackson County239,936Manitowoc County: 230,735 acresManitowoc County230,735Jefferson County: 227,901 acresJefferson County227,901Richland County: 227,833 acresRichland County227,833Wood County: 222,730 acresWood County222,730Taylor County: 217,012 acresTaylor County217,012Crawford County: 216,584 acresCrawford County216,584Waupaca County: 215,330 acresWaupaca County215,330Eau Claire County: 203,705 acresEau Claire County203,705Sheboygan County: 190,155 acresSheboygan County190,155Oconto County: 189,389 acresOconto County189,389Walworth County: 187,711 acresWalworth County187,711Brown County: 181,197 acresBrown County181,197Juneau County: 180,039 acresJuneau County180,039Kewaunee County: 176,735 acresKewaunee County176,735
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

RankCounties2012
acres
1Grant County587,587
2Dane County504,420
3Marathon County479,045
4Clark County458,221
5Dodge County402,041
6Chippewa County384,621
7Dunn County372,259
8Lafayette County368,501
9Rock County353,793
10Iowa County350,813
11Vernon County345,892
12Monroe County337,895
13Sauk County332,649
14Trempealeau County323,157
15Fond du Lac County315,553
16Barron County309,750
17Columbia County307,973
18Buffalo County305,302
19Green County302,295
20Portage County278,673
21St. Croix County267,685
22Shawano County261,141
23Polk County255,917
24Outagamie County250,748
25Pierce County245,974
26Jackson County239,936
27Manitowoc County230,735
28Jefferson County227,901
29Richland County227,833
30Wood County222,730
31Taylor County217,012
32Crawford County216,584
33Waupaca County215,330
34Eau Claire County203,705
35Sheboygan County190,155
36Oconto County189,389
37Walworth County187,711
38Brown County181,197
39Juneau County180,039
40Kewaunee County176,735
41La Crosse County158,718
42Winnebago County155,520
43Green Lake County154,595
44Waushara County145,210
45Calumet County142,374
46Rusk County133,601
47Washington County133,432
48Marinette County132,074
49Door County131,955
50Marquette County120,185
51Adams County118,393
52Langlade County113,881
53Racine County109,964
54Pepin County103,604
55Price County92,295
56Waukesha County92,211
57Washburn County87,387
58Burnett County83,608
59Lincoln County76,844
60Kenosha County76,632
61Bayfield County71,824
62Douglas County70,578
63Ozaukee County64,987
64Ashland County45,815
65Sawyer County43,554
66Oneida County34,926
67Forest County30,258
68Florence County13,392
69Iron County10,207
70Vilas County6,881
71Milwaukee County4,563
72Menominee County561

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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 587,587 acres in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Menominee County, with 561 acres in 2012.

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