Marion County, Kansas · 2022 Census of Agriculture
What does Marion County, Kansas grow?
Of the crops tracked here, Marion County's biggest by acreage are wheat (104,840 acres), soybeans (101,056 acres) and corn (62,097 acres). Its farms sold $187 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 36th of 105 counties in Kansas.
- Farm sales, 2022
- $187 million889th of 3,050 US counties
- Farms
- 873600,561 acres of farmland
- Crops vs. livestock
- 57% cropsshare of farm sales
- Items reported
- 3814 published, 24 withheld
County map
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.
What does Marion County grow the most of?
Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.
How does Marion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oats | 35,720 bushels | 5* | 352* | 4% | production |
| Hay | 70,735 tons | 8 | 337* | 2% | production |
| Hogs | 33,285 hogs | 5* | 366* | 2% | head on farms |
| Wheat | 4.2 million bushels | 14 | 97 | 2% | production |
| Sheep | 1,571 sheep | 19* | 568* | 2% | head on farms |
| Honey | 13,856 pounds | 10* | 653* | 2% | production |
| Soybeans | 1.7 million bushels | 28 | 732* | 1% | production |
| Cattle | 60,033 cattle | 32 | 353* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Corn | 4.7 million bushels | 36 | 731 | under 1% | production |
| Chickens | 309 broiler chickens | 15* | 1,229* | under 1% | head sold |
| Goats | 415 goats | 45 | 1,477* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Sorghum | 823,735 bushels | 54 | 82* | under 1% | production |
| Sweet corn | 2 acres | 11* | 1,099* | under 1% | acres harvested |
| Milk | 152 milk cows | 22* | 886* | under 1% | head on farms |
Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: barley, sunflowers, potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, lettuce, onions, carrots, broccoli, green beans, pumpkins, cucumbers, bell peppers, spinach, kale, asparagus, apples, grapes, strawberries, peaches, pears, pecans, turkeys and eggs.
What livestock does Marion County raise?
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.