Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Kansas 
Allen 
Anderson 
Atchison 
Barber 
Barton 
Bourbon 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
61,773 
650 
707 
611 
378 
694 
903 
2007 
65,531 
611 
715 
711 
427 
678 
928 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
46,137,295 
245,315 
366,176 
220,404 
590,678 
566,088 
334,301 
2007 
46,345,827 
267,409 
367,192 
254,101 
611,493 
558,977 
327,534 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
747 
377 
518 
361 
1,563 
816 
370 
2007 
707 
438 
514 
357 
1,432 
824 
353 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
61,773 
650 
707 
611 
378 
694 
903 
2007 
65,531 
611 
715 
711 
427 
678 
928 
$1,000, 2012 
75,280,407 
342,344 
570,307 
474,778 
717,710 
887,114 
484,224 
2007 
42,204,526 
269,464 
375,104 
347,155 
397,006 
471,647 
367,178 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,218,662 
526,683 
806,657 
777,051 
1,898,704 
1,278,262 
536,239 
2007 
644,039 
441,021 
524,621 
488,263 
929,757 
695,645 
395,666 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
1,632 
1,396 
1,557 
2,154 
1,215 
1,567 
1,448 
2007 
911 
1,008 
1,022 
1,366 
649 
844 
1,121 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
4,958 
75 
81 
32 
26 
64 
58 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,479 
84 
65 
29 
26 
62 
127 
$100,000 to $199,999 
9,781 
140 
120 
138 
43 
124 
184 
$200,000 to $499,999 
15,896 
177 
186 
200 
83 
138 
281 
$500,000 to $999,999 
8,657 
96 
122 
88 
52 
85 
125 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
6,918 
36 
56 
61 
54 
83 
76 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
6,623 
36 
55 
51 
51 
95 
47 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
2,524 
6 
19 
9 
31 
33 
5 
$10,000,000 or more 
937 
- 
3 
3 
12 
10 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
52,325,337 
320,194 
370,973 
275,950 
725,811 
573,057 
406,701 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
88.2 
76.6 
98.7 
79.9 
81.4 
98.8 
82.2 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,975 
33 
22 
19 
12 
28 
33 
acres 
7,907 
123 
78 
84 
27 
94 
125 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
9,776 
100 
125 
102 
26 
72 
138 
acres 
272,150 
2,832 
3,572 
2,856 
850 
1,943 
4,217 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2,865 
34 
27 
49 
4 
30 
33 
acres 
167,080 
2,021 
1,504 
2,864 
240 
1,789 
1,927 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
5,844 
89 
77 
81 
23 
42 
120 
acres 
475,041 
7,086 
6,269 
6,588 
1,832 
3,357 
9,647 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
3,651 
62 
56 
37 
21 
32 
71 
acres 
425,130 
7,066 
6,551 
4,188 
2,517 
3,779 
8,419 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
5,567 
50 
43 
48 
17 
64 
103 
acres 
879,767 
7,970 
6,717 
7,497 
2,744 
10,174 
16,133 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,240 
24 
31 
32 
12 
24 
45 
acres 
441,167 
4,663 
5,905 
6,163 
2,406 
4,773 
8,702 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2,193 
24 
30 
39 
8 
20 
38 
acres 
521,013 
5,634 
7,034 
9,447 
1,921 
4,746 
8,829 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
8,145 
107 
116 
96 
65 
110 
156 
acres 
2,957,558 
39,457 
41,630 
33,953 
23,033 
39,671 
55,346 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7,208 
57 
70 
53 
58 
103 
81 
acres 
5,132,120 
40,694 
53,697 
37,673 
41,275 
74,737 
59,366 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
6,098 
55 
61 
31 
54 
88 
58 
acres 
8,547,752 
78,414 
84,033 
41,182 
76,361 
131,254 
76,771 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
6,211 
15 
49 
24 
78 
81 
27 
acres 
26,310,610 
49,355 
149,186 
67,909 
437,472 
289,771 
84,819 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,123 
11 
18 
28 
11 
34 
14 
acres 
10,148 
54 
102 
141 
41 
199 
83 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
10,041 
80 
114 
116 
37 
73 
146 
acres 
279,339 
2,296 
3,097 
2,893 
1,054 
2,204 
4,368 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2,772 
33 
29 
48 
5 
31 
38 
acres 
161,851 
1,869 
1,681 
2,781 
294 
1,878 
2,248 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
6,170 
69 
83 
82 
29 
53 
119 
acres 
500,897 
5,537 
6,935 
6,616 
2,331 
4,218 
9,728 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
3,819 
46 
47 
55 
33 
26 
76 
acres 
447,018 
5,303 
5,475 
6,696 
3,809 
3,112 
8,844 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
6,231 
64 
71 
57 
21 
60 
105 
acres 
984,002 
10,085 
1 1 ,228 
8,858 
3,330 
9,481 
16,521 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,324 
23 
27 
25 
14 
18 
44 
acres 
457,748 
4,475 
5,108 
4,911 
2,717 
3,532 
8,615 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2,630 
43 
40 
37 
10 
34 
59 
acres 
626,220 
10,144 
9,518 
8,844 
2,403 
8,065 
13,947 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
9,154 
100 
105 
115 
62 
95 
154 
acres 
3,323,229 
36,112 
37,135 
40,346 
21,297 
36,053 
55,233 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7,932 
68 
77 
86 
54 
86 
112 
acres 
5,654,900 
45,835 
55,896 
60,656 
37,727 
60,422 
75,055 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
6,238 
49 
63 
38 
62 
90 
36 
acres 
8,769,146 
68,782 
87,062 
49,628 
82,120 
130,699 
49,088 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
6,097 
25 
41 
24 
89 
78 
25 
acres 
25,131,329 
76,917 
143,955 
61,731 
454,370 
299,114 
83,804 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
52,285 
539 
617 
534 
301 
613 
689 
2007 
55,272 
504 
622 
602 
345 
590 
716 
acres, 2012 
28,503,265 
129,459 
223,964 
144,421 
193,056 
421,276 
126,446 
2007 
28,216,064 
145,419 
214,928 
172,361 
197,682 
406,192 
139,863 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
41,927 
444 
545 
497 
238 
456 
580 
2007 
43,553 
402 
548 
554 
238 
470 
606 
acres, 2012 
21,043,596 
109,197 
204,711 
135,865 
161,326 
317,667 
100,019 
2007 
19,886,655 
109,958 
188,164 
157,253 
106,620 
310,717 
96,770 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
3,136 
42 
39 
24 
16 
34 
57 
2007 
8,362 
98 
106 
83 
64 
104 
146 
acres, 2012 
442,258 
4,612 
3,535 
1,446 
4,582 
5,942 
5,194 
2007 
1,274,320 
9,050 
11,888 
7,536 
6,470 
7,487 
23,260 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Kansas 337 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
