Counties in Kansas by land in farms

Butler County had the highest land in farms of 105 counties in 2017, at 798,408 acres. Wyandotte County had the lowest, at 12,395 acres. The median was 439,335 acres and the figure for Kansas was 45,759,319 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest798,408Butler County
Lowest12,395Wyandotte County
Median439,335105 counties
Kansas45,759,319History

Map of counties, 2017

Allen County: 239,906 acresAnderson County: 364,522 acresAtchison County: 235,896 acresBarber County: 631,631 acresBarton County: 557,961 acresBourbon County: 336,045 acresBrown County: 311,595 acresButler County: 798,408 acresChase County: 360,077 acresChautauqua County: 288,421 acresCherokee County: 319,315 acresCheyenne County: 529,326 acresClark County: 434,295 acresClay County: 386,077 acresCloud County: 322,034 acresCoffey County: 386,279 acresComanche County: 453,556 acresCowley County: 563,453 acresCrawford County: 335,118 acresDecatur County: 420,032 acresDickinson County: 519,171 acresDoniphan County: 177,485 acresDouglas County: 230,364 acresEdwards County: 392,025 acresElk County: 246,933 acresEllis County: 501,699 acresEllsworth County: 390,042 acresFinney County: 790,500 acresFord County: 669,832 acresFranklin County: 355,436 acresGeary County: 155,153 acresGove County: 567,444 acresGraham County: 470,466 acresGrant County: 358,649 acresGray County: 556,070 acresGreeley County: 474,883 acresGreenwood County: 616,017 acresHamilton County: 544,086 acresHarper County: 489,183 acresHarvey County: 343,952 acresHaskell County: 363,751 acresHodgeman County: 494,925 acresJackson County: 334,572 acresJefferson County: 255,404 acresJewell County: 463,206 acresJohnson County: 87,121 acresKearny County: 516,230 acresKingman County: 516,728 acresKiowa County: 442,981 acresLabette County: 399,292 acresLane County: 417,017 acresLeavenworth County: 194,636 acresLincoln County: 384,740 acresLinn County: 302,064 acresLogan County: 604,595 acresLyon County: 522,934 acresMcPherson County: 558,094 acresMarion County: 567,828 acresMarshall County: 499,934 acresMeade County: 587,924 acresMiami County: 295,774 acresMitchell County: 414,220 acresMontgomery County: 365,696 acresMorris County: 409,269 acresMorton County: 401,305 acresNemaha County: 400,274 acresNeosho County: 323,092 acresNess County: 668,404 acresNorton County: 494,960 acresOsage County: 439,560 acresOsborne County: 437,083 acresOttawa County: 439,335 acresPawnee County: 474,275 acresPhillips County: 497,363 acresPottawatomie County: 406,031 acresPratt County: 465,191 acresRawlins County: 603,529 acresReno County: 788,966 acresRepublic County: 373,206 acresRice County: 463,294 acresRiley County: 214,311 acresRooks County: 558,649 acresRush County: 448,229 acresRussell County: 492,456 acresSaline County: 358,243 acresScott County: 460,338 acresSedgwick County: 496,568 acresSeward County: 360,711 acresShawnee County: 201,662 acresSheridan County: 512,108 acresSherman County: 618,428 acresSmith County: 541,472 acresStafford County: 493,694 acresStanton County: 435,254 acresStevens County: 455,494 acresSumner County: 757,777 acresThomas County: 669,940 acresTrego County: 515,452 acresWabaunsee County: 378,759 acresWallace County: 445,809 acresWashington County: 525,675 acresWichita County: 437,945 acresWilson County: 286,824 acresWoodson County: 282,986 acresWyandotte County: 12,395 acres
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acres, 2017. 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, 2017

