Farm operations
563
Avg 1,459 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census KS · FIPS 20055 563 farms Top quartile (#4/105) 85% cropland HEAVY CROP-HEAVY
Finney County, Kansas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Finney County. Ranked #4 of 105 counties in Kansas.
821K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 84.6% 695K acres
- Other land
- 15.4% 126K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Finney County received $14.36 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.9× the Kansas county median of $7.60.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $14.36
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.60
- Kansas county median per acre
- 1.89×
- 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.
563 farms · $1.1B sales
Finney County, Kansas reports 563 farms and $1.1B in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #195 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #4 of 105 counties in Kansas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #4 of 105
- National payments rank #195 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.1%
Commodity sales
$1.1B
8.5× state median -- Far above state median
Federal payments
$11.8M
1.1% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$141.9M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
A
Farm economy grade: A -- Finney County's net farm income sits at the 91th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Finney County Farm Data Shows
Finney County, Kansas reported 563 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $1.1B in total commodity sales and receiving $11.8M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($14.36/acre); land stamp CROP-HEAVY. Net cash farm income came in at $141.9M. In-state sales rank #4 of 105 in Kansas.
Of 821,433 acres agricultural land, cropland dominates at 695,042 acres (84.6%) - a CROP-HEAVY profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Kansas.
Land Use
$14.36 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
821,433 acres
Cropland
695,042 acres
Avg Farm Size
1,459 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 84.6%
695,042 cropland acres · CROP-HEAVY stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 821,433 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 695,042 | 84.6% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 126,391 | 15.4% |
| Average farm size | 1,459 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Finney County, Kansas?
Finney County, Kansas has 563 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,459 acres; land stamp CROP-HEAVY.
What is the total agricultural production value of Finney County?
Finney County's total commodity sales are $1.1B (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #4 among 105 counties in Kansas.
How much federal farm assistance does Finney County receive?
Finney County received $11.8M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($14.36/acre) with a CROP-HEAVY land mix.
What is the net farm income in Finney County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Finney County is $141.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Finney County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Finney (HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY CROP-HEAVY
Greene County, IA · DENSE
$11.8M federal receipts is higher by $15K than Finney; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-HEAVY.
Kings County, CA · DENSE
$11.8M federal receipts is higher by $43K than Finney; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-HEAVY.
Ziebach County, SD · HEAVY
$11.9M federal receipts is higher by $55K than Finney; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Sac County, IA · DENSE
$11.9M federal receipts is higher by $56K than Finney; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-HEAVY.
Cheyenne County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Cheyenne sits near Finney on payments-per-acre ($14.22) while total receipts differ.
Prowers County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Prowers sits near Finney on payments-per-acre ($14.11) while total receipts differ.
Kansas ERS state roll-up
Finney stamps HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY inside Kansas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#195)
Finney ranks #195 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the HEAVY intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Finney County, Kansas stamps HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #195 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.