Farm operations
420
Avg 71 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census KY · FIPS 21029 Lower-middle by state sales LIGHT MIXED
Bullitt County, Kentucky - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Bullitt County. Ranked #84 of 120 counties in Kentucky.
29,789 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 45.9% 13,686 acres
- Other land
- 54.1% 16,103 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Bullitt County received $4.30 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.3× the Kentucky county median of $3.27.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $4.30
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $3.27
- Kentucky county median per acre
- 1.31×
- 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.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Bullitt County, Kentucky is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$9.4M
0.24× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$128K
1.4% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$2.1M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Bullitt County's net farm income sits at the 21th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Bullitt County Farm Data Shows
Bullitt County, Kentucky reads as a MIXED county with LIGHT federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light federal support for the land base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 120 of 120 Kentucky counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 113 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 85 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Kentucky.
Read with Bullitt County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Bullitt (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Calhoun County, AR · MID
$129K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Bullitt; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Marion County, IN · MID
$127K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Bullitt; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Houghton County, MI · LIGHT
$127K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Bullitt; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Montgomery County, MD · TRACE
$126K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Bullitt; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Murray County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Murray sits near Bullitt on payments-per-acre ($4.44) while total receipts differ.
Galveston County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Galveston sits near Bullitt on payments-per-acre ($4.51) while total receipts differ.
Kentucky ERS state roll-up
Bullitt stamps LIGHT · MIXED inside Kentucky's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Bullitt under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
From Bullitt County, Kentucky, these three pages are the natural next reads:
- 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Bullitt County, Kentucky?
Bullitt County, Kentucky has 420 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 71 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Bullitt County?
Bullitt County's total commodity sales are $9.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #84 among 120 counties in Kentucky.
How much federal farm assistance does Bullitt County receive?
Bullitt County received $128K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($4.30/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Bullitt County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Bullitt County is $2.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
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Intensity stamp LIGHT · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
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.