Farm operations
255
Avg 214 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census KY · FIPS 21127 255 farms Bottom quartile (#105/120) 13% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Lawrence County, Kentucky - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Lawrence County. Ranked #105 of 120 counties in Kentucky.
55K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 12.9% 7K acres
- Other land
- 87.1% 47K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Lawrence County received $0.90 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.3× the Kentucky county median of $3.27.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $0.90
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $3.27
- Kentucky county median per acre
- 0.27×
- 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.
255 farms · $1.9M sales
Lawrence County, Kentucky reports 255 farms and $1.9M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2804 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #105 of 120 counties in Kentucky; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #105 of 120
- National payments rank #2804 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 2.6%
Commodity sales
$1.9M
0.048× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$49K
2.6% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-572K
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Lawrence County's net farm income sits at the 11th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Lawrence County Farm Data Shows
Lawrence County, Kentucky reported 255 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $1.9M in total commodity sales and receiving $49K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($0.90/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $-572K. In-state sales rank #105 of 120 in Kentucky.
Of 54,526 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 7,048 acres (12.9%) - 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
$0.90 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
54,526 acres
Cropland
7,048 acres
Avg Farm Size
214 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 12.9%
7,048 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 54,526 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 7,048 | 12.9% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 47,478 | 87.1% |
| Average farm size | 214 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Lawrence County, Kentucky?
Lawrence County, Kentucky has 255 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 214 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Lawrence County?
Lawrence County's total commodity sales are $1.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #105 among 120 counties in Kentucky.
How much federal farm assistance does Lawrence County receive?
Lawrence County received $49K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($0.90/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Lawrence County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Lawrence County is $-572K (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Lawrence County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Lawrence (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Heard County, GA · TRACE
$49K federal receipts is higher by - than Lawrence; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Ouachita County, AR · TRACE
$50K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Lawrence; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Jasper County, GA · TRACE
$48K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Lawrence; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Lincoln County, GA · TRACE
$50K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Lawrence; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Bracken County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Bracken sits near Lawrence on payments-per-acre ($0.90) while total receipts differ.
Union County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Union sits near Lawrence on payments-per-acre ($0.90) while total receipts differ.
Kentucky ERS state roll-up
Lawrence stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Kentucky's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2804)
Lawrence ranks #2804 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
Lawrence County, Kentucky stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2804 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.