Edwards County, Kansas · 2022 Census of Agriculture
What does Edwards County, Kansas grow?
Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Edwards County, Kansas (63% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 61,957 cattle. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are wheat (72,001 acres), corn (62,521 acres) and soybeans (24,027 acres). Its farms sold $318 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 22nd of 105 counties in Kansas.
- Farm sales, 2022
- $318 million459th of 3,050 US counties
- Farms
- 233396,962 acres of farmland
- Crops vs. livestock
- 37% cropsshare of farm sales
- Items reported
- 138 published, 5 withheld
County map
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.
What does Edwards County grow the most of?
Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.
How does Edwards County rank?
Each item's rank among counties in Kansas and in the US, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture measure shown. An asterisk means the rank is among counties with published figures; a county whose figure is withheld could rank higher.
| Item | Amount | State rank | US rank | Share of KS | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 8.4 million bushels | 17 | 527 | 2% | production |
| Wheat | 2.7 million bushels | 43 | 164 | 1% | production |
| Sorghum | 1.2 million bushels | 39 | 57* | 1% | production |
| Cattle | 61,957 cattle | 30 | 334* | 1% | head on farms |
| Chickens | 300 broiler chickens | 17* | 1,239* | under 1% | head sold |
| Soybeans | 876,567 bushels | 49 | 938* | under 1% | production |
| Hay | 17,943 tons | 84 | 1,588* | under 1% | production |
| Eggs | 43 laying hens | 98* | 2,676* | under 1% | head on farms |
Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: sunflowers, potatoes, sweet corn, hogs and goats.
What livestock does Edwards County raise?
| Animal | Head | State rank | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle | 61,957 | 30 | head on farms |
| Broiler chickens | 300 | 17* | head sold |
| Laying hens | 43 | 98* | head on farms |
Other farm counties in Kansas
| County | Farm sales |
|---|---|
| Haskell County | $1.6 billion |
| Scott County | $1.4 billion |
| Gray County | $1.3 billion |
| Finney County | $1.1 billion |
| Grant County | $1.1 billion |
| Ford County | $668 million |
| Wichita County | $590 million |
| Hamilton County | $516 million |
| Barton County | $491 million |
| Nemaha County | $448 million |
| Stevens County | $401 million |
| Reno County | $399 million |
About this data
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture, the only NASS source that covers every county. The Census is taken every five years; the next is for 2027. Values NASS withholds to avoid disclosing individual farms are shown as withheld, never as zero. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.