Farm operations
293
Avg 109 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census KY · FIPS 21121 293 farms Bottom quartile (#101/120) 28% cropland TRACE MIXED
Knox County, Kentucky - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Knox County. Ranked #101 of 120 counties in Kentucky.
32K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 27.5% 9K acres
- Other land
- 72.5% 23K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Knox County received $2.28 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.7× the Kentucky county median of $3.27.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $2.28
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $3.27
- Kentucky county median per acre
- 0.70×
- 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.
293 farms · $2.7M sales
Knox County, Kentucky reports 293 farms and $2.7M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2750 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #101 of 120 counties in Kentucky; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #101 of 120
- National payments rank #2750 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 2.7%
Commodity sales
$2.7M
0.068× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$73K
2.7% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-1.7M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Knox County's net farm income sits at the 7th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Knox County Farm Data Shows
Knox County, Kentucky reported 293 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $2.7M in total commodity sales and receiving $73K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($2.28/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $-1.7M. In-state sales rank #101 of 120 in Kentucky.
Of 32,034 acres agricultural land, cropland is 8,800 acres (27.5%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 109 acres. Federal intensity is TRACE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Kentucky.
Land Use
$2.28 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
32,034 acres
Cropland
8,800 acres
Avg Farm Size
109 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 27.5%
8,800 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 32,034 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 8,800 | 27.5% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 23,234 | 72.5% |
| Average farm size | 109 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Knox County, Kentucky?
Knox County, Kentucky has 293 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 109 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Knox County?
Knox County's total commodity sales are $2.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #101 among 120 counties in Kentucky.
How much federal farm assistance does Knox County receive?
Knox County received $73K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($2.28/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Knox County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Knox County is $-1.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Knox County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Knox (TRACE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE MIXED
Lincoln County, NC · TRACE
$73K federal receipts is higher by - than Knox; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Carroll County, KY · TRACE
$72K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Knox; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Pendleton County, KY · TRACE
$74K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Knox; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
West Feliciana County, LA · TRACE
$74K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Knox; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Warren County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Warren sits near Knox on payments-per-acre ($2.28) while total receipts differ.
Westmoreland County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Westmoreland sits near Knox on payments-per-acre ($2.29) while total receipts differ.
Kentucky ERS state roll-up
Knox stamps TRACE · MIXED inside Kentucky's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2750)
Knox ranks #2750 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
Knox County, Kentucky stamps TRACE · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2750 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.