Counties in Kansas by farms

Reno County had the highest farms of 105 counties in 2002, at 1,570. Wyandotte County had the lowest, at 161. The median was 523 and the figure for Kansas was 64,414. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,570Reno County
Median523105 counties
Kansas64,414History

Map of counties, 2002

Allen County: 619 countAnderson County: 654 countAtchison County: 619 countBarber County: 471 countBarton County: 772 countBourbon County: 838 countBrown County: 591 countButler County: 1,309 countChase County: 260 countChautauqua County: 371 countCherokee County: 746 countCheyenne County: 441 countClark County: 302 countClay County: 571 countCloud County: 520 countCoffey County: 607 countComanche County: 274 countCowley County: 1,004 countCrawford County: 825 countDecatur County: 350 countDickinson County: 976 countDoniphan County: 469 countDouglas County: 874 countEdwards County: 353 countElk County: 407 countEllis County: 758 countEllsworth County: 478 countFinney County: 485 countFord County: 701 countFranklin County: 977 countGeary County: 245 countGove County: 395 countGraham County: 431 countGrant County: 304 countGray County: 470 countGreeley County: 303 countGreenwood County: 575 countHamilton County: 393 countHarper County: 523 countHarvey County: 832 countHaskell County: 227 countHodgeman County: 381 countJackson County: 1,099 countJefferson County: 1,041 countJewell County: 572 countJohnson County: 659 countKearny County: 347 countKingman County: 837 countKiowa County: 379 countLabette County: 889 countLane County: 312 countLeavenworth County: 1,094 countLincoln County: 458 countLinn County: 903 countLogan County: 318 countLyon County: 898 countMcPherson County: 1,161 countMarion County: 996 countMarshall County: 954 countMeade County: 454 countMiami County: 1,424 countMitchell County: 473 countMontgomery County: 983 countMorris County: 466 countMorton County: 309 countNemaha County: 1,020 countNeosho County: 769 countNess County: 547 countNorton County: 482 countOsage County: 925 countOsborne County: 449 countOttawa County: 512 countPawnee County: 430 countPhillips County: 531 countPottawatomie County: 842 countPratt County: 591 countRawlins County: 405 countReno County: 1,570 countRepublic County: 642 countRice County: 500 countRiley County: 493 countRooks County: 485 countRush County: 504 countRussell County: 617 countSaline County: 758 countScott County: 327 countSedgwick County: 1,355 countSeward County: 350 countShawnee County: 903 countSheridan County: 404 countSherman County: 443 countSmith County: 546 countStafford County: 534 countStanton County: 313 countStevens County: 401 countSumner County: 1,072 countThomas County: 476 countTrego County: 423 countWabaunsee County: 631 countWallace County: 290 countWashington County: 796 countWichita County: 326 countWilson County: 556 countWoodson County: 308 countWyandotte County: 161 count
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count, 2002. 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, 2002

