Kearny County, Kansas · 2022 Census of Agriculture
What does Kearny County, Kansas grow?
Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Kearny County, Kansas (71% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 72,392 cattle. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are wheat (98,170 acres), sorghum (74,632 acres) and corn (47,131 acres). Its farms sold $370 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 16th of 105 counties in Kansas.
Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for sorghum (17th of 520 counties).
- Farm sales, 2022
- $370 million357th of 3,050 US counties
- Farms
- 385553,074 acres of farmland
- Crops vs. livestock
- 29% cropsshare of farm sales
- Items reported
- 2210 published, 12 withheld
County map
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.
What does Kearny County grow the most of?
Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.
How does Kearny 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hay | 107,156 tons | 4 | 147* | 3% | production |
| Sorghum | 2.6 million bushels | 12 | 17* | 2% | production |
| Corn | 6.3 million bushels | 27 | 628 | 1% | production |
| Cattle | 72,392 cattle | 20 | 241* | 1% | head on farms |
| Sheep | 1,113 sheep | 25* | 828* | 1% | head on farms |
| Wheat | 2.7 million bushels | 46 | 167 | 1% | production |
| Chickens | 307 broiler chickens | 16* | 1,232* | under 1% | head sold |
| Sunflowers | 152,740 pounds | 17* | 170* | under 1% | production |
| Soybeans | 110,816 bushels | 85 | 1,455* | under 1% | production |
| Eggs | 601 laying hens | 48* | 2,040* | under 1% | head on farms |
Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: barley, oats, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, green beans, pumpkins, squash, cucumbers, milk, hogs and goats.
What livestock does Kearny County raise?
| Animal | Head | State rank | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle | 72,392 | 20 | head on farms |
| Sheep | 1,113 | 25* | head on farms |
| Laying hens | 601 | 48* | head on farms |
| Broiler chickens | 307 | 16* | head sold |
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.