Counties in Kansas by land in farms

Butler County had the highest land in farms of 105 counties in 2007, at 787,290 acres. Wyandotte County had the lowest, at 18,107 acres. The median was 440,473 acres and the figure for Kansas was 46,345,827 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest787,290Butler County
Lowest18,107Wyandotte County
Median440,473105 counties
Kansas46,345,827History

Map of counties, 2007

Allen County: 267,409 acresAnderson County: 367,192 acresAtchison County: 254,101 acresBarber County: 611,493 acresBarton County: 558,977 acresBourbon County: 327,534 acresBrown County: 346,758 acresButler County: 787,290 acresChase County: 319,921 acresChautauqua County: 308,232 acresCherokee County: 324,383 acresCheyenne County: 576,831 acresClark County: 485,996 acresClay County: 350,949 acresCloud County: 383,981 acresCoffey County: 324,827 acresComanche County: 432,378 acresCowley County: 575,584 acresCrawford County: 342,349 acresDecatur County: 483,134 acresDickinson County: 536,885 acresDoniphan County: 247,815 acresDouglas County: 220,636 acresEdwards County: 439,243 acresElk County: 316,707 acresEllis County: 526,202 acresEllsworth County: 365,046 acresFinney County: 760,110 acresFord County: 634,240 acresFranklin County: 313,546 acresGeary County: 148,465 acresGove County: 593,622 acresGraham County: 514,815 acresGrant County: 337,320 acresGray County: 546,118 acresGreeley County: 492,945 acresGreenwood County: 608,891 acresHamilton County: 610,864 acresHarper County: 481,291 acresHarvey County: 338,598 acresHaskell County: 398,805 acresHodgeman County: 525,754 acresJackson County: 339,291 acresJefferson County: 285,803 acresJewell County: 471,240 acresJohnson County: 114,202 acresKearny County: 519,424 acresKingman County: 546,231 acresKiowa County: 440,473 acresLabette County: 371,115 acresLane County: 401,399 acresLeavenworth County: 194,854 acresLincoln County: 432,479 acresLinn County: 265,319 acresLogan County: 566,569 acresLyon County: 473,679 acresMcPherson County: 566,309 acresMarion County: 599,022 acresMarshall County: 514,818 acresMeade County: 602,281 acresMiami County: 307,083 acresMitchell County: 444,249 acresMontgomery County: 313,947 acresMorris County: 413,558 acresMorton County: 441,926 acresNemaha County: 450,508 acresNeosho County: 321,520 acresNess County: 619,948 acresNorton County: 531,248 acresOsage County: 380,156 acresOsborne County: 420,136 acresOttawa County: 437,265 acresPawnee County: 487,373 acresPhillips County: 494,990 acresPottawatomie County: 428,601 acresPratt County: 480,162 acresRawlins County: 590,628 acresReno County: 780,893 acresRepublic County: 406,745 acresRice County: 428,422 acresRiley County: 231,960 acresRooks County: 561,251 acresRush County: 405,912 acresRussell County: 443,550 acresSaline County: 431,209 acresScott County: 453,296 acresSedgwick County: 510,308 acresSeward County: 395,981 acresShawnee County: 206,243 acresSheridan County: 522,052 acresSherman County: 657,942 acresSmith County: 457,429 acresStafford County: 502,229 acresStanton County: 414,184 acresStevens County: 503,439 acresSumner County: 709,865 acresThomas County: 657,471 acresTrego County: 429,588 acresWabaunsee County: 470,474 acresWallace County: 429,533 acresWashington County: 548,034 acresWichita County: 519,858 acresWilson County: 333,202 acresWoodson County: 261,607 acresWyandotte County: 18,107 acres
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acres, 2007. 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, 2007

