Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
61,773 
29,857 
219 
1,802 
2,653 
5,335 
8,262 
11,586 
percent 
100.0 
48.3 
0.4 
2.9 
4.3 
8.6 
13.4 
18.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
46,137,295 
37,369,674 
133,596 
1,491,123 
3,782,589 
8,537,905 
12,500,530 
10,923,931 
Average size of farm 
acres 
747 
1,252 
610 
827 
1,426 
1,600 
1,513 
943 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
61,773 
29,857 
219 
1,802 
2,653 
5,335 
8,262 
11,586 
$1,000 
18,902,654 
16,662,120 
35,400 
683,576 
2,236,075 
5,545,512 
5,231,513 
2,930,044 
Average per farm 
dollars 
306,002 
558,064 
161,646 
379,343 
842,848 
1,039,459 
633,202 
252,895 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
6,348 
1,576 
13 
68 
140 
260 
400 
695 
$1,000 to $2,499 
5,383 
1,256 
16 
63 
81 
194 
337 
565 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,861 
1,471 
11 
66 
121 
227 
359 
687 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,924 
1,939 
18 
78 
145 
276 
446 
976 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,539 
3,036 
26 
174 
229 
455 
655 
1,497 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,547 
3,113 
26 
257 
199 
389 
685 
1,557 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,813 
3,482 
34 
228 
290 
523 
806 
1,601 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6,612 
5,076 
33 
408 
466 
876 
1,441 
1,852 
$250,000 to $499,999 
4,243 
3,732 
23 
249 
397 
860 
1,235 
968 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3,075 
2,861 
13 
128 
301 
678 
1,078 
663 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2,428 
2,315 
6 
83 
284 
597 
820 
525 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,807 
1,737 
6 
62 
223 
430 
612 
404 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
383 
369 
- 
12 
35 
98 
139 
85 
$5,000,000 or more 
238 
209 
- 
9 
26 
69 
69 
36 
Total sales 
farms 
61,773 
29,857 
219 
1,802 
2,653 
5,335 
8,262 
11,586 
$1,000 
18,460,564 
16,321,571 
34,017 
668,570 
2,203,838 
5,472,042 
5,116,257 
2,826,848 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
28,662 
19,541 
153 
1,309 
1,835 
3,724 
5,708 
6,812 
$1,000 
6,505,135 
5,913,719 
23,930 
266,775 
646,207 
1,402,428 
2,111,620 
1,462,757 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16,542 
13,782 
89 
812 
1,386 
2,908 
4,375 
4,212 
$1,000 
6,273,422 
5,789,926 
22,693 
256,030 
636,157 
1,385,373 
2,083,062 
1,406,610 
Corn 
farms 
12,315 
9,683 
65 
668 
1,042 
2,027 
3,053 
2,828 
$1,000 
2,296,517 
2,156,471 
9,091 
96,183 
249,197 
529,217 
796,951 
475,832 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6,136 
5,551 
30 
326 
623 
1,295 
1,916 
1,361 
$1,000 
2,188,144 
2,077,874 
8,454 
89,848 
241,335 
515,186 
773,991 
449,060 
Wheat 
farms 
21,489 
15,573 
98 
962 
1,489 
2,989 
4,691 
5,344 
$1,000 
2,474,122 
2,208,783 
7,596 
96,862 
218,112 
499,222 
781,824 
605,167 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10,882 
9,446 
51 
493 
942 
2,028 
3,129 
2,803 
$1,000 
2,258,863 
2,072,107 
6,559 
87,214 
205,717 
477,041 
745,509 
550,066 
Soybeans 
farms 
15,333 
10,989 
79 
696 
1,067 
2,151 
3,310 
3,686 
$1,000 
1,102,182 
981,881 
4,734 
45,287 
111,768 
228,745 
337,544 
253,804 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,500 
4,947 
22 
254 
581 
1,149 
1,648 
1,293 
$1,000 
935,254 
865,215 
3,757 
37,072 
102,186 
207,895 
303,774 
210,531 
Sorghum 
farms 
9,330 
7,282 
62 
479 
767 
1,570 
2,282 
2,122 
$1,000 
579,420 
517,438 
2,435 
27,311 
59,268 
132,966 
178,504 
116,955 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,153 
2,849 
8 
153 
341 
678 
1,020 
649 
$1,000 
463,135 
427,352 
1,325 
21,001 
50,393 
113,192 
151,863 
89,578 
Barley 
farms 
85 
69 
- 
13 
10 
8 
19 
19 
$1,000 
2,011 
1,633 
- 
554 
78 
107 
296 
598 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
10 
- 
4 
- 
1 
1 
4 
$1,000 
1,332 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
444 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,186 
992 
6 
56 
105 
228 
300 
297 
$1,000 
50,883 
47,512 
75 
578 
7,785 
12,172 
16,500 
10,402 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
224 
207 
- 
4 
31 
59 
74 
39 
$1,000 
41,710 
39,664 
- 
328 
6,711 
10,159 
13,784 
8,682 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
153 
129 
4 
9 
19 
25 
44 
28 
$1,000 
(D) 
23,565 
300 
2,024 
3,205 
3,927 
9,802 
4,305 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
96 
91 
4 
6 
18 
20 
27 
16 
$1,000 
22,976 
22,564 
300 
(D) 
(□) 
3,740 
9,350 
4,047 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
453 
246 
7 
10 
30 
47 
66 
86 
$1,000 
21,517 
17,925 
63 
303 
843 
2,722 
8,990 
5,003 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
40 
30 
- 
2 
2 
4 
7 
15 
$1,000 
18,719 
16,218 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8,486 
4,547 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
413 
192 
3 
14 
24 
28 
57 
66 
$1,000 
5,808 
3,792 
1 
114 
75 
870 
1,789 
944 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
15 
- 
1 
- 
2 
6 
6 
$1,000 
3,113 
2,566 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,406 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
322 
134 
3 
4 
12 
15 
48 
52 
$1,000 
5,482 
3,584 
1 
88 
58 
830 
1,744 
865 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
15 
- 
1 
- 
2 
6 
6 
$1,000 
3,087 
2,541 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,401 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
125 
79 
- 
12 
16 
16 
17 
18 
$1,000 
326 
208 
- 
26 
17 
40 
45 
80 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
385 
197 
4 
12 
44 
67 
70 
$1,000 
68,252 
31,849 
- 
495 
2,706 
3,926 
15,167 
9,555 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
114 
68 
- 
2 
3 
15 
27 
21 
$1,000 
64,981 
30,098 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,391 
14,689 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
188 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
