Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sheridan 
Sherman 
Smith 
Stafford 
Stanton 
Stevens 
Sumner 
Thomas 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
384 
416 
497 
536 
278 
315 
1,096 
460 
2007 
380 
436 
489 
558 
328 
425 
1,099 
464 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
561,880 
594,906 
500,364 
498,769 
429,179 
455,566 
719,611 
675,079 
2007 
522,052 
657,942 
457,429 
502,229 
414,184 
503,439 
709,865 
657,471 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
1,463 
1,430 
1,007 
931 
1,544 
1,446 
657 
1,468 
2007 
1,374 
1,509 
935 
900 
1,263 
1,185 
646 
1,417 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
384 
416 
497 
536 
278 
315 
1,096 
460 
2007 
380 
436 
489 
558 
328 
425 
1,099 
464 
$1,000, 2012 
1,078,370 
1,015,688 
811,748 
881,251 
475,074 
624,446 
1,290,353 
1,439,024 
2007 
404,384 
497,320 
358,064 
435,250 
316,892 
397,750 
665,743 
536,912 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,808,256 
2,441,558 
1,633,297 
1,644,126 
1,708,899 
1,982,368 
1,177,329 
3,128,312 
2007 
1,064,169 
1,140,642 
732,236 
780,017 
966,134 
935,882 
605,771 
1,157,139 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
1,919 
1,707 
1,622 
1,767 
1,107 
1,371 
1,793 
2,132 
2007 
775 
756 
783 
867 
765 
790 
938 
817 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
30 
10 
57 
39 
6 
34 
80 
32 
$50,000 to $99,999 
16 
25 
33 
42 
21 
48 
97 
18 
$100,000 to $199,999 
26 
55 
49 
61 
38 
50 
173 
24 
$200,000 to $499,999 
54 
86 
94 
121 
60 
53 
270 
79 
$500,000 to $999,999 
45 
58 
74 
81 
34 
35 
159 
79 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
70 
57 
54 
64 
38 
19 
116 
50 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
71 
71 
93 
85 
59 
30 
144 
87 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
40 
26 
34 
29 
18 
35 
44 
61 
$10,000,000 or more 
32 
28 
9 
14 
4 
11 
13 
30 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
573,412 
675,881 
573,097 
506,909 
435,425 
465,449 
756,239 
687,800 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
98.0 
88.0 
87.3 
98.4 
98.6 
97.9 
95.2 
98.2 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
7 
11 
16 
6 
- 
10 
25 
17 
acres 
15 
55 
46 
22 
- 
21 
120 
37 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
16 
15 
45 
42 
2 
9 
167 
29 
acres 
428 
515 
1,071 
902 
(D) 
347 
4,794 
819 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
11 
12 
14 
13 
4 
12 
62 
6 
acres 
649 
721 
825 
770 
(D) 
683 
3,672 
334 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
23 
16 
31 
43 
12 
20 
127 
38 
acres 
1,886 
1,374 
2,471 
3,511 
956 
1,609 
10,124 
3,307 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
9 
17 
29 
17 
14 
8 
69 
9 
acres 
1,082 
2,070 
3,225 
2,009 
1,676 
976 
8,139 
1,055 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
28 
39 
41 
71 
32 
50 
98 
46 
acres 
4,430 
6,218 
6,493 
11,178 
5,163 
7,942 
15,501 
7,331 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
6 
8 
10 
8 
5 
5 
28 
8 
acres 
1,200 
1,596 
1,948 
1,605 
961 
952 
5,464 
1,559 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
11 
11 
12 
27 
3 
12 
26 
11 
acres 
2,643 
2,575 
2,740 
6,338 
753 
2,884 
6,126 
2,575 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
41 
74 
64 
68 
56 
60 
130 
59 
acres 
13,516 
27,725 
22,844 
23,557 
19,936 
21,540 
47,073 
21,977 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
52 
68 
78 
80 
32 
35 
124 
49 
acres 
39,787 
46,895 
55,686 
58,869 
23,257 
23,953 
85,393 
35,284 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
61 
53 
75 
77 
48 
26 
137 
67 
acres 
83,171 
75,682 
100,216 
106,403 
69,492 
35,991 
198,678 
94,545 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
119 
92 
82 
84 
70 
68 
103 
121 
acres 
413,073 
429,480 
302,799 
283,605 
306,691 
358,668 
334,527 
506,256 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2 
7 
8 
10 
5 
5 
39 
15 
acres 
(D) 
43 
26 
52 
15 
13 
198 
64 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
14 
9 
41 
45 
6 
29 
175 
26 
acres 
280 
208 
1,281 
980 
229 
957 
4,910 
524 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4 
12 
13 
13 
3 
7 
51 
14 
acres 
(D) 
648 
762 
772 
176 
406 
2,943 
823 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
19 
12 
31 
35 
16 
27 
120 
29 
acres 
1,463 
970 
2,519 
2,806 
1,316 
2,170 
9,716 
2,435 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
13 
14 
29 
24 
8 
11 
59 
11 
acres 
1,545 
1,719 
3,454 
2,934 
922 
1,312 
6,757 
1,281 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
30 
63 
42 
78 
48 
69 
110 
29 
acres 
4,763 
9,911 
6,745 
12,318 
7,705 
10,901 
17,568 
4,608 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
3 
11 
10 
16 
- 
5 
36 
7 
acres 
630 
2,170 
2,003 
3,057 
- 
982 
6,990 
1,426 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
9 
15 
18 
28 
9 
14 
38 
9 
acres 
2,098 
3,609 
4,172 
6,686 
2,145 
3,361 
9,201 
2,196 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
53 
80 
72 
73 
64 
85 
127 
74 
acres 
18,737 
29,733 
26,264 
27,233 
22,014 
30,432 
46,001 
25,841 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
62 
51 
80 
77 
43 
55 
108 
59 
acres 
46,888 
38,055 
57,232 
53,437 
30,115 
39,724 
77,634 
45,286 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
70 
61 
80 
80 
61 
39 
129 
68 
acres 
102,864 
88,392 
112,629 
1 1 1 ,325 
87,559 
56,195 
185,826 
93,804 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
101 
101 
65 
79 
65 
79 
107 
123 
acres 
342,567 
482,484 
240,342 
280,629 
261,988 
356,986 
342,121 
479,183 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
347 
370 
453 
498 
265 
268 
970 
401 
2007 
349 
393 
432 
490 
293 
354 
970 
404 
acres, 2012 
363,453 
498,656 
334,362 
396,537 
390,581 
354,277 
592,945 
576,545 
2007 
369,269 
529,976 
285,271 
386,084 
358,273 
402,149 
571,229 
561,336 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
292 
257 
396 
327 
148 
127 
861 
324 
2007 
300 
284 
382 
306 
158 
162 
776 
355 
acres, 2012 
269,333 
296,651 
272,496 
311,999 
206,810 
240,088 
537,636 
385,145 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
272,996 
323,248 
223,417 
295,532 
204,776 
267,698 
325,862 
424,448 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
14 
18 
24 
35 
9 
13 
49 
14 
2007 
49 
31 
31 
103 
23 
51 
146 
42 
acres, 2012 
4,286 
(D) 
13,172 
3,266 
1,423 
(D) 
2,997 
7,500 
2007 
20,843 
(D) 
7,552 
19,942 
4,308 
(D) 
11,910 
9,261 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Kansas 349 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
