Vilas County, Wisconsin
Vilas County, WI: crop insurance loss ratio 0.79 since 1989. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 55125. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Vilas County had no acres published in farms in the 2022 census. County averages here describe very little farmland; read them with care.
Freeze and frost is the largest cause of crop insurance indemnities in Vilas County, at 66 percent, out of 3 million dollars paid 1989-2023. July nightly lows have stayed flat, 53.4 F in 2017-2026 against a 53.4 F normal for 1991-2020, with a trend of 0.11 F per decade and no clear direction since 1976. No July since 1900 has averaged a low at or above 70 F. No solar or wind capacity operates or is proposed here.
WI median $5,565
WI median $5.09
Cash rent
Land value
Corn yield
Crop insurance record
Claims paid divided by total premium (the farmer share plus the federal subsidy), each closed crop year since 1989. Above the dashed line, the county's insurance book paid out more than it took in. 2026, still open, is left out.
Drought and weather
Weeks per year, U.S. Drought Monitor, with half the county or more in D2 (severe) drought or worse.
Land, water and programs
Acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, USDA FSA, by fiscal year.
Next door
| County | Dry rent | Land value | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vilas County | — | — | $3.65 |
| Gogebic County, MI | — | $3,602 | — |
| Iron County, MI | — | $4,200 | — |
| Forest County | $40 | $4,747 | — |
| Iron County | — | $4,086 | — |
| Oneida County | $42 2024 | $5,553 | $6.15 |
| Price County | $37 | $3,063 | $6.34 |
| Median next door | $39 2 co. | $4,143 | $6.25 2 co. |
Counties that share a stretch of boundary. An older rent carries its year and stays out of the median.
Cite this page
AGSIST Farmland Atlas. Vilas County, Wisconsin. Figures as of 2026-09-20, from USDA NASS, USDA RMA, USDA FSA, the U.S. Drought Monitor and NOAA. https://agsist.com/farmland-atlas/wisconsin/vilas-countyEvery figure is a county average from the sources named below. Ranks count counties with 10,000 acres or more in farms, in the same survey year for rent, within the state. Methods: how each figure is built. Downloads: all counties, CSV.
Sources, dates and arithmetic
"Figures as of" is the date this page's numbers last changed; it moves only when a figure on the page does. Source files and their retrieval dates are listed on the data page.
Rent: USDA NASS Cash Rents Survey, county. Land value: Census of Agriculture, operators' estimate of land and buildings. Yield: NASS county corn yields, trend fitted here over every published year since 2008. Loss ratio: claims (indemnity) divided by total premium, USDA RMA Summary of Business, 1989 on, open crop year left out. Drought: U.S. Drought Monitor, weeks with half the county or more in D2 or worse. July lows: NOAA nClimDiv county monthly minimum temperature. A dash means the record does not carry the figure or the source withheld it; the reason is printed beside it.