Farm operations
397
Avg 1,573 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census KS · FIPS 20119 397 farms Top quartile (#15/105) 62% cropland MID CROP-LED
Meade County, Kansas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Meade County. Ranked #15 of 105 counties in Kansas.
624K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 62.1% 388K acres
- Other land
- 37.9% 237K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Meade County received $9.33 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.2× the Kansas county median of $7.60.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $9.33
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.60
- Kansas county median per acre
- 1.23×
- 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.
397 farms · $390.8M sales
Meade County, Kansas reports 397 farms and $390.8M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #517 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #15 of 105 counties in Kansas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #15 of 105
- National payments rank #517 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.5%
Commodity sales
$390.8M
3.0× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$5.8M
1.5% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$82.3M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Meade County's net farm income sits at the 80th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Meade County Farm Data Shows
Meade County, Kansas reported 397 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $390.8M in total commodity sales and receiving $5.8M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp MID ($9.33/acre); land stamp CROP-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $82.3M. In-state sales rank #15 of 105 in Kansas.
Of 624,369 acres agricultural land, cropland dominates at 387,565 acres (62.1%) - a CROP-LED profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles. Federal intensity is MID; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Kansas.
Land Use
$9.33 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
624,369 acres
Cropland
387,565 acres
Avg Farm Size
1,573 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 62.1%
387,565 cropland acres · CROP-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 624,369 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 387,565 | 62.1% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 236,804 | 37.9% |
| Average farm size | 1,573 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Meade County, Kansas?
Meade County, Kansas has 397 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,573 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Meade County?
Meade County's total commodity sales are $390.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #15 among 105 counties in Kansas.
How much federal farm assistance does Meade County receive?
Meade County received $5.8M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($9.33/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Meade County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Meade County is $82.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Meade County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Meade (MID · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID CROP-LED
Benton County, MN · DENSE
$5.8M federal receipts is lower by $2K than Meade; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Falls County, TX · HEAVY
$5.8M federal receipts is higher by $9K than Meade; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Knox County, TX · MID
$5.8M federal receipts is lower by $10K than Meade; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-LED.
Cherokee County, KS · DENSE
$5.8M federal receipts is lower by $12K than Meade; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
LA Salle County (MID $/acre pole)
LA Salle sits near Meade on payments-per-acre ($9.26) while total receipts differ.
Concho County (MID $/acre pole)
Concho sits near Meade on payments-per-acre ($9.17) while total receipts differ.
Kansas ERS state roll-up
Meade stamps MID · CROP-LED inside Kansas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#517)
Meade ranks #517 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the MID intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Meade County, Kansas stamps MID · CROP-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #517 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.