Farm operations
252
Avg 1,950 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census KS · FIPS 20017 252 farms Upper-middle (#52/105) 15% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Chase County, Kansas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Chase County. Ranked #52 of 105 counties in Kansas.
491K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 14.7% 72K acres
- Other land
- 85.3% 419K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Chase County received $1.84 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.2× the Kansas county median of $7.60.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $1.84
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.60
- Kansas county median per acre
- 0.24×
- 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.
252 farms · $135.1M sales
Chase County, Kansas reports 252 farms and $135.1M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1889 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #52 of 105 counties in Kansas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #52 of 105
- National payments rank #1889 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.7%
Commodity sales
$135.1M
1.0× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$905K
0.7% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$56.9M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Chase County's net farm income sits at the 72th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Chase County Farm Data Shows
Chase County, Kansas reported 252 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $135.1M in total commodity sales and receiving $905K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($1.84/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $56.9M. In-state sales rank #52 of 105 in Kansas.
Of 491,365 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 72,254 acres (14.7%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is TRACE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Kansas.
Land Use
$1.84 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
491,365 acres
Cropland
72,254 acres
Avg Farm Size
1,950 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 14.7%
72,254 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 491,365 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 72,254 | 14.7% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 419,111 | 85.3% |
| Average farm size | 1,950 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Chase County, Kansas?
Chase County, Kansas has 252 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,950 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Chase County?
Chase County's total commodity sales are $135.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #52 among 105 counties in Kansas.
How much federal farm assistance does Chase County receive?
Chase County received $905K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($1.84/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Chase County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Chase County is $56.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Chase County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Chase (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Pepin County, WI · MID
$905K federal receipts is higher by - than Chase; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Worcester County, MA · MID
$908K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Chase; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Butler County, KY · LIGHT
$909K federal receipts is higher by $4K than Chase; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Stokes County, NC · MID
$901K federal receipts is lower by $4K than Chase; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Washoe County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Washoe sits near Chase on payments-per-acre ($1.79) while total receipts differ.
Leon County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Leon sits near Chase on payments-per-acre ($2.01) while total receipts differ.
Kansas ERS state roll-up
Chase stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Kansas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1889)
Chase ranks #1889 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the TRACE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Chase County, Kansas stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1889 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.