Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Kansas
CRP rental payments by fiscal year in Kansas
CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022
Conservation practices installed on CRP acres, cumulative, as of January 2020, Kansas
| Rank | Practice | Acres | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass plantings - native | 621,860 | 32.8% |
| 2 | Rare and declining habitat | 562,881 | 29.6% |
| 3 | Wildlife habitat | 319,702 | 16.8% |
| 4 | State acres for wildlife enhancement | 203,468 | 10.7% |
| 5 | Existing grass | 75,795 | 4.0% |
| 6 | Upland bird habitat buffers | 24,761 | 1.3% |
| 7 | CRP grasslands - native grasses | 24,373 | 1.3% |
| 8 | Filter strips | 18,047 | 1.0% |
| 9 | Grass plantings - introduced | 12,450 | 0.7% |
| 10 | Grass waterways | 6,584 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Pollinator habitat | 5,612 | 0.3% |
| 12 | Wetland restoration - non-floodplain | 5,171 | 0.3% |
| 13 | Wetland restoration - floodplain | 3,650 | 0.2% |
| 14 | Wildlife food plots | 2,925 | 0.2% |
| 15 | Contour grass strips | 2,388 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Riparian buffers | 2,119 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Farmable wetland program - buffer | 1,393 | < 0.1% |
| 18 | Field windbreaks | 915 | < 0.1% |
| 19 | Shallow water for wildlife | 859 | < 0.1% |
| 20 | Farmable wetland program - wetland | 730 | < 0.1% |
| 21 | CRP grasslands - introduced grasses | 619 | < 0.1% |
| 22 | Salinity reducing Vegetation | 521 | < 0.1% |
| 23 | Wildlife corridors | 463 | < 0.1% |
| 24 | Shelterbelts | 405 | < 0.1% |
| 25 | Wetland restoration | 378 | < 0.1% |
| 26 | Tree plantings - hardwoods | 297 | < 0.1% |
| 27 | Bottomland hardwood trees | 209 | < 0.1% |
| 28 | Existing trees | 54 | < 0.1% |
| 29 | Cross wind trap strips | 46 | < 0.1% |
| 30 | Living snow fences | 36 | < 0.1% |
| 31 | Tree plantings - softwoods | 15 | < 0.1% |
| 32 | Farmable wetland program - constructed wetlands | 7 | < 0.1% |
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| Total Acres | 1,898,705 | ||
CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CRP Rental Payments, 2017-2022 |
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| 1 | Hamilton County, Kansas | $23,658,576 |
| 2 | Ness County, Kansas | $19,857,235 |
| 3 | Reno County, Kansas | $19,242,229 |
| 4 | Kearny County, Kansas | $16,356,316 |
| 5 | Finney County, Kansas | $14,941,362 |
| 6 | Morton County, Kansas | $14,832,010 |
| 7 | Gray County, Kansas | $14,366,895 |
| 8 | Hodgeman County, Kansas | $13,518,345 |
| 9 | Meade County, Kansas | $12,239,276 |
| 10 | Stevens County, Kansas | $11,918,726 |
| 11 | Stanton County, Kansas | $11,855,282 |
| 12 | Graham County, Kansas | $11,174,046 |
| 13 | Lane County, Kansas | $10,744,768 |
| 14 | Seward County, Kansas | $10,070,740 |
| 15 | Russell County, Kansas | $9,738,843 |
| 16 | Kiowa County, Kansas | $9,347,823 |
| 17 | Rush County, Kansas | $8,906,202 |
| 18 | Wallace County, Kansas | $8,783,008 |
| 19 | Stafford County, Kansas | $7,910,215 |
| 20 | Grant County, Kansas | $7,887,997 |
| 21 | Cheyenne County, Kansas | $7,527,263 |
| 22 | Dickinson County, Kansas | $7,458,841 |
| 23 | Clark County, Kansas | $7,437,753 |
| 24 | Sherman County, Kansas | $7,330,304 |
| 25 | Ford County, Kansas | $7,281,441 |
| 26 | Trego County, Kansas | $7,258,618 |
| 27 | Gove County, Kansas | $7,131,769 |
| 28 | Rooks County, Kansas | $6,338,356 |
| 29 | Logan County, Kansas | $6,140,739 |
| 30 | Ellis County, Kansas | $5,719,802 |
| 31 | Pratt County, Kansas | $5,691,010 |
| 32 | Coffey County, Kansas | $5,638,502 |
| 33 | Washington County, Kansas | $5,474,299 |
| 34 | Ellsworth County, Kansas | $5,410,790 |
| 35 | Wichita County, Kansas | $5,054,201 |
