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Pottawatomie County, Kansas · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Pottawatomie County, Kansas grow?

Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Pottawatomie County, Kansas (53% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 66,020 cattle and 5,357 hogs. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are soybeans (49,330 acres), corn (38,105 acres) and hay (36,096 acres). Its farms sold $151 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 50th of 105 counties in Kansas.

Farm sales, 2022
$151 million1046th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
820404,286 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
47% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2914 published, 15 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+
Pottawatomie County
$151 million
under 1% of Kansas farm sales. No. 50 of 105 counties reporting.

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

What does Pottawatomie County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans26th in Kansas49,330 acres
  2. 2Corn31st in Kansas38,105 acres
  3. 3Hay17th in Kansas36,096 acres
  4. 4Wheat89th in Kansas5,406 acres
  5. 5Sorghum80th in Kansas947 acres
  6. 6Pumpkins2nd in Kansas*91 acres

How does Pottawatomie 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.

Pottawatomie County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of KSMeasure
Pumpkins91 acres2*171*12%acres harvested
Sheep4,631 sheep1*167*5%head on farms
Honey19,305 pounds5*534*2%production
Goats1,224 goats12446*2%head on farms
Soybeans1.8 million bushels26728*2%production
Hay57,242 tons17500*1%production
Corn5.9 million bushels316481%production
Cattle66,020 cattle26284*1%head on farms
Chickens103 broiler chickens24*1,468*under 1%head sold
Hogs5,357 hogs15*555*under 1%head on farms
Wheat298,580 bushels89792*under 1%production
Sorghum64,377 bushels80277*under 1%production
Turkeys165 turkeys2*467*under 1%head on farms
Milk24 milk cows34*1,129*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: oats, sunflowers, potatoes, onions, sweet corn, squash, watermelon, apples, grapes, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, peaches, pears and eggs.

What livestock does Pottawatomie County raise?

Pottawatomie County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle66,02026head on farms
Hogs5,35715*head on farms
Sheep4,6311*head on farms
Goats1,22412head on farms
Turkeys1652*head on farms
Broiler chickens10324*head sold
Milk cows2434*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.