Agricultural Statistics Districts

The state is divided into nine agricultural statistics districts to make data comparison easier. An agricultural statistics district is a contiguous group of counties having relatively similar agricultural characteristics. Each district has within itself more homogeneous agriculture than the state as a whole. They are numbered from north to south and west to east.

Table 9.1_Principal agricultural counties, 1998
[Rankings based on most current county estimates]
Field Crops
Rank	Beans, dry ¹	Corn ²	Hay	Oats	Soybeans ¹	Sugarbeets	Wheat
1	Huron	Huron	Sanilac	Sanilac	Lenawee	Huron	Huron
2	Tuscola	Lenawee	Kent	Huron	Monroe	Tuscola	Sanilac
3	Bay	Sanilac	Ottawa	Alpena	Sanilac	Bay	Lenawee
4	Sanilac	Tuscola	Missaukee, Isabella, & Allegan	Presque Isle	Saginaw	Sanilac	Monroe
5	Saginaw	Hillsdale & St. Joseph		Tuscola	Eaton	Saginaw	Saginaw
6	Gratiot			Delta	Hillsdale	Gratiot	Shiawassee
7	Montcalm	Branch	Hillsdale	Washtenaw	Tuscola	Arenac	Tuscola
8	Arenac	Monroe	Lapeer	Kent	Clinton	Midland	Eaton
9	Isabella & Midland	Calhoun	Ingham	Montcalm	Shiawassee	St. Clair	Clinton
10		Eaton	Ionia	Isabella	Gratiot	Lenawee	Ionia
Fruit and Vegetables
	Apples ³	Blueberries ³	Cherries, tart ³	Grapes ³	Asparagus ³	Beans, snap ³	Carrots ³
1	Kent	Van Buren	Oceana	Berrien	Oceana	St. Joseph	Newaygo
2	Berrien & Van Buren	Ottawa	Leelanau	Van Buren	Mason	Mason	Lapeer
3		Allegan	Grand Traverse	Cass	Van Buren	Montcalm	Montcalm
4	Ottawa	Muskegon	Berrien	Kalamazoo	Cass	Grand Traverse & Cass	Oceana
5	Oceana	Berrien	Antrim	Grand Traverse	Berrien		Muskegon
See footnotes at end of table.

Table 9.1_Principal agricultural counties, 1998 (continued)

[Rankings based on most current county estimates]

Livestock and Land in Farms

Rank All cattle ⁴ Cows, beef ⁴ Cows, milk ⁴ Hogs ⁴ Sheep ⁴ Land in
farms ⁵

1 Huron Osceola Sanilac Cass Washtenaw Sanilac

2 Sanilac Eaton Clinton Allegan Kalamazoo Huron

3 Clinton Barry Allegan Ottawa Eaton Lenawee

4 Allegan Allegan &
Calhoun
Huron &
Ottawa Huron Clinton &
St. Joseph Tuscola

5 Ottawa Branch Saginaw

6 Ionia Kent,
Isabella, &
Sanilac Ionia Kalamazoo Allegan &
Jackson Gratiot

7 Isabella Missaukee Calhoun Hillsdale

8 Kent Isabella St. Joseph Barry &
Ionia Clinton

9 Barry Jackson Kent Hillsdale Calhoun

10 Gratiot Ionia,
Lapeer,
Ottawa &
St. Clair Newaygo Van Buren Calhoun, Lapeer &
Mecosta Montcalm

¹ Based on total production.

² Based on grain production only.

³ Based on acres from Michigan Rotational Surveys.

⁴ Based on number of head.

⁵ Based on 1997 Census of Agriculture.

Table 9.1_Principal agricultural counties, 1998 (continued)
[Rankings based on most current county estimates]
Livestock and Land in Farms
Rank	All cattle ⁴	Cows, beef ⁴	Cows, milk ⁴	Hogs ⁴	Sheep ⁴	Land in farms ⁵
1	Huron	Osceola	Sanilac	Cass	Washtenaw	Sanilac
2	Sanilac	Eaton	Clinton	Allegan	Kalamazoo	Huron
3	Clinton	Barry	Allegan	Ottawa	Eaton	Lenawee
4	Allegan	Allegan & Calhoun	Huron & Ottawa	Huron	Clinton & St. Joseph	Tuscola
5	Ottawa			Branch		Saginaw
6	Ionia	Kent, Isabella, & Sanilac	Ionia	Kalamazoo	Allegan & Jackson	Gratiot
7	Isabella		Missaukee	Calhoun		Hillsdale
8	Kent		Isabella	St. Joseph	Barry & Ionia	Clinton
9	Barry	Jackson	Kent	Hillsdale		Calhoun
10	Gratiot	Ionia, Lapeer, Ottawa & St. Clair	Newaygo	Van Buren	Calhoun, Lapeer & Mecosta	Montcalm
¹ Based on total production.
² Based on grain production only.
³ Based on acres from Michigan Rotational Surveys.
⁴ Based on number of head.
⁵ Based on 1997 Census of Agriculture.

