Riley County, Kansas · 2022 Census of Agriculture
What does Riley County, Kansas grow?
Of the crops tracked here, Riley County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (35,764 acres), corn (17,264 acres) and hay (10,618 acres). Its farms sold $67 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 92nd of 105 counties in Kansas.
- Farm sales, 2022
- $67 million1731st of 3,050 US counties
- Farms
- 424209,517 acres of farmland
- Crops vs. livestock
- 66% cropsshare of farm sales
- Items reported
- 4015 published, 25 withheld
County map
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.
What does Riley County grow the most of?
Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.
How does Riley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watermelon | 42 acres | 1* | 163* | 23% | acres harvested |
| Apples | 5 acres | 8* | 654* | 2% | bearing acres |
| Honey | 12,164 pounds | 12* | 717* | 1% | production |
| Grapes | 8 acres | 9* | 479* | 1% | bearing acres |
| Goats | 558 goats | 35 | 1,142* | 1% | head on farms |
| Soybeans | 1.1 million bushels | 42 | 867* | under 1% | production |
| Sheep | 865 sheep | 31* | 1,052* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Hay | 20,418 tons | 81 | 1,476* | under 1% | production |
| Corn | 2.4 million bushels | 64 | 988* | under 1% | production |
| Cattle | 23,641 cattle | 84 | 1,112* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Sorghum | 306,588 bushels | 68 | 140* | under 1% | production |
| Milk | 370 milk cows | 14* | 756* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Eggs | 1,310 laying hens | 25* | 1,506* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Wheat | 137,428 bushels | 94 | 1,103* | under 1% | production |
| Turkeys | 57 turkeys | 9* | 937* | under 1% | head on farms |
Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: oats, sunflowers, canola, potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, lettuce, onions, sweet corn, green beans, pumpkins, squash, cucumbers, bell peppers, chile peppers, spinach, asparagus, cantaloupe, strawberries, sweet cherries, tart cherries, pears, pecans, chickens and hogs.
What livestock does Riley 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.