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Kansas

State Quick Facts

Population
2,940,546

Total State GDP
$209,326,100,000

State Land Area (Acres)
52,325,760

Land in Forest (Acres)
2,467,239

Land in Forest
5%

Land in Farms (Acres)
44,800,000

Land in Farms
86%

Number of Farms
55,500

Average Farm Size (acres)
807

Farm Real Estate Value (per acre) 
$3,060

Agricultural Cash Receipts 
$24,621,608,000

Cash Receipts from Crops 
$10,558,525,000

Cash Receipts from Animals 
$14,063,083,000

Top Ag. Commodities

Cattle and Calves
  $12,008,843,000

Corn
$4,358,913,000

Wheat
  $2,186,257,000

Soybeans
  $2,144,260,000

Sorghum
  $1,057,742,000

Top Ag. Exports

Beef and Veal
  $1,581,070,663

Wheat
  $1,357,531,231

Soybeans
  $1,226,284,397

Corn
  $884,391,587

Feeds and Other Feed Grains
  $733,420,307

Kansas Economic Contribution and Impact Research

In 2022, Kansas generated around $24.6 billion in agricultural cash receipts with the highest valued commodities being cattle and calves, corn, and wheat. That same year, the value of Kansas’s agricultural production and processing industries represented 6.5 percent of total state GDP. Some of the dollars generated by these industries end up being re-spent within the local economy, bringing additional value to the state through “multiplier effects.” Economic impact and contribution studies measure these effects, which can be broken down into direct, indirect, and induced economic effects.

Websites, reports, fact sheets, and articles related to the economic impacts and contributions of Kansas’ food, fiber, and forest industries can be found below.

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Information related to Kansas’s food, fiber, and forest industries can be found by visiting the following website(s):

*At present, there is no universally agreed upon standard methodology for producing economic impact or economic contribution reports.  Please exercise caution when viewing and comparing reports as each may vary significantly in terms of source data and analysis and reporting methodology.