Counties in Kansas by farms

Sedgwick County had the highest farms of 105 counties in 1997, at 1,638. Wyandotte County had the lowest, at 216. The median was 537 and the figure for Kansas was 65,476. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,638Sedgwick County
Median537105 counties
Kansas65,476History

Map of counties, 1997

Allen County: 619 countAnderson County: 690 countAtchison County: 642 countBarber County: 493 countBarton County: 808 countBourbon County: 828 countBrown County: 593 countButler County: 1,348 countChase County: 290 countChautauqua County: 377 countCherokee County: 773 countCheyenne County: 404 countClark County: 277 countClay County: 548 countCloud County: 569 countCoffey County: 553 countComanche County: 276 countCowley County: 1,037 countCrawford County: 825 countDecatur County: 398 countDickinson County: 961 countDoniphan County: 516 countDouglas County: 905 countEdwards County: 315 countElk County: 381 countEllis County: 709 countEllsworth County: 444 countFinney County: 537 countFord County: 732 countFranklin County: 1,009 countGeary County: 227 countGove County: 449 countGraham County: 388 countGrant County: 261 countGray County: 464 countGreeley County: 305 countGreenwood County: 591 countHamilton County: 287 countHarper County: 725 countHarvey County: 869 countHaskell County: 248 countHodgeman County: 362 countJackson County: 1,109 countJefferson County: 1,097 countJewell County: 602 countJohnson County: 656 countKearny County: 296 countKingman County: 927 countKiowa County: 336 countLabette County: 939 countLane County: 294 countLeavenworth County: 1,133 countLincoln County: 478 countLinn County: 808 countLogan County: 344 countLyon County: 885 countMcPherson County: 1,326 countMarion County: 1,039 countMarshall County: 910 countMeade County: 427 countMiami County: 1,358 countMitchell County: 537 countMontgomery County: 1,028 countMorris County: 481 countMorton County: 246 countNemaha County: 1,001 countNeosho County: 753 countNess County: 530 countNorton County: 410 countOsage County: 929 countOsborne County: 474 countOttawa County: 559 countPawnee County: 450 countPhillips County: 500 countPottawatomie County: 800 countPratt County: 509 countRawlins County: 432 countReno County: 1,557 countRepublic County: 694 countRice County: 555 countRiley County: 481 countRooks County: 445 countRush County: 523 countRussell County: 518 countSaline County: 846 countScott County: 354 countSedgwick County: 1,638 countSeward County: 266 countShawnee County: 883 countSheridan County: 445 countSherman County: 485 countSmith County: 572 countStafford County: 502 countStanton County: 266 countStevens County: 311 countSumner County: 1,356 countThomas County: 582 countTrego County: 401 countWabaunsee County: 610 countWallace County: 292 countWashington County: 786 countWichita County: 316 countWilson County: 566 countWoodson County: 374 countWyandotte County: 216 count
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count, 1997. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 1997

