Farm operations
34
Avg 172 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census WI · FIPS 55125 34 farms Bottom quartile (#67/72) 28% cropland HEAVY MIXED
Vilas County, Wisconsin - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Vilas County. Ranked #67 of 72 counties in Wisconsin.
6K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 28.4% 2K acres
- Other land
- 71.6% 4K 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.
34 farms · $7.9M sales
Vilas County, Wisconsin reports 34 farms and $7.9M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2713 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #67 of 72 counties in Wisconsin; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #67 of 72
- National payments rank #2713 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.2%
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 reported 34 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $7.9M in total commodity sales and receiving $94K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($16.08/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $2.6M. In-state sales rank #67 of 72 in Wisconsin.
Of 5,847 acres agricultural land, cropland is 1,659 acres (28.4%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 172 acres. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Wisconsin.
Land Use
$16.08 per acre of agricultural land · the median Wisconsin county receives $9.81. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
5,847 acres
Cropland
1,659 acres
Avg Farm Size
172 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 28.4%
1,659 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 5,847 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 1,659 | 28.4% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 4,188 | 71.6% |
| Average farm size | 172 | acres / farm |
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).
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 (#2713)
Vilas ranks #2713 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the HEAVY intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Vilas County, Wisconsin stamps HEAVY · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2713 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- 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.
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.