Farm operations
409
Avg 227 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census KY · FIPS 21057 409 farms Lower-middle (#80/120) 24% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Cumberland County, Kentucky - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Cumberland County. Ranked #80 of 120 counties in Kentucky.
93K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 24.1% 22K acres
- Other land
- 75.9% 70K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Cumberland County received $1.88 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.6× the Kentucky county median of $3.27.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $1.88
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $3.27
- Kentucky county median per acre
- 0.57×
- 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.
409 farms · $10.7M sales
Cumberland County, Kentucky reports 409 farms and $10.7M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2576 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #80 of 120 counties in Kentucky; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #80 of 120
- National payments rank #2576 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.6%
Commodity sales
$10.7M
0.27× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$174K
1.6% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$1.3M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Cumberland County's net farm income sits at the 19th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Cumberland County Farm Data Shows
Cumberland County, Kentucky reported 409 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $10.7M in total commodity sales and receiving $174K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($1.88/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $1.3M. In-state sales rank #80 of 120 in Kentucky.
Of 92,797 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 22,343 acres (24.1%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is TRACE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Kentucky.
Land Use
$1.88 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
92,797 acres
Cropland
22,343 acres
Avg Farm Size
227 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 24.1%
22,343 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 92,797 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 22,343 | 24.1% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 70,454 | 75.9% |
| Average farm size | 227 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Cumberland County, Kentucky?
Cumberland County, Kentucky has 409 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 227 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Cumberland County?
Cumberland County's total commodity sales are $10.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #80 among 120 counties in Kentucky.
How much federal farm assistance does Cumberland County receive?
Cumberland County received $174K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($1.88/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Cumberland County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Cumberland County is $1.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Cumberland County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Cumberland (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Newberry County, SC · TRACE
$175K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Cumberland; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Preston County, WV · TRACE
$175K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Cumberland; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Aleutian Islands County, AK · TRACE
$176K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Cumberland; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Davie County, NC · TRACE
$172K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Cumberland; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Grant County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Grant sits near Cumberland on payments-per-acre ($1.86) while total receipts differ.
Bradley County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Bradley sits near Cumberland on payments-per-acre ($1.84) while total receipts differ.
Kentucky ERS state roll-up
Cumberland stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Kentucky's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2576)
Cumberland ranks #2576 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the TRACE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Cumberland County, Kentucky stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2576 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.