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Kansas, Crop Production & Agriculture

Kansas produces 8 major field crops across 14.1M acres. The top crop is Corn with 2.9B bu.

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8

Major Crops

14.1M acres

Total Acreage

Corn

Top Crop

What the Kansas Data Shows

Kansas produces 7.5B bu across 8 major field crops, a top-tier output in the U.S. row-crop economy.

Kansas ranks #8 of 35 tracked states for total field-crop production, supplying roughly 5.3% of combined output, in the upper-middle tier of crop-producing states.

Corn leads the mix at roughly 39% of Kansas's tracked production, with the rest spread across 7 other major field crops — closer to a diversified row-crop state than a monoculture.

Field crops cover 14.1M acres in Kansas, a meaningful share of the state's working land that anchors rural employment and grain handling.

Beyond the lead crop, Kansas also grows Wheat, Soybeans, and Hay; the second-largest, Wheat, adds 1.4B bu — 19% of the state's tracked output.

Crop Production in Kansas

#CropProductionAcreage
1Corn2.9B bu330K acres
2Wheat1.4B bu6.6M acres
3Soybeans1.3B bu4.4M acres
4Hay988.6M bu2.5M acres
5Sorghum805.4M bu90K acres
6Cotton50.4M bu88K acres
7Sunflower37.2M bu26K acres
8Oats7.4M bu25K acres

Frequently Asked Questions

Kansas grows 8 major field crops: Corn, Wheat, Soybeans, Hay, Sorghum, Cotton, Sunflower, Oats.

Corn is Kansas's top crop with 2.9B bu produced across 330K acres.

Sources: USDA NASS

Data from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Production in bushels, bales, or tons depending on crop.

Source: USDA NASS Quick Stats, 2026.