Counties in Wisconsin by land in farms

Grant County had the highest land in farms of 70 counties in 2017, at 600,324 acres. Vilas County had the lowest, at 5,652 acres. The median was 192,215 acres and the figure for Wisconsin was 14,318,630 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest600,324Grant County
Lowest5,652Vilas County
Median192,21570 counties
Wisconsin14,318,630History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 117,206 acresAshland County: 52,428 acresBarron County: 305,604 acresBayfield County: 81,041 acresBrown County: 192,007 acresBuffalo County: 293,130 acresBurnett County: 89,237 acresCalumet County: 153,858 acresChippewa County: 356,176 acresClark County: 451,035 acresColumbia County: 304,058 acresCrawford County: 210,550 acresDane County: 506,688 acresDodge County: 405,992 acresDoor County: 114,508 acresDouglas County: 69,759 acresDunn County: 348,301 acresEau Claire County: 172,256 acresFlorence County: 18,609 acresFond du Lac County: 317,371 acresForest County: 38,084 acresGrant County: 600,324 acresGreen County: 292,368 acresGreen Lake County: 126,751 acresIowa County: 360,134 acresIron County: 9,200 acresJackson County: 248,342 acresJefferson County: 221,355 acresJuneau County: 175,417 acresKenosha County: 77,782 acresKewaunee County: 170,405 acresLa Crosse County: 144,334 acresLafayette County: 342,518 acresLanglade County: 116,386 acresLincoln County: 78,293 acresManitowoc County: 231,609 acresMarathon County: 473,147 acresMarinette County: 133,068 acresMarquette County: 113,183 acresMonroe County: 300,659 acresOconto County: 189,898 acresOneida County: 34,670 acresOutagamie County: 236,963 acresOzaukee County: 59,299 acresPepin County: 106,881 acresPierce County: 233,188 acresPolk County: 256,114 acresPortage County: 280,410 acresPrice County: 89,203 acresRacine County: 127,496 acresRichland County: 220,843 acresRock County: 353,505 acresRusk County: 136,062 acresSt. Croix County: 279,191 acresSauk County: 298,906 acresSawyer County: 46,009 acresShawano County: 247,241 acresSheboygan County: 195,938 acresTaylor County: 225,856 acresTrempealeau County: 329,916 acresVernon County: 337,086 acresVilas County: 5,652 acresWalworth County: 192,422 acresWashburn County: 73,773 acresWashington County: 126,146 acresWaukesha County: 97,460 acresWaupaca County: 201,603 acresWaushara County: 135,306 acresWinnebago County: 162,052 acresWood County: 220,891 acres
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acres, 2017. 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, 2017

