Counties in Kansas by land in farms

Finney County had the highest land in farms of 105 counties in 2002, at 801,695 acres. Wyandotte County had the lowest, at 13,804 acres. The median was 454,657 acres and the figure for Kansas was 47,227,944 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest801,695Finney County
Lowest13,804Wyandotte County
Median454,657105 counties
Kansas47,227,944History

Map of counties, 2002

Allen County: 280,479 acresAnderson County: 378,786 acresAtchison County: 226,807 acresBarber County: 696,850 acresBarton County: 650,065 acresBourbon County: 339,073 acresBrown County: 324,016 acresButler County: 701,202 acresChase County: 361,668 acresChautauqua County: 390,158 acresCherokee County: 290,552 acresCheyenne County: 576,400 acresClark County: 491,756 acresClay County: 393,379 acresCloud County: 430,890 acresCoffey County: 335,835 acresComanche County: 447,029 acresCowley County: 690,125 acresCrawford County: 340,969 acresDecatur County: 469,131 acresDickinson County: 550,668 acresDoniphan County: 205,680 acresDouglas County: 201,358 acresEdwards County: 420,001 acresElk County: 370,355 acresEllis County: 577,645 acresEllsworth County: 412,986 acresFinney County: 801,695 acresFord County: 649,460 acresFranklin County: 338,901 acresGeary County: 179,690 acresGove County: 591,591 acresGraham County: 517,158 acresGrant County: 301,883 acresGray County: 501,078 acresGreeley County: 456,359 acresGreenwood County: 594,368 acresHamilton County: 535,755 acresHarper County: 469,512 acresHarvey County: 351,724 acresHaskell County: 405,930 acresHodgeman County: 470,600 acresJackson County: 337,418 acresJefferson County: 279,780 acresJewell County: 496,111 acresJohnson County: 148,606 acresKearny County: 557,734 acresKingman County: 555,799 acresKiowa County: 434,783 acresLabette County: 361,156 acresLane County: 460,370 acresLeavenworth County: 197,168 acresLincoln County: 446,050 acresLinn County: 310,836 acresLogan County: 609,870 acresLyon County: 493,853 acresMcPherson County: 574,875 acresMarion County: 588,427 acresMarshall County: 581,100 acresMeade County: 610,749 acresMiami County: 320,186 acresMitchell County: 448,990 acresMontgomery County: 346,084 acresMorris County: 385,672 acresMorton County: 352,563 acresNemaha County: 416,500 acresNeosho County: 341,086 acresNess County: 655,469 acresNorton County: 517,477 acresOsage County: 367,260 acresOsborne County: 498,826 acresOttawa County: 415,900 acresPawnee County: 520,360 acresPhillips County: 587,383 acresPottawatomie County: 465,494 acresPratt County: 501,168 acresRawlins County: 650,701 acresReno County: 735,132 acresRepublic County: 423,591 acresRice County: 416,224 acresRiley County: 222,269 acresRooks County: 560,342 acresRush County: 417,900 acresRussell County: 483,735 acresSaline County: 436,944 acresScott County: 495,358 acresSedgwick County: 533,871 acresSeward County: 362,682 acresShawnee County: 216,812 acresSheridan County: 511,421 acresSherman County: 606,676 acresSmith County: 517,889 acresStafford County: 472,714 acresStanton County: 438,022 acresStevens County: 490,607 acresSumner County: 732,406 acresThomas County: 690,010 acresTrego County: 454,657 acresWabaunsee County: 464,216 acresWallace County: 415,132 acresWashington County: 496,849 acresWichita County: 470,799 acresWilson County: 337,337 acresWoodson County: 255,174 acresWyandotte County: 13,804 acres
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acres, 2002. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2002

