Farm operations
666
Avg 468 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census KS · FIPS 20011 666 farms Bottom quartile (#82/105) 41% cropland HEAVY MIXED
Bourbon County, Kansas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Bourbon County. Ranked #82 of 105 counties in Kansas.
311K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 40.8% 127K acres
- Other land
- 59.2% 184K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Bourbon County received $17.97 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.4× the Kansas county median of $7.60.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $17.97
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.60
- Kansas county median per acre
- 2.36×
- Kansas median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
666 farms · $77.1M sales
Bourbon County, Kansas reports 666 farms and $77.1M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #550 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #82 of 105 counties in Kansas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #82 of 105
- National payments rank #550 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 7.3%
Commodity sales
$77.1M
0.58× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$5.6M
7.3% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$10.5M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Bourbon County's net farm income sits at the 38th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Bourbon County Farm Data Shows
Bourbon County, Kansas reported 666 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $77.1M in total commodity sales and receiving $5.6M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($17.97/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $10.5M. In-state sales rank #82 of 105 in Kansas.
Of 311,422 acres agricultural land, cropland is 127,171 acres (40.8%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 468 acres. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Kansas.
Land Use
$17.97 per acre of agricultural land · the median Kansas county receives $7.60. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
311,422 acres
Cropland
127,171 acres
Avg Farm Size
468 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 40.8%
127,171 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 311,422 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 127,171 | 40.8% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 184,251 | 59.2% |
| Average farm size | 468 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Bourbon County, Kansas?
Bourbon County, Kansas has 666 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 468 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Bourbon County?
Bourbon County's total commodity sales are $77.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #82 among 105 counties in Kansas.
How much federal farm assistance does Bourbon County receive?
Bourbon County received $5.6M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($17.97/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Bourbon County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Bourbon County is $10.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Bourbon County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Bourbon (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Henry County, IL · HEAVY
$5.6M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Bourbon; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
LA Salle County, IL · MID
$5.6M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Bourbon; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Delta County, CO · DENSE
$5.6M federal receipts is higher by $6K than Bourbon; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Jerauld County, SD · HEAVY
$5.6M federal receipts is higher by $6K than Bourbon; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Lee County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Lee sits near Bourbon on payments-per-acre ($17.96) while total receipts differ.
O Brien County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
O Brien sits near Bourbon on payments-per-acre ($18.05) while total receipts differ.
Kansas ERS state roll-up
Bourbon stamps HEAVY · MIXED inside Kansas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#550)
Bourbon ranks #550 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the HEAVY intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Bourbon County, Kansas stamps HEAVY · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #550 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- See how Kansas compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Kansas state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.