Farm operations
820
Avg 493 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census KS · FIPS 20149 820 farms Upper-middle (#50/105) 42% cropland TRACE MIXED
Pottawatomie County, Kansas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Pottawatomie County. Ranked #50 of 105 counties in Kansas.
404K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 41.5% 168K acres
- Other land
- 58.5% 237K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Pottawatomie County received $2.76 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.4× the Kansas county median of $7.60.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $2.76
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.60
- Kansas county median per acre
- 0.36×
- 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.
820 farms · $151.4M sales
Pottawatomie County, Kansas reports 820 farms and $151.4M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1764 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #50 of 105 counties in Kansas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #50 of 105
- National payments rank #1764 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.7%
Commodity sales
$151.4M
1.1× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$1.1M
0.7% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$30.0M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Pottawatomie County's net farm income sits at the 57th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Pottawatomie County Farm Data Shows
Pottawatomie County, Kansas reported 820 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $151.4M in total commodity sales and receiving $1.1M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($2.76/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $30.0M. In-state sales rank #50 of 105 in Kansas.
Of 404,286 acres agricultural land, cropland is 167,637 acres (41.5%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 493 acres. Federal intensity is TRACE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Kansas.
Land Use
$2.76 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
404,286 acres
Cropland
167,637 acres
Avg Farm Size
493 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 41.5%
167,637 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 404,286 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 167,637 | 41.5% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 236,649 | 58.5% |
| Average farm size | 493 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Pottawatomie County, Kansas?
Pottawatomie County, Kansas has 820 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 493 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Pottawatomie County?
Pottawatomie County's total commodity sales are $151.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #50 among 105 counties in Kansas.
How much federal farm assistance does Pottawatomie County receive?
Pottawatomie County received $1.1M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($2.76/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Pottawatomie County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Pottawatomie County is $30.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Pottawatomie County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Pottawatomie (TRACE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE MIXED
Liberty County, TX · LIGHT
$1.1M federal receipts is higher by - than Pottawatomie; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Douglas County, IL · LIGHT
$1.1M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Pottawatomie; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Lawrence County, IL · LIGHT
$1.1M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Pottawatomie; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Livingston County, KY · MID
$1.1M federal receipts is lower by $2K than Pottawatomie; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Washington County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Washington sits near Pottawatomie on payments-per-acre ($2.75) while total receipts differ.
Costilla County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Costilla sits near Pottawatomie on payments-per-acre ($2.72) while total receipts differ.
Kansas ERS state roll-up
Pottawatomie stamps TRACE · MIXED inside Kansas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1764)
Pottawatomie ranks #1764 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the TRACE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Pottawatomie County, Kansas stamps TRACE · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1764 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.