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Wisconsin Data and Statistics

Welcome to the Wisconsin Statistics page. Here you will find frequently requested data specific to this state from AFT's Farms Under Threat: The State of the States report, the National Resources Inventory, the Census of Agriculture, and the Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement (PACE) program survey. You also can link to additional information and data sources.

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Farms Under Threat

National Resources Inventory

Census of Agriculture

Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement Programs

Other Data Sources

Farms Under Threat: The State of the States

All estimates represent figures for the Conterminous U.S.

Total and Agricultural Land Cover/Use

Data Item Acres
Total land area in 2016 35,908,600
Agricultural land in 2016 14,996,300
Cropland in 2016 9,762,700
Pastureland in 2016 2,790,800
Rangeland  in 2016 0
Woodland in 2016 2,442,900
Agricultural land in 2001 14,720,900

High-quality Agricultural Land

Data Item Acres
Nationally Significant agricultural land in 2016 9,106,600
Nationally Significant agricultural land in 2001 9,104,700
Best agricultural land in 2016 7,451,700
Best agricultural land in 2001 7,379,500

Nationally Significant agricultural land is the land best-suited to long-term, intensive crop production within the Conterminous United States; and each state’s “best land” is approximately the better half of all agricultural land in each state. For more information about these categories of high-quality agricultural land and how they were identified, see the interactive website for Farms Under Threat: The State of the States, and the fact sheet about AFT’s Productivity, Versatility, and Resiliency (PVR) Analysis.

Agricultural Land Converted from 2001-2016

Data Item Acres
Agricultural land developed or compromised 249,800
Agricultural land converted to urban and highly-developed land use (UHD) 95,600
Agricultural land converted to low-density residential land use (LDR) 154,300
Nationally Significant agricultural land developed or compromised 147,000
Nationally Significant agricultural land converted to UHD 61,500
Nationally Significant agricultural land converted to LDR 85,500
Best agricultural land developed or compromised 83,700
Best agricultural land converted to UHD 12,100
Best agricultural land converted to LDR 71,600

 

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2012 National Resources Inventory

1997-2002 2002-2007 2007-2012 1982-2012
Agricultural land converted to developed land (acres) 98,900 76,600 42,000 508,900
Agricultural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) 14,322,900 13,989,700 13,764,300 15,019,900
Prime agricultural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) 6,745,800 6,605,600 6,504,000 6,961,800
Forest land converted to devleoped land (acres) 48,500 59,400 23,900 262,800
Other rural land coverted to developed land (acres) 3,200 5,300 3,900 23,500
Total surface area (acres) 35,920,000 35,920,000 35,920,000 35,920,000

Census of Agriculture

Data Item 2007 2012 2017
Farms 78,463 69,754 64,793
Land in Farms (acres) 15,190,804 14,568,926 14,318,630
Cropland (acres) 10,116,279 9,910,991 10,085,021
Permanent Pasture and Rangeland (acres) 1,065,814 1,034,738 963,603
Woodland (acres) 2,920,214 2,526,754 2,306,129
Land in Buildings (acres) 1,088,497 1,096,443 963,877
Total Land Area (acres) 35,908,607 35,908,607 35,908,607
All operators/All producers 123,217 111,080 111,992
All operators/All producers 34 and younger 10,801 9,554 10,289
All operators/All producers 65 and older 23,676 24,686 31,541
All producers with experience of 10 years or less on any farm 70,841
Principal producers 88,022
Principal producers 34 and younger 7,296
Principal producers 65 and older 26,915
Principal producers with experience of 10 years or less on any farm 17,181
Principal operators / Primary producers 78,463 69,754 64,793
Principal operators / Primary producers 34 and younger 4,766 4,085 4,833
Principal operators / Primary producers 65 and older 18,175 18,202 20,941
Primary producers with experience of 10 years or less on any farm 11,827
Market value of agricultural products sold $8,967,358,000 $11,744,476,000 $11,427,423,000
Average market value of agricultural products sold per operation $114,288 $168,370 $176,368
Market value of agricultural products sold directly to consumers $43,491,000 $46,949,000 $58,576,000
Market value of agricultural products sold directly to retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for local or regionally branded products $124,835,000

Notes on Changes to the 2017 Census of Agriculture

  • Producer characteristic data were collected for a maximum of four producers on each farm, up from a maximum of three producers in prior years.
  • Principal producer is a new term that identifies up to two main decision-makers on each farm, up from one principal operator in prior years.
  • Market value of agricultural products sold directly to consumers expanded to include value-added products.
  • Market value of agricultural products sold directly to retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for local or regionally branded products is a new data item.

 


Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement Programs

For summaries of PACE activity by state, use the links for the downloadable table or most recent fact sheets on the national statistics page under Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement Programs.


Other Data Sources

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