Counties in Kentucky by farms

Barren County had the highest farms of 120 counties in 2002, at 2,021. Martin County had the lowest, at 13. The median was 684 and the figure for Kentucky was 86,541. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest2,021Barren County
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Kentucky86,541History

Map of counties, 2002

Adair County: 1,395 countAllen County: 1,191 countAnderson County: 748 countBallard County: 486 countBarren County: 2,021 countBath County: 692 countBell County: 63 countBoone County: 743 countBourbon County: 913 countBoyd County: 274 countBoyle County: 715 countBracken County: 639 countBreathitt County: 209 countBreckinridge County: 1,443 countBullitt County: 616 countButler County: 729 countCaldwell County: 673 countCalloway County: 819 countCampbell County: 581 countCarlisle County: 380 countCarroll County: 339 countCarter County: 925 countCasey County: 1,353 countChristian County: 1,267 countClark County: 861 countClay County: 386 countClinton County: 629 countCrittenden County: 698 countCumberland County: 473 countDaviess County: 1,062 countEdmonson County: 670 countElliott County: 427 countEstill County: 457 countFayette County: 738 countFleming County: 1,071 countFloyd County: 68 countFranklin County: 689 countFulton County: 193 countGallatin County: 247 countGarrard County: 873 countGrant County: 1,020 countGraves County: 1,712 countGrayson County: 1,650 countGreen County: 1,134 countGreenup County: 728 countHancock County: 418 countHardin County: 1,732 countHarlan County: 23 countHarrison County: 1,085 countHart County: 1,392 countHenderson County: 525 countHenry County: 883 countHickman County: 347 countHopkins County: 678 countJackson County: 727 countJefferson County: 526 countJessamine County: 770 countJohnson County: 195 countKenton County: 495 countKnott County: 22 countKnox County: 347 countLarue County: 888 countLaurel County: 1,137 countLawrence County: 318 countLee County: 173 countLeslie County: 20 countLetcher County: 46 countLewis County: 733 countLincoln County: 1,275 countLivingston County: 518 countLogan County: 1,212 countLyon County: 304 countMcCracken County: 531 countMcCreary County: 154 countMcLean County: 413 countMadison County: 1,396 countMagoffin County: 345 countMarion County: 1,054 countMarshall County: 902 countMartin County: 13 countMason County: 726 countMeade County: 955 countMenifee County: 334 countMercer County: 1,086 countMetcalfe County: 950 countMonroe County: 980 countMontgomery County: 676 countMorgan County: 804 countMuhlenberg County: 667 countNelson County: 1,407 countNicholas County: 582 countOhio County: 1,006 countOldham County: 481 countOwen County: 788 countOwsley County: 227 countPendleton County: 964 countPerry County: 44 countPike County: 45 countPowell County: 239 countPulaski County: 1,977 countRobertson County: 247 countRockcastle County: 803 countRowan County: 436 countRussell County: 930 countScott County: 848 countShelby County: 1,557 countSimpson County: 550 countSpencer County: 623 countTaylor County: 957 countTodd County: 676 countTrigg County: 425 countTrimble County: 562 countUnion County: 328 countWarren County: 1,881 countWashington County: 1,119 countWayne County: 860 countWebster County: 595 countWhitley County: 530 countWolfe County: 371 countWoodford County: 708 count
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  • 320 to 510
  • 510 to 680
  • 680 to 860
  • 860 to 1,100
  • 1,100 and over
count, 2002. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2002

