Counties in Kansas by land in farms

Finney County had the highest land in farms of 105 counties in 2012, at 815,905 acres. Wyandotte County had the lowest, at 12,009 acres. The median was 452,332 acres and the figure for Kansas was 46,137,295 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest815,905Finney County
Lowest12,009Wyandotte County
Median452,332105 counties
Kansas46,137,295History

Map of counties, 2012

Allen County: 245,315 acresAnderson County: 366,176 acresAtchison County: 220,404 acresBarber County: 590,678 acresBarton County: 566,088 acresBourbon County: 334,301 acresBrown County: 294,888 acresButler County: 768,149 acresChase County: 392,577 acresChautauqua County: 310,310 acresCherokee County: 308,233 acresCheyenne County: 546,666 acresClark County: 503,272 acresClay County: 362,520 acresCloud County: 321,962 acresCoffey County: 329,243 acresComanche County: 485,080 acresCowley County: 574,614 acresCrawford County: 323,222 acresDecatur County: 462,433 acresDickinson County: 510,193 acresDoniphan County: 179,549 acresDouglas County: 210,676 acresEdwards County: 394,445 acresElk County: 316,385 acresEllis County: 496,526 acresEllsworth County: 381,185 acresFinney County: 815,905 acresFord County: 699,719 acresFranklin County: 361,776 acresGeary County: 145,694 acresGove County: 578,663 acresGraham County: 482,836 acresGrant County: 363,512 acresGray County: 547,153 acresGreeley County: 497,397 acresGreenwood County: 701,012 acresHamilton County: 635,157 acresHarper County: 506,006 acresHarvey County: 339,584 acresHaskell County: 363,603 acresHodgeman County: 542,530 acresJackson County: 329,244 acresJefferson County: 243,634 acresJewell County: 463,695 acresJohnson County: 99,354 acresKearny County: 546,828 acresKingman County: 542,010 acresKiowa County: 455,235 acresLabette County: 370,531 acresLane County: 452,332 acresLeavenworth County: 184,471 acresLincoln County: 397,172 acresLinn County: 354,658 acresLogan County: 566,439 acresLyon County: 534,673 acresMcPherson County: 571,577 acresMarion County: 596,296 acresMarshall County: 438,438 acresMeade County: 617,997 acresMiami County: 295,743 acresMitchell County: 438,999 acresMontgomery County: 335,669 acresMorris County: 389,152 acresMorton County: 456,844 acresNemaha County: 382,602 acresNeosho County: 308,150 acresNess County: 678,149 acresNorton County: 502,195 acresOsage County: 442,279 acresOsborne County: 440,051 acresOttawa County: 419,823 acresPawnee County: 480,379 acresPhillips County: 495,030 acresPottawatomie County: 409,659 acresPratt County: 464,527 acresRawlins County: 609,204 acresReno County: 789,525 acresRepublic County: 361,076 acresRice County: 457,603 acresRiley County: 218,180 acresRooks County: 551,421 acresRush County: 453,137 acresRussell County: 435,529 acresSaline County: 364,468 acresScott County: 453,429 acresSedgwick County: 486,723 acresSeward County: 401,816 acresShawnee County: 194,274 acresSheridan County: 561,880 acresSherman County: 594,906 acresSmith County: 500,364 acresStafford County: 498,769 acresStanton County: 429,179 acresStevens County: 455,566 acresSumner County: 719,611 acresThomas County: 675,079 acresTrego County: 446,696 acresWabaunsee County: 396,309 acresWallace County: 487,914 acresWashington County: 490,063 acresWichita County: 463,779 acresWilson County: 254,671 acresWoodson County: 294,643 acresWyandotte County: 12,009 acres
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acres, 2012. 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, 2012