Butler County: 798,408 acresButler County798,408Finney County: 790,500 acresFinney County790,500Reno County: 788,966 acresReno County788,966Sumner County: 757,777 acresSumner County757,777Thomas County: 669,940 acresThomas County669,940Ford County: 669,832 acresFord County669,832Ness County: 668,404 acresNess County668,404Barber County: 631,631 acresBarber County631,631Sherman County: 618,428 acresSherman County618,428Greenwood County: 616,017 acresGreenwood County616,017Logan County: 604,595 acresLogan County604,595Rawlins County: 603,529 acresRawlins County603,529Meade County: 587,924 acresMeade County587,924Marion County: 567,828 acresMarion County567,828Gove County: 567,444 acresGove County567,444Cowley County: 563,453 acresCowley County563,453Rooks County: 558,649 acresRooks County558,649McPherson County: 558,094 acresMcPherson County558,094Barton County: 557,961 acresBarton County557,961Gray County: 556,070 acresGray County556,070Hamilton County: 544,086 acresHamilton County544,086Smith County: 541,472 acresSmith County541,472Cheyenne County: 529,326 acresCheyenne County529,326Washington County: 525,675 acresWashington County525,675Lyon County: 522,934 acresLyon County522,934Dickinson County: 519,171 acresDickinson County519,171Kingman County: 516,728 acresKingman County516,728Kearny County: 516,230 acresKearny County516,230Trego County: 515,452 acresTrego County515,452Sheridan County: 512,108 acresSheridan County512,108Ellis County: 501,699 acresEllis County501,699Marshall County: 499,934 acresMarshall County499,934Phillips County: 497,363 acresPhillips County497,363Sedgwick County: 496,568 acresSedgwick County496,568Norton County: 494,960 acresNorton County494,960Hodgeman County: 494,925 acresHodgeman County494,925Stafford County: 493,694 acresStafford County493,694Russell County: 492,456 acresRussell County492,456Harper County: 489,183 acresHarper County489,183Greeley County: 474,883 acresGreeley County474,883Butler County: 798,408 acresButler County798,408Finney County: 790,500 acresFinney County790,500Reno County: 788,966 acresReno County788,966Sumner County: 757,777 acresSumner County757,777Thomas County: 669,940 acresThomas County669,940Ford County: 669,832 acresFord County669,832Ness County: 668,404 acresNess County668,404Barber County: 631,631 acresBarber County631,631Sherman County: 618,428 acresSherman County618,428Greenwood County: 616,017 acresGreenwood County616,017Logan County: 604,595 acresLogan County604,595Rawlins County: 603,529 acresRawlins County603,529Meade County: 587,924 acresMeade County587,924Marion County: 567,828 acresMarion County567,828Gove County: 567,444 acresGove County567,444Cowley County: 563,453 acresCowley County563,453Rooks County: 558,649 acresRooks County558,649McPherson County: 558,094 acresMcPherson County558,094Barton County: 557,961 acresBarton County557,961Gray County: 556,070 acresGray County556,070Hamilton County: 544,086 acresHamilton County544,086Smith County: 541,472 acresSmith County541,472Cheyenne County: 529,326 acresCheyenne County529,326Washington County: 525,675 acresWashington County525,675Lyon County: 522,934 acresLyon County522,934Dickinson County: 519,171 acresDickinson County519,171Kingman County: 516,728 acresKingman County516,728Kearny County: 516,230 acresKearny County516,230Trego County: 515,452 acresTrego County515,452Sheridan County: 512,108 acresSheridan County512,108Ellis County: 501,699 acresEllis County501,699Marshall County: 499,934 acresMarshall County499,934Phillips County: 497,363 acresPhillips County497,363Sedgwick County: 496,568 acresSedgwick County496,568Norton County: 494,960 acresNorton County494,960Hodgeman County: 494,925 acresHodgeman County494,925Stafford County: 493,694 acresStafford County493,694Russell County: 492,456 acresRussell County492,456Harper County: 489,183 acresHarper County489,183Greeley County: 474,883 acresGreeley County474,883
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

RankCounties2017
acres
1Butler County798,408
2Finney County790,500
3Reno County788,966
4Sumner County757,777
5Thomas County669,940
6Ford County669,832
7Ness County668,404
8Barber County631,631
9Sherman County618,428
10Greenwood County616,017
11Logan County604,595
12Rawlins County603,529
13Meade County587,924
14Marion County567,828
15Gove County567,444
16Cowley County563,453
17Rooks County558,649
18McPherson County558,094
19Barton County557,961
20Gray County556,070
21Hamilton County544,086
22Smith County541,472
23Cheyenne County529,326
24Washington County525,675
25Lyon County522,934
26Dickinson County519,171
27Kingman County516,728
28Kearny County516,230
29Trego County515,452
30Sheridan County512,108
31Ellis County501,699
32Marshall County499,934
33Phillips County497,363
34Sedgwick County496,568
35Norton County494,960
36Hodgeman County494,925
37Stafford County493,694
38Russell County492,456
39Harper County489,183
40Greeley County474,883
41Pawnee County474,275
42Graham County470,466
43Pratt County465,191
44Rice County463,294
45Jewell County463,206
46Scott County460,338
47Stevens County455,494
48Comanche County453,556
49Rush County448,229
50Wallace County445,809
51Kiowa County442,981
52Osage County439,560
53Ottawa County439,335
54Wichita County437,945
55Osborne County437,083
56Stanton County435,254
57Clark County434,295
58Decatur County420,032
59Lane County417,017
60Mitchell County414,220
61Morris County409,269
62Pottawatomie County406,031
63Morton County401,305
64Nemaha County400,274
65Labette County399,292
66Edwards County392,025
67Ellsworth County390,042
68Coffey County386,279
69Clay County386,077
70Lincoln County384,740
71Wabaunsee County378,759
72Republic County373,206
73Montgomery County365,696
74Anderson County364,522
75Haskell County363,751
76Seward County360,711
77Chase County360,077
78Grant County358,649
79Saline County358,243
80Franklin County355,436
81Harvey County343,952
82Bourbon County336,045
83Crawford County335,118
84Jackson County334,572
85Neosho County323,092
86Cloud County322,034
87Cherokee County319,315
88Brown County311,595
89Linn County302,064
90Miami County295,774
91Chautauqua County288,421
92Wilson County286,824
93Woodson County282,986
94Jefferson County255,404
95Elk County246,933
96Allen County239,906
97Atchison County235,896
98Douglas County230,364
99Riley County214,311
100Shawnee County201,662
101Leavenworth County194,636
102Doniphan County177,485
103Geary County155,153
104Johnson County87,121
105Wyandotte County12,395

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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 798,408 acres in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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