Farm operations
879
Avg 591 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census KS · FIPS 20035 Lower-middle by state sales MID MIXED
Cowley County, Kansas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Cowley County. Ranked #58 of 105 counties in Kansas.
519,270 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 45.4% 235,615 acres
- Other land
- 54.6% 283,655 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Cowley County received $8.86 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.
- $8.86
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.60
- Kansas county median per acre
- 1.17×
- 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, Cowley County, Kansas is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$116.3M
0.88× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$4.6M
4.0% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$30.1M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Cowley County's net farm income sits at the 57th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Cowley County Farm Data Shows
Cowley County, Kansas reads as a MIXED county with MID 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 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 Cowley County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Cowley (MID · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID MIXED
Garden County, NE · LIGHT
$4.6M federal receipts is lower by $2K than Cowley; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Greene County, IL · HEAVY
$4.6M federal receipts is higher by $4K than Cowley; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Milam County, TX · MID
$4.6M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Cowley; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Jackson County, IA · HEAVY
$4.6M federal receipts is higher by $5K than Cowley; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Gray County (MID $/acre pole)
Gray sits near Cowley on payments-per-acre ($8.87) while total receipts differ.
Bryan County (MID $/acre pole)
Bryan sits near Cowley on payments-per-acre ($8.82) while total receipts differ.
Kansas ERS state roll-up
Cowley stamps MID · 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 Cowley under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Cowley 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 Cowley County, Kansas?
Cowley County, Kansas has 879 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 591 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Cowley County?
Cowley County's total commodity sales are $116.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #58 among 105 counties in Kansas.
How much federal farm assistance does Cowley County receive?
Cowley County received $4.6M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($8.86/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Cowley County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Cowley County is $30.1M (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 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.