Grown Where

Kansas · 2022 Census of Agriculture and NASS annual estimates

What does Kansas grow?

Kansas's farms sold $24 billion of crops and livestock in 2022, No. 7 among the 50 states. It leads the nation in sorghum. Livestock and animal products make up 65% of its farm sales; it ranks No. 3 in the US for cattle.

Farm sales, 2022
$24 billionNo. 7 of 50 states
Farms, 2022
55,73444,794,702 acres of farmland
Crops sold, 2022
$8.4 billion35% of farm sales
No. 1 in the US
1 itemof 65 tracked here
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+
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture. Hatched counties are withheld by NASS to protect individual farms.

What does Kansas grow the most of?

Crops ranked by acres harvested (or bearing acres for orchards) in the 2022 Census of Agriculture.

  1. 1WheatNo. 2 in the US6,630,355 acres
  2. 2CornNo. 7 in the US4,658,341 acres
  3. 3SoybeansNo. 10 in the US4,570,912 acres
  4. 4SorghumNo. 1 in the US2,563,880 acres
  5. 5HayNo. 4 in the US2,004,432 acres
  6. 6SunflowersNo. 7 in the US38,780 acres
  7. 7OatsNo. 13 in the US24,639 acres
  8. 8CanolaNo. 6 in the US6,702 acres
  9. 9BarleyNo. 19 in the US5,363 acres
  10. 10Pecans3,421 acres

Where does Kansas rank nationally?

Every item where Kansas is in the top 10 states. Ranks use NASS's latest annual estimate where it covers the main producing states, and the 2022 Census otherwise.

Kansas's top-10 national rankings
ItemUS rankShareAmountSource
SorghumNo. 158%†252 million bushelsNASS, 2025
WheatNo. 213%201 million bushelsNASS, 2026
CattleNo. 37%5.8 million cattleNASS, 2026
HayNo. 45%6.1 million tonsNASS, 2025
CanolaNo. 6under 1%14.1 million poundsNASS, 2025
CornNo. 76%935 million bushelsNASS, 2025
SunflowersNo. 72%38.1 million poundsNASS, 2025
SoybeansNo. 105%196 million bushelsNASS, 2025
† Share of the states NASS surveys for that item, not of every state.

What livestock does Kansas raise?

Animals on farms at the end of 2022 (broiler chickens: head sold during 2022), from the Census of Agriculture.

Kansas livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadShare of USMeasure
Cattle6,126,4027%head on farms
Laying hens2,025,646under 1%head on farms
Hogs1,907,0113%head on farms
Turkeys370,554under 1%head on farms
Milk cows176,1062%head on farms
Sheep94,5112%head on farms
Goats55,5152%head on farms
Broiler chickens33,822under 1%head sold

Which Kansas counties farm the most?

Counties ranked by the value of crops and livestock sold in 2022. Counties with enough published data have their own page.