Finney County: 815,905 acresFinney County815,905Reno County: 789,525 acresReno County789,525Butler County: 768,149 acresButler County768,149Sumner County: 719,611 acresSumner County719,611Greenwood County: 701,012 acresGreenwood County701,012Ford County: 699,719 acresFord County699,719Ness County: 678,149 acresNess County678,149Thomas County: 675,079 acresThomas County675,079Hamilton County: 635,157 acresHamilton County635,157Meade County: 617,997 acresMeade County617,997Rawlins County: 609,204 acresRawlins County609,204Marion County: 596,296 acresMarion County596,296Sherman County: 594,906 acresSherman County594,906Barber County: 590,678 acresBarber County590,678Gove County: 578,663 acresGove County578,663Cowley County: 574,614 acresCowley County574,614McPherson County: 571,577 acresMcPherson County571,577Logan County: 566,439 acresLogan County566,439Barton County: 566,088 acresBarton County566,088Sheridan County: 561,880 acresSheridan County561,880Rooks County: 551,421 acresRooks County551,421Gray County: 547,153 acresGray County547,153Kearny County: 546,828 acresKearny County546,828Cheyenne County: 546,666 acresCheyenne County546,666Hodgeman County: 542,530 acresHodgeman County542,530Kingman County: 542,010 acresKingman County542,010Lyon County: 534,673 acresLyon County534,673Dickinson County: 510,193 acresDickinson County510,193Harper County: 506,006 acresHarper County506,006Clark County: 503,272 acresClark County503,272Norton County: 502,195 acresNorton County502,195Smith County: 500,364 acresSmith County500,364Stafford County: 498,769 acresStafford County498,769Greeley County: 497,397 acresGreeley County497,397Ellis County: 496,526 acresEllis County496,526Phillips County: 495,030 acresPhillips County495,030Washington County: 490,063 acresWashington County490,063Wallace County: 487,914 acresWallace County487,914Sedgwick County: 486,723 acresSedgwick County486,723Comanche County: 485,080 acresComanche County485,080Finney County: 815,905 acresFinney County815,905Reno County: 789,525 acresReno County789,525Butler County: 768,149 acresButler County768,149Sumner County: 719,611 acresSumner County719,611Greenwood County: 701,012 acresGreenwood County701,012Ford County: 699,719 acresFord County699,719Ness County: 678,149 acresNess County678,149Thomas County: 675,079 acresThomas County675,079Hamilton County: 635,157 acresHamilton County635,157Meade County: 617,997 acresMeade County617,997Rawlins County: 609,204 acresRawlins County609,204Marion County: 596,296 acresMarion County596,296Sherman County: 594,906 acresSherman County594,906Barber County: 590,678 acresBarber County590,678Gove County: 578,663 acresGove County578,663Cowley County: 574,614 acresCowley County574,614McPherson County: 571,577 acresMcPherson County571,577Logan County: 566,439 acresLogan County566,439Barton County: 566,088 acresBarton County566,088Sheridan County: 561,880 acresSheridan County561,880Rooks County: 551,421 acresRooks County551,421Gray County: 547,153 acresGray County547,153Kearny County: 546,828 acresKearny County546,828Cheyenne County: 546,666 acresCheyenne County546,666Hodgeman County: 542,530 acresHodgeman County542,530Kingman County: 542,010 acresKingman County542,010Lyon County: 534,673 acresLyon County534,673Dickinson County: 510,193 acresDickinson County510,193Harper County: 506,006 acresHarper County506,006Clark County: 503,272 acresClark County503,272Norton County: 502,195 acresNorton County502,195Smith County: 500,364 acresSmith County500,364Stafford County: 498,769 acresStafford County498,769Greeley County: 497,397 acresGreeley County497,397Ellis County: 496,526 acresEllis County496,526Phillips County: 495,030 acresPhillips County495,030Washington County: 490,063 acresWashington County490,063Wallace County: 487,914 acresWallace County487,914Sedgwick County: 486,723 acresSedgwick County486,723Comanche County: 485,080 acresComanche County485,080
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

RankCounties2012
acres
1Finney County815,905
2Reno County789,525
3Butler County768,149
4Sumner County719,611
5Greenwood County701,012
6Ford County699,719
7Ness County678,149
8Thomas County675,079
9Hamilton County635,157
10Meade County617,997
11Rawlins County609,204
12Marion County596,296
13Sherman County594,906
14Barber County590,678
15Gove County578,663
16Cowley County574,614
17McPherson County571,577
18Logan County566,439
19Barton County566,088
20Sheridan County561,880
21Rooks County551,421
22Gray County547,153
23Kearny County546,828
24Cheyenne County546,666
25Hodgeman County542,530
26Kingman County542,010
27Lyon County534,673
28Dickinson County510,193
29Harper County506,006
30Clark County503,272
31Norton County502,195
32Smith County500,364
33Stafford County498,769
34Greeley County497,397
35Ellis County496,526
36Phillips County495,030
37Washington County490,063
38Wallace County487,914
39Sedgwick County486,723
40Comanche County485,080
41Graham County482,836
42Pawnee County480,379
43Pratt County464,527
44Wichita County463,779
45Jewell County463,695
46Decatur County462,433
47Rice County457,603
48Morton County456,844
49Stevens County455,566
50Kiowa County455,235
51Scott County453,429
52Rush County453,137
53Lane County452,332
54Trego County446,696
55Osage County442,279
56Osborne County440,051
57Mitchell County438,999
58Marshall County438,438
59Russell County435,529
60Stanton County429,179
61Ottawa County419,823
62Pottawatomie County409,659
63Seward County401,816
64Lincoln County397,172
65Wabaunsee County396,309
66Edwards County394,445
67Chase County392,577
68Morris County389,152
69Nemaha County382,602
70Ellsworth County381,185
71Labette County370,531
72Anderson County366,176
73Saline County364,468
74Haskell County363,603
75Grant County363,512
76Clay County362,520
77Franklin County361,776
78Republic County361,076
79Linn County354,658
80Harvey County339,584
81Montgomery County335,669
82Bourbon County334,301
83Jackson County329,244
84Coffey County329,243
85Crawford County323,222
86Cloud County321,962
87Elk County316,385
88Chautauqua County310,310
89Cherokee County308,233
90Neosho County308,150
91Miami County295,743
92Brown County294,888
93Woodson County294,643
94Wilson County254,671
95Allen County245,315
96Jefferson County243,634
97Atchison County220,404
98Riley County218,180
99Douglas County210,676
100Shawnee County194,274
101Leavenworth County184,471
102Doniphan County179,549
103Geary County145,694
104Johnson County99,354
105Wyandotte County12,009

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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 815,905 acres in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Wyandotte County, with 12,009 acres in 2012.

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