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Corn for grain: yield: Kentucky
The average yield per acre of corn for grain, from USDA's yearly crop production summary.
Up to dateYearly. USDA usually publishes in January. Last published Oct 9, 2026. Next expected January 2027.
The latest figures and how they have changed
Kentucky, 2026
193 bushels an acre
Up 15.6% from 167 bushels in 2025
United States, 2026
181.20 bushels an acre
Down 2.8% from 186.50 bushels in 2025
KentuckyUnited States
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What the numbers say
- Kentucky's yield is 1.1 times the US average.
- Since 1866 it has risen 628.3%, from 26.50 bushels to 193 bushels an acre.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 193 | 181.2 |
| 2025 | 167 | 186.5 |
| 2024 | 178 | 179.3 |
| 2023 | 187 | 177.3 |
| 2022 | 156 | 173.4 |
| 2021 | 192 | 176.7 |
| 2020 | 184 | 171.4 |
| 2019 | 169 | 167.5 |
| 2018 | 175 | 176.4 |
| 2017 | 178 | 176.6 |
| 2016 | 159 | 174.6 |
| 2015 | 172 | 168.4 |
| 2014 | 158 | 171 |
| 2013 | 170 | 158.1 |
| 2012 | 68 | 123.1 |
| 2011 | 139 | 146.8 |
| 2010 | 124 | 152.6 |
| 2009 | 165 | 164.4 |
| 2008 | 136 | 153.3 |
| 2007 | 128 | 150.7 |
| 2006 | 146 | 149.1 |
| 2005 | 132 | 147.9 |
| 2004 | 152 | 160.3 |
| 2003 | 137 | 142.2 |
| 2002 | 104 | 129.3 |
| 2001 | 142 | 138.2 |
| 2000 | 130 | 136.9 |
| 1999 | 105 | 133.8 |
| 1998 | 115 | 134.4 |
| 1997 | 103 | 126.7 |
| 1996 | 124 | 127.1 |
| 1995 | 108 | 113.5 |
| 1994 | 128 | 138.6 |
| 1993 | 104 | 100.7 |
| 1992 | 132 | 131.5 |
| 1991 | 89 | 108.6 |
| 1990 | 100 | 118.5 |
| 1989 | 116 | 116.3 |
| 1988 | 73 | 84.6 |
| 1987 | 104 | 119.8 |
| 1986 | 92 | 119.4 |
| 1985 | 102 | 118 |
| 1984 | 100 | 106.7 |
| 1983 | 48 | 81.1 |
| 1982 | 103 | 113.2 |
| 1981 | 98 | 108.9 |
| 1980 | 70 | 91 |
| 1979 | 102 | 109.5 |
| 1978 | 85 | 101 |
| 1977 | 90 | 90.8 |
| 1976 | 102 | 88 |
| 1975 | 77 | 86.4 |
| 1974 | 82 | 71.9 |
| 1973 | 85 | 91.3 |
| 1972 | 86 | 97 |
| 1971 | 77 | 88.1 |
| 1970 | 50 | 72.4 |
| 1969 | 77 | 85.9 |
| 1968 | 66 | 79.5 |
| 1967 | 80 | 80.1 |
| 1966 | 59 | 73.1 |
| 1965 | 69 | 74.1 |
| 1964 | 56 | 62.9 |
| 1963 | 66 | 67.9 |
| 1962 | 58 | 64.7 |
| 1961 | 55 | 62.4 |
| 1960 | 48 | 54.7 |
| 1959 | 45 | 53.1 |
| 1958 | 47 | 52.8 |
| 1957 | 41 | 48.3 |
| 1956 | 46 | 47.4 |
| 1955 | 41 | 42 |
| 1954 | 31 | 39.4 |
