Farm Census

Warren County, Kentucky

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

1,530 farms234,924 acres in farms$161 million in farm sales

Warren County's largest product group with a published figure, grains and oilseeds, makes up 55.8% of farm sales, against 38.8% across Kentucky.

Its farms account for 2.0% of all farm sales in Kentucky, the 16th-largest share among the state's 120 counties.

Grains and oilseeds: 55.8%Grains and oilseeds55.8%Cattle and calves: 11.9%Cattle and calves11.9%Poultry and eggs: 10.5%Poultry and eggs10.5%Milk: 5.7%Milk5.7%Hogs and pigs: 5.7%5.7%Horses and mules: 3.8%3.8%Hay and other crops: 2.9%2.9%Fruit and nuts: 1.0%1.0%Nursery and greenhouse: 1.0%1.0%Withheld groups: 0.8%0.8%Tobacco: 0.7%Sheep and goats: 0.3%Grains and oilseeds: 55.8%Grains and oilseeds55.8%Cattle and calves: 11.9%Cattle and calves11.9%Poultry and eggs: 10.5%Poultry and eggs10.5%Milk: 5.7%Milk5.7%Hogs and pigs: 5.7%5.7%Horses and mules: 3.8%3.8%Hay and other crops: 2.9%2.9%Fruit and nuts: 1.0%Nursery and greenhouse: 1.0%Withheld groups: 0.8%Tobacco: 0.7%Sheep and goats: 0.3%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: vegetables and melons, Christmas trees, aquaculture products and other animal products.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$89.6 million10th of 105
Cattle and calves$19.1 million22nd of 113
Poultry and eggs$16.9 million23rd of 100
Milk from cows$9.2 million11th of 33
Hogs and pigs$9.1 million6th of 56
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$6.0 million9th of 95
Hay and other crops$4.6 million14th of 115
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$1.6 million1st of 71
Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture crops$1.6 million15th of 76
Tobacco$1.2 million39th of 60
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$517,0001st of 101

What the fields held

Warren County harvested 119,019 acres of cropland in 2022, tenth of 116 counties in Kentucky. Soybeans covered acreage equal to 35% of that, corn for grain 33%.

CropAcresShare of US
Soybeans41,370under 0.1%
Corn for grain38,895under 0.1%
Hay and haylage31,8020.06%
Wheat21,0130.06%
Corn for silage2,084under 0.1%
Tobacco2050.10%
Orchard land121under 0.1%
of which grapes17under 0.1%
Vegetables118under 0.1%
of which potatoes16under 0.1%
Berries22under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: apples.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms67.8%

Warren County ranks 34th of 120 counties in Kentucky on this measure.

  • 140,803 acres of cropland, 60% of farmland
  • 54,239 acres of pastureland, 23% of farmland
  • 38,844 acres of woodland, 17% of farmland
  • 246 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

The typical farm in Warren County is smaller than the national median of 72 acres, at 47 acres. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 154 acres, 66th-largest of 110 in Kentucky. The most common size class is 10–49 acres, with 42.0% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 2.5% of the total.

1–99%10–4942%50–17932%180–49913%500–9992%1,000–1,9991%2,000+1%
Warren County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Goats2,7910.11%
Horses and ponies1,8310.08%
Beef cows20,0960.07%
Laying hens220,7770.06%
Sheep and lambs2,5670.05%
Cattle and calves41,066under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs24,324under 0.1%
Milk cows1,918under 0.1%
Turkeys6under 0.1%

Withheld: broilers sold.

Who farms here

Decisions on Warren County's 1,530 farms are made by 2,548 producers. Their average age is 57.9, 0.8 years above the Kentucky average. Women are 37.6% of them.

Under 3510%35–4411%45–5417%55–6425%65–7423%75+14%
Warren County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms1,755−12.8%
Land in farms, acres262,198−10.4%
Average farm size, acres149+3.4%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$111 million+44.9%
Goats, head2,489+12.1%
Tobacco, acres407−49.6%
Horses and ponies, head2,309−20.7%
Beef cows, head23,147−13.2%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Warren County accounts for 2.2% of the farms in Kentucky. Rank Kentucky counties for goats.

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