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Ottawa County, Kansas · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Ottawa County, Kansas grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Ottawa County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (72,707 acres), wheat (58,078 acres) and sorghum (31,794 acres). Its farms sold $132 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 54th of 105 counties in Kansas.

Farm sales, 2022
$132 million1187th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
401381,011 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
61% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
1813 published, 5 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+
Ottawa County
$132 million
under 1% of Kansas farm sales. No. 54 of 105 counties reporting.

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

What does Ottawa County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans30th in Kansas72,707 acres
  2. 2Wheat53rd in Kansas58,078 acres
  3. 3Sorghum18th in Kansas31,794 acres
  4. 4Corn57th in Kansas26,000 acres
  5. 5Hay18th in Kansas25,165 acres
  6. 6Sunflowers4th in Kansas*1,703 acres
  7. 7Oats28th in Kansas*112 acres

How does Ottawa 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.

Ottawa County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of KSMeasure
Sunflowers3.1 million pounds4*102*7%production
Sorghum2.1 million bushels1826*2%production
Soybeans1.6 million bushels30751*1%production
Hay54,030 tons18547*1%production
Oats8,960 bushels28*684*under 1%production
Goats496 goats381,276*under 1%head on farms
Wheat2.2 million bushels53199under 1%production
Cattle36,502 cattle60728*under 1%head on farms
Corn2.9 million bushels57928*under 1%production
Sheep452 sheep43*1,567*under 1%head on farms
Honey341 pounds51*2,157*under 1%production
Eggs628 laying hens47*2,021*under 1%head on farms
Hogs132 hogs39*1,502*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: barley, pumpkins, turkeys, chickens and milk.

What livestock does Ottawa County raise?

Ottawa County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle36,50260head on farms
Laying hens62847*head on farms
Goats49638head on farms
Sheep45243*head on farms
Hogs13239*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.