Kentucky, Crop Production & Agriculture
Kentucky produces 2 major field crops across 3.9M acres. The top crop is Soybeans with 1.3B bu.
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Major Crops
3.9M acres
Total Acreage
Soybeans
Top Crop
Crop Production in Kentucky
Frequently Asked Questions
Kentucky grows 2 major field crops: Soybeans, Hay.
Soybeans is Kentucky's top crop with 1.3B bu produced across 1.8M acres.
Data from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Production in bushels, bales, or tons depending on crop.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the USDA NASS Quick Stats database. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
Every number on this page links back to the USDA NASS Quick Stats database; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. crops and states with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Source: USDA NASS Quick Stats, 2026.