Counties in Kansas by farms

Reno County had the highest farms of 105 counties in 2017, at 1,552. Wyandotte County had the lowest, at 158. The median was 455 and the figure for Kansas was 58,569. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,552Reno County
Median455105 counties
Kansas58,569History

Map of counties, 2017

Allen County: 505 countAnderson County: 611 countAtchison County: 595 countBarber County: 362 countBarton County: 628 countBourbon County: 813 countBrown County: 510 countButler County: 1,471 countChase County: 238 countChautauqua County: 351 countCherokee County: 756 countCheyenne County: 384 countClark County: 230 countClay County: 547 countCloud County: 412 countCoffey County: 699 countComanche County: 197 countCowley County: 921 countCrawford County: 777 countDecatur County: 270 countDickinson County: 919 countDoniphan County: 430 countDouglas County: 998 countEdwards County: 249 countElk County: 318 countEllis County: 603 countEllsworth County: 384 countFinney County: 450 countFord County: 505 countFranklin County: 1,020 countGeary County: 213 countGove County: 350 countGraham County: 429 countGrant County: 315 countGray County: 422 countGreeley County: 227 countGreenwood County: 540 countHamilton County: 353 countHarper County: 477 countHarvey County: 752 countHaskell County: 207 countHodgeman County: 351 countJackson County: 972 countJefferson County: 1,012 countJewell County: 455 countJohnson County: 564 countKearny County: 299 countKingman County: 740 countKiowa County: 359 countLabette County: 997 countLane County: 242 countLeavenworth County: 1,213 countLincoln County: 392 countLinn County: 864 countLogan County: 270 countLyon County: 867 countMcPherson County: 988 countMarion County: 892 countMarshall County: 802 countMeade County: 407 countMiami County: 1,400 countMitchell County: 365 countMontgomery County: 1,006 countMorris County: 430 countMorton County: 323 countNemaha County: 809 countNeosho County: 687 countNess County: 523 countNorton County: 328 countOsage County: 1,042 countOsborne County: 319 countOttawa County: 438 countPawnee County: 362 countPhillips County: 415 countPottawatomie County: 774 countPratt County: 481 countRawlins County: 298 countReno County: 1,552 countRepublic County: 561 countRice County: 470 countRiley County: 504 countRooks County: 412 countRush County: 488 countRussell County: 500 countSaline County: 609 countScott County: 236 countSedgwick County: 1,360 countSeward County: 282 countShawnee County: 847 countSheridan County: 318 countSherman County: 386 countSmith County: 425 countStafford County: 466 countStanton County: 220 countStevens County: 377 countSumner County: 953 countThomas County: 402 countTrego County: 343 countWabaunsee County: 638 countWallace County: 281 countWashington County: 694 countWichita County: 254 countWilson County: 420 countWoodson County: 289 countWyandotte County: 158 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

