Farm operations
1,283
Avg 132 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census KY · FIPS 21099 1,283 farms Upper-middle (#52/120) 43% cropland HEAVY MIXED
Hart County, Kentucky - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Hart County. Ranked #52 of 120 counties in Kentucky.
170K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 42.7% 73K acres
- Other land
- 57.3% 97K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Hart County received $14.98 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 4.6× the Kentucky county median of $3.27.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $14.98
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $3.27
- Kentucky county median per acre
- 4.58×
- 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.
1,283 farms · $51.6M sales
Hart County, Kentucky reports 1,283 farms and $51.6M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1168 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #52 of 120 counties in Kentucky; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #52 of 120
- National payments rank #1168 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 4.9%
Commodity sales
$51.6M
1.3× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$2.5M
4.9% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$10.9M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Hart County's net farm income sits at the 39th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Hart County Farm Data Shows
Hart County, Kentucky reported 1,283 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $51.6M in total commodity sales and receiving $2.5M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($14.98/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $10.9M. In-state sales rank #52 of 120 in Kentucky.
Of 169,858 acres agricultural land, cropland is 72,519 acres (42.7%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 132 acres. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Kentucky.
Land Use
$14.98 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
169,858 acres
Cropland
72,519 acres
Avg Farm Size
132 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 42.7%
72,519 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 169,858 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 72,519 | 42.7% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 97,339 | 57.3% |
| Average farm size | 132 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Hart County, Kentucky?
Hart County, Kentucky has 1,283 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 132 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Hart County?
Hart County's total commodity sales are $51.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #52 among 120 counties in Kentucky.
How much federal farm assistance does Hart County receive?
Hart County received $2.5M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($14.98/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Hart County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Hart County is $10.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Hart County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Hart (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
ST Croix County, WI · MID
$2.5M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Hart; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Washtenaw County, MI · HEAVY
$2.5M federal receipts is higher by $4K than Hart; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Columbia County, WI · MID
$2.5M federal receipts is higher by $5K than Hart; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Benton County, AR · HEAVY
$2.5M federal receipts is lower by $6K than Hart; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Oneida County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Oneida sits near Hart on payments-per-acre ($15.04) while total receipts differ.
Walworth County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Walworth sits near Hart on payments-per-acre ($14.82) while total receipts differ.
Kentucky ERS state roll-up
Hart stamps HEAVY · MIXED inside Kentucky's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1168)
Hart ranks #1168 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the HEAVY intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Hart County, Kentucky stamps HEAVY · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1168 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.