About Wisconsin
Wisconsin is the nation’s leader in dairy products, such as milk and cheese.
The state also has many other important agricultural crops that play a large part of their economy, such as oats, hay, corn, potatoes, beets, beans, peas, and cranberries.
Another important industry for their economy is manufacturing automobiles, machinery, paper, beer, processing foods and they rank first in the nation for paper production.
As for the geography, Wisconsin boasts over 14,000 lakes, which makes it a popular destination for water sports, fishing, and ice-boating.
The various forests, lakes, state parks, and recreation areas take up one-seventh of the state.
With a USA.com crime index ranking of 13th, Wisconsin has one of the lowest crime rates in the nation.
Its violent crimes, property crimes, and hate crimes are all much lower than the nation averages.
For example, the national average for assault per 1,000 residents is 2.41; Wisconsin’s is 1.36. They also have a much lower number of crimes per square mile and at 24/mi.
