Counties in Kentucky by farms

Barren County had the highest farms of 120 counties in 2007, at 2,170. Martin County had the lowest, at 19. The median was 668 and the figure for Kentucky was 85,260. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest2,170Barren County
Median668120 counties
Kentucky85,260History

Top 40 counties, 2007

Barren County: 2,170 countBarren County2,170Warren County: 1,824 countWarren County1,824Pulaski County: 1,808 countPulaski County1,808Graves County: 1,712 countGraves County1,712Shelby County: 1,651 countShelby County1,651Hardin County: 1,588 countHardin County1,588Grayson County: 1,513 countGrayson County1,513Breckinridge County: 1,509 countBreckinridge County1,509Hart County: 1,455 countHart County1,455Adair County: 1,424 countAdair County1,424Nelson County: 1,406 countNelson County1,406Madison County: 1,328 countMadison County1,328Christian County: 1,324 countChristian County1,324Casey County: 1,286 countCasey County1,286Lincoln County: 1,278 countLincoln County1,278Allen County: 1,208 countAllen County1,208Logan County: 1,172 countLogan County1,172Fleming County: 1,129 countFleming County1,129Washington County: 1,119 countWashington County1,119Mercer County: 1,111 countMercer County1,111Harrison County: 1,083 countHarrison County1,083Green County: 1,064 countGreen County1,064Marion County: 1,055 countMarion County1,055Laurel County: 1,012 countLaurel County1,012Daviess County: 1,008 countDaviess County1,008Ohio County: 969 countOhio County969Metcalfe County: 964 countMetcalfe County964Henry County: 962 countHenry County962Grant County: 959 countGrant County959Monroe County: 955 countMonroe County955Taylor County: 941 countTaylor County941Scott County: 930 countScott County930Bourbon County: 918 countBourbon County918Pendleton County: 910 countPendleton County910Clark County: 907 countClark County907Carter County: 895 countCarter County895Calloway County: 888 countCalloway County888Meade County: 887 countMeade County887Marshall County: 867 countMarshall County867Owen County: 864 countOwen County864
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

RankCounties2007
count
1Barren County2,170
2Warren County1,824
3Pulaski County1,808
4Graves County1,712
5Shelby County1,651
6Hardin County1,588
7Grayson County1,513
8Breckinridge County1,509
9Hart County1,455
10Adair County1,424
11Nelson County1,406
12Madison County1,328
13Christian County1,324
14Casey County1,286
15Lincoln County1,278
16Allen County1,208
17Logan County1,172
18Fleming County1,129
19Washington County1,119
20Mercer County1,111
21Harrison County1,083
22Green County1,064
23Marion County1,055
24Laurel County1,012
25Daviess County1,008
26Ohio County969
27Metcalfe County964
28Henry County962
29Grant County959
30Monroe County955
31Taylor County941
32Scott County930
33Bourbon County918
34Pendleton County910
35Clark County907
36Carter County895
37Calloway County888
38Meade County887
39Marshall County867
40Owen County864
41Garrard County821
42Larue County811
43Fayette County810
44Russell County805
45Morgan County795
46Bath County789
47Wayne County781
48Butler County778
49Todd County759
50Mason County753
51Crittenden County740
52Rockcastle County727
53Edmonson County712
53Woodford County712
55Jessamine County711
56Greenup County698
57Montgomery County685
58Boone County682
59Anderson County678
60Lewis County673
61Jackson County662
62Hopkins County661
63Boyle County649
64Muhlenberg County636
65Clinton County629
66Caldwell County625
66Franklin County625
68Bracken County618
69Nicholas County603
70Spencer County596
71Whitley County565
72Webster County556
73Campbell County535
74Bullitt County519
75Henderson County509
76Cumberland County507
77Simpson County494
78Livingston County492
79Trimble County489
80McCracken County483
81Ballard County481
81Kenton County481
83Jefferson County475
84Magoffin County470
85Oldham County461
86Trigg County458
87Estill County456
88Elliott County448
89McLean County419
90Carlisle County408
91Rowan County386
92Hancock County383
93Knox County376
94Wolfe County342
95Hickman County340
96Lawrence County337
97Clay County336
98Menifee County331
99Carroll County326
100Union County325
101Robertson County289
102Lyon County270
103Boyd County260
104Powell County236
105Gallatin County204
106Breathitt County199
107Johnson County198
108Owsley County195
109Lee County186
110Fulton County156
111McCreary County139
112Floyd County76
113Pike County70
114Bell County69
115Letcher County66
116Perry County57
117Knott County46
118Harlan County37
119Leslie County23
120Martin County19

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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, 2007) [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, 2007. 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=2007. 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, 2007. 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=2007.

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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, 2007 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/kentucky-counties?period=2007 (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, 2007}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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Which county has the highest farms?

Barren County, with 2,170 in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Martin County, with 19 in 2007.

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