Farm operations
34
Avg 172 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census WI · FIPS 55125 Bottom quartile by state sales HEAVY MIXED
Vilas County, Wisconsin - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Vilas County. Ranked #67 of 72 counties in Wisconsin.
5,847 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 28.4% 1,659 acres
- Other land
- 71.6% 4,188 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Vilas County received $16.08 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.6× the Wisconsin county median of $9.81.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $16.08
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $9.81
- Wisconsin county median per acre
- 1.64×
- 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, Vilas County, Wisconsin is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$7.9M
0.038× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$94K
1.2% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$2.6M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Vilas County's net farm income sits at the 23th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Vilas County Farm Data Shows
Vilas County, Wisconsin reads as a MIXED county with HEAVY federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-highest national quintile, $11.30 to $18.39 an acre, heavy federal support relative to the acreage.
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 Vilas County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Vilas (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Floyd County, GA · TRACE
$95K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Vilas; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Summit County, OH · LIGHT
$95K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Vilas; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Pend Oreille County, WA · TRACE
$95K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Vilas; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Franklin County, AL · TRACE
$96K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Vilas; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Unicoi County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Unicoi sits near Vilas on payments-per-acre ($12.81) while total receipts differ.
Lancaster County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Lancaster sits near Vilas on payments-per-acre ($11.82) while total receipts differ.
Wisconsin ERS state roll-up
Vilas stamps HEAVY · MIXED 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 Vilas under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Vilas 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 Vilas County, Wisconsin?
Vilas County, Wisconsin has 34 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 172 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Vilas County?
Vilas County's total commodity sales are $7.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #67 among 72 counties in Wisconsin.
How much federal farm assistance does Vilas County receive?
Vilas County received $94K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($16.08/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Vilas County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Vilas County is $2.6M (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 HEAVY · land stamp MIXED (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.