Farm operations
1,074
Avg 133 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census KY · FIPS 21001 1,074 farms Top quartile (#24/120) 43% cropland MID MIXED
Adair County, Kentucky - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Adair County. Ranked #24 of 120 counties in Kentucky.
143K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 43.0% 61K acres
- Other land
- 57.0% 81K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Adair County received $8.04 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.5× the Kentucky county median of $3.27.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $8.04
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $3.27
- Kentucky county median per acre
- 2.46×
- Kentucky median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
1,074 farms · $103.3M sales
Adair County, Kentucky reports 1,074 farms and $103.3M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1749 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #24 of 120 counties in Kentucky; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #24 of 120
- National payments rank #1749 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.1%
Commodity sales
$103.3M
2.6× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$1.1M
1.1% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$30.7M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Adair County's net farm income sits at the 58th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Adair County Farm Data Shows
Adair County, Kentucky reported 1,074 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $103.3M in total commodity sales and receiving $1.1M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp MID ($8.04/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $30.7M. In-state sales rank #24 of 120 in Kentucky.
Of 142,751 acres agricultural land, cropland is 61,390 acres (43.0%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 133 acres. Federal intensity is MID; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Kentucky.
Land Use
$8.04 per acre of agricultural land · the median Kentucky county receives $3.27. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
142,751 acres
Cropland
61,390 acres
Avg Farm Size
133 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 43.0%
61,390 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 142,751 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 61,390 | 43.0% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 81,361 | 57.0% |
| Average farm size | 133 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Adair County, Kentucky?
Adair County, Kentucky has 1,074 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 133 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Adair County?
Adair County's total commodity sales are $103.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #24 among 120 counties in Kentucky.
How much federal farm assistance does Adair County receive?
Adair County received $1.1M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($8.04/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Adair County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Adair County is $30.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Adair County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Adair (MID · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID MIXED
Hancock County, IN · LIGHT
$1.1M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Adair; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Lee County, FL · HEAVY
$1.1M federal receipts is lower by $5K than Adair; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Gem County, ID · LIGHT
$1.2M federal receipts is higher by $6K than Adair; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
White Pine County, NV · LIGHT
$1.1M federal receipts is lower by $6K than Adair; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Whitley County (MID $/acre pole)
Whitley sits near Adair on payments-per-acre ($8.00) while total receipts differ.
Wayne County (MID $/acre pole)
Wayne sits near Adair on payments-per-acre ($7.97) while total receipts differ.
Kentucky ERS state roll-up
Adair stamps MID · MIXED inside Kentucky's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1749)
Adair ranks #1749 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the MID intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Adair County, Kentucky stamps MID · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1749 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- See how Kentucky compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Kentucky state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.