Gove County, Kansas · 2022 Census of Agriculture
What does Gove County, Kansas grow?
Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Gove County, Kansas (76% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 80,312 cattle and 755 milk cows. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are wheat (106,834 acres), corn (77,109 acres) and sorghum (40,187 acres). Its farms sold $334 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 19th of 105 counties in Kansas.
- Farm sales, 2022
- $334 million423rd of 3,050 US counties
- Farms
- 383658,365 acres of farmland
- Crops vs. livestock
- 24% cropsshare of farm sales
- Items reported
- 1511 published, 4 withheld
County map
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.
What does Gove County grow the most of?
Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.
How does Gove 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunflowers | 4.7 million pounds | 2* | 89* | 10% | production |
| Wheat | 4 million bushels | 17 | 106 | 2% | production |
| Cattle | 80,312 cattle | 16 | 186* | 1% | head on farms |
| Sorghum | 1.2 million bushels | 37 | 54* | 1% | production |
| Corn | 4.5 million bushels | 40 | 753 | under 1% | production |
| Goats | 408 goats | 46 | 1,491* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Milk | 755 milk cows | 10* | 639* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Hay | 15,179 tons | 91 | 1,762* | under 1% | production |
| Honey | 1,422 pounds | 36* | 1,799* | under 1% | production |
| Soybeans | 50,432 bushels | 89 | 1,617* | under 1% | production |
| Eggs | 236 laying hens | 78* | 2,442* | under 1% | head on farms |
Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: barley, oats, hogs and sheep.
What livestock does Gove County raise?
| Animal | Head | State rank | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle | 80,312 | 16 | head on farms |
| Milk cows | 755 | 10* | head on farms |
| Goats | 408 | 46 | head on farms |
| Laying hens | 236 | 78* | 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.