Farm operations
335
Avg 930 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census KS · FIPS 20019 Bottom quartile by state sales MID PASTURE-LED
Chautauqua County, Kansas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Chautauqua County. Ranked #101 of 105 counties in Kansas.
311,512 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 17.6% 54,731 acres
- Other land
- 82.4% 256,781 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Chautauqua County received $8.82 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.2× the Kansas county median of $7.60.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $8.82
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.60
- Kansas county median per acre
- 1.16×
- 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, Chautauqua County, Kansas is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$51.6M
0.39× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$2.7M
5.3% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$9.1M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Chautauqua County's net farm income sits at the 36th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Chautauqua County Farm Data Shows
Chautauqua County, Kansas reads as a PASTURE-LED county with MID federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the middle national quintile, $6.98 to $11.30 an acre, a mid-range level of 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 Chautauqua County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Chautauqua (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Linn County, KS · MID
$2.7M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Chautauqua; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Jefferson County, IL · HEAVY
$2.7M federal receipts is lower by $2K than Chautauqua; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Colfax County, NE · HEAVY
$2.8M federal receipts is higher by $4K than Chautauqua; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Washington County, NC · DENSE
$2.7M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Chautauqua; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Columbia County (MID $/acre pole)
Columbia sits near Chautauqua on payments-per-acre ($8.79) while total receipts differ.
Winona County (MID $/acre pole)
Winona sits near Chautauqua on payments-per-acre ($8.92) while total receipts differ.
Kansas ERS state roll-up
Chautauqua stamps MID · PASTURE-LED 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 Chautauqua under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua County, Kansas?
Chautauqua County, Kansas has 335 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 930 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Chautauqua County?
Chautauqua County's total commodity sales are $51.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #101 among 105 counties in Kansas.
How much federal farm assistance does Chautauqua County receive?
Chautauqua County received $2.7M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($8.82/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Chautauqua County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Chautauqua County is $9.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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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 MID · land stamp PASTURE-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
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.