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Crop-loss band · Kentucky
Franklin County, Kentucky — crop-loss band
- 1.34Low end of the band
- 2.84Middle of the band
- 3.50High end of the band
- 2016Worst year (3.95)
- 10Years filed
What stands out
- Between its 2023 and 2024 filings its loss ratio rose from 1.34 to 3.50 and its premium rose from $49,135 to $85,339.
- Its middle loss ratio of 2.84 ranks 13th highest of the 70 counties in Kentucky with a filed crop-loss record.
- Its 2 commodities are the fewest of Kentucky’s 70 county records; the most is 7.
- Across its 10 filed years it paid $1,805,470 of indemnity on $635,062 of premium, a loss ratio of 2.84.
- Every one of its 10 filed years ran a loss ratio above 1.0; its lowest was 1.34 in 2023 and its highest 3.95 in 2016.
Every line is computed by formula from this county’s own filed figures; nothing is estimated.
Franklin County by filed year
| Year | Premium | Indemnity | Liability | Policies | Policies with a loss | Loss ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $56,900 | $183,880 | $428,767 | 13 | 13 | 3.23 |
| 2016 | $84,154 | $332,370 | $547,178 | 19 | 19 | 3.95 |
| 2017 | $74,934 | $231,873 | $501,990 | 26 | 26 | 3.09 |
| 2018 | $82,093 | $255,985 | $643,236 | 21 | 21 | 3.12 |
| 2019 | $55,221 | $105,679 | $241,896 | 8 | 8 | 1.91 |
| 2020 | $27,880 | $79,146 | $177,147 | 8 | 8 | 2.84 |
| 2021 | $74,640 | $184,276 | $477,125 | 11 | 11 | 2.47 |
| 2022 | $44,766 | $67,631 | $321,087 | 3 | 3 | 1.51 |
| 2023 | $49,135 | $65,963 | $477,359 | 4 | 4 | 1.34 |
| 2024 | $85,339 | $298,667 | $735,738 | 11 | 11 | 3.50 |
2 commodities insured in Franklin County
| Commodity | Years | Low | Middle | High | Worst year | Whole span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burley Tobacco | 8 | 1.92 | 3.92 | 5.47 | 2022 (5.47) | 3.55 |
| Soybeans | 10 | 0.34 | 1.25 | 3.41 | 2024 (3.50) | 1.92 |
| Commodity | Premium | Indemnity | Liability | Planted | Lost | Policies | With a loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burley Tobacco | $359,214 | $1,276,448 | $2,093,861 | 881 | 911 | 71 | 71 |
| Soybeans | $275,848 | $529,022 | $2,457,662 | 5,082 | 4,414 | 53 | 53 |
Causes that carried Franklin County’s indemnity
Burley Tobacco
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $991,114 indemnity · 8 years
- Drought $192,284 indemnity · 3 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $30,747 indemnity · 1 years
- Plant Disease $26,957 indemnity · 1 years
- House burn (Pole burn) $23,979 indemnity · 2 years
- Heat $11,368 indemnity · 1 years
Soybeans
- Drought $335,017 indemnity · 5 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $165,549 indemnity · 9 years
- Decline in Price $13,563 indemnity · 2 years
- Wildlife $12,200 indemnity · 4 years
- Cold Wet Weather $1,424 indemnity · 1 years
- Insects $1,268 indemnity · 2 years
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Source: USDA Risk Management Agency, Cause of Loss Summary of Business. Methodology.