Farm operations
1,399
Avg 587 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census KS · FIPS 20015 Top quartile by state sales LIGHT MIXED
Butler County, Kansas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Butler County. Ranked #18 of 105 counties in Kansas.
821,264 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 39.1% 321,178 acres
- Other land
- 60.9% 500,086 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Butler County received $4.38 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.6× the Kansas county median of $7.60.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $4.38
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.60
- Kansas county median per acre
- 0.58×
- 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.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Butler County, Kansas is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$344.9M
2.6× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$3.6M
1.0% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$62.6M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Butler County's net farm income sits at the 74th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Butler County Farm Data Shows
Butler County, Kansas reads as a MIXED county with LIGHT federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light federal support for the land base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 105 of 105 Kansas counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 105 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 103 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Kansas.
Read with Butler County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Butler (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Douglas County, MO · MID
$3.6M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Butler; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Wilson County, NC · DENSE
$3.6M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Butler; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Putnam County, OH · HEAVY
$3.6M federal receipts is higher by $6K than Butler; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Ellis County, KS · LIGHT
$3.6M federal receipts is lower by $7K than Butler; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Dawes County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Dawes sits near Butler on payments-per-acre ($4.53) while total receipts differ.
Grant County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Grant sits near Butler on payments-per-acre ($4.22) while total receipts differ.
Kansas ERS state roll-up
Butler stamps LIGHT · MIXED inside Kansas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Butler under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Butler County, Kansas:
- 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Butler County, Kansas?
Butler County, Kansas has 1,399 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 587 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Butler County?
Butler County's total commodity sales are $344.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #18 among 105 counties in Kansas.
How much federal farm assistance does Butler County receive?
Butler County received $3.6M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($4.38/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Butler County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Butler County is $62.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
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Intensity stamp LIGHT · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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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.