Farm Census

Todd County, Kentucky

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

551 farms187,183 acres in farms$224 million in farm sales

No other county in Kentucky with a published figure has more laying hens than Todd County.

Its largest product group, grains and oilseeds, makes up 45.4% of farm sales, against 38.8% across Kentucky.

Grains and oilseeds: 45.4%Grains and oilseeds45.4%Poultry and eggs: 26.0%Poultry and eggs26.0%Hogs and pigs: 8.6%Hogs and pigs8.6%Tobacco: 5.9%Tobacco5.9%Milk: 5.2%Milk5.2%Cattle and calves: 4.8%Cattle and calves4.8%Vegetables and melons: 1.5%1.5%Nursery and greenhouse: 1.3%1.3%Hay and other crops: 1.0%1.0%Fruit and nuts: 0.2%Horses and mules: 0.2%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Other animals: under 0.1%Grains and oilseeds: 45.4%Grains and oilseeds45.4%Poultry and eggs: 26.0%Poultry and eggs26.0%Hogs and pigs: 8.6%8.6%Tobacco: 5.9%Tobacco5.9%Milk: 5.2%Milk5.2%Cattle and calves: 4.8%4.8%Vegetables and melons: 1.5%1.5%Nursery and greenhouse: 1.3%Hay and other crops: 1.0%Fruit and nuts: 0.2%Horses and mules: 0.2%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Other animals: under 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$102 million9th of 105
Poultry and eggs$58.3 million9th of 100
Hogs and pigs$19.2 million2nd of 56
Tobacco$13.3 million4th of 60
Milk from cows$11.7 million6th of 33
Cattle and calves$10.7 million36th of 113
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$3.4 million2nd of 98
Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture crops$2.8 million7th of 76
Hay and other crops$2.2 million50th of 115
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$449,00013th of 71
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$360,00031st of 95
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$91,00051st of 101
Other animals and animal products$29,00043rd of 70

What the fields held

Todd County harvested 123,915 acres of cropland in 2022, ninth of 116 counties in Kentucky. Soybeans covered acreage equal to 42% of that, corn for grain 39%.

CropAcresShare of US
Soybeans52,5990.06%
Corn for grain48,2420.06%
Wheat35,3360.09%
Hay and haylage10,633under 0.1%
Tobacco2,1801.1%
Corn for silage1,057under 0.1%
Vegetables515under 0.1%
of which potatoes46under 0.1%
Barley152under 0.1%
Berries14under 0.1%
Orchard land8under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: oats and apples.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms78.1%

Todd County ranks 12th of 120 counties in Kentucky on this measure.

  • 139,477 acres of cropland, 75% of farmland
  • 23,906 acres of pastureland, 13% of farmland
  • 28,144 acres of woodland, 15% of farmland
  • 450 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

Farms in Todd County run larger than the national pattern: the median farm has 100 acres against 72 for the US. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 340 acres, ninth-largest of 110 in Kentucky. The most common size class is 50–179 acres, with 36.5% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 9.1% of the total.

1–93%10–4926%50–17936%180–49920%500–9996%1,000–1,9996%2,000+3%
Todd County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Laying hens2,266,6140.58%
Horses and ponies876under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs24,564under 0.1%
Milk cows2,376under 0.1%
Broilers sold in 20222,075,000under 0.1%
Cattle and calves19,568under 0.1%
Beef cows6,068under 0.1%
Sheep and lambs632under 0.1%
Goats79under 0.1%

Withheld: turkeys.

Who farms here

Decisions on Todd County's 551 farms are made by 948 producers. Their average age is 53.2, 3.9 years below the Kentucky average. Women are 30.8% of them.

Under 3516%35–4414%45–5420%55–6424%65–7415%75+11%
Todd County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms593−7.1%
Land in farms, acres167,953+11.4%
Average farm size, acres283+20.1%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$176 million+27.8%
Tobacco, acres2,364−7.8%
Laying hens, head2,442,026−7.2%
Wheat, acres30,250+16.8%
Soybeans, acres51,501+2.1%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Todd County accounts for 2.8% of farm sales in Kentucky and 0.8% of the farms in Kentucky. Rank Kentucky counties for tobacco.

Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.