Farm Census

Kentucky farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 120 counties

69,425 farms12,431,190 acres in farms179 acres per farm on average

Kentucky farms sold $8.01 billion of products in 2022, 27th among the 50 states.

Among the states, it ranks second in horses and ponies and tobacco.

Its average farm size is the 12th-smallest among the states.

Grains and oilseeds: 38.8%Grains and oilseeds38.8%Poultry and eggs: 22.3%Poultry and eggs22.3%Cattle and calves: 13.5%Cattle and calves13.5%Horses and mules: 9.2%Horses and mules9.2%Hay and other crops: 3.5%3.5%Milk: 2.9%Milk2.9%Tobacco: 2.8%Tobacco2.8%Hogs and pigs: 2.6%2.6%Other animals: 1.9%1.9%Nursery and greenhouse: 1.3%1.3%Vegetables and melons: 0.7%0.7%Fruit and nuts: 0.3%Sheep and goats: 0.2%Aquaculture: under 0.1%Christmas trees: under 0.1%Grains and oilseeds: 38.8%Grains and oilseeds38.8%Poultry and eggs: 22.3%22.3%Cattle and calves: 13.5%13.5%Horses and mules: 9.2%9.2%Hay and other crops: 3.5%3.5%Milk: 2.9%Milk2.9%Tobacco: 2.8%Tobacco2.8%Hogs and pigs: 2.6%2.6%Other animals: 1.9%1.9%Nursery and greenhouse: 1.3%Vegetables and melons: 0.7%Fruit and nuts: 0.3%Sheep and goats: 0.2%Aquaculture: under 0.1%Christmas trees: under 0.1%
What Kentucky farms sold in 2022.

Which county leads each crop and animal

The county with the largest published figure for each item, and how much of the state total it holds. Items are ordered by how important Kentucky is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
TobaccoChristian County15.7%62
Horses and poniesFayette County14.0%120
Hay and haylageBarren County3.3%120
Beef cowsBarren County3.8%87
Broilers soldGraves County20.6%59
GoatsWarren County4.8%117
SoybeansDaviess County5.9%92
Cattle and calvesBarren County4.3%120
Corn for grainDaviess County6.2%110
Laying hensTodd County40.9%110
Sheep and lambsHart County4.7%110
WheatChristian County14.3%68
Corn for silageBarren County10.6%63
TurkeysDaviess County38.3%65

Every county in Kentucky

Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state.