Sedgwick County: 1,638 countSedgwick County1,638Reno County: 1,557 countReno County1,557Miami County: 1,358 countMiami County1,358Sumner County: 1,356 countSumner County1,356Butler County: 1,348 countButler County1,348McPherson County: 1,326 countMcPherson County1,326Leavenworth County: 1,133 countLeavenworth County1,133Jackson County: 1,109 countJackson County1,109Jefferson County: 1,097 countJefferson County1,097Marion County: 1,039 countMarion County1,039Cowley County: 1,037 countCowley County1,037Montgomery County: 1,028 countMontgomery County1,028Franklin County: 1,009 countFranklin County1,009Nemaha County: 1,001 countNemaha County1,001Dickinson County: 961 countDickinson County961Labette County: 939 countLabette County939Osage County: 929 countOsage County929Kingman County: 927 countKingman County927Marshall County: 910 countMarshall County910Douglas County: 905 countDouglas County905Lyon County: 885 countLyon County885Shawnee County: 883 countShawnee County883Harvey County: 869 countHarvey County869Saline County: 846 countSaline County846Bourbon County: 828 countBourbon County828Crawford County: 825 countCrawford County825Barton County: 808 countBarton County808Linn County: 808 countLinn County808Pottawatomie County: 800 countPottawatomie County800Washington County: 786 countWashington County786Cherokee County: 773 countCherokee County773Neosho County: 753 countNeosho County753Ford County: 732 countFord County732Harper County: 725 countHarper County725Ellis County: 709 countEllis County709Republic County: 694 countRepublic County694Anderson County: 690 countAnderson County690Johnson County: 656 countJohnson County656Atchison County: 642 countAtchison County642Allen County: 619 countAllen County619Sedgwick County: 1,638 countSedgwick County1,638Reno County: 1,557 countReno County1,557Miami County: 1,358 countMiami County1,358Sumner County: 1,356 countSumner County1,356Butler County: 1,348 countButler County1,348McPherson County: 1,326 countMcPherson County1,326Leavenworth County: 1,133 countLeavenworth County1,133Jackson County: 1,109 countJackson County1,109Jefferson County: 1,097 countJefferson County1,097Marion County: 1,039 countMarion County1,039Cowley County: 1,037 countCowley County1,037Montgomery County: 1,028 countMontgomery County1,028Franklin County: 1,009 countFranklin County1,009Nemaha County: 1,001 countNemaha County1,001Dickinson County: 961 countDickinson County961Labette County: 939 countLabette County939Osage County: 929 countOsage County929Kingman County: 927 countKingman County927Marshall County: 910 countMarshall County910Douglas County: 905 countDouglas County905Lyon County: 885 countLyon County885Shawnee County: 883 countShawnee County883Harvey County: 869 countHarvey County869Saline County: 846 countSaline County846Bourbon County: 828 countBourbon County828Crawford County: 825 countCrawford County825Barton County: 808 countBarton County808Linn County: 808 countLinn County808Pottawatomie County: 800 countPottawatomie County800Washington County: 786 countWashington County786Cherokee County: 773 countCherokee County773Neosho County: 753 countNeosho County753Ford County: 732 countFord County732Harper County: 725 countHarper County725Ellis County: 709 countEllis County709Republic County: 694 countRepublic County694Anderson County: 690 countAnderson County690Johnson County: 656 countJohnson County656Atchison County: 642 countAtchison County642Allen County: 619 countAllen County619
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties1997
count
1Sedgwick County1,638
2Reno County1,557
3Miami County1,358
4Sumner County1,356
5Butler County1,348
6McPherson County1,326
7Leavenworth County1,133
8Jackson County1,109
9Jefferson County1,097
10Marion County1,039
11Cowley County1,037
12Montgomery County1,028
13Franklin County1,009
14Nemaha County1,001
15Dickinson County961
16Labette County939
17Osage County929
18Kingman County927
19Marshall County910
20Douglas County905
21Lyon County885
22Shawnee County883
23Harvey County869
24Saline County846
25Bourbon County828
26Crawford County825
27Barton County808
27Linn County808
29Pottawatomie County800
30Washington County786
31Cherokee County773
32Neosho County753
33Ford County732
34Harper County725
35Ellis County709
36Republic County694
37Anderson County690
38Johnson County656
39Atchison County642
40Allen County619
41Wabaunsee County610
42Jewell County602
43Brown County593
44Greenwood County591
45Thomas County582
46Smith County572
47Cloud County569
48Wilson County566
49Ottawa County559
50Rice County555
51Coffey County553
52Clay County548
53Finney County537
53Mitchell County537
55Ness County530
56Rush County523
57Russell County518
58Doniphan County516
59Pratt County509
60Stafford County502
61Phillips County500
62Barber County493
63Sherman County485
64Morris County481
64Riley County481
66Lincoln County478
67Osborne County474
68Gray County464
69Pawnee County450
70Gove County449
71Rooks County445
71Sheridan County445
73Ellsworth County444
74Rawlins County432
75Meade County427
76Norton County410
77Cheyenne County404
78Trego County401
79Decatur County398
80Graham County388
81Elk County381
82Chautauqua County377
83Woodson County374
84Hodgeman County362
85Scott County354
86Logan County344
87Kiowa County336
88Wichita County316
89Edwards County315
90Stevens County311
91Greeley County305
92Kearny County296
93Lane County294
94Wallace County292
95Chase County290
96Hamilton County287
97Clark County277
98Comanche County276
99Seward County266
99Stanton County266
101Grant County261
102Haskell County248
103Morton County246
104Geary County227
105Wyandotte County216

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Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Kansas by farms, 1997) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Kansas by farms, 1997. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/kansas-counties?period=1997. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in Kansas by farms, 1997. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/kansas-counties?period=1997.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Kansas by farms, 1997 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/kansas-counties?period=1997 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  title = {{Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in Kansas by farms, 1997}},
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Sedgwick County, with 1,638 in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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