Farm operations
951
Avg 287 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census WI · FIPS 55097 Top quartile by state sales MID CROP-LED
Portage County, Wisconsin - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Portage County. Ranked #18 of 72 counties in Wisconsin.
273,256 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 69.7% 190,418 acres
- Other land
- 30.3% 82,838 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Portage County received $10.77 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.1× the Wisconsin county median of $9.81.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $10.77
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $9.81
- Wisconsin county median per acre
- 1.10×
- Wisconsin median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Portage County, Wisconsin is a CROP-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$372.0M
1.8× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$2.9M
0.8% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$83.2M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Portage County's net farm income sits at the 81th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Portage County Farm Data Shows
Portage County, Wisconsin reads as a CROP-LED county with MID federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 50% to 75% of agricultural land, a profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles; payments per agricultural acre fall in the middle national quintile, $6.98 to $11.30 an acre, a mid-range level of federal support for the land base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 69 of 72 Wisconsin counties with published commodity sales (3 withheld by NASS to protect respondents are left out, not counted as zero), averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 68 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 69 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Wisconsin.
Read with Portage County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Portage (MID · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID CROP-LED
Humboldt County, IA · HEAVY
$2.9M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Portage; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Pulaski County, IN · HEAVY
$2.9M federal receipts is higher by $3K than Portage; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Worth County, MO · DENSE
$2.9M federal receipts is lower by $6K than Portage; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Mills County, TX · MID
$2.9M federal receipts is lower by $11K than Portage; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-LED.
Gratiot County (MID $/acre pole)
Gratiot sits near Portage on payments-per-acre ($10.44) while total receipts differ.
LA Porte County (MID $/acre pole)
LA Porte sits near Portage on payments-per-acre ($11.16) while total receipts differ.
Wisconsin ERS state roll-up
Portage stamps MID · CROP-LED inside Wisconsin's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Portage under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Portage County, Wisconsin:
- See how Wisconsin compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Wisconsin state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Portage County, Wisconsin?
Portage County, Wisconsin has 951 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 287 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Portage County?
Portage County's total commodity sales are $372.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #18 among 72 counties in Wisconsin.
How much federal farm assistance does Portage County receive?
Portage County received $2.9M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($10.77/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Portage County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Portage County is $83.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
PlainFarmData is an independent data portal, not affiliated with USDA, FSA, or any government agency. For official program eligibility or application guidance, contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office.
Intensity stamp MID · land stamp CROP-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
NASS withholds commodity sales for 3 Wisconsin counties with too few farm operations to publish without identifying individual producers. Those counties are excluded from the peer median on this page rather than counted as zero sales.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.