KDA
MANHATTAN — The Kansas Department of Agriculture is committed to providing an environment that enhances and encourages economic growth of the agriculture industry and the Kansas economy. The department’s interactive map of Kansas, showing the economic impact of agriculture broken down by county, has recently been updated to provide citizens with statistics adjusted for 2017.
In Ellis County, 19 agriculture, food, and food processing sectors were analyzed to determine their overall contribution to the Ellis County economy. These 19 sectors have a total direct output of approximately $97.8 million and support 915.6 jobs in Ellis County. Their total effect supports 1,346 jobs, or 4.92% of the entire workforce in the county. These sectors provide a total economic contribution of approximately $145.3 million, roughly 9.56% of the economy.
ELLIS COUNTY
645 farms accounting for 496,526 acres
$99.6 million in crop and livestock sales in 2012
Data according to the USDA 2012 Census of Agriculture
CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW OF ELLIS COUNTY
19 Ellis County Agriculture, Food, and Food Processing Sectors:
- Oilseed farming
- Grain farming
- Fruit farming
- Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production
- All other crop farming
- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots and dual-purpose ranching and farming
- Dairy cattle and milk production
- Poultry and egg production
- Animal production, except cattle and poultry and eggs
- Commercial logging
- Commercial hunting and trapping
- Animal, except poultry, slaughtering
- Bread and bakery product, except frozen, manufacturing
- Frozen cakes and other pastries manufacturing
- Other snack food manufacturing
- Breweries
- Food product machinery manufacturing
- Veterinary services
- Landscape and horticultural services
Located on the KDA website, the interactive map can be used to find the agricultural economic facts for each of the 105 counties in Kansas. KDA annually updates the statistics on the map to give the state’s driving economic industry the recognition it deserves. In the 65 sectors of Kansas agriculture that were recognized for this data compilation, the total economic output is nearly $68 billion. Agriculture also supports more than 246,000 jobs statewide.
“Kansas agriculture has a significant impact on the state, contributing nearly 45% of the state’s total economy,” said Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Jackie McClaskey. “Every county plays an important role in the state’s agriculture industry.”
The interactive map allows users to see detailed agricultural statistics including farm numbers, leading agricultural sectors and value-added data for each county. KDA utilizes data compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The economic impact data is sourced from the most recent IMPLAN data available.
The county statistics map is available at agriculture.ks.gov/ksag. For updated information, click on a county and find the “2017 Full Report for County” after the county sector list.