2022 USDA Census WI · FIPS 55109 Upper-middle by state sales MID CROP-HEAVY

ST Croix County, Wisconsin - Farm Data

Agricultural and commodity intelligence for ST Croix County. Ranked #30 of 72 counties in Wisconsin.

Agricultural land composition · 2022 USDA Census · data refreshed 2026-05-15
254,630 acres of agricultural land
Cropland
76.4% 194,603 acres
Other land
23.6% 60,027 acres
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USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture

ST Croix County received $9.98 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.0× the Wisconsin county median of $9.81.

According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.

$9.98
government payments per agricultural acre
$9.81
Wisconsin county median per acre
1.02×
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, ST Croix County, Wisconsin is a CROP-HEAVY county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.

Farm operations

1,192

Avg 214 ac / farm

Commodity sales

$255.6M

1.2× state median -- Near state median

Federal payments

$2.5M

1.0% of sales -- Below-typical dependence

Net farm income

$66.3M

2022 cash income -- Typical net income

B

Farm economy grade: B -- ST Croix County's net farm income sits at the 76th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.

What the ST Croix County Farm Data Shows

ST Croix County, Wisconsin reads as a CROP-HEAVY county with MID federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 75% or more 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.

What to do with this

From ST Croix County, Wisconsin, these three pages are the natural next reads:

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 ST Croix County, Wisconsin?
ST Croix County, Wisconsin has 1,192 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 214 acres; land stamp CROP-HEAVY.
What is the total agricultural production value of ST Croix County?
ST Croix County's total commodity sales are $255.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #30 among 72 counties in Wisconsin.
How much federal farm assistance does ST Croix County receive?
ST Croix County received $2.5M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($9.98/acre) with a CROP-HEAVY land mix.
What is the net farm income in ST Croix County?
Net cash farm income for operations in ST Croix County is $66.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture).

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-HEAVY (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.

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.