Reno County: 1,552 countReno County1,552Butler County: 1,471 countButler County1,471Miami County: 1,400 countMiami County1,400Sedgwick County: 1,360 countSedgwick County1,360Leavenworth County: 1,213 countLeavenworth County1,213Osage County: 1,042 countOsage County1,042Franklin County: 1,020 countFranklin County1,020Jefferson County: 1,012 countJefferson County1,012Montgomery County: 1,006 countMontgomery County1,006Douglas County: 998 countDouglas County998Labette County: 997 countLabette County997McPherson County: 988 countMcPherson County988Jackson County: 972 countJackson County972Sumner County: 953 countSumner County953Cowley County: 921 countCowley County921Dickinson County: 919 countDickinson County919Marion County: 892 countMarion County892Lyon County: 867 countLyon County867Linn County: 864 countLinn County864Shawnee County: 847 countShawnee County847Bourbon County: 813 countBourbon County813Nemaha County: 809 countNemaha County809Marshall County: 802 countMarshall County802Crawford County: 777 countCrawford County777Pottawatomie County: 774 countPottawatomie County774Cherokee County: 756 countCherokee County756Harvey County: 752 countHarvey County752Kingman County: 740 countKingman County740Coffey County: 699 countCoffey County699Washington County: 694 countWashington County694Neosho County: 687 countNeosho County687Wabaunsee County: 638 countWabaunsee County638Barton County: 628 countBarton County628Anderson County: 611 countAnderson County611Saline County: 609 countSaline County609Ellis County: 603 countEllis County603Atchison County: 595 countAtchison County595Johnson County: 564 countJohnson County564Republic County: 561 countRepublic County561Clay County: 547 countClay County547Reno County: 1,552 countReno County1,552Butler County: 1,471 countButler County1,471Miami County: 1,400 countMiami County1,400Sedgwick County: 1,360 countSedgwick County1,360Leavenworth County: 1,213 countLeavenworth County1,213Osage County: 1,042 countOsage County1,042Franklin County: 1,020 countFranklin County1,020Jefferson County: 1,012 countJefferson County1,012Montgomery County: 1,006 countMontgomery County1,006Douglas County: 998 countDouglas County998Labette County: 997 countLabette County997McPherson County: 988 countMcPherson County988Jackson County: 972 countJackson County972Sumner County: 953 countSumner County953Cowley County: 921 countCowley County921Dickinson County: 919 countDickinson County919Marion County: 892 countMarion County892Lyon County: 867 countLyon County867Linn County: 864 countLinn County864Shawnee County: 847 countShawnee County847Bourbon County: 813 countBourbon County813Nemaha County: 809 countNemaha County809Marshall County: 802 countMarshall County802Crawford County: 777 countCrawford County777Pottawatomie County: 774 countPottawatomie County774Cherokee County: 756 countCherokee County756Harvey County: 752 countHarvey County752Kingman County: 740 countKingman County740Coffey County: 699 countCoffey County699Washington County: 694 countWashington County694Neosho County: 687 countNeosho County687Wabaunsee County: 638 countWabaunsee County638Barton County: 628 countBarton County628Anderson County: 611 countAnderson County611Saline County: 609 countSaline County609Ellis County: 603 countEllis County603Atchison County: 595 countAtchison County595Johnson County: 564 countJohnson County564Republic County: 561 countRepublic County561Clay County: 547 countClay County547
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

RankCounties2017
count
1Reno County1,552
2Butler County1,471
3Miami County1,400
4Sedgwick County1,360
5Leavenworth County1,213
6Osage County1,042
7Franklin County1,020
8Jefferson County1,012
9Montgomery County1,006
10Douglas County998
11Labette County997
12McPherson County988
13Jackson County972
14Sumner County953
15Cowley County921
16Dickinson County919
17Marion County892
18Lyon County867
19Linn County864
20Shawnee County847
21Bourbon County813
22Nemaha County809
23Marshall County802
24Crawford County777
25Pottawatomie County774
26Cherokee County756
27Harvey County752
28Kingman County740
29Coffey County699
30Washington County694
31Neosho County687
32Wabaunsee County638
33Barton County628
34Anderson County611
35Saline County609
36Ellis County603
37Atchison County595
38Johnson County564
39Republic County561
40Clay County547
41Greenwood County540
42Ness County523
43Brown County510
44Allen County505
44Ford County505
46Riley County504
47Russell County500
48Rush County488
49Pratt County481
50Harper County477
51Rice County470
52Stafford County466
53Jewell County455
54Finney County450
55Ottawa County438
56Doniphan County430
56Morris County430
58Graham County429
59Smith County425
60Gray County422
61Wilson County420
62Phillips County415
63Cloud County412
63Rooks County412
65Meade County407
66Thomas County402
67Lincoln County392
68Sherman County386
69Cheyenne County384
69Ellsworth County384
71Stevens County377
72Mitchell County365
73Barber County362
73Pawnee County362
75Kiowa County359
76Hamilton County353
77Chautauqua County351
77Hodgeman County351
79Gove County350
80Trego County343
81Norton County328
82Morton County323
83Osborne County319
84Elk County318
84Sheridan County318
86Grant County315
87Kearny County299
88Rawlins County298
89Woodson County289
90Seward County282
91Wallace County281
92Decatur County270
92Logan County270
94Wichita County254
95Edwards County249
96Lane County242
97Chase County238
98Scott County236
99Clark County230
100Greeley County227
101Stanton County220
102Geary County213
103Haskell County207
104Comanche County197
105Wyandotte County158

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/kansas-counties?period=2017 (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, 2017}},
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Which county has the highest farms?

Reno County, with 1,552 in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Wyandotte County, with 158 in 2017.

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