Table 18. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Kentucky: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
77,064 
25,227 
33,368 
12,230 
1,825 
1,651 
606 
36 
2,121 
percent 
100.0 
32.7 
43.3 
15.9 
2.4 
2.1 
0.8 
(Z) 
2.8 
Land in farms 
....acres 
13,049,347 
3,096,903 
3,381,157 
1,910,875 
782,646 
1,569,584 
1,467,218 
222,957 
618,007 
Average size of farm 
....acres 
169 
123 
101 
156 
429 
951 
2,421 
6,193 
291 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total farms 
77,064 
25,227 
33,368 
12,230 
1,825 
1,651 
606 
36 
2,121 
$1,000 
5,237,155 
439,246 
515,722 
411,362 
714,417 
1,139,790 
1,135,725 
369,737 
511,157 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
67,959 
17,412 
15,456 
33,636 
391,461 
690,363 
1,874,133 
10,270,477 
240,998 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
15,689 
5,252 
8,319 
1,769 
13 
6 
4 
326 
$1,000 to $2,499 
9,575 
3,342 
4,996 
1,032 
- 
- 
- 
- 
205 
$2,500 to $4,999 
9,689 
3,580 
4,753 
1,104 
6 
1 
- 
- 
245 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1 1 ,448 
4,214 
5,434 
1,512 
3 
1 
- 
- 
284 
$10,000 to $24,999 
12,961 
4,912 
5,371 
2,309 
4 
1 
1 
- 
363 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,956 
2,220 
2,478 
2,028 
19 
3 
_ 
_ 
208 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,184 
1,073 
1,258 
1,686 
16 
5 
- 
1 
145 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,068 
509 
623 
695 
1,064 
33 
4 
- 
140 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,469 
88 
83 
30 
481 
723 
" 
64 
$500,000 to $999,999 
959 
7 
18 
46 
41 
745 
44 
- 
58 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,066 
30 
35 
19 
178 
133 
553 
35 
83 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
804 
28 
32 
16 
159 
81 
438 
- 
50 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
205 
2 
3 
3 
19 
50 
105 
3 
20 
$5,000,000 or more 
57 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
10 
32 
13 
Total sales 
....farms 
77,064 
25,227 
33,368 
12,230 
1,825 
1,651 
606 
36 
2,121 
$1,000 
5,067,334 
394,098 
478,207 
389,945 
702,777 
1,115,742 
1,115,137 
366,640 
504,788 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
....farms 
12,228 
2,627 
3,649 
2,513 
1,103 
1,252 
510 
26 
548 
$1,000 
1,656,983 
55,658 
79,145 
(D) 
110,052 
424,071 
682,301 
(D) 
120,547 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
3,483 
319 
420 
378 
607 
1,040 
493 
25 
201 
$1,000 
1,551,357 
31,442 
43,424 
(D) 
101,076 
419,529 
681,877 
(D) 
116,223 
Corn 
....farms 
9,642 
1,955 
2,611 
1,997 
969 
1,141 
496 
26 
447 
$1,000 
693,575 
(□) 
34,955 
27,086 
46,797 
164,387 
293,085 
(D) 
55,042 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
2,191 
121 
157 
102 
341 
843 
463 
24 
140 
$1,000 
613,650 
(D) 
12,549 
7,417 
35,071 
158,390 
292,340 
(D) 
51,195 
Wheat 
....farms 
2,152 
238 
305 
329 
266 
533 
345 
19 
117 
$1,000 
202,462 
3,814 
3,714 
(D) 
8,562 
48,370 
91,493 
(D) 
14,824 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
785 
13 
7 
51 
332 
313 
19 
50 
$1,000 
182,112 
1,042 
(D) 
- 
4,219 
43,745 
90,473 
(D) 
13,527 
Soybeans 
....farms 
6,217 
1,033 
1,597 
1,029 
698 
1,082 
482 
24 
272 
$1,000 
752,272 
26,438 
39,911 
27,510 
53,929 
209,238 
293,760 
51,166 
50,322 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
2,470 
148 
207 
141 
412 
924 
470 
23 
145 
$1,000 
686,608 
(□) 
18,977 
10,618 
46,837 
204,964 
293,423 
(D) 
48,083 
Sorghum 
....farms 
175 
37 
25 
32 
41 
32 
5 
3 
$1,000 
2,581 
306 
221 
(D) 
279 
895 
557 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
15 
- 
1 
2 
1 
5 
5 
- 
1 
$1,000 
1,409 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
499 
557 
- 
(D) 
Barley 
....farms 
118 
9 
20 
14 
26 
27 
13 
1 
8 
$1,000 
2,525 
(D) 
273 
(D) 
324 
400 
1,012 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
14 
2 
1 
1 
8 
1 
1 
$1,000 
1,529 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
884 
(D) 
(D) 
Rice 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
....farms 
180 
26 
32 
66 
26 
18 
10 
2 
$1,000 
3,567 
(D) 
70 
101 
162 
781 
2,394 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
14 
- 
- 
1 
4 
9 
- 
$1,000 
3,043 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
... farms 
4,530 
749 
1,070 
1,349 
548 
514 
144 
7 
149 
$1,000 
356,603 
25,075 
33,020 
47,420 
57,234 
104,966 
69,399 
6,717 
12,770 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
1,685 
134 
190 
328 
407 
423 
137 
6 
60 
$1,000 
298,427 
13,520 
17,125 
24,919 
53,329 
102,341 
69,200 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
....farms 
2,231 
631 
835 
583 
83 
38 
15 
46 
$1,000 
28,787 
4,895 
5,748 
9,346 
2,826 
3,151 
2,000 
- 
820 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
95 
6 
8 
36 
17 
17 
7 
- 
4 
$1,000 
10,261 
545 
690 
2,389 
1,738 
2,683 
1,840 
- 
376 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
....farms 
1,113 
349 
431 
253 
37 
20 
4 
_ 
19 
$1,000 
7,839 
1,937 
2,073 
1,548 
1,023 
875 
219 
- 
163 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
18 
3 
1 
2 
7 
3 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2,347 
237 
(□) 
(D) 
884 
736 
(□) 
- 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
....farms 
565 
195 
238 
98 
10 
9 
2 
- 
13 
$1,000 
5,238 
1,327 
1,430 
768 
674 
727 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
16 
3 
1 
2 
5 
3 
2 
- 
$1,000 
2,009 
235 
(D) 
(D) 
637 
669 
(D) 
- 
- 
Berries 
....farms 
677 
192 
234 
194 
32 
14 
2 
- 
9 
$1,000 
2,602 
610 
643 
781 
350 
148 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
$1,000 
288 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
238 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
