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Net cash farm income: Kentucky

What US farms took in as cash from farming each year after paying their cash expenses, in billions of dollars, with USDA's forecast for the nation's current year.

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Up to dateThree times a year: in February, around the start of September and around the start of December. Last published Sep 3, 2026. Next expected November 2026.

The latest figures and how they have changed

Kentucky, 2025
$2.96 billion
Up 15.0% from $2.57 billion in 2024
United States, 2025
$175.72 billion
Up 22.2% from $143.85 billion in 2024
KentuckyUnited StatesUSDA forecast
$0B$100B$200B$300B20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Kentucky$2.96 billionUnited States$176.43 billion

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What the numbers say

  • Kentucky's net cash farm income is less than 0.1 times the US average.
  • Since 2016 it has risen 83.7%, from $1.61 billion to $2.96 billion.

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Net cash farm income, dollars
YearKentuckyUnited States
2026No figure$176.43 billion (USDA forecast)
2025$2.96 billion$175.72 billion
2024$2.57 billion$143.85 billion
2023$2.65 billion$156.43 billion
2022$4.15 billion$210.04 billion
2021$3.30 billion$155.20 billion
2020$1.72 billion$120.88 billion
2019$2.38 billion$109.16 billion
2018$2.01 billion$103.48 billion
2017$1.95 billion$101.27 billion
2016$1.61 billion$95.57 billion
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Source: USDA Economic Research Service (ERS), Farm Income and Wealth Statistics. State and US estimates released Sep 3, 2026. Retrieved Oct 21, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-21.1. Dollars as published, not adjusted for inflation.

What this measures

It counts only cash coming in and going out, so it leaves out the value of farm products kept at home and the year's change in inventories.

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