Farm operations
763
Avg 462 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census KS · FIPS 20037 763 farms Lower-middle (#69/105) 61% cropland DENSE CROP-LED
Crawford County, Kansas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Crawford County. Ranked #69 of 105 counties in Kansas.
353K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 61.3% 216K acres
- Other land
- 38.7% 136K 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.
763 farms · $93.1M sales
Crawford County, Kansas reports 763 farms and $93.1M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #402 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #69 of 105 counties in Kansas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #69 of 105
- National payments rank #402 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 7.9%
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 reported 763 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $93.1M in total commodity sales and receiving $7.3M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp DENSE ($20.76/acre); land stamp CROP-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $19.4M. In-state sales rank #69 of 105 in Kansas.
Of 352,793 acres agricultural land, cropland dominates at 216,316 acres (61.3%) - a CROP-LED profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles. Federal intensity is DENSE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Kansas.
Land Use
$20.76 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
352,793 acres
Cropland
216,316 acres
Avg Farm Size
462 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 61.3%
216,316 cropland acres · CROP-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 352,793 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 216,316 | 61.3% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 136,477 | 38.7% |
| Average farm size | 462 | acres / farm |
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).
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 (#402)
Crawford ranks #402 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the DENSE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Crawford County, Kansas stamps DENSE · CROP-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #402 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.