Farm operations
127
Avg 232 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census KY · FIPS 21129 127 farms Bottom quartile (#113/120) 19% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Lee County, Kentucky - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Lee County. Ranked #113 of 120 counties in Kentucky.
29K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 18.7% 6K acres
- Other land
- 81.3% 24K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Lee County received $2.58 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.8× the Kentucky county median of $3.27.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $2.58
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $3.27
- Kentucky county median per acre
- 0.79×
- 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.
127 farms · $948K sales
Lee County, Kentucky reports 127 farms and $948K in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2742 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #113 of 120 counties in Kentucky; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #113 of 120
- National payments rank #2742 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 8.0%
Commodity sales
$948K
0.024× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$76K
8.0% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-1.1M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Lee County's net farm income sits at the 9th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Lee County Farm Data Shows
Lee County, Kentucky reported 127 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $948K in total commodity sales and receiving $76K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($2.58/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $-1.1M. In-state sales rank #113 of 120 in Kentucky.
Of 29,469 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 5,508 acres (18.7%) - 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
$2.58 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
29,469 acres
Cropland
5,508 acres
Avg Farm Size
232 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 18.7%
5,508 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 29,469 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 5,508 | 18.7% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 23,961 | 81.3% |
| Average farm size | 232 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Lee County, Kentucky?
Lee County, Kentucky has 127 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 232 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Lee County?
Lee County's total commodity sales are $948K (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #113 among 120 counties in Kentucky.
How much federal farm assistance does Lee County receive?
Lee County received $76K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($2.58/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Lee County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Lee County is $-1.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Lee County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Lee (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Mcduffie County, GA · TRACE
$76K federal receipts is higher by - than Lee; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Floyd County, IN · LIGHT
$76K federal receipts is higher by - than Lee; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Marquette County, MI · TRACE
$76K federal receipts is higher by - than Lee; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Jackson County, MS · TRACE
$76K federal receipts is higher by - than Lee; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Middlesex County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Middlesex sits near Lee on payments-per-acre ($2.57) while total receipts differ.
Baldwin County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Baldwin sits near Lee on payments-per-acre ($2.54) while total receipts differ.
Kentucky ERS state roll-up
Lee stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Kentucky's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2742)
Lee ranks #2742 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
Lee County, Kentucky stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2742 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.