Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Wisconsin 
Adams 
Ashland 
Barron 
Bayfield 
Brown 
Buffalo 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
69,754 
313 
187 
1,322 
352 
1,111 
1,061 
2007 
78,463 
408 
203 
1,484 
383 
1,053 
1,229 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
14,568,926 
118,393 
45,815 
309,750 
71,824 
181,197 
305,302 
2007 
15,190,804 
115,343 
55,370 
324,196 
89,284 
187,167 
307,035 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
209 
378 
245 
234 
204 
163 
288 
2007 
194 
283 
273 
218 
233 
178 
250 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
69,754 
313 
187 
1,322 
352 
1,111 
1,061 
2007 
78,463 
408 
203 
1,484 
383 
1,053 
1,229 
$1,000, 2012 
57,166,991 
459,251 
84,332 
866,934 
145,892 
983,049 
1 ,027,287 
2007 
48,994,488 
365,407 
118,650 
803,037 
193,760 
734,157 
788,609 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
819,551 
1,467,256 
450,973 
655,775 
414,466 
884,832 
968,226 
2007 
624,428 
895,606 
584,484 
541,130 
505,901 
697,205 
641,667 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
3,924 
3,879 
1,841 
2,799 
2,031 
5,425 
3,365 
2007 
3,225 
3,168 
2,143 
2,477 
2,170 
3,922 
2,568 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
4,359 
12 
16 
60 
26 
106 
32 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,984 
32 
22 
127 
27 
70 
59 
$100,000 to $199,999 
12,713 
63 
48 
255 
98 
246 
155 
$200,000 to $499,999 
23,294 
74 
48 
467 
125 
316 
317 
$500,000 to $999,999 
11,571 
65 
38 
188 
42 
145 
221 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
6,886 
30 
11 
144 
23 
122 
148 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
4,209 
18 
3 
62 
10 
76 
95 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,188 
9 
1 
14 
1 
16 
30 
$10,000,000 or more 
550 
10 
- 
5 
- 
14 
4 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
34,661,189 
413,213 
668,824 
552,158 
945,828 
339,017 
429,847 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
42.0 
28.7 
6.9 
56.1 
7.6 
53.4 
71.0 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,603 
12 
6 
57 
13 
166 
42 
acres 
21,994 
34 
(D) 
270 
61 
736 
211 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
17,825 
50 
38 
278 
83 
420 
173 
acres 
499,973 
1,707 
1,230 
8,346 
2,524 
10,139 
4,639 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
5,154 
44 
15 
99 
22 
79 
46 
acres 
301,445 
2,692 
915 
5,801 
1,251 
4,503 
2,714 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
7,879 
34 
21 
175 
51 
75 
79 
acres 
647,550 
2,939 
1,672 
14,540 
4,171 
6,187 
6,661 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
7,208 
28 
23 
139 
42 
70 
97 
acres 
844,211 
3,325 
2,644 
16,070 
4,831 
8,175 
11,312 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
5,261 
15 
8 
109 
20 
45 
123 
acres 
828,746 
2,388 
1,219 
17,361 
(D) 
7,125 
19,524 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
4,132 
16 
18 
73 
18 
58 
74 
acres 
816,094 
3,148 
3,708 
14,395 
3,508 
1 1 ,433 
14,770 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3,026 
12 
4 
52 
19 
41 
53 
acres 
718,355 
2,828 
(D) 
12,407 
4,527 
9,757 
12,560 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
8,530 
50 
29 
195 
49 
90 
217 
acres 
3,004,996 
16,596 
10,083 
70,094 
17,304 
31,539 
77,226 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
3,885 
29 
19 
104 
26 
33 
99 
acres 
2,621,390 
21,303 
13,703 
69,261 
17,848 
22,119 
66,676 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,580 
14 
4 
31 
7 
24 
48 
acres 
2,098,495 
19,753 
5,658 
45,082 
7,981 
31,728 
64,260 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
671 
9 
2 
10 
2 
10 
10 
acres 
2,165,677 
41,680 
(D) 
36,123 
(D) 
37,756 
24,749 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,861 
26 
8 
66 
11 
130 
38 
acres 
23,591 
129 
46 
299 
47 
604 
196 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
19,895 
83 
38 
328 
65 
333 
214 
acres 
566,800 
2,611 
1,251 
10,064 
2,071 
8,740 
5,503 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
6,018 
38 
10 
108 
21 
74 
65 
acres 
352,564 
2,315 
575 
6,394 
1,171 
4,239 
3,830 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
9,291 
63 
19 
180 
53 
85 
106 
acres 
762,225 
5,231 
1,605 
14,594 
4,389 
7,016 
8,749 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
8,347 
36 
28 
146 
45 
81 
129 
acres 
977,487 
4,410 
3,215 
17,314 
5,121 
9,394 
14,926 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
6,109 
32 
19 
104 
39 
58 
122 
acres 
960,990 
4,996 
2,982 
16,469 
6,094 
8,938 
19,465 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
4,498 
24 
8 
104 
29 
62 
116 
acres 
887,970 
4,750 
(D) 
20,663 
5,650 
12,228 
23,068 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3,674 
11 
12 
74 
17 
37 
70 
acres 
872,734 
2,687 
(D) 
17,430 
(D) 
8,776 
16,665 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
9,665 
47 
33 
234 
63 
121 
228 
acres 
3,392,335 
15,945 
11,650 
82,627 
22,879 
41,439 
82,168 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
4,149 
24 
18 
105 
27 
48 
102 
acres 
2,802,061 
16,113 
11,915 
71,440 
20,210 
33,418 
67,045 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,399 
16 
8 
26 
12 
15 
29 
acres 
1,835,105 
23,898 
9,680 
33,531 
15,221 
22,135 
38,622 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
557 
8 
2 
9 
1 
9 
10 
acres 
1,756,942 
32,258 
(D) 
33,371 
(D) 
30,240 
26,798 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
60,936 
285 
159 
1,149 
291 
951 
906 
2007 
68,478 
364 
178 
1,287 
343 
910 
1,043 
acres, 2012 
9,910,991 
87,541 
21,243 
202,890 
36,296 
151,332 
162,746 
2007 
10,116,279 
79,563 
26,529 
207,201 
47,594 
160,561 
159,073 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
52,083 
245 
151 
1,051 
267 
857 
770 
2007 
54,105 
273 
171 
1,093 
304 
781 
819 
acres, 2012 
9,149,273 
82,155 
20,379 
193,110 
31,714 
145,070 
151,073 
2007 
8,884,628 
70,725 
22,742 
189,485 
41,500 
152,664 
139,226 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
6,691 
28 
12 
148 
37 
88 
92 
2007 
15,368 
70 
52 
341 
91 
228 
193 
acres, 2012 
162,095 
699 
221 
4,023 
1,639 
1,108 
2,596 
2007 
391,728 
2,643 
2,597 
8,453 
3,197 
2,879 
5,268 
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306 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
