Wisconsin farms by county
2022 Census of Agriculture · 67 counties
58,521 farms13,784,678 acres in farms236 acres per farm on average
Wisconsin farms sold $16.70 billion of products in 2022, tenth among the 50 states.
Among the states, it leads the nation in corn for silage, ranks second in milk cows and ranks third in goats.
Its average farm size is the 22nd-smallest among the states.
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 Wisconsin is for them nationally.
| Crop or animal | Leading county | Its share of the state | Counties with figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk cows | Clark County | 5.3% | 64 |
| Corn for silage | Clark County | 5.1% | 67 |
| Oats | Langlade County | 9.3% | 63 |
| Berries | Wood County | 23.9% | 53 |
| Potatoes | Portage County | 35.2% | 42 |
| Vegetables | Portage County | 27.6% | 63 |
| Goats | Calumet County | 28.0% | 64 |
| Hay and haylage | Marathon County | 4.6% | 67 |
| Corn for grain | Dane County | 4.9% | 66 |
| Cattle and calves | Grant County | 5.0% | 67 |
| Soybeans | Dane County | 4.0% | 66 |
| Horses and ponies | Vernon County | 5.4% | 67 |
| Turkeys | Barron County | 55.4% | 53 |
| Laying hens | Jefferson County | 60.8% | 62 |
Every county in Wisconsin
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: 5 counties.
| County | Farms | Avg acres | Sales | Largest group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant County | 2,264 | 259 | $656.2M | Milk |
| Dane County | 2,284 | 197 | $653.4M | Milk |
| Fond du Lac County | 1,163 | 266 | $612.3M | Milk |
| Marathon County | 2,059 | 232 | $579.1M | Milk |
| Clark County | 1,785 | 229 | $568.2M | Milk |
| Dodge County | 1,489 | 251 | $499.2M | Milk |
| Jefferson County | 955 | 201 | $468.9M | Poultry and eggs |
| Kewaunee County | 605 | 279 | $467.2M | Milk |
| Manitowoc County | 1,092 | 216 | $467.0M | Milk |
| Brown County | 907 | 200 | $454.6M | Milk |
| Lafayette County | 1,162 | 272 | $447.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Shawano County | 1,029 | 246 | $432.6M | Milk |
| Rock County | 1,350 | 220 | $402.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Barron County | 1,118 | 252 | $397.2M | Poultry and eggs |
| Trempealeau County | 1,193 | 249 | $384.6M | Poultry and eggs |
| Outagamie County | 1,000 | 242 | $381.9M | Milk |
| Dunn County | 1,209 | 308 | $381.3M | Milk |
| Portage County | 951 | 287 | $372.0M | Vegetables and melons |
| Green County | 1,334 | 212 | $370.7M | Milk |
| Buffalo County | 896 | 346 | $348.9M | Milk |
| Columbia County | 1,199 | 242 | $325.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Iowa County | 1,534 | 244 | $318.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Sheboygan County | 842 | 236 | $311.1M | Milk |
| Chippewa County | 1,286 | 264 | $306.6M | Milk |
| Calumet County | 559 | 257 | $301.2M | Milk |
| Vernon County | 1,810 | 196 | $295.5M | Milk |
| Walworth County | 861 | 209 | $272.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Waupaca County | 967 | 238 | $270.6M | Milk |
| Sauk County | 1,408 | 212 | $269.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| St. Croix County | 1,192 | 214 | $255.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Monroe County | 1,375 | 192 | $249.9M | Milk |
| Adams County | 301 | 381 | $239.8M | Vegetables and melons |
| Oconto County | 762 | 255 | $220.8M | Milk |
| Jackson County | 770 | 296 | $216.3M | Milk |
| Wood County | 909 | 238 | $210.6M | Milk |
| Pierce County | 1,150 | 200 | $190.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Polk County | 1,066 | 225 | $189.1M | Milk |
| Winnebago County | 816 | 178 | $188.1M | Milk |
| Waushara County | 627 | 238 | $187.7M | Vegetables and melons |
| Washington County | 580 | 204 | $184.6M | Milk |
| Richland County | 1,062 | 230 | $183.0M | Milk |
| Marinette County | 468 | 282 | $181.4M | Milk |
| Taylor County | 745 | 290 | $172.7M | Milk |
| Juneau County | 622 | 270 | $168.3M | Milk |
| Langlade County | 333 | 329 | $145.7M | Vegetables and melons |
| Green Lake County | 511 | 239 | $143.0M | Milk |
| Eau Claire County | 1,006 | 167 | $143.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Pepin County | 390 | 287 | $113.4M | Milk |
| Racine County | 540 | 184 | $110.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Door County | 631 | 172 | $108.8M | Milk |
| Crawford County | 899 | 216 | $97.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Marquette County | 391 | 268 | $95.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Ozaukee County | 292 | 170 | $86.7M | Milk |
| Rusk County | 454 | 261 | $84.3M | Milk |
| La Crosse County | 676 | 204 | $81.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Kenosha County | 368 | 183 | $70.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Waukesha County | 439 | 160 | $62.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Burnett County | 302 | 258 | $49.7M | Milk |
| Washburn County | 317 | 222 | $47.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Lincoln County | 419 | 190 | $47.7M | Milk |
| Price County | 357 | 236 | $30.2M | Milk |
| Ashland County | 209 | 328 | $24.0M | Milk |
| Oneida County | 139 | 303 | $21.9M | Fruit and nuts |
| Sawyer County | 144 | 283 | $21.8M | Milk |
| Bayfield County | 355 | 263 | $18.3M | Hay and other crops |
| Douglas County | 213 | 319 | $12.3M | Cattle and calves |
| Forest County | 108 | 253 | $3.5M | Hay and other crops |
Five years earlier
| Measure | 2017 | Change to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Farms | 64,793 | −9.7% |
| Land in farms, acres | 14,318,630 | −3.7% |
| Average farm size, acres | 221 | +6.8% |
| Farm products sold (current dollars) | $11.43 billion | +46.1% |
Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.