Farm operations
763
Avg 462 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census KS · FIPS 20037 Lower-middle by state sales DENSE CROP-LED
Crawford County, Kansas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Crawford County. Ranked #69 of 105 counties in Kansas.
352,793 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 61.3% 216,316 acres
- Other land
- 38.7% 136,477 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Crawford County received $20.76 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.7× the Kansas county median of $7.60.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $20.76
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.60
- Kansas county median per acre
- 2.73×
- 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, Crawford County, Kansas is a CROP-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$93.1M
0.70× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$7.3M
7.9% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$19.4M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Crawford County's net farm income sits at the 49th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Crawford County Farm Data Shows
Crawford County, Kansas reads as a CROP-LED county with DENSE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 50% to 75% of agricultural land, a profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles; payments per agricultural acre fall in the highest national quintile, $18.39 an acre or more, federal receipts concentrated on a small farmed 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 Crawford County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Crawford (DENSE · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE CROP-LED
Reno County, KS · MID
$7.3M federal receipts is lower by $2K than Crawford; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
San Patricio County, TX · DENSE
$7.3M federal receipts is higher by $9K than Crawford; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Furnas County, NE · HEAVY
$7.3M federal receipts is higher by $10K than Crawford; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Teton County, MT · MID
$7.3M federal receipts is higher by $26K than Crawford; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Cotton County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Cotton sits near Crawford on payments-per-acre ($20.81) while total receipts differ.
Phillips County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Phillips sits near Crawford on payments-per-acre ($20.92) while total receipts differ.
Kansas ERS state roll-up
Crawford stamps DENSE · CROP-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 Crawford under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Crawford 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 Crawford County, Kansas?
Crawford County, Kansas has 763 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 462 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Crawford County?
Crawford County's total commodity sales are $93.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #69 among 105 counties in Kansas.
How much federal farm assistance does Crawford County receive?
Crawford County received $7.3M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($20.76/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Crawford County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Crawford County is $19.4M (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 DENSE · land stamp CROP-LED (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.