Reno County: 1,570 countReno County1,570Miami County: 1,424 countMiami County1,424Sedgwick County: 1,355 countSedgwick County1,355Butler County: 1,309 countButler County1,309McPherson County: 1,161 countMcPherson County1,161Jackson County: 1,099 countJackson County1,099Leavenworth County: 1,094 countLeavenworth County1,094Sumner County: 1,072 countSumner County1,072Jefferson County: 1,041 countJefferson County1,041Nemaha County: 1,020 countNemaha County1,020Cowley County: 1,004 countCowley County1,004Marion County: 996 countMarion County996Montgomery County: 983 countMontgomery County983Franklin County: 977 countFranklin County977Dickinson County: 976 countDickinson County976Marshall County: 954 countMarshall County954Osage County: 925 countOsage County925Linn County: 903 countLinn County903Shawnee County: 903 countShawnee County903Lyon County: 898 countLyon County898Labette County: 889 countLabette County889Douglas County: 874 countDouglas County874Pottawatomie County: 842 countPottawatomie County842Bourbon County: 838 countBourbon County838Kingman County: 837 countKingman County837Harvey County: 832 countHarvey County832Crawford County: 825 countCrawford County825Washington County: 796 countWashington County796Barton County: 772 countBarton County772Neosho County: 769 countNeosho County769Ellis County: 758 countEllis County758Saline County: 758 countSaline County758Cherokee County: 746 countCherokee County746Ford County: 701 countFord County701Johnson County: 659 countJohnson County659Anderson County: 654 countAnderson County654Republic County: 642 countRepublic County642Wabaunsee County: 631 countWabaunsee County631Allen County: 619 countAllen County619Atchison County: 619 countAtchison County619Reno County: 1,570 countReno County1,570Miami County: 1,424 countMiami County1,424Sedgwick County: 1,355 countSedgwick County1,355Butler County: 1,309 countButler County1,309McPherson County: 1,161 countMcPherson County1,161Jackson County: 1,099 countJackson County1,099Leavenworth County: 1,094 countLeavenworth County1,094Sumner County: 1,072 countSumner County1,072Jefferson County: 1,041 countJefferson County1,041Nemaha County: 1,020 countNemaha County1,020Cowley County: 1,004 countCowley County1,004Marion County: 996 countMarion County996Montgomery County: 983 countMontgomery County983Franklin County: 977 countFranklin County977Dickinson County: 976 countDickinson County976Marshall County: 954 countMarshall County954Osage County: 925 countOsage County925Linn County: 903 countLinn County903Shawnee County: 903 countShawnee County903Lyon County: 898 countLyon County898Labette County: 889 countLabette County889Douglas County: 874 countDouglas County874Pottawatomie County: 842 countPottawatomie County842Bourbon County: 838 countBourbon County838Kingman County: 837 countKingman County837Harvey County: 832 countHarvey County832Crawford County: 825 countCrawford County825Washington County: 796 countWashington County796Barton County: 772 countBarton County772Neosho County: 769 countNeosho County769Ellis County: 758 countEllis County758Saline County: 758 countSaline County758Cherokee County: 746 countCherokee County746Ford County: 701 countFord County701Johnson County: 659 countJohnson County659Anderson County: 654 countAnderson County654Republic County: 642 countRepublic County642Wabaunsee County: 631 countWabaunsee County631Allen County: 619 countAllen County619Atchison County: 619 countAtchison 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

RankCounties2002
count
1Reno County1,570
2Miami County1,424
3Sedgwick County1,355
4Butler County1,309
5McPherson County1,161
6Jackson County1,099
7Leavenworth County1,094
8Sumner County1,072
9Jefferson County1,041
10Nemaha County1,020
11Cowley County1,004
12Marion County996
13Montgomery County983
14Franklin County977
15Dickinson County976
16Marshall County954
17Osage County925
18Linn County903
18Shawnee County903
20Lyon County898
21Labette County889
22Douglas County874
23Pottawatomie County842
24Bourbon County838
25Kingman County837
26Harvey County832
27Crawford County825
28Washington County796
29Barton County772
30Neosho County769
31Ellis County758
31Saline County758
33Cherokee County746
34Ford County701
35Johnson County659
36Anderson County654
37Republic County642
38Wabaunsee County631
39Allen County619
39Atchison County619
41Russell County617
42Coffey County607
43Brown County591
43Pratt County591
45Greenwood County575
46Jewell County572
47Clay County571
48Wilson County556
49Ness County547
50Smith County546
51Stafford County534
52Phillips County531
53Harper County523
54Cloud County520
55Ottawa County512
56Rush County504
57Rice County500
58Riley County493
59Finney County485
59Rooks County485
61Norton County482
62Ellsworth County478
63Thomas County476
64Mitchell County473
65Barber County471
66Gray County470
67Doniphan County469
68Morris County466
69Lincoln County458
70Meade County454
71Osborne County449
72Sherman County443
73Cheyenne County441
74Graham County431
75Pawnee County430
76Trego County423
77Elk County407
78Rawlins County405
79Sheridan County404
80Stevens County401
81Gove County395
82Hamilton County393
83Hodgeman County381
84Kiowa County379
85Chautauqua County371
86Edwards County353
87Decatur County350
87Seward County350
89Kearny County347
90Scott County327
91Wichita County326
92Logan County318
93Stanton County313
94Lane County312
95Morton County309
96Woodson County308
97Grant County304
98Greeley County303
99Clark County302
100Wallace County290
101Comanche County274
102Chase County260
103Geary County245
104Haskell County227
105Wyandotte County161

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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, 2002) [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, 2002. 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=2002. 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, 2002. 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=2002.

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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, 2002 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/kansas-counties?period=2002 (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, 2002}},
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Which county has the highest farms?

Reno County, with 1,570 in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Wyandotte County, with 161 in 2002.

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