| 1953 | 35.5 | 40.7 |
| 1952 | 28 | 41.8 |
| 1951 | 37.5 | 36.9 |
| 1950 | 37 | 38.2 |
| 1949 | 35.5 | 38.2 |
| 1948 | 40 | 43 |
| 1947 | 35 | 28.6 |
| 1946 | 36 | 37.2 |
| 1945 | 32 | 33.1 |
| 1944 | 24.7 | 33 |
| 1943 | 28 | 32.6 |
| 1942 | 31 | 35.4 |
| 1941 | 28.5 | 31.2 |
| 1940 | 24.5 | 28.9 |
| 1939 | 24.6 | 29.9 |
| 1938 | 26.5 | 27.8 |
| 1937 | 25.5 | 28.9 |
| 1936 | 17 | 18.6 |
| 1935 | 21.5 | 24.2 |
| 1934 | 22 | 18.7 |
| 1933 | 24.5 | 22.8 |
| 1932 | 23 | 26.5 |
| 1931 | 27 | 24.5 |
| 1930 | 10 | 20.5 |
| 1929 | 23.1 | 25.7 |
| 1928 | 20 | 26.3 |
| 1927 | 23 | 26.4 |
| 1926 | 27.5 | 25.7 |
| 1925 | 23 | 27.4 |
| 1924 | 23 | 22.1 |
| 1923 | 24 | 27.8 |
| 1922 | 24 | 26.3 |
| 1921 | 22 | 27.8 |
| 1920 | 27.5 | 29.9 |
| 1919 | 22.5 | 26.8 |
| 1918 | 23.5 | 23.9 |
| 1917 | 29 | 26.2 |
| 1916 | 26 | 24.1 |
| 1915 | 27.5 | 28.1 |
| 1914 | 23 | 25.8 |
| 1913 | 18.5 | 22.7 |
| 1912 | 27 | 29.1 |
| 1911 | 23 | 24.4 |
| 1910 | 25.5 | 27.9 |
| 1909 | 24.3 | 26.1 |
| 1908 | 22 | 26.9 |
| 1907 | 27 | 27.2 |
| 1906 | 30.5 | 31.7 |
| 1905 | 29 | 30.9 |
| 1904 | 27 | 28.2 |
| 1903 | 26 | 26.9 |
| 1902 | 26 | 28.5 |
| 1901 | 16 | 18.2 |
| 1900 | 26.5 | 28.1 |
| 1899 | 22.3 | 28 |
| 1898 | 31 | 26.8 |
| 1897 | 22.5 | 25.4 |
| 1896 | 28 | 30 |
| 1895 | 30 | 28 |
| 1894 | 22.5 | 20.2 |
| 1893 | 21 | 23.8 |
| 1892 | 23 | 24.7 |
| 1891 | 28.5 | 29.6 |
| 1890 | 22.5 | 22.1 |
| 1889 | 26.5 | 29.5 |
| 1888 | 26.5 | 29.1 |
| 1887 | 18.5 | 21.9 |
| 1886 | 25.5 | 24.1 |
| 1885 | 25 | 28.6 |
| 1884 | 24 | 28.3 |
| 1883 | 23 | 24.2 |
| 1882 | 27 | 26.5 |
| 1881 | 17 | 19.8 |
| 1880 | 25 | 27.3 |
| 1879 | 24.1 | 28.2 |
| 1878 | 20 | 26.2 |
| 1877 | 26 | 25.8 |
| 1876 | 27 | 26.7 |
| 1875 | 27 | 27.7 |
| 1874 | 22.5 | 22.2 |
| 1873 | 25.5 | 22.9 |
| 1872 | 27.5 | 29.4 |
| 1871 | 23.5 | 27.2 |
| 1870 | 28 | 29.3 |
| 1869 | 21.2 | 21.8 |
| 1868 | 28 | 26.2 |
| 1867 | 21 | 24.7 |
| 1866 | 26.5 | 24.3 |
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Crop Production Survey. State and US estimates released Oct 9, 2026. Quick Stats item "CORN, GRAIN - YIELD, MEASURED IN BU / ACRE". Retrieved Oct 23, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-23.1. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.
What this measures
It is the bushels of corn for grain harvested from an acre, averaged over the acres harvested.