Farm operations
385
Avg 1,437 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census KS · FIPS 20093 385 farms Top quartile (#16/105) 83% cropland HEAVY CROP-HEAVY
Kearny County, Kansas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Kearny County. Ranked #16 of 105 counties in Kansas.
553K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 83.4% 461K acres
- Other land
- 16.6% 92K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Kearny County received $17.55 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.3× the Kansas county median of $7.60.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $17.55
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.60
- Kansas county median per acre
- 2.31×
- 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.
385 farms · $369.7M sales
Kearny County, Kansas reports 385 farms and $369.7M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #276 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #16 of 105 counties in Kansas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #16 of 105
- National payments rank #276 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 2.6%
Commodity sales
$369.7M
2.8× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$9.7M
2.6% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$55.7M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Kearny County's net farm income sits at the 71th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Kearny County Farm Data Shows
Kearny County, Kansas reported 385 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $369.7M in total commodity sales and receiving $9.7M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($17.55/acre); land stamp CROP-HEAVY. Net cash farm income came in at $55.7M. In-state sales rank #16 of 105 in Kansas.
Of 553,074 acres agricultural land, cropland dominates at 461,332 acres (83.4%) - 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
$17.55 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
553,074 acres
Cropland
461,332 acres
Avg Farm Size
1,437 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 83.4%
461,332 cropland acres · CROP-HEAVY stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 553,074 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 461,332 | 83.4% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 91,742 | 16.6% |
| Average farm size | 1,437 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Kearny County, Kansas?
Kearny County, Kansas has 385 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,437 acres; land stamp CROP-HEAVY.
What is the total agricultural production value of Kearny County?
Kearny County's total commodity sales are $369.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #16 among 105 counties in Kansas.
How much federal farm assistance does Kearny County receive?
Kearny County received $9.7M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($17.55/acre) with a CROP-HEAVY land mix.
What is the net farm income in Kearny County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Kearny County is $55.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Kearny County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Kearny (HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY CROP-HEAVY
Cedar County, NE · DENSE
$9.7M federal receipts is higher by $5K than Kearny; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-HEAVY.
Dundy County, NE · HEAVY
$9.7M federal receipts is lower by $5K than Kearny; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Latah County, ID · DENSE
$9.7M federal receipts is higher by $7K than Kearny; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Decatur County, GA · DENSE
$9.7M federal receipts is higher by $22K than Kearny; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Divide County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Divide sits near Kearny on payments-per-acre ($17.68) while total receipts differ.
Hughes County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Hughes sits near Kearny on payments-per-acre ($17.77) while total receipts differ.
Kansas ERS state roll-up
Kearny stamps HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY inside Kansas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#276)
Kearny ranks #276 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
Kearny County, Kansas stamps HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #276 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.