| 36 | Pawnee County, Kansas | $4,994,047 |
| 37 | Kingman County, Kansas | $4,923,794 |
| 38 | Nemaha County, Kansas | $4,919,608 |
| 39 | Clay County, Kansas | $4,678,666 |
| 40 | Greeley County, Kansas | $4,596,972 |
| 41 | Jackson County, Kansas | $4,569,925 |
| 42 | Marshall County, Kansas | $4,542,195 |
| 43 | Doniphan County, Kansas | $4,432,411 |
| 44 | Lincoln County, Kansas | $4,430,773 |
| 45 | Comanche County, Kansas | $4,347,302 |
| 46 | Pottawatomie County, Kansas | $4,059,164 |
| 47 | Osborne County, Kansas | $3,997,269 |
| 48 | Edwards County, Kansas | $3,895,722 |
| 49 | Harper County, Kansas | $3,753,138 |
| 50 | Wabaunsee County, Kansas | $3,573,945 |
| 51 | Lyon County, Kansas | $3,570,356 |
| 52 | Thomas County, Kansas | $3,313,196 |
| 53 | Barton County, Kansas | $3,307,963 |
| 54 | Phillips County, Kansas | $3,258,665 |
| 55 | Norton County, Kansas | $3,167,966 |
| 56 | Brown County, Kansas | $3,123,377 |
| 57 | Linn County, Kansas | $3,056,928 |
| 58 | Haskell County, Kansas | $3,018,001 |
| 59 | Ottawa County, Kansas | $2,935,364 |
| 60 | Rice County, Kansas | $2,863,392 |
| 61 | Osage County, Kansas | $2,770,989 |
| 62 | Scott County, Kansas | $2,761,689 |
| 63 | Bourbon County, Kansas | $2,739,851 |
| 64 | Jewell County, Kansas | $2,567,457 |
| 65 | Marion County, Kansas | $2,558,350 |
| 66 | Saline County, Kansas | $2,464,639 |
| 67 | Smith County, Kansas | $2,454,675 |
| 68 | Mitchell County, Kansas | $2,310,155 |
| 69 | Anderson County, Kansas | $2,309,590 |
| 70 | Sheridan County, Kansas | $2,281,128 |
| 71 | Republic County, Kansas | $2,201,854 |
| 72 | Jefferson County, Kansas | $2,067,720 |
| 73 | Cloud County, Kansas | $1,869,356 |
| 74 | McPherson County, Kansas | $1,808,717 |
| 75 | Barber County, Kansas | $1,677,791 |
| 76 | Allen County, Kansas | $1,612,386 |
| 77 | Sumner County, Kansas | $1,568,276 |
| 78 | Crawford County, Kansas | $1,503,065 |
| 79 | Atchison County, Kansas | $1,498,420 |
| 80 | Franklin County, Kansas | $1,464,270 |
| 81 | Shawnee County, Kansas | $1,387,399 |
| 82 | Neosho County, Kansas | $1,293,864 |
| 83 | Woodson County, Kansas | $1,191,110 |
| 84 | Miami County, Kansas | $1,175,290 |
| 85 | Greenwood County, Kansas | $1,171,209 |
| 86 | Douglas County, Kansas | $1,162,074 |
| 87 | Decatur County, Kansas | $1,096,519 |
| 88 | Morris County, Kansas | $1,067,372 |
| 89 | Leavenworth County, Kansas | $998,588 |
| 90 | Riley County, Kansas | $942,013 |
| 91 | Geary County, Kansas | $852,157 |
| 92 | Rawlins County, Kansas | $795,443 |
| 93 | Harvey County, Kansas | $754,082 |
| 94 | Cowley County, Kansas | $729,945 |
| 95 | Labette County, Kansas | $693,976 |
| 96 | Wilson County, Kansas | $678,964 |
| 97 | Elk County, Kansas | $591,921 |
| 98 | Cherokee County, Kansas | $407,644 |
| 99 | Chautauqua County, Kansas | $388,050 |
| 100 | Sedgwick County, Kansas | $337,365 |
| 101 | Chase County, Kansas | $293,846 |
| 102 | Montgomery County, Kansas | $257,867 |
| 103 | Johnson County, Kansas | $143,525 |
| 104 | Butler County, Kansas | $133,191 |
| 105 | Wyandotte County, Kansas | $272 |
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Kansas, 2022
Land in Kansas, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 55,734 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 44,794,702 |
| Cropland Acres: | 28,340,827 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 14,664,767 |
| Woodland Acres: | 633,691 |
Livestock in Kansas, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 6,126,402 |
| Layers inventory | 2,025,646 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 1,907,011 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 94,511 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 33,822 |
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