Nemaha County, Kansas · 2022 Census of Agriculture
What does Nemaha County, Kansas grow?
Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Nemaha County, Kansas (58% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 323,333 hogs and 88,229 cattle. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are soybeans (130,750 acres), corn (109,959 acres) and hay (20,305 acres). Its farms sold $448 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 10th of 105 counties in Kansas.
- Farm sales, 2022
- $448 million252nd of 3,050 US counties
- Farms
- 834410,751 acres of farmland
- Crops vs. livestock
- 42% cropsshare of farm sales
- Items reported
- 2212 published, 10 withheld
County map
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.
What does Nemaha County grow the most of?
Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.
How does Nemaha 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hogs | 323,333 hogs | 1* | 44* | 17% | head on farms |
| Soybeans | 5 million bushels | 2 | 298* | 4% | production |
| Milk | 6,363 milk cows | 3* | 271* | 4% | head on farms |
| Corn | 16.5 million bushels | 2 | 266 | 3% | production |
| Oats | 16,256 bushels | 16* | 542* | 2% | production |
| Cattle | 88,229 cattle | 13 | 152* | 1% | head on farms |
| Hay | 51,373 tons | 20 | 582* | 1% | production |
| Goats | 173 goats | 69* | 2,214* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Sheep | 185 sheep | 60* | 2,102* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Wheat | 121,416 bushels | 96 | 1,152* | under 1% | production |
| Eggs | 770 laying hens | 40* | 1,899* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Sorghum | 30,426 bushels | 92* | 358* | under 1% | production |
Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: sunflowers, potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, sweet corn, green beans, watermelon, cantaloupe, grapes and turkeys.
What livestock does Nemaha 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 |
| 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.