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Kansas Data and Statistics

Welcome to the Kansas Statistics page. Here you will find frequently requested data specific to this state from AFT's Farms Under Threat: The State of the States report, the National Resources Inventory, and the Census of Agriculture. You also can link to additional information and data sources.

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Farms Under Threat

National Resources Inventory

Census of Agriculture

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Farms Under Threat: The State of the States

All estimates represent figures for the Conterminous U.S.

Total and Agricultural Land Cover/Use

Data Item Acres
Total land area in 2016 52,659,200
Agricultural land in 2016 46,567,800
Cropland in 2016 26,558,800
Pastureland in 2016 3,184,700
Rangeland  in 2016 16,083,100
Woodland in 2016 741,200
Agricultural land in 2001 46,131,700

High-quality Agricultural Land

Nationally Significant agricultural land in 2016 31,247,300
Nationally Significant agricultural land in 2001 31,166,600
Best agricultural land in 2016 23,025,400
Best agricultural land in 2001 22,924,900

Nationally Significant agricultural land is the land best-suited to long-term, intensive crop production within the Conterminous United States; and each state’s “best land” is approximately the better half of all agricultural land in each state. For more information about these categories of high-quality agricultural land and how they were identified, see the interactive website for Farms Under Threat: The State of the States, and the fact sheet about AFT’s Productivity, Versatility, and Resiliency (PVR) Analysis.

Agricultural Land Converted from 2001-2016

Data Item Acres
Agricultural land developed or compromised 123,100
Agricultural land converted to urban and highly-developed land use (UHD) 60,300
Agricultural land converted to low-density residential land use (LDR) 62,900
Nationally Significant agricultural land developed or compromised 86,300
Nationally Significant agricultural land converted to UHD 43,700
Nationally Significant agricultural land converted to LDR 42,600
Best agricultural land developed or compromised 36,600
Best agricultural land converted to UHD 6,700
Best agricultural land converted to LDR 29,900

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2012 National Resources Inventory

1997-2002 2002-2007 2007-2012 1982-2012
Agricultural land converted to developed land (acres) 62,400 47,300 26,800 363,200
Agricultural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) 47,313,500 47,193,300 47,024,400 47,673,200
Prime agricultural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) 22,288,100 22,280,500 22,195,600 22,407,700
Forest land converted to developed land (acres) 11,700 10,800 3,900 41,000
Other rural land converted to developed land (acres) 1,100 2,800 NA 9,900
Total surface area (acres) 52,660,800 52,660,800 52,660,800 52,660,800

Census of Agriculture

Data Item 2007 2012 2017
Farms 65,531 61,773 58,569
Land in Farms (acres) 46,345,827 46,137,295 45,759,319
Cropland (acres) 28,216,064 28,503,265 29,125,505
Permanent Pasture and Rangeland (acres) 15,932,985 15,525,646 14,852,685
Woodland (acres) 792,858 734,382 651,590
Land in Buildings (acres) 1,403,920 1,374,002 1,129,539
Total Land Area (acres) 52,659,246 52,659,246 52,659,246
All operators/All producers 97,150 92,892 97,555
All operators/All producers 34 and younger 8,258 8,271 8,595
All operators/All producers 65 and older 26,613 26,867 34,262
All producers with experience of 10 years or less on any farm 59,771
Principal producers 76,693
Principal producers 34 and younger 6,557
Principal producers 65 and older 28,939
Principal producers with experience of 10 years or less on any farm 16,922
Principal operators / Primary producers 65,531 61,773 58,569
Principal operators / Primary producers 34 and younger 4,326 4,327 4,635
Principal operators / Primary producers 65 and older 21,062 20,497 23,135
Primary producers with experience of 10 years or less on any farm 12,069
Market value of agricultural products sold $14,413,182,000 $18,460,564,000 $18,782,726,000
Average market value of agricultural products sold per operation $219,944 $298,845 $320,694
Market value of agricultural products sold directly to consumers $9,272,000 $8,957,000 $9,905,000
Market value of agricultural products sold directly to retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for local or regionally branded products $4,164,000

Notes on Changes to the 2017 Census of Agriculture

  • Producer characteristic data were collected for a maximum of four producers on each farm, up from a maximum of three producers in prior years.
  • Principal producer is a new term that identifies up to two main decision-makers on each farm, up from one principal operator in prior years.
  • Market value of agricultural products sold directly to consumers expanded to include value-added products.
  • Market value of agricultural products sold directly to retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for local or regionally branded products is a new data item.

 


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