Table 9.2_Farms and land in farms, 1992 and 1997, by county

[From 1997 Census of Agriculture]

County
and
district 1992 1997

Farms Land in farms Farms Land in farms

Number Acres Number Acres

Alger
58 16,099 60 16,029

Baraga
57 14,104 54 14,988

Chippewa
332 92,809 319 98,979

Delta
237 72,777 253 70,232

Dickinson
99 28,415 116 28,298

Gogebic
50 5,965 48 4,197

Houghton
139 29,161 128 23,126

Iron
75 29,763 86 23,823

Keweenaw
3 264 5 (1)

Luce
31 9,391 31 (1)

Mackinac
70 22,178 72 21,513

Marquette
84 23,290 108 26,624

Menominee
309 110,014 348 109,661

Ontonagon
95 32,980 92 32,516

Schoolcraft
49 13,908 45 15,742

Other counties ¹
-- -- -- 11,865

Upper Peninsula (1)
1,688 501,118 1,765 497,591

Antrim
247 51,517 261 55,166

Benzie
120 19,844 140 22,556

Charlevoix
196 41,037 188 31,077

Emmet
188 40,365 207 40,115

Grand Traverse
409 66,789 413 61,767

Kalkaska
79 16,076 139 21,375

Leelanau
374 64,973 369 62,129

Manistee
252 48,029 284 47,521

Missaukee
289 88,322 335 90,027

Wexford
178 31,427 251 43,321

Other counties ¹
-- -- -- --

Northwest (2)
2,332 468,379 2,587 475,054

Alcona
209 42,572 207 43,383

Alpena
379 77,493 412 78,047

Cheboygan
170 40,871 210 50,582

Crawford
17 1,402 27 2,568

Iosco
206 47,308 238 42,667

Montmorency
112 22,056 103 21,025

Ogemaw
261 75,345 261 73,239

Oscoda
76 14,081 80 13,904

Otsego
133 36,272 139 34,450

Presque Isle
278 79,921 296 82,466

Roscommon
36 3,786 36 4,139

Other counties ¹
-- -- -- --

Northeast (3)
1,877 441,107 2,009 446,470

Lake
101 18,047 126 22,971

Mason
402 73,437 413 77,103

Muskegon
417 73,661 410 73,113

Newaygo
667 115,338 670 122,294

Oceana
594 129,083 573 127,994

Other counties¹
-- -- -- --

West Central (4)
2,181 409,566 2,192 423,475

Clare
292 64,084 350 62,831

Gladwin
400 61,535 424 68,036

Gratiot
914 277,400 873 276,833

Isabella
883 199,733 911 216,651

Mecosta
592 121,153 597 111,974

Midland
442 89,173 418 79,667

Montcalm
900 224,030 954 237,771

Osceola
458 108,726 496 108,250

Other counties ¹
-- -- -- --

Central (5)
4,881 1,145,834 5,023 1,162,013

Arenac
276 82,418 325 86,240

Bay
795 181,052 730 175,931

Huron
1,325 438,914 1,184 424,122

Saginaw
1,294 318,125 1,163 297,842

Sanilac
1,433 444,407 1,448 429,706

Tuscola
1,128 324,111 1,140 333,099

Other counties¹
-- -- -- --

East Central (6)
6,251 1,789,027 5,990 1,746,940

Allegan
1,469 246,403 1,337 236,936

Berrien
1,312 166,886 1,182 173,958

Cass
735 186,431 700 176,831

Kalamazoo
745 154,482 696 146,927

Kent
1,190 190,706 1,136 186,453

Ottawa
1,367 176,305 1,292 170,627

Van Buren
1,164 206,781 1,059 177,360

Other counties ¹
-- -- -- --

Southwest (7)
7,982 1,327,994 7,402 1,269,092

Barry
833 165,371 881 164,815

Branch
935 227,665 980 234,076

Calhoun
1,080 244,927 1,085 243,151

Clinton
1,207 256,236 1,123 243,850

Eaton
1,069 233,921 1,062 231,870

Hillsdale
1,018 231,557 1,236 257,469

Ingham
835 193,688 827 190,405

Ionia
1,007 254,793 1,004 236,652

Jackson
1,041 210,638 987 181,287

St. Joseph
855 234,823 791 217,345

Shiawassee
1,086 236,799 915 214,153

Other counties¹
-- -- -- --

South Central (8)
10,966 2,490,418 10,891 2,415,073

Genesee
799 137,082 796 117,968

Lapeer
1,119 193,956 1,020 178,249

Lenawee
1,259 336,273 1,317 336,468

Livingston
683 118,764 637 98,297

Macomb
558 70,306 523 68,829

Monroe
1,135 217,095 1,058 209,715

Oakland
503 48,236 544 45,366

St. Clair
988 181,569 940 162,887

Washtenaw
1,057 188,958 1,030 180,223

Wayne
303 22,488 303 39,102

Other counties ¹
-- -- -- --

Southeast (9)
8,404 1,514,727 8,168 1,437,104

Other districts ²
-- -- -- --

State
46,562 10,088,170 46,027 9,872,812

¹ Counties not published separately because of insufficient data or to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

² Districts not published separately because of insufficient data or to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

