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Rooks County, Kansas · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Rooks County, Kansas grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Rooks County's biggest by acreage are wheat (88,839 acres), sorghum (52,308 acres) and soybeans (30,898 acres). Its farms sold $113 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 60th of 105 counties in Kansas.

Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for sorghum (9th of 520 counties).

Farm sales, 2022
$113 million1300th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
466567,973 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
73% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
139 published, 4 withheld

County map

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+
Rooks County: $113 million, under 1%
Rooks County
$113 million
under 1% of Kansas farm sales. No. 60 of 105 counties reporting.

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

What does Rooks County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Wheat29th in Kansas88,839 acres
  2. 2Sorghum5th in Kansas52,308 acres
  3. 3Soybeans67th in Kansas30,898 acres
  4. 4Hay15th in Kansas30,179 acres
  5. 5Corn80th in Kansas28,952 acres

How does Rooks 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.

Rooks County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of KSMeasure
Sorghum3.2 million bushels59*3%production
Hay57,374 tons15495*1%production
Wheat3.5 million bushels291271%production
Cattle40,100 cattle53637*under 1%head on farms
Soybeans469,267 bushels671,121*under 1%production
Corn1.6 million bushels801,128*under 1%production
Goats31 goats89*2,745*under 1%head on farms
Eggs114 laying hens92*2,597*under 1%head on farms
Hogs25 hogs56*2,177*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: barley, oats, sunflowers and sweet corn.

What livestock does Rooks County raise?

Rooks County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle40,10053head on farms
Laying hens11492*head on farms
Goats3189*head on farms
Hogs2556*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.