Montgomery County, Kansas · 2022 Census of Agriculture
What does Montgomery County, Kansas grow?
Of the crops tracked here, Montgomery County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (65,952 acres), wheat (42,593 acres) and corn (32,280 acres). Its farms sold $70.6 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 88th of 105 counties in Kansas.
- Farm sales, 2022
- $70.6 million1689th of 3,050 US counties
- Farms
- 892300,352 acres of farmland
- Crops vs. livestock
- 51% cropsshare of farm sales
- Items reported
- 2914 published, 15 withheld
County map
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.
What does Montgomery County grow the most of?
Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.
How does Montgomery 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lettuce | 1 acre | 6* | 543* | 4% | acres harvested |
| Sweet corn | 7 acres | 5* | 814* | 2% | acres harvested |
| Hay | 33,833 tons | 49 | 960* | under 1% | production |
| Wheat | 2.1 million bushels | 54 | 209 | under 1% | production |
| Goats | 456 goats | 43 | 1,372* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Sheep | 631 sheep | 38* | 1,282* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Soybeans | 635,624 bushels | 61 | 1,043* | under 1% | production |
| Watermelon | 1 acre | 11* | 824* | under 1% | acres harvested |
| Cattle | 32,521 cattle | 67 | 834* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Corn | 1.2 million bushels | 85 | 1,205* | under 1% | production |
| Honey | 1,132 pounds | 39* | 1,886* | under 1% | production |
| Eggs | 1,571 laying hens | 19* | 1,338* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Sorghum | 51,338 bushels | 86 | 304* | under 1% | production |
| Milk | 62 milk cows | 28* | 993* | under 1% | head on farms |
Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: oats, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, bell peppers, chile peppers, asparagus, apples, grapes, blackberries, pecans, walnuts, chickens and hogs.
What livestock does Montgomery County raise?
| Animal | Head | State rank | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle | 32,521 | 67 | head on farms |
| Laying hens | 1,571 | 19* | head on farms |
| Sheep | 631 | 38* | head on farms |
| Goats | 456 | 43 | head on farms |
| Milk cows | 62 | 28* | 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.