Table 47. Women Operators: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
All farms with a woman operator ' 
Farms with a woman principal operator 
Farms 
Women 
operators 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
State Total 
Wisconsin 
31,927 
33,184 
5,570,953 
7,346 
671,997 
Counties 
Adams 
114 
123 
41,013 
34 
5,344 
Ashland 
101 
104 
22,842 
28 
3,262 
Barron 
613 
625 
131,298 
107 
13,122 
Bayfield 
164 
172 
29,784 
46 
5,287 
Brown 
517 
538 
62,375 
130 
11,153 
Buffalo 
438 
447 
105,550 
52 
11,941 
Burnett 
170 
179 
36,256 
37 
2,860 
Calumet 
302 
313 
45,720 
51 
3,767 
Chippewa 
749 
766 
131,485 
168 
14,017 
Clark 
1,062 
1,088 
187,811 
139 
15,700 
Columbia 
770 
802 
111,062 
180 
1 1 ,607 
Crawford 
493 
501 
88,732 
98 
14,518 
Dane 
1,313 
1,386 
167,238 
386 
19,489 
Dodge 
933 
975 
146,785 
162 
12,073 
Door 
367 
369 
44,877 
95 
7,976 
Douglas 
174 
182 
30,300 
61 
6,267 
Dunn 
662 
679 
165,214 
164 
16,625 
Eau Claire 
629 
643 
74,887 
142 
1 1 ,523 
Flerence 
43 
45 
4,512 
16 
679 
Fond du Lac 
549 
571 
107,390 
114 
6,157 
Forest 
52 
52 
12,319 
20 
6,257 
Grant 
1,073 
1,106 
228,445 
210 
24,066 
Green 
791 
828 
127,020 
225 
12,649 
Green Lake 
226 
235 
48,410 
47 
5,494 
Iowa 
737 
771 
127,219 
183 
21,792 
Iron 
19 
19 
1,818 
12 
377 
Jackson 
379 
399 
95,450 
91 
20,245 
Jefferson 
577 
605 
92,814 
140 
8,230 
Juneau 
343 
368 
73,087 
82 
7,497 
Kenosha 
177 
184 
24,854 
56 
3,054 
Kewaunee 
325 
339 
72,682 
66 
4,152 
La Crosse 
310 
328 
51,408 
59 
8,091 
Lafayette 
582 
594 
147,403 
95 
7,314 
Langlade 
153 
155 
37,182 
29 
4,535 
Lincoln 
232 
243 
32,131 
56 
5,165 
Manitowoc 
516 
528 
86,826 
107 
1 1 ,936 
Marathon 
961 
991 
189,605 
152 
22,841 
Marinette 
248 
255 
65,153 
39 
2,346 
Marquette 
208 
223 
45,500 
45 
4,618 
Menominee 
3 
3 
553 
1 
(D) 
Milwaukee 
44 
46 
1,450 
23 
742 
Monroe 
867 
891 
140,680 
159 
15,026 
Ocento 
443 
456 
69,322 
103 
6,130 
Oneida 
70 
73 
8,044 
18 
2,024 
Outagamie 
518 
536 
80,071 
112 
13,251 
Ozaukee 
190 
211 
24,131 
72 
3,758 
Pepin 
188 
193 
35,259 
32 
3,077 
Pierce 
597 
609 
94,711 
157 
13,159 
Polk 
628 
651 
100,709 
211 
15,231 
Portage 
410 
439 
81,180 
113 
13,885 
Price 
238 
244 
42,144 
60 
6,540 
Racine 
236 
249 
35,059 
87 
6,048 
Richland 
629 
646 
103,436 
127 
16,296 
Rock 
721 
765 
137,081 
216 
17,281 
Rusk 
251 
259 
65,437 
56 
8,249 
St. Croix 
646 
673 
86,001 
186 
1 1 ,960 
Sauk 
782 
833 
132,668 
179 
25,045 
Sawyer 
90 
98 
22,122 
15 
1,198 
Shawano 
616 
640 
114,571 
97 
8,814 
Sheboygan 
478 
494 
77,238 
92 
2,824 
Taylor 
527 
538 
126,867 
96 
13,349 
Trempealeau 
599 
620 
110,088 
126 
12,351 
Vernon 
1,164 
1,210 
162,471 
270 
24,717 
Vilas 
29 
29 
1,403 
14 
(D) 
Walworth 
396 
419 
57,655 
137 
6,442 
Washburn 
229 
243 
34,957 
56 
4,579 
Washington 
288 
307 
34,648 
89 
4,617 
Waukesha 
268 
282 
29,504 
94 
4,115 
Waupaca 
486 
509 
76,447 
113 
9,875 
Waushara 
261 
278 
55,167 
49 
4,007 
Winnebago 
498 
523 
51,602 
166 
9,360 
Wood 
465 
486 
83,820 
96 
13,637 
' Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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