Farm operations
826
Avg 568 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census KS · FIPS 20111 Upper-middle by state sales LIGHT CROP-LED
Lyon County, Kansas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Lyon County. Ranked #46 of 105 counties in Kansas.
469,248 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 52.2% 244,853 acres
- Other land
- 47.8% 224,395 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Lyon County received $4.41 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.6× the Kansas county median of $7.60.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $4.41
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.60
- Kansas county median per acre
- 0.58×
- 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, Lyon County, Kansas is a CROP-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$159.6M
1.2× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$2.1M
1.3% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$27.0M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Lyon County's net farm income sits at the 55th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Lyon County Farm Data Shows
Lyon County, Kansas reads as a CROP-LED county with LIGHT 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 second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light 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 Lyon County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Lyon (LIGHT · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT CROP-LED
Monroe County, NY · DENSE
$2.1M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Lyon; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Nemaha County, KS · LIGHT
$2.1M federal receipts is higher by $6K than Lyon; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Genesee County, NY · HEAVY
$2.1M federal receipts is higher by $6K than Lyon; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Dorchester County, SC · DENSE
$2.1M federal receipts is higher by $7K than Lyon; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Jewell County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Jewell sits near Lyon on payments-per-acre ($4.42) while total receipts differ.
Rio Blanco County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Rio Blanco sits near Lyon on payments-per-acre ($4.55) while total receipts differ.
Kansas ERS state roll-up
Lyon stamps LIGHT · 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 Lyon under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Lyon 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 Lyon County, Kansas?
Lyon County, Kansas has 826 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 568 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Lyon County?
Lyon County's total commodity sales are $159.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #46 among 105 counties in Kansas.
How much federal farm assistance does Lyon County receive?
Lyon County received $2.1M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($4.41/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Lyon County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Lyon County is $27.0M (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 LIGHT · 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.