Finney County: 801,695 acresFinney County801,695Reno County: 735,132 acresReno County735,132Sumner County: 732,406 acresSumner County732,406Butler County: 701,202 acresButler County701,202Barber County: 696,850 acresBarber County696,850Cowley County: 690,125 acresCowley County690,125Thomas County: 690,010 acresThomas County690,010Ness County: 655,469 acresNess County655,469Rawlins County: 650,701 acresRawlins County650,701Barton County: 650,065 acresBarton County650,065Ford County: 649,460 acresFord County649,460Meade County: 610,749 acresMeade County610,749Logan County: 609,870 acresLogan County609,870Sherman County: 606,676 acresSherman County606,676Greenwood County: 594,368 acresGreenwood County594,368Gove County: 591,591 acresGove County591,591Marion County: 588,427 acresMarion County588,427Phillips County: 587,383 acresPhillips County587,383Marshall County: 581,100 acresMarshall County581,100Ellis County: 577,645 acresEllis County577,645Cheyenne County: 576,400 acresCheyenne County576,400McPherson County: 574,875 acresMcPherson County574,875Rooks County: 560,342 acresRooks County560,342Kearny County: 557,734 acresKearny County557,734Kingman County: 555,799 acresKingman County555,799Dickinson County: 550,668 acresDickinson County550,668Hamilton County: 535,755 acresHamilton County535,755Sedgwick County: 533,871 acresSedgwick County533,871Pawnee County: 520,360 acresPawnee County520,360Smith County: 517,889 acresSmith County517,889Norton County: 517,477 acresNorton County517,477Graham County: 517,158 acresGraham County517,158Sheridan County: 511,421 acresSheridan County511,421Pratt County: 501,168 acresPratt County501,168Gray County: 501,078 acresGray County501,078Osborne County: 498,826 acresOsborne County498,826Washington County: 496,849 acresWashington County496,849Jewell County: 496,111 acresJewell County496,111Scott County: 495,358 acresScott County495,358Lyon County: 493,853 acresLyon County493,853Finney County: 801,695 acresFinney County801,695Reno County: 735,132 acresReno County735,132Sumner County: 732,406 acresSumner County732,406Butler County: 701,202 acresButler County701,202Barber County: 696,850 acresBarber County696,850Cowley County: 690,125 acresCowley County690,125Thomas County: 690,010 acresThomas County690,010Ness County: 655,469 acresNess County655,469Rawlins County: 650,701 acresRawlins County650,701Barton County: 650,065 acresBarton County650,065Ford County: 649,460 acresFord County649,460Meade County: 610,749 acresMeade County610,749Logan County: 609,870 acresLogan County609,870Sherman County: 606,676 acresSherman County606,676Greenwood County: 594,368 acresGreenwood County594,368Gove County: 591,591 acresGove County591,591Marion County: 588,427 acresMarion County588,427Phillips County: 587,383 acresPhillips County587,383Marshall County: 581,100 acresMarshall County581,100Ellis County: 577,645 acresEllis County577,645Cheyenne County: 576,400 acresCheyenne County576,400McPherson County: 574,875 acresMcPherson County574,875Rooks County: 560,342 acresRooks County560,342Kearny County: 557,734 acresKearny County557,734Kingman County: 555,799 acresKingman County555,799Dickinson County: 550,668 acresDickinson County550,668Hamilton County: 535,755 acresHamilton County535,755Sedgwick County: 533,871 acresSedgwick County533,871Pawnee County: 520,360 acresPawnee County520,360Smith County: 517,889 acresSmith County517,889Norton County: 517,477 acresNorton County517,477Graham County: 517,158 acresGraham County517,158Sheridan County: 511,421 acresSheridan County511,421Pratt County: 501,168 acresPratt County501,168Gray County: 501,078 acresGray County501,078Osborne County: 498,826 acresOsborne County498,826Washington County: 496,849 acresWashington County496,849Jewell County: 496,111 acresJewell County496,111Scott County: 495,358 acresScott County495,358Lyon County: 493,853 acresLyon County493,853
acres. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2002
acres
1Finney County801,695
2Reno County735,132
3Sumner County732,406
4Butler County701,202
5Barber County696,850
6Cowley County690,125
7Thomas County690,010
8Ness County655,469
9Rawlins County650,701
10Barton County650,065
11Ford County649,460
12Meade County610,749
13Logan County609,870
14Sherman County606,676
15Greenwood County594,368
16Gove County591,591
17Marion County588,427
18Phillips County587,383
19Marshall County581,100
20Ellis County577,645
21Cheyenne County576,400
22McPherson County574,875
23Rooks County560,342
24Kearny County557,734
25Kingman County555,799
26Dickinson County550,668
27Hamilton County535,755
28Sedgwick County533,871
29Pawnee County520,360
30Smith County517,889
31Norton County517,477
32Graham County517,158
33Sheridan County511,421
34Pratt County501,168
35Gray County501,078
36Osborne County498,826
37Washington County496,849
38Jewell County496,111
39Scott County495,358
40Lyon County493,853
41Clark County491,756
42Stevens County490,607
43Russell County483,735
44Stafford County472,714
45Wichita County470,799
46Hodgeman County470,600
47Harper County469,512
48Decatur County469,131
49Pottawatomie County465,494
50Wabaunsee County464,216
51Lane County460,370
52Greeley County456,359
53Trego County454,657
54Mitchell County448,990
55Comanche County447,029
56Lincoln County446,050
57Stanton County438,022
58Saline County436,944
59Kiowa County434,783
60Cloud County430,890
61Republic County423,591
62Edwards County420,001
63Rush County417,900
64Nemaha County416,500
65Rice County416,224
66Ottawa County415,900
67Wallace County415,132
68Ellsworth County412,986
69Haskell County405,930
70Clay County393,379
71Chautauqua County390,158
72Morris County385,672
73Anderson County378,786
74Elk County370,355
75Osage County367,260
76Seward County362,682
77Chase County361,668
78Labette County361,156
79Morton County352,563
80Harvey County351,724
81Montgomery County346,084
82Neosho County341,086
83Crawford County340,969
84Bourbon County339,073
85Franklin County338,901
86Jackson County337,418
87Wilson County337,337
88Coffey County335,835
89Brown County324,016
90Miami County320,186
91Linn County310,836
92Grant County301,883
93Cherokee County290,552
94Allen County280,479
95Jefferson County279,780
96Woodson County255,174
97Atchison County226,807
98Riley County222,269
99Shawnee County216,812
100Doniphan County205,680
101Douglas County201,358
102Leavenworth County197,168
103Geary County179,690
104Johnson County148,606
105Wyandotte County13,804

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Land operated by farms in the census year, in acres, including cropland, pasture, woodland and land under farm buildings, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Finney County, with 801,695 acres in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Wyandotte County, with 13,804 acres in 2002.

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