Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Kentucky

CRP rental payments by fiscal year in Kentucky

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022

Conservation practices installed on CRP acres, cumulative, as of January 2020, Kentucky

Rank	Practice	Acres	Percent
1	Marginal pasture buffers - wildlife	46,452	23.4%
2	Rare and declining habitat	31,880	16.1%
3	Grass plantings - introduced	30,531	15.4%
4	Grass plantings - native	19,030	9.6%
5	Filter strips	15,294	7.7%
6	State acres for wildlife enhancement	14,616	7.4%
7	Riparian buffers	13,418	6.8%
8	Upland bird habitat buffers	5,454	2.7%
9	Grass waterways	5,005	2.5%
10	Pollinator habitat	4,772	2.4%
11	CRP grasslands - introduced grasses	3,376	1.7%
12	Tree plantings - hardwoods	2,786	1.4%
13	Existing grass	2,187	1.1%
14	Shallow water for wildlife	1,728	0.9%
15	Bottomland hardwood trees	596	0.3%
16	Wildlife food plots	410	0.2%
17	Existing trees	271	0.1%
18	Wildlife habitat	233	0.1%
19	Tree plantings - softwoods	190	0.1%
20	Wetland restoration - non-floodplain	137	< 0.1%
21	Wetland restoration - floodplain	83	< 0.1%
22	CRP grasslands - native grasses	52	< 0.1%
23	Contour grass strips	30	< 0.1%
24	Wildlife corridors	8	< 0.1%
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	Total Acres	198,523

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022

Rank	State	CRP Rental Payments, 2017-2022
1	Logan County, Kentucky	$20,426,493
2	Warren County, Kentucky	$19,838,851
3	Christian County, Kentucky	$19,056,101
4	Hart County, Kentucky	$15,670,421
5	Green County, Kentucky	$11,061,157
6	Webster County, Kentucky	$10,349,284
7	Graves County, Kentucky	$7,524,125
8	Crittenden County, Kentucky	$7,407,838
9	Allen County, Kentucky	$6,102,896
10	Adair County, Kentucky	$5,649,715
11	Todd County, Kentucky	$5,457,847
12	Butler County, Kentucky	$5,295,353
13	Edmonson County, Kentucky	$4,944,667
14	Grayson County, Kentucky	$4,822,889
15	Barren County, Kentucky	$4,554,805
16	Trigg County, Kentucky	$4,196,231
17	Metcalfe County, Kentucky	$3,957,539
18	Union County, Kentucky	$3,823,372
19	Taylor County, Kentucky	$3,754,282
20	Hickman County, Kentucky	$3,710,703
21	Hopkins County, Kentucky	$3,513,550
22	Muhlenberg County, Kentucky	$3,364,663
23	Calloway County, Kentucky	$3,349,970
24	Livingston County, Kentucky	$2,975,954
25	Simpson County, Kentucky	$2,947,306
26	Caldwell County, Kentucky	$2,902,495
27	Marshall County, Kentucky	$2,433,355
28	Breckinridge County, Kentucky	$2,182,641
29	Henderson County, Kentucky	$2,147,232
30	Fulton County, Kentucky	$1,487,579
31	McLean County, Kentucky	$1,436,189
32	Daviess County, Kentucky	$1,426,149
33	Hardin County, Kentucky	$1,312,852
34	Carlisle County, Kentucky	$1,257,206
35	Larue County, Kentucky	$1,096,367
36	Hancock County, Kentucky	$848,530
37	Russell County, Kentucky	$835,197
38	Ballard County, Kentucky	$792,873
39	Ohio County, Kentucky	$621,944
40	Marion County, Kentucky	$477,339
41	Shelby County, Kentucky	$463,096
42	McCracken County, Kentucky	$438,264
43	Meade County, Kentucky	$419,995
44	Bourbon County, Kentucky	$257,536
45	Lyon County, Kentucky	$246,765
46	Nelson County, Kentucky	$188,104
47	Washington County, Kentucky	$148,133
48	Casey County, Kentucky	$146,518
49	Monroe County, Kentucky	$108,295
50	Fleming County, Kentucky	$104,409
51	Boyle County, Kentucky	$86,551
52	Wayne County, Kentucky	$79,510
53	Harrison County, Kentucky	$76,113
54	Pulaski County, Kentucky	$73,371
55	Henry County, Kentucky	$45,429
56	Pendleton County, Kentucky	$45,003
57	Mercer County, Kentucky	$38,594
58	Woodford County, Kentucky	$36,722
59	Lincoln County, Kentucky	$36,649
60	Fayette County, Kentucky	$36,528
61	Bath County, Kentucky	$35,880
62	Clark County, Kentucky	$35,878
63	Montgomery County, Kentucky	$32,331
64	Clinton County, Kentucky	$25,486
65	Nicholas County, Kentucky	$23,590
66	Oldham County, Kentucky	$20,703
67	Mason County, Kentucky	$19,459
68	Bullitt County, Kentucky	$17,364
69	Madison County, Kentucky	$16,130
70	Garrard County, Kentucky	$8,915
71	Owen County, Kentucky	$5,410
72	Jessamine County, Kentucky	$5,145
73	Estill County, Kentucky	$4,920
74	Knox County, Kentucky	$4,732
75	Lewis County, Kentucky	$4,515
76	Boyd County, Kentucky	$4,512
77	Carter County, Kentucky	$3,392
78	Campbell County, Kentucky	$3,313
79	Kenton County, Kentucky	$3,310
80	Bracken County, Kentucky	$3,170
81	Boone County, Kentucky	$3,095
82	Jefferson County, Kentucky	$2,909
83	Whitley County, Kentucky	$1,894
84	Greenup County, Kentucky	$1,880
85	Robertson County, Kentucky	$1,609
86	Rockcastle County, Kentucky	$1,593
87	Scott County, Kentucky	$1,491
88	Cumberland County, Kentucky	$1,305
89	Franklin County, Kentucky	$1,188
90	Anderson County, Kentucky	$940
91	Grant County, Kentucky	$891
92	Magoffin County, Kentucky	$801
93	Floyd County, Kentucky	$750
94	Powell County, Kentucky	$367
95	Lee County, Kentucky	$365
96	Jackson County, Kentucky	$181
97	Bell County, Kentucky	$0
98	Breathitt County, Kentucky	$0
99	Carroll County, Kentucky	$0
100	Clay County, Kentucky	$0
101	Elliott County, Kentucky	$0
102	Gallatin County, Kentucky	$0
103	Johnson County, Kentucky	$0
104	Knott County, Kentucky	$0
105	Laurel County, Kentucky	$0
106	Lawrence County, Kentucky	$0
107	McCreary County, Kentucky	$0
108	Menifee County, Kentucky	$0
109	Morgan County, Kentucky	$0
110	Owsley County, Kentucky	$0
111	Perry County, Kentucky	$0
112	Pike County, Kentucky	$0
113	Rowan County, Kentucky	$0
114	Spencer County, Kentucky	$0
115	Trimble County, Kentucky	$0
116	Wolfe County, Kentucky	$0
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Kentucky, 2022

Land in Kentucky, 2022

Land type	Acres
Number of Farms:	69,425
Total Acres in Farms:	12,431,190
Cropland Acres:	6,422,613
Permanent pasture and rangeland:	2,587,093
Woodland Acres:	2,631,737

Livestock in Kentucky, 2022

Livestock	Number of Animals
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold	262,581,637
Layers inventory	5,542,366
Cattle and calves inventory	1,876,383
Hogs and pigs inventory	454,797
Sheep and lambs inventory	72,199

Crops in Kentucky, 2022

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