Table 9.2_Farms and land in farms, 1992 and 1997, by county
[From 1997 Census of Agriculture]
County and district	1992	1997
Farms	Land in farms	Farms	Land in farms
	Number	Acres	Number	Acres
Alger	58	16,099	60	16,029
Baraga	57	14,104	54	14,988
Chippewa	332	92,809	319	98,979
Delta	237	72,777	253	70,232
Dickinson	99	28,415	116	28,298
Gogebic	50	5,965	48	4,197
Houghton	139	29,161	128	23,126
Iron	75	29,763	86	23,823
Keweenaw	3	264	5	(1)
Luce	31	9,391	31	(1)
Mackinac	70	22,178	72	21,513
Marquette	84	23,290	108	26,624
Menominee	309	110,014	348	109,661
Ontonagon	95	32,980	92	32,516
Schoolcraft	49	13,908	45	15,742
Other counties ¹	--	--	--	11,865
Upper Peninsula (1)	1,688	501,118	1,765	497,591
Antrim	247	51,517	261	55,166
Benzie	120	19,844	140	22,556
Charlevoix	196	41,037	188	31,077
Emmet	188	40,365	207	40,115
Grand Traverse	409	66,789	413	61,767
Kalkaska	79	16,076	139	21,375
Leelanau	374	64,973	369	62,129
Manistee	252	48,029	284	47,521
Missaukee	289	88,322	335	90,027
Wexford	178	31,427	251	43,321
Other counties ¹	--	--	--	--
Northwest (2)	2,332	468,379	2,587	475,054
Alcona	209	42,572	207	43,383
Alpena	379	77,493	412	78,047
Cheboygan	170	40,871	210	50,582
Crawford	17	1,402	27	2,568
Iosco	206	47,308	238	42,667
Montmorency	112	22,056	103	21,025
Ogemaw	261	75,345	261	73,239
Oscoda	76	14,081	80	13,904
Otsego	133	36,272	139	34,450
Presque Isle	278	79,921	296	82,466
Roscommon	36	3,786	36	4,139
Other counties ¹	--	--	--	--
Northeast (3)	1,877	441,107	2,009	446,470
Lake	101	18,047	126	22,971
Mason	402	73,437	413	77,103
Muskegon	417	73,661	410	73,113
Newaygo	667	115,338	670	122,294
Oceana	594	129,083	573	127,994
Other counties¹	--	--	--	--
West Central (4)	2,181	409,566	2,192	423,475
Clare	292	64,084	350	62,831
Gladwin	400	61,535	424	68,036
Gratiot	914	277,400	873	276,833
Isabella	883	199,733	911	216,651
Mecosta	592	121,153	597	111,974
Midland	442	89,173	418	79,667
Montcalm	900	224,030	954	237,771
Osceola	458	108,726	496	108,250
Other counties ¹	--	--	--	--
Central (5)	4,881	1,145,834	5,023	1,162,013
Arenac	276	82,418	325	86,240
Bay	795	181,052	730	175,931
Huron	1,325	438,914	1,184	424,122
Saginaw	1,294	318,125	1,163	297,842
Sanilac	1,433	444,407	1,448	429,706
Tuscola	1,128	324,111	1,140	333,099
Other counties¹	--	--	--	--
East Central (6)	6,251	1,789,027	5,990	1,746,940
Allegan	1,469	246,403	1,337	236,936
Berrien	1,312	166,886	1,182	173,958
Cass	735	186,431	700	176,831
Kalamazoo	745	154,482	696	146,927
Kent	1,190	190,706	1,136	186,453
Ottawa	1,367	176,305	1,292	170,627
Van Buren	1,164	206,781	1,059	177,360
Other counties ¹	--	--	--	--
Southwest (7)	7,982	1,327,994	7,402	1,269,092
Barry	833	165,371	881	164,815
Branch	935	227,665	980	234,076
Calhoun	1,080	244,927	1,085	243,151
Clinton	1,207	256,236	1,123	243,850
Eaton	1,069	233,921	1,062	231,870
Hillsdale	1,018	231,557	1,236	257,469
Ingham	835	193,688	827	190,405
Ionia	1,007	254,793	1,004	236,652
Jackson	1,041	210,638	987	181,287
St. Joseph	855	234,823	791	217,345
Shiawassee	1,086	236,799	915	214,153
Other counties¹	--	--	--	--
South Central (8)	10,966	2,490,418	10,891	2,415,073
Genesee	799	137,082	796	117,968
Lapeer	1,119	193,956	1,020	178,249
Lenawee	1,259	336,273	1,317	336,468
Livingston	683	118,764	637	98,297
Macomb	558	70,306	523	68,829
Monroe	1,135	217,095	1,058	209,715
Oakland	503	48,236	544	45,366
St. Clair	988	181,569	940	162,887
Washtenaw	1,057	188,958	1,030	180,223
Wayne	303	22,488	303	39,102
Other counties ¹	--	--	--	--
Southeast (9)	8,404	1,514,727	8,168	1,437,104
Other districts ²	--	--	--	--
State	46,562	10,088,170	46,027	9,872,812
¹ Counties not published separately because of insufficient data or to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
² Districts not published separately because of insufficient data or to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

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