Gray County, Kansas · 2022 Census of Agriculture
What does Gray County, Kansas grow?
Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Gray County, Kansas (89% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 288,654 cattle and 27,450 milk cows. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are wheat (97,367 acres), sorghum (80,738 acres) and corn (68,791 acres). Its farms sold $1.3 billion of crops and livestock in 2022, 3rd of 105 counties in Kansas.
Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for sorghum (10th of 520 counties).
- Farm sales, 2022
- $1.3 billion31st of 3,050 US counties
- Farms
- 464553,976 acres of farmland
- Crops vs. livestock
- 11% cropsshare of farm sales
- Items reported
- 149 published, 5 withheld
County map
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.
What does Gray County grow the most of?
Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.
How does Gray 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 27,450 milk cows | 2* | 72* | 16% | head on farms |
| Cattle | 288,654 cattle | 3 | 23 | 5% | head on farms |
| Sorghum | 3.2 million bushels | 6 | 10* | 3% | production |
| Corn | 10.9 million bushels | 13 | 440 | 2% | production |
| Wheat | 3.9 million bushels | 22 | 112 | 2% | production |
| Hay | 59,109 tons | 12 | 464* | 1% | production |
| Goats | 396 goats | 50 | 1,529* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Soybeans | 448,454 bushels | 68 | 1,131* | under 1% | production |
| Sheep | 103 sheep | 66* | 2,352* | under 1% | head on farms |
Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: pumpkins, chickens, eggs, hogs and honey.
What livestock does Gray County raise?
Other farm counties in Kansas
| County | Farm sales |
|---|---|
| Haskell County | $1.6 billion |
| Scott County | $1.4 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 |
| Seward County | $398 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.