Butler County: 787,290 acresButler County787,290Reno County: 780,893 acresReno County780,893Finney County: 760,110 acresFinney County760,110Sumner County: 709,865 acresSumner County709,865Sherman County: 657,942 acresSherman County657,942Thomas County: 657,471 acresThomas County657,471Ford County: 634,240 acresFord County634,240Ness County: 619,948 acresNess County619,948Barber County: 611,493 acresBarber County611,493Hamilton County: 610,864 acresHamilton County610,864Greenwood County: 608,891 acresGreenwood County608,891Meade County: 602,281 acresMeade County602,281Marion County: 599,022 acresMarion County599,022Gove County: 593,622 acresGove County593,622Rawlins County: 590,628 acresRawlins County590,628Cheyenne County: 576,831 acresCheyenne County576,831Cowley County: 575,584 acresCowley County575,584Logan County: 566,569 acresLogan County566,569McPherson County: 566,309 acresMcPherson County566,309Rooks County: 561,251 acresRooks County561,251Barton County: 558,977 acresBarton County558,977Washington County: 548,034 acresWashington County548,034Kingman County: 546,231 acresKingman County546,231Gray County: 546,118 acresGray County546,118Dickinson County: 536,885 acresDickinson County536,885Norton County: 531,248 acresNorton County531,248Ellis County: 526,202 acresEllis County526,202Hodgeman County: 525,754 acresHodgeman County525,754Sheridan County: 522,052 acresSheridan County522,052Wichita County: 519,858 acresWichita County519,858Kearny County: 519,424 acresKearny County519,424Marshall County: 514,818 acresMarshall County514,818Graham County: 514,815 acresGraham County514,815Sedgwick County: 510,308 acresSedgwick County510,308Stevens County: 503,439 acresStevens County503,439Stafford County: 502,229 acresStafford County502,229Phillips County: 494,990 acresPhillips County494,990Greeley County: 492,945 acresGreeley County492,945Pawnee County: 487,373 acresPawnee County487,373Clark County: 485,996 acresClark County485,996Butler County: 787,290 acresButler County787,290Reno County: 780,893 acresReno County780,893Finney County: 760,110 acresFinney County760,110Sumner County: 709,865 acresSumner County709,865Sherman County: 657,942 acresSherman County657,942Thomas County: 657,471 acresThomas County657,471Ford County: 634,240 acresFord County634,240Ness County: 619,948 acresNess County619,948Barber County: 611,493 acresBarber County611,493Hamilton County: 610,864 acresHamilton County610,864Greenwood County: 608,891 acresGreenwood County608,891Meade County: 602,281 acresMeade County602,281Marion County: 599,022 acresMarion County599,022Gove County: 593,622 acresGove County593,622Rawlins County: 590,628 acresRawlins County590,628Cheyenne County: 576,831 acresCheyenne County576,831Cowley County: 575,584 acresCowley County575,584Logan County: 566,569 acresLogan County566,569McPherson County: 566,309 acresMcPherson County566,309Rooks County: 561,251 acresRooks County561,251Barton County: 558,977 acresBarton County558,977Washington County: 548,034 acresWashington County548,034Kingman County: 546,231 acresKingman County546,231Gray County: 546,118 acresGray County546,118Dickinson County: 536,885 acresDickinson County536,885Norton County: 531,248 acresNorton County531,248Ellis County: 526,202 acresEllis County526,202Hodgeman County: 525,754 acresHodgeman County525,754Sheridan County: 522,052 acresSheridan County522,052Wichita County: 519,858 acresWichita County519,858Kearny County: 519,424 acresKearny County519,424Marshall County: 514,818 acresMarshall County514,818Graham County: 514,815 acresGraham County514,815Sedgwick County: 510,308 acresSedgwick County510,308Stevens County: 503,439 acresStevens County503,439Stafford County: 502,229 acresStafford County502,229Phillips County: 494,990 acresPhillips County494,990Greeley County: 492,945 acresGreeley County492,945Pawnee County: 487,373 acresPawnee County487,373Clark County: 485,996 acresClark County485,996
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

RankCounties2007
acres
1Butler County787,290
2Reno County780,893
3Finney County760,110
4Sumner County709,865
5Sherman County657,942
6Thomas County657,471
7Ford County634,240
8Ness County619,948
9Barber County611,493
10Hamilton County610,864
11Greenwood County608,891
12Meade County602,281
13Marion County599,022
14Gove County593,622
15Rawlins County590,628
16Cheyenne County576,831
17Cowley County575,584
18Logan County566,569
19McPherson County566,309
20Rooks County561,251
21Barton County558,977
22Washington County548,034
23Kingman County546,231
24Gray County546,118
25Dickinson County536,885
26Norton County531,248
27Ellis County526,202
28Hodgeman County525,754
29Sheridan County522,052
30Wichita County519,858
31Kearny County519,424
32Marshall County514,818
33Graham County514,815
34Sedgwick County510,308
35Stevens County503,439
36Stafford County502,229
37Phillips County494,990
38Greeley County492,945
39Pawnee County487,373
40Clark County485,996
41Decatur County483,134
42Harper County481,291
43Pratt County480,162
44Lyon County473,679
45Jewell County471,240
46Wabaunsee County470,474
47Smith County457,429
48Scott County453,296
49Nemaha County450,508
50Mitchell County444,249
51Russell County443,550
52Morton County441,926
53Kiowa County440,473
54Edwards County439,243
55Ottawa County437,265
56Lincoln County432,479
57Comanche County432,378
58Saline County431,209
59Trego County429,588
60Wallace County429,533
61Pottawatomie County428,601
62Rice County428,422
63Osborne County420,136
64Stanton County414,184
65Morris County413,558
66Republic County406,745
67Rush County405,912
68Lane County401,399
69Haskell County398,805
70Seward County395,981
71Cloud County383,981
72Osage County380,156
73Labette County371,115
74Anderson County367,192
75Ellsworth County365,046
76Clay County350,949
77Brown County346,758
78Crawford County342,349
79Jackson County339,291
80Harvey County338,598
81Grant County337,320
82Wilson County333,202
83Bourbon County327,534
84Coffey County324,827
85Cherokee County324,383
86Neosho County321,520
87Chase County319,921
88Elk County316,707
89Montgomery County313,947
90Franklin County313,546
91Chautauqua County308,232
92Miami County307,083
93Jefferson County285,803
94Allen County267,409
95Linn County265,319
96Woodson County261,607
97Atchison County254,101
98Doniphan County247,815
99Riley County231,960
100Douglas County220,636
101Shawnee County206,243
102Leavenworth County194,854
103Geary County148,465
104Johnson County114,202
105Wyandotte County18,107

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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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Butler County, with 787,290 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Wyandotte County, with 18,107 acres in 2007.

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