Top 20 Kansas counties by farm sales, 2022 Census of Agriculture
CountyFarm salesTop crop by acresFarms
Haskell County$1.6 billionCorn199
Scott County$1.4 billionSorghum263
Gray County$1.3 billionWheat464
Finney County$1.1 billionWheat563
Grant County$1.1 billionWheat297
Ford County$668 millionWheat536
Wichita County$590 millionWheat266
Hamilton County$516 millionWheat358
Barton County$491 millionWheat575
Nemaha County$448 millionSoybeans834
Stevens County$401 millionCorn410
Reno County$399 millionWheat1,543
Seward County$398 millionCorn292
Sheridan County$397 millionCorn317
Meade County$391 millionCorn397
Kearny County$370 millionWheat385
Pawnee County$350 millionWheat337
Butler County$345 millionSoybeans1,399
Gove County$334 millionWheat383
Lane County$332 millionWheat287
Show all 105 counties
Kansas counties ranked 21 to 105 by farm sales, 2022
CountyFarm salesTop crop by acresFarms
Pratt County$329 millionWheat517
Edwards County$318 millionWheat233
McPherson County$312 millionWheat1,048
Rice County$297 millionWheat433
Thomas County$289 millionCorn454
Brown County$269 millionCorn475
Greeley County$266 millionWheat285
Washington County$265 millionSoybeans642
Decatur County$262 millionWheat336
Republic County$254 millionCorn470
Stafford County$238 millionWheat489
Hodgeman County$227 millionWheat439
Marshall County$217 millionSoybeans708
Smith County$194 millionCorn447
Dickinson County$190 millionSoybeans810
Marion County$187 millionWheat873
Clark County$186 millionWheat264
Cheyenne County$183 millionWheat401
Sumner County$182 millionWheat1,013
Sherman County$181 millionCorn373
Harvey County$180 millionSoybeans690
Sedgwick County$175 millionWheat1,283
Mitchell County$169 millionWheat372
Morton County$167 millionSorghum376
Greenwood County$163 millionSoybeans489
Lyon County$160 millionSoybeans826
Jewell County$159 millionSoybeans433
Labette County$158 millionSoybeans842
Clay County$152 millionSoybeans449
Pottawatomie County$151 millionSoybeans820
Stanton County$143 millionWheat225
Chase County$135 millionSoybeans252
Doniphan County$132 millionCorn337
Ottawa County$132 millionSoybeans401
Morris County$127 millionSoybeans369
Franklin County$126 millionSoybeans835
Phillips County$117 millionCorn378
Cowley County$116 millionSoybeans879
Wallace County$115 millionCorn285
Rooks County$113 millionWheat466
Cloud County$113 millionSoybeans419
Atchison County$109 millionSoybeans496
Norton County$104 millionCorn314
Barber County$102 millionWheat393
Harper County$100 millionWheat457
Cherokee County$96.7 millionSoybeans608
Neosho County$95.2 millionSoybeans612
Ellis County$93.5 millionWheat653
Crawford County$93.1 millionSoybeans763
Osborne County$92.5 millionWheat308
Jackson County$90.6 millionSoybeans783
Douglas County$86.4 millionSoybeans919
Wabaunsee County$86 millionSoybeans618
Coffey County$85.7 millionSoybeans644
Rush County$84.9 millionWheat469
Ness County$84.7 millionWheat525
Logan County$82.4 millionWheat263
Anderson County$80.8 millionSoybeans529
Kingman County$80.8 millionWheat756
Miami County$79.4 millionSoybeans1,254
Osage County$77.3 millionSoybeans865
Bourbon County$77.1 millionHay666
Jefferson County$77 millionSoybeans846
Rawlins County$75.7 millionWheat312
Kiowa County$75.4 millionWheat352
Woodson County$73.5 millionSoybeans240
Lincoln County$71.3 millionWheat273
Montgomery County$70.6 millionSoybeans892
Saline County$69.9 millionWheat513
Trego County$68.4 millionWheat387
Wilson County$67.5 millionSoybeans403
Riley County$67 millionSoybeans424
Russell County$66.8 millionWheat510
Leavenworth County$62.1 millionSoybeans1,023
Allen County$58.9 millionSoybeans468
Graham County$55.2 millionWheat347
Comanche County$54 millionWheat206
Geary County$53.6 millionSoybeans217
Shawnee County$51.7 millionSoybeans791
Linn County$51.6 millionSoybeans704
Chautauqua County$51.6 millionSoybeans335
Ellsworth County$48 millionWheat327
Elk County$42.4 millionHay255
Johnson County$19.1 millionSoybeans613
Wyandotte County$5.7 millionSoybeans160

Kansas's signature crops

Items where Kansas has the largest share of the national total.

About this data

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service: 2022 Census of Agriculture (farm sales, farms, acreage, livestock and all county figures) and NASS annual estimates (latest final year) for national rankings where they cover the main producing states. Figures NASS withholds to protect individual farms are marked withheld. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.