Barren County: 2,021 countBarren County2,021Pulaski County: 1,977 countPulaski County1,977Warren County: 1,881 countWarren County1,881Hardin County: 1,732 countHardin County1,732Graves County: 1,712 countGraves County1,712Grayson County: 1,650 countGrayson County1,650Shelby County: 1,557 countShelby County1,557Breckinridge County: 1,443 countBreckinridge County1,443Nelson County: 1,407 countNelson County1,407Madison County: 1,396 countMadison County1,396Adair County: 1,395 countAdair County1,395Hart County: 1,392 countHart County1,392Casey County: 1,353 countCasey County1,353Lincoln County: 1,275 countLincoln County1,275Christian County: 1,267 countChristian County1,267Logan County: 1,212 countLogan County1,212Allen County: 1,191 countAllen County1,191Laurel County: 1,137 countLaurel County1,137Green County: 1,134 countGreen County1,134Washington County: 1,119 countWashington County1,119Mercer County: 1,086 countMercer County1,086Harrison County: 1,085 countHarrison County1,085Fleming County: 1,071 countFleming County1,071Daviess County: 1,062 countDaviess County1,062Marion County: 1,054 countMarion County1,054Grant County: 1,020 countGrant County1,020Ohio County: 1,006 countOhio County1,006Monroe County: 980 countMonroe County980Pendleton County: 964 countPendleton County964Taylor County: 957 countTaylor County957Meade County: 955 countMeade County955Metcalfe County: 950 countMetcalfe County950Russell County: 930 countRussell County930Carter County: 925 countCarter County925Bourbon County: 913 countBourbon County913Marshall County: 902 countMarshall County902Larue County: 888 countLarue County888Henry County: 883 countHenry County883Garrard County: 873 countGarrard County873Clark County: 861 countClark County861Barren County: 2,021 countBarren County2,021Pulaski County: 1,977 countPulaski County1,977Warren County: 1,881 countWarren County1,881Hardin County: 1,732 countHardin County1,732Graves County: 1,712 countGraves County1,712Grayson County: 1,650 countGrayson County1,650Shelby County: 1,557 countShelby County1,557Breckinridge County: 1,443 countBreckinridge County1,443Nelson County: 1,407 countNelson County1,407Madison County: 1,396 countMadison County1,396Adair County: 1,395 countAdair County1,395Hart County: 1,392 countHart County1,392Casey County: 1,353 countCasey County1,353Lincoln County: 1,275 countLincoln County1,275Christian County: 1,267 countChristian County1,267Logan County: 1,212 countLogan County1,212Allen County: 1,191 countAllen County1,191Laurel County: 1,137 countLaurel County1,137Green County: 1,134 countGreen County1,134Washington County: 1,119 countWashington County1,119Mercer County: 1,086 countMercer County1,086Harrison County: 1,085 countHarrison County1,085Fleming County: 1,071 countFleming County1,071Daviess County: 1,062 countDaviess County1,062Marion County: 1,054 countMarion County1,054Grant County: 1,020 countGrant County1,020Ohio County: 1,006 countOhio County1,006Monroe County: 980 countMonroe County980Pendleton County: 964 countPendleton County964Taylor County: 957 countTaylor County957Meade County: 955 countMeade County955Metcalfe County: 950 countMetcalfe County950Russell County: 930 countRussell County930Carter County: 925 countCarter County925Bourbon County: 913 countBourbon County913Marshall County: 902 countMarshall County902Larue County: 888 countLarue County888Henry County: 883 countHenry County883Garrard County: 873 countGarrard County873Clark County: 861 countClark County861
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2002
count
1Barren County2,021
2Pulaski County1,977
3Warren County1,881
4Hardin County1,732
5Graves County1,712
6Grayson County1,650
7Shelby County1,557
8Breckinridge County1,443
9Nelson County1,407
10Madison County1,396
11Adair County1,395
12Hart County1,392
13Casey County1,353
14Lincoln County1,275
15Christian County1,267
16Logan County1,212
17Allen County1,191
18Laurel County1,137
19Green County1,134
20Washington County1,119
21Mercer County1,086
22Harrison County1,085
23Fleming County1,071
24Daviess County1,062
25Marion County1,054
26Grant County1,020
27Ohio County1,006
28Monroe County980
29Pendleton County964
30Taylor County957
31Meade County955
32Metcalfe County950
33Russell County930
34Carter County925
35Bourbon County913
36Marshall County902
37Larue County888
38Henry County883
39Garrard County873
40Clark County861
41Wayne County860
42Scott County848
43Calloway County819
44Morgan County804
45Rockcastle County803
46Owen County788
47Jessamine County770
48Anderson County748
49Boone County743
50Fayette County738
51Lewis County733
52Butler County729
53Greenup County728
54Jackson County727
55Mason County726
56Boyle County715
57Woodford County708
58Crittenden County698
59Bath County692
60Franklin County689
61Hopkins County678
62Montgomery County676
62Todd County676
64Caldwell County673
65Edmonson County670
66Muhlenberg County667
67Bracken County639
68Clinton County629
69Spencer County623
70Bullitt County616
71Webster County595
72Nicholas County582
73Campbell County581
74Trimble County562
75Simpson County550
76McCracken County531
77Whitley County530
78Jefferson County526
79Henderson County525
80Livingston County518
81Kenton County495
82Ballard County486
83Oldham County481
84Cumberland County473
85Estill County457
86Rowan County436
87Elliott County427
88Trigg County425
89Hancock County418
90McLean County413
91Clay County386
92Carlisle County380
93Wolfe County371
94Hickman County347
94Knox County347
96Magoffin County345
97Carroll County339
98Menifee County334
99Union County328
100Lawrence County318
101Lyon County304
102Boyd County274
103Gallatin County247
103Robertson County247
105Powell County239
106Owsley County227
107Breathitt County209
108Johnson County195
109Fulton County193
110Lee County173
111McCreary County154
112Floyd County68
113Bell County63
114Letcher County46
115Pike County45
116Perry County44
117Harlan County23
118Knott County22
119Leslie County20
120Martin County13

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Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Kentucky by farms, 2002) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Kentucky by farms, 2002. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/kentucky-counties?period=2002. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in Kentucky by farms, 2002. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/kentucky-counties?period=2002.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Kentucky by farms, 2002 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/kentucky-counties?period=2002 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  title = {{Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in Kentucky by farms, 2002}},
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Which county has the highest farms?

Barren County, with 2,021 in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Martin County, with 13 in 2002.

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