Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Michigan

CRP rental payments by fiscal year in Michigan

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022

Conservation practices installed on CRP acres, cumulative, as of January 2020, Michigan

Rank	Practice	Acres	Percent
1	Filter strips	21,209	18.3%
2	State acres for wildlife enhancement	20,329	17.5%
3	Grass plantings - introduced	14,587	12.6%
4	Wetland restoration - non-floodplain	13,592	11.7%
5	Grass plantings - native	8,176	7.0%
6	Wildlife habitat	6,689	5.8%
7	CRP grasslands - introduced grasses	6,378	5.5%
8	Pollinator habitat	5,486	4.7%
9	Wetland restoration - floodplain	3,857	3.3%
10	Existing grass	3,824	3.3%
11	Tree plantings - softwoods	2,647	2.3%
12	Tree plantings - hardwoods	1,838	1.6%
13	Field windbreaks	1,563	1.3%
14	Riparian buffers	1,363	1.2%
15	Existing trees	1,243	1.1%
16	Shallow water for wildlife	1,141	1.0%
17	Wildlife food plots	566	0.5%
18	Upland bird habitat buffers	455	0.4%
19	Grass waterways	393	0.3%
20	Marginal pasture buffers - wetland	224	0.2%
21	Wetland restoration	206	0.2%
22	Wildlife corridors	179	0.2%
23	Farmable wetland program - buffer	45	< 0.1%
24	Diversions and erosion control structures	40	< 0.1%
25	Rare and declining habitat	35	< 0.1%
26	Shelterbelts	21	< 0.1%
27	Farmable wetland program - wetland	19	< 0.1%
28	Living snow fences	11	< 0.1%
29	Marginal pasture buffers - wildlife	4	< 0.1%
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	Total Acres	116,104

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022

Rank	State	CRP Rental Payments, 2017-2022
1	Huron County, Michigan	$12,051,111
2	Lenawee County, Michigan	$11,054,293
3	Tuscola County, Michigan	$10,357,707
4	Hillsdale County, Michigan	$9,025,733
5	Saginaw County, Michigan	$8,696,871
6	Gratiot County, Michigan	$3,908,295
7	Arenac County, Michigan	$3,766,400
8	Bay County, Michigan	$3,675,758
9	Sanilac County, Michigan	$3,431,059
10	Midland County, Michigan	$3,100,131
11	Branch County, Michigan	$2,538,495
12	Monroe County, Michigan	$2,476,479
13	Barry County, Michigan	$2,330,440
14	Ionia County, Michigan	$1,990,709
15	Clinton County, Michigan	$1,898,810
16	Calhoun County, Michigan	$1,550,778
17	Isabella County, Michigan	$1,355,123
18	Eaton County, Michigan	$1,288,474
19	Shiawassee County, Michigan	$1,130,773
20	Gladwin County, Michigan	$1,084,370
21	Cass County, Michigan	$855,351
22	Allegan County, Michigan	$833,698
23	Saint Joseph County, Michigan	$810,777
24	Van Buren County, Michigan	$734,720
25	Berrien County, Michigan	$490,539
26	Montcalm County, Michigan	$490,345
27	Chippewa County, Michigan	$435,504
28	Jackson County, Michigan	$414,316
29	Kent County, Michigan	$379,379
30	Lapeer County, Michigan	$361,120
31	Washtenaw County, Michigan	$329,054
32	Mecosta County, Michigan	$260,036
33	Clare County, Michigan	$241,024
34	Genesee County, Michigan	$175,081
35	Kalamazoo County, Michigan	$173,732
36	Mason County, Michigan	$166,367
37	Ottawa County, Michigan	$160,773
38	Oceana County, Michigan	$140,963
39	Iosco County, Michigan	$127,782
40	Ingham County, Michigan	$100,113
41	Saint Clair County, Michigan	$87,442
42	Ogemaw County, Michigan	$86,442
43	Muskegon County, Michigan	$78,033
44	Newaygo County, Michigan	$74,044
45	Osceola County, Michigan	$64,142
46	Presque Isle County, Michigan	$63,327
47	Mackinac County, Michigan	$57,699
48	Missaukee County, Michigan	$51,962
49	Luce County, Michigan	$32,242
50	Grand Traverse County, Michigan	$31,073
51	Livingston County, Michigan	$28,543
52	Wexford County, Michigan	$15,853
53	Schoolcraft County, Michigan	$11,666
54	Lake County, Michigan	$7,833
55	Cheboygan County, Michigan	$7,209
56	Oscoda County, Michigan	$6,870
57	Leelanau County, Michigan	$5,079
58	Benzie County, Michigan	$4,130
59	Antrim County, Michigan	$3,271
60	Delta County, Michigan	$3,240
61	Menominee County, Michigan	$2,347
62	Kalkaska County, Michigan	$2,278
63	Manistee County, Michigan	$2,155
64	Alpena County, Michigan	$1,693
65	Dickinson County, Michigan	$990
66	Ontonagon County, Michigan	$290
67	Alcona County, Michigan	$269
68	Marquette County, Michigan	$80
69	Houghton County, Michigan	$30
70	Wayne County, Michigan	$0
71	Keweenaw County, Michigan	$0
72	Roscommon County, Michigan	$0
73	Otsego County, Michigan	$0
74	Oakland County, Michigan	$0
75	Montmorency County, Michigan	$0
76	Macomb County, Michigan	$0
77	Iron County, Michigan	$0
78	Gogebic County, Michigan	$0
79	Emmet County, Michigan	$0
80	Crawford County, Michigan	$0
81	Charlevoix County, Michigan	$0
82	Baraga County, Michigan	$0
83	Alger County, Michigan	$0
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Michigan, 2022

Land in Michigan, 2022

Land type	Acres
Number of Farms:	45,581
Total Acres in Farms:	9,472,069
Cropland Acres:	7,515,740
Permanent pasture and rangeland:	294,958
Woodland Acres:	1,011,905

Livestock in Michigan, 2022

Livestock	Number of Animals
Layers inventory	17,234,017
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold	12,609,876
Hogs and pigs inventory	1,262,145
Cattle and calves inventory	1,116,557
Sheep and lambs inventory	84,596

Crops in Michigan, 2022

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