Farm Census

Michigan farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 81 counties

45,581 farms9,472,069 acres in farms208 acres per farm on average

Michigan farms sold $12.21 billion of products in 2022, 17th among the 50 states.

Among the states, it ranks third in apples and dry edible beans.

Its average farm size is the 18th-smallest among the states.

Grains and oilseeds: 34.3%Grains and oilseeds34.3%Milk: 22.1%Milk22.1%Nursery and greenhouse: 7.8%7.8%Cattle and calves: 6.7%6.7%Hogs and pigs: 6.6%Hogs and pigs6.6%Poultry and eggs: 6.0%6.0%Vegetables and melons: 5.8%Vegetables and melons5.8%Fruit and nuts: 5.8%Fruit and nuts5.8%Hay and other crops: 3.6%3.6%Other animals: 0.4%0.4%Christmas trees: 0.4%0.4%Horses and mules: 0.2%Sheep and goats: 0.2%Aquaculture: 0.1%Grains and oilseeds: 34.3%Grains and oilseeds34.3%Milk: 22.1%Milk22.1%Nursery and greenhouse: 7.8%7.8%Cattle and calves: 6.7%6.7%Hogs and pigs: 6.6%6.6%Poultry and eggs: 6.0%6.0%Vegetables and melons: 5.8%5.8%Fruit and nuts: 5.8%5.8%Hay and other crops: 3.6%3.6%Other animals: 0.4%Christmas trees: 0.4%Horses and mules: 0.2%Sheep and goats: 0.2%Aquaculture: 0.1%
What Michigan farms sold in 2022.

Which county leads each crop and animal

The county with the largest published figure for each item, and how much of the state total it holds. Items are ordered by how important Michigan is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
Dry edible beansHuron County39.0%19
Sugar beetsHuron County36.9%12
ApplesKent County31.5%72
BerriesVan Buren County38.0%68
Corn for silageHuron County9.4%62
PotatoesMontcalm County30.9%36
Milk cowsHuron County10.5%59
Laying hensAllegan County37.7%74
VegetablesMontcalm County12.2%68
OatsHuron County5.7%66
SoybeansSanilac County6.1%61
Corn for grainSt. Joseph County4.8%70
Horses and poniesHillsdale County5.2%79
TurkeysOttawa County66.7%55

Every county in Michigan

Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state. Left out because a core figure is withheld: 2 counties.

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Huron County1,217374$817.4MGrains and oilseeds
Allegan County1,120187$727.7MPoultry and eggs
Ottawa County1,040139$726.6MNursery and greenhouse
Ionia County936244$611.7MMilk
Sanilac County1,334353$557.7MGrains and oilseeds
Gratiot County818374$486.1MGrains and oilseeds
Kent County1,049137$417.2MNursery and greenhouse
Clinton County1,107210$377.2MMilk
Lenawee County1,205272$341.8MGrains and oilseeds
Kalamazoo County607239$340.3MNursery and greenhouse
St. Joseph County763313$340.2MGrains and oilseeds
Tuscola County1,247271$328.3MGrains and oilseeds
Hillsdale County1,286230$321.3MGrains and oilseeds
Montcalm County818284$307.2MGrains and oilseeds
Missaukee County344343$289.6MMilk
Branch County758294$278.0MGrains and oilseeds
Mecosta County682167$269.3MGrains and oilseeds
Van Buren County838157$262.3MFruit and nuts
Saginaw County1,284233$242.5MGrains and oilseeds
Berrien County792182$236.0MGrains and oilseeds
Cass County651297$223.2MGrains and oilseeds
Oceana County492225$212.7MFruit and nuts
Monroe County1,122184$206.5MGrains and oilseeds
Newaygo County795146$190.7MMilk
Isabella County750283$188.5MGrains and oilseeds
Barry County897160$185.9MMilk
Calhoun County898227$179.4MGrains and oilseeds
Bay County659288$164.8MGrains and oilseeds
Shiawassee County1,029201$156.6MGrains and oilseeds
Ingham County863220$156.3MGrains and oilseeds
Washtenaw County1,255141$141.3MGrains and oilseeds
Eaton County953209$129.7MGrains and oilseeds
Jackson County896198$123.4MGrains and oilseeds
Lapeer County1,050155$123.1MGrains and oilseeds
Macomb County457174$116.1MNursery and greenhouse
Muskegon County396166$110.5MMilk
St. Clair County1,060161$109.4MGrains and oilseeds
Osceola County554182$90.5MMilk
Mason County418181$85.6MFruit and nuts
Genesee County793152$83.1MGrains and oilseeds
Midland County549158$81.5MGrains and oilseeds
Livingston County658130$72.2MGrains and oilseeds
Arenac County308259$70.7MGrains and oilseeds
Ogemaw County270261$62.6MMilk
Leelanau County500114$58.1MFruit and nuts
Menominee County277276$56.4MMilk
Grand Traverse County55381$51.9MFruit and nuts
Antrim County350170$48.6MFruit and nuts
Wayne County30934$40.8MNursery and greenhouse
Oakland County54148$38.5MNursery and greenhouse
Alpena County305193$37.3MMilk
Wexford County284150$29.7MMilk
Clare County336139$28.3MMilk
Presque Isle County280251$25.1MGrains and oilseeds
Gladwin County419126$23.8MGrains and oilseeds
Iosco County221127$19.7MMilk
Otsego County223206$19.3MHay and other crops
Manistee County278121$17.4MFruit and nuts
Kalkaska County181138$16.6MVegetables and melons
Chippewa County335251$15.6MHay and other crops
Delta County282263$15.2MMilk
Benzie County19481$14.5MFruit and nuts
Alcona County199175$12.6MGrains and oilseeds
Emmet County37693$11.4MNursery and greenhouse
Charlevoix County209115$11.3MFruit and nuts
Oscoda County14294$9.8MMilk
Cheboygan County268153$7.7MHay and other crops
Dickinson County133146$6.5MHay and other crops
Montmorency County103198$5.9MGrains and oilseeds
Mackinac County88216$5.9MCattle and calves
Alger County95199$4.6MMilk
Baraga County78215$3.6MCattle and calves
Houghton County187138$3.4MHay and other crops
Marquette County212165$3.4MVegetables and melons
Schoolcraft County65201$2.8MHay and other crops
Ontonagon County97255$2.8MHay and other crops
Iron County114173$2.8MHay and other crops
Gogebic County5890$1.9MCattle and calves
Lake County146122$1.8MFruit and nuts
Roscommon County34121$737KCattle and calves
Keweenaw County1564$9KFruit and nuts

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms47,641−4.3%
Land in farms, acres9,764,090−3.0%
Average farm size, acres205+1.5%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$8.22 billion+48.6%

Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.