Grant County: 600,324 acresGrant County600,324Dane County: 506,688 acresDane County506,688Marathon County: 473,147 acresMarathon County473,147Clark County: 451,035 acresClark County451,035Dodge County: 405,992 acresDodge County405,992Iowa County: 360,134 acresIowa County360,134Chippewa County: 356,176 acresChippewa County356,176Rock County: 353,505 acresRock County353,505Dunn County: 348,301 acresDunn County348,301Lafayette County: 342,518 acresLafayette County342,518Vernon County: 337,086 acresVernon County337,086Trempealeau County: 329,916 acresTrempealeau County329,916Fond du Lac County: 317,371 acresFond du Lac County317,371Barron County: 305,604 acresBarron County305,604Columbia County: 304,058 acresColumbia County304,058Monroe County: 300,659 acresMonroe County300,659Sauk County: 298,906 acresSauk County298,906Buffalo County: 293,130 acresBuffalo County293,130Green County: 292,368 acresGreen County292,368Portage County: 280,410 acresPortage County280,410St. Croix County: 279,191 acresSt. Croix County279,191Polk County: 256,114 acresPolk County256,114Jackson County: 248,342 acresJackson County248,342Shawano County: 247,241 acresShawano County247,241Outagamie County: 236,963 acresOutagamie County236,963Pierce County: 233,188 acresPierce County233,188Manitowoc County: 231,609 acresManitowoc County231,609Taylor County: 225,856 acresTaylor County225,856Jefferson County: 221,355 acresJefferson County221,355Wood County: 220,891 acresWood County220,891Richland County: 220,843 acresRichland County220,843Crawford County: 210,550 acresCrawford County210,550Waupaca County: 201,603 acresWaupaca County201,603Sheboygan County: 195,938 acresSheboygan County195,938Walworth County: 192,422 acresWalworth County192,422Brown County: 192,007 acresBrown County192,007Oconto County: 189,898 acresOconto County189,898Juneau County: 175,417 acresJuneau County175,417Eau Claire County: 172,256 acresEau Claire County172,256Kewaunee County: 170,405 acresKewaunee County170,405Grant County: 600,324 acresGrant County600,324Dane County: 506,688 acresDane County506,688Marathon County: 473,147 acresMarathon County473,147Clark County: 451,035 acresClark County451,035Dodge County: 405,992 acresDodge County405,992Iowa County: 360,134 acresIowa County360,134Chippewa County: 356,176 acresChippewa County356,176Rock County: 353,505 acresRock County353,505Dunn County: 348,301 acresDunn County348,301Lafayette County: 342,518 acresLafayette County342,518Vernon County: 337,086 acresVernon County337,086Trempealeau County: 329,916 acresTrempealeau County329,916Fond du Lac County: 317,371 acresFond du Lac County317,371Barron County: 305,604 acresBarron County305,604Columbia County: 304,058 acresColumbia County304,058Monroe County: 300,659 acresMonroe County300,659Sauk County: 298,906 acresSauk County298,906Buffalo County: 293,130 acresBuffalo County293,130Green County: 292,368 acresGreen County292,368Portage County: 280,410 acresPortage County280,410St. Croix County: 279,191 acresSt. Croix County279,191Polk County: 256,114 acresPolk County256,114Jackson County: 248,342 acresJackson County248,342Shawano County: 247,241 acresShawano County247,241Outagamie County: 236,963 acresOutagamie County236,963Pierce County: 233,188 acresPierce County233,188Manitowoc County: 231,609 acresManitowoc County231,609Taylor County: 225,856 acresTaylor County225,856Jefferson County: 221,355 acresJefferson County221,355Wood County: 220,891 acresWood County220,891Richland County: 220,843 acresRichland County220,843Crawford County: 210,550 acresCrawford County210,550Waupaca County: 201,603 acresWaupaca County201,603Sheboygan County: 195,938 acresSheboygan County195,938Walworth County: 192,422 acresWalworth County192,422Brown County: 192,007 acresBrown County192,007Oconto County: 189,898 acresOconto County189,898Juneau County: 175,417 acresJuneau County175,417Eau Claire County: 172,256 acresEau Claire County172,256Kewaunee County: 170,405 acresKewaunee County170,405
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

RankCounties2017
acres
1Grant County600,324
2Dane County506,688
3Marathon County473,147
4Clark County451,035
5Dodge County405,992
6Iowa County360,134
7Chippewa County356,176
8Rock County353,505
9Dunn County348,301
10Lafayette County342,518
11Vernon County337,086
12Trempealeau County329,916
13Fond du Lac County317,371
14Barron County305,604
15Columbia County304,058
16Monroe County300,659
17Sauk County298,906
18Buffalo County293,130
19Green County292,368
20Portage County280,410
21St. Croix County279,191
22Polk County256,114
23Jackson County248,342
24Shawano County247,241
25Outagamie County236,963
26Pierce County233,188
27Manitowoc County231,609
28Taylor County225,856
29Jefferson County221,355
30Wood County220,891
31Richland County220,843
32Crawford County210,550
33Waupaca County201,603
34Sheboygan County195,938
35Walworth County192,422
36Brown County192,007
37Oconto County189,898
38Juneau County175,417
39Eau Claire County172,256
40Kewaunee County170,405
41Winnebago County162,052
42Calumet County153,858
43La Crosse County144,334
44Rusk County136,062
45Waushara County135,306
46Marinette County133,068
47Racine County127,496
48Green Lake County126,751
49Washington County126,146
50Adams County117,206
51Langlade County116,386
52Door County114,508
53Marquette County113,183
54Pepin County106,881
55Waukesha County97,460
56Burnett County89,237
57Price County89,203
58Bayfield County81,041
59Lincoln County78,293
60Kenosha County77,782
61Washburn County73,773
62Douglas County69,759
63Ozaukee County59,299
64Ashland County52,428
65Sawyer County46,009
66Forest County38,084
67Oneida County34,670
68Florence County18,609
69Iron County9,200
70Vilas County5,652

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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 2017 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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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Grant County, with 600,324 acres in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Vilas County, with 5,652 acres in 2017.

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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 2017 and are not ranked.

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