Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
61,773 
35,465 
21,564 
4,744 
35,864 
25,909 
percent 
100.0 
57.4 
34.9 
7.7 
58.1 
41.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
46,137,295 
10,448,505 
31,344,748 
4,344,042 
24,806,401 
21,330,894 
Average size of farm 
acres 
747 
295 
1,454 
916 
692 
823 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
61,773 
35,465 
21,564 
4,744 
35,864 
25,909 
$1,000 
18,902,654 
8,871,369 
8,415,721 
1,615,564 
9,728,041 
9,174,613 
Average per farm 
dollars 
306,002 
250,144 
390,267 
340,549 
271,248 
354,109 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
6,348 
5,457 
628 
263 
3,463 
2,885 
$1,000 to $2,499 
5,383 
4,810 
371 
202 
2,968 
2,415 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,861 
5,130 
492 
239 
3,292 
2,569 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,924 
5,594 
951 
379 
4,019 
2,905 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,539 
5,995 
1,902 
642 
4,996 
3,543 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,547 
3,479 
2,343 
725 
3,929 
2,618 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,813 
2,166 
2,998 
649 
3,648 
2,165 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6,612 
1,515 
4,455 
642 
4,253 
2,359 
$250,000 to $499,999 
4,243 
501 
3,325 
417 
2,601 
1,642 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3,075 
356 
2,424 
295 
1,636 
1,439 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2,428 
462 
1,675 
291 
1,059 
1,369 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,807 
258 
1,339 
210 
810 
997 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
383 
77 
260 
46 
144 
239 
$5,000,000 or more 
238 
127 
76 
35 
105 
133 
Total sales 
farms 
61,773 
35,465 
21,564 
4,744 
35,864 
25,909 
$1,000 
18,460,564 
8,736,364 
8,147,867 
1,576,333 
9,484,038 
8,976,526 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
28,662 
9,781 
15,836 
3,045 
17,685 
10,977 
$1,000 
6,505,135 
935,277 
4,759,148 
810,710 
3,305,877 
3,199,258 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16,542 
2,987 
11,770 
1,785 
9,921 
6,621 
$1,000 
6,273,422 
824,876 
4,667,122 
781,425 
3,155,127 
3,118,295 
Corn 
farms 
12,315 
3,068 
7,928 
1,319 
7,181 
5,134 
$1,000 
2,296,517 
333,746 
1,616,993 
345,778 
1,088,425 
1,208,092 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6,136 
972 
4,432 
732 
3,360 
2,776 
$1,000 
2,188,144 
303,670 
1,548,917 
335,558 
1,021,835 
1,166,309 
Wheat 
farms 
21,489 
6,296 
12,755 
2,438 
13,210 
8,279 
$1,000 
2,474,122 
340,139 
1,857,776 
276,208 
1,301,843 
1,172,279 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10,882 
1,534 
8,200 
1,148 
6,340 
4,542 
$1,000 
2,258,863 
260,762 
1,750,426 
247,674 
1,161,909 
1,096,954 
Soybeans 
farms 
15,333 
4,550 
9,341 
1,442 
9,381 
5,952 
$1,000 
1,102,182 
166,030 
820,440 
115,713 
579,301 
522,881 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,500 
726 
4,226 
548 
3,155 
2,345 
$1,000 
935,254 
116,012 
718,624 
100,618 
473,517 
461,738 
Sorghum 
farms 
9,330 
1,998 
6,245 
1,087 
5,528 
3,802 
$1,000 
579,420 
81,418 
432,500 
65,502 
308,894 
270,526 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,153 
375 
2,437 
341 
1,798 
1,355 
$1,000 
463,135 
56,581 
355,172 
51,382 
241,000 
222,134 
Barley 
farms 
85 
24 
51 
10 
48 
37 
$1,000 
2,011 
619 
1,308 
84 
555 
1,456 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
5 
7 
- 
4 
8 
$1,000 
1,332 
498 
834 
- 
222 
1,110 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,186 
346 
738 
102 
688 
498 
$1,000 
50,883 
13,326 
30,131 
7,425 
26,859 
24,023 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
224 
49 
149 
26 
124 
100 
$1,000 
41,710 
10,676 
24,373 
6,661 
21,877 
19,832 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
153 
43 
74 
36 
76 
77 
$1,000 
(D) 
4,614 
16,120 
(D) 
(D) 
17,022 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
96 
17 
54 
25 
41 
55 
$1,000 
22,976 
4,083 
15,569 
3,324 
6,538 
16,438 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
453 
307 
83 
63 
186 
267 
$1,000 
21,517 
2,758 
4,077 
14,681 
9,092 
12,425 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
40 
10 
16 
14 
12 
28 
$1,000 
18,719 
973 
3,568 
14,178 
7,873 
10,846 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
413 
323 
65 
25 
163 
250 
$1,000 
5,808 
3,649 
1,935 
224 
(D) 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
16 
4 
1 
5 
16 
$1,000 
3,113 
1,435 
(D) 
(D) 
1,052 
2,061 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
322 
263 
40 
19 
136 
186 
$1,000 
5,482 
3,442 
1,841 
199 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
16 
4 
1 
5 
16 
$1,000 
3,087 
1,419 
(D) 
(D) 
1,052 
2,036 
Berries 
farms 
125 
80 
36 
9 
40 
85 
$1,000 
326 
208 
94 
24 
113 
212 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
385 
315 
44 
26 
176 
209 
$1,000 
68,252 
39,749 
24,883 
3,620 
14,040 
54,212 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
114 
93 
12 
9 
53 
61 
$1,000 
64,981 
37,039 
24,466 
3,476 
12,528 
52,453 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
