The
Kansas Department of Agriculture has recently updated its interactive map of
Kansas, showing the economic contribution of agriculture across the state.
Located on the KDA website, this interactive resource can be used to find the
agricultural economic facts for each of the 105 counties in Kansas, as well as
a report for the entire state.
“Agriculture has a
significant impact on the Kansas economy, and every county across the state
plays an important role in that economic contribution, said Kansas Secretary of
Agriculture Mike Beam. “We know that our farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses
across a variety of commodity sectors continue to innovate and find ways to
meet the needs of the nation and the world.
KDA annually
updates the state and county economic contributions of the 72 sectors of
agriculture and agriculture-related industries which directly affect the
state’s economy. These sectors contribute an estimated $47.3 billion in direct
output and account for over 135,000 jobs in Kansas. In addition to the direct
output, the reports include the indirect and induced effects of agriculture and
ag-related sectors, which demonstrate the total impact that agriculture has in
Kansas communities. This total economic contribution of agriculture is
approximately $67 billion and supports more than 238,000 jobs statewide.
The economic
reports include lists of the top ten sectors by output and by employment. Once
again the state’s top sector in both categories is beef cattle ranching and
farming, which includes feedlots and dual-purpose ranching and farming. Other
notable sectors in these top ten lists include grain farming, animal (except
poultry) slaughtering, and dog and cat food manufacturing.
Updated county and
state economic impact data as well as export data is available on the KDA
website at agriculture.ks.gov/ksag. For updated
information, click on a county and find the “2021 Full Report for County” after
the county sector list. KDA utilizes data compiled by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service and by Euromonitor
International. The economic contribution data is sourced from the most recent
IMPLAN data available (2019) and adjusted for 2021.