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Graves County1,129227$473.8MPoultry and eggs
Daviess County974279$335.9MGrains and oilseeds
Fayette County682182$333.1MHorses and mules
McLean County346327$282.0MPoultry and eggs
Christian County1,095315$263.8MGrains and oilseeds
Webster County502368$259.0MPoultry and eggs
Bourbon County846217$250.8MHorses and mules
Woodford County688151$235.8MHorses and mules
Logan County1,017262$225.1MGrains and oilseeds
Todd County551340$224.5MGrains and oilseeds
Hopkins County623353$211.1MGrains and oilseeds
Hickman County226494$198.8MPoultry and eggs
Union County290756$191.6MGrains and oilseeds
Barren County1,621142$181.3MPoultry and eggs
Ohio County746186$172.0MPoultry and eggs
Warren County1,530154$160.7MGrains and oilseeds
Henderson County438413$149.1MGrains and oilseeds
Muhlenberg County583222$149.0MPoultry and eggs
Calloway County821174$132.1MGrains and oilseeds
Carlisle County248434$129.2MGrains and oilseeds
Breckinridge County1,249196$117.9MGrains and oilseeds
Simpson County400274$111.0MGrains and oilseeds
Monroe County674221$108.7MPoultry and eggs
Adair County1,074133$103.3MPoultry and eggs
Ballard County307305$99.3MGrains and oilseeds
Shelby County1,350119$91.7MGrains and oilseeds
Fulton County175525$87.8MGrains and oilseeds
Lincoln County984150$83.5MCattle and calves
Marshall County787113$82.9MPoultry and eggs
Grayson County1,283181$82.7MGrains and oilseeds
Marion County955176$81.6MGrains and oilseeds
Hardin County1,255150$81.0MGrains and oilseeds
Pulaski County1,600126$80.5MCattle and calves
Nelson County1,241127$79.5MGrains and oilseeds
Wayne County708161$78.9MPoultry and eggs
Green County902161$78.8MGrains and oilseeds
Scott County781147$78.7MHorses and mules
Jessamine County619116$77.6MHorses and mules
Allen County906150$76.5MCattle and calves
Trigg County406249$73.4MGrains and oilseeds
Caldwell County441278$67.4MGrains and oilseeds
Crittenden County512261$64.5MGrains and oilseeds
Butler County648267$63.9MGrains and oilseeds
Madison County1,164165$63.6MCattle and calves
LaRue County701158$60.5MGrains and oilseeds
Edmonson County552157$59.4MCattle and calves
Taylor County663135$58.7MGrains and oilseeds
Mercer County978145$57.7MGrains and oilseeds
Meade County731173$55.4MGrains and oilseeds
Russell County639155$54.9MCattle and calves
Boyle County491196$54.7MCattle and calves
Hart County1,283132$51.6MGrains and oilseeds
Metcalfe County799156$50.3MGrains and oilseeds
Fleming County898176$48.9MCattle and calves
Casey County975194$48.4MGrains and oilseeds
Clinton County374150$48.3MPoultry and eggs
Washington County998149$47.1MCattle and calves
Livingston County360402$46.6MGrains and oilseeds
Clark County804169$45.3MCattle and calves
Mason County541182$41.0MGrains and oilseeds
McCracken County339176$38.2MGrains and oilseeds
Garrard County647168$36.9MCattle and calves
Harrison County1,051156$35.3MCattle and calves
Oldham County410136$35.2MHorses and mules
Owen County674202$34.5MCattle and calves
Nicholas County467164$32.0MCattle and calves
Henry County719175$30.8MGrains and oilseeds
Hancock County328147$26.2MGrains and oilseeds
Bath County626199$25.2MCattle and calves
Franklin County532120$20.7MCattle and calves
Laurel County87192$17.0MCattle and calves
Lewis County489252$16.3MGrains and oilseeds
Montgomery County528127$15.7MCattle and calves
Boone County72798$14.8MCattle and calves
Spencer County578101$14.7MGrains and oilseeds
Anderson County70584$13.4MCattle and calves
Bracken County557162$12.4MCattle and calves
Gallatin County157172$11.3MHay and other crops
Lyon County158223$11.3MGrains and oilseeds
Cumberland County409227$10.7MCattle and calves
Rockcastle County585155$10.5MCattle and calves
Pendleton County878104$10.4MHay and other crops
Grant County787108$9.6MCattle and calves
Bullitt County42071$9.4MGrains and oilseeds
Trimble County393131$9.1MGrains and oilseeds
Carter County681121$7.9MCattle and calves
Jackson County460169$7.0MCattle and calves
Greenup County475152$6.6MGrains and oilseeds
Whitley County476131$6.1MCattle and calves
Rowan County277127$5.8MCattle and calves
Campbell County49379$5.8MCattle and calves
Morgan County560161$5.7MCattle and calves
Powell County165163$5.2MGrains and oilseeds
Carroll County226195$4.6MCattle and calves
Jefferson County26450$4.4MNursery and greenhouse
Kenton County45364$4.1MHay and other crops
Clay County178217$3.7MHay and other crops
Estill County349142$3.6MCattle and calves
Elliott County310133$3.0MCattle and calves
Robertson County163152$2.9MCattle and calves
Knox County293109$2.7MHay and other crops
Menifee County213116$2.6MCattle and calves
Wolfe County243155$2.1MCattle and calves
Magoffin County316188$1.9MCattle and calves
Lawrence County255214$1.9MCattle and calves
Johnson County199122$1.8MCattle and calves
Owsley County84258$1.5MCattle and calves
McCreary County171105$1.5MCattle and calves
Breathitt County150224$1.4MCattle and calves
Pike County66294$1.4MCattle and calves
Bell County77267$1.3MNursery and greenhouse
Boyd County187128$1.1MCattle and calves
Lee County127232$948KHay and other crops
Perry County53256$730KVegetables and melons
Letcher County7169$650KVegetables and melons
Harlan County37277$577KNursery and greenhouse
Knott County49197$517KCattle and calves
Floyd County61113$327KVegetables and melons
Leslie County231,169$199KVegetables and melons
Martin County21452$168KHay and other crops

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms75,966−8.6%
Land in farms, acres12,961,784−4.1%
Average farm size, acres171+4.7%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$5.74 billion+39.5%

Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.