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Harper County, Kansas · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Harper County, Kansas grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Harper County's biggest by acreage are wheat (174,901 acres), hay (23,493 acres) and soybeans (14,760 acres). Its farms sold $100 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 65th of 105 counties in Kansas.

Farm sales, 2022
$100 million1401st of 3,050 US counties
Farms
457444,647 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
52% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
1612 published, 4 withheld
Value of crops and livestock sold by county, 2022 Census of Agriculture
Under $3.3M$3.3M to $13M$13M to $49M$49M to $160M$160M to $490M$490M+
Harper County
$100 million
under 1% of Kansas farm sales. No. 65 of 105 counties reporting.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

What does Harper County grow the most of?

Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.

  1. 1Wheat8th in Kansas174,901 acres
  2. 2Hay39th in Kansas23,493 acres
  3. 3Soybeans81st in Kansas14,760 acres
  4. 4Sorghum67th in Kansas13,016 acres
  5. 5Canola1st in Kansas2,520 acres
  6. 6Sunflowers13th in Kansas*804 acres

How does Harper 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.

Harper County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of KSMeasure
Canola2.2 million pounds181*38%production
Wheat4.8 million bushels8822%production
Sunflowers666,390 pounds13*147*1%production
Hay40,747 tons39781*1%production
Sheep821 sheep33*1,090*under 1%head on farms
Cattle51,026 cattle40464*under 1%head on farms
Sorghum342,957 bushels67131*under 1%production
Soybeans191,458 bushels811,335*under 1%production
Honey1,264 pounds37*1,844*under 1%production
Milk50 milk cows29*1,019*under 1%head on farms
Eggs417 laying hens60*2,220*under 1%head on farms
Hogs19 hogs58*2,247*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: corn, oats, chickens and goats.

What livestock does Harper County raise?

Harper County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle51,02640head on farms
Sheep82133*head on farms
Laying hens41760*head on farms
Milk cows5029*head on farms
Hogs1958*head on farms

Other farm counties in Kansas

Top Kansas counties by farm sales, 2022
CountyFarm 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

What does Kansas grow? State overview and county map →

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.