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 (continued) 
[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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con 
Farms with net gains 2 
- Con. 
number 
33,824 
11,605 
12,122 
5,623 
1,451 
1,369 
525 
32 
1,097 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
47,608 
14,260 
14,142 
22,395 
132,261 
255,729 
736,298 
2,518,467 
126,060 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,859 
1,533 
1,871 
365 
4 
1 
- 
- 
85 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,252 
3,728 
4,027 
1,219 
14 
10 
- 
- 
254 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,553 
2,167 
2,270 
897 
46 
7 
2 
- 
164 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,670 
2,525 
2,363 
1,465 
98 
29 
3 
- 
187 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,372 
990 
907 
1,046 
192 
87 
3 
1 
146 
$50,000 or more 
5,118 
662 
684 
631 
1,097 
1,235 
517 
31 
261 
Farms with net losses 
number 
43,240 
13,622 
21,246 
6,607 
374 
282 
81 
4 
1,024 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
16,829 
11,525 
12,185 
21,009 
79,700 
185,950 
342,225 
2,387,316 
52,251 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,535 
1,678 
2,236 
508 
1 
1 
- 
- 
111 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14,099 
4,803 
7,283 
1,720 
32 
14 
- 
- 
247 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,334 
2,983 
4,797 
1,323 
32 
8 
1 
- 
190 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,306 
2,753 
4,609 
1,636 
54 
30 
4 
- 
220 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,748 
1,060 
1,646 
833 
63 
26 
5 
- 
115 
$50,000 or more 
2,218 
345 
675 
587 
192 
203 
71 
4 
141 
Net cash farm income of operators 
...farms 
77,064 
25,227 
33,368 
12,230 
1,825 
1,651 
606 
36 
2,121 
$1,000 
639,066 
-5,795 
-106,723 
-33,213 
95,246 
225,365 
311,297 
80,131 
72,758 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
8,293 
-230 
-3,198 
-2,716 
52,189 
136,502 
513,692 
2,225,857 
34,304 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
...farms 
33,576 
11,569 
12,048 
5,548 
1,433 
1,340 
521 
32 
1,085 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
41,178 
13,186 
12,828 
19,485 
89,727 
210,153 
654,112 
2,802,503 
116,799 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,855 
1,526 
1,865 
377 
2 
1 
- 
- 
84 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,278 
3,744 
4,056 
1,197 
17 
10 
- 
- 
254 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,535 
2,162 
2,243 
911 
49 
5 
3 
- 
162 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,635 
2,508 
2,346 
1,468 
91 
29 
4 
- 
189 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,390 
996 
890 
1,045 
215 
91 
4 
- 
149 
$50,000 or more 
4,883 
633 
648 
550 
1,059 
1,204 
510 
32 
247 
Operators reporting net losses 
...farms 
43,488 
13,658 
21,320 
6,682 
392 
311 
85 
4 
1,036 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
17,097 
11,593 
12,255 
21,149 
85,034 
180,833 
346,999 
2,387,316 
52,093 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,535 
1,678 
2,236 
511 
1 
- 
- 
- 
109 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14,127 
4,809 
7,291 
1,731 
26 
16 
- 
- 
254 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,356 
2,985 
4,811 
1,335 
23 
11 
1 
- 
190 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,368 
2,760 
4,636 
1,649 
57 
35 
4 
- 
227 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,800 
1,077 
1,653 
851 
68 
33 
4 
- 
114 
$50,000 or more 
2,302 
349 
693 
605 
217 
216 
76 
4 
142 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
...farms 
168 
44 
15 
22 
15 
31 
31 
3 
7 
$1,000 
9,459 
31 
19 
77 
298 
1,705 
4,707 
1,046 
1,575 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) farms 
24,329 
7,657 
9,115 
4,436 
1,076 
943 
391 
21 
690 
$1,000 
423,536 
54,397 
64,835 
40,391 
30,728 
73,915 
103,311 
31,467 
24,492 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
...farms 
2,955 
683 
919 
709 
241 
224 
103 
9 
67 
$1,000 
24,279 
2,944 
4,089 
4,404 
3,111 
4,652 
3,484 
1,065 
530 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
...farms 
9,283 
3,553 
3,582 
1,399 
198 
168 
52 
5 
326 
$1,000 
83,859 
29,361 
27,833 
11,452 
4,157 
5,876 
(□) 
(D) 
3,743 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
...farms 
2,310 
721 
935 
431 
84 
56 
28 
1 
54 
$1,000 
21,298 
7,785 
7,282 
3,245 
1,096 
723 
(□) 
(D) 
610 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
...farms 
651 
207 
263 
120 
19 
16 
9 
1 
16 
$1,000 
7,039 
1,012 
2,532 
712 
431 
932 
(D) 
(D) 
220 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
...farms 
5,689 
1,533 
1,853 
1,088 
444 
397 
196 
9 
169 
$1,000 
10,871 
744 
1,055 
532 
873 
2,133 
4,285 
653 
595 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
...farms 
2,363 
301 
488 
463 
300 
444 
240 
17 
110 
$1,000 
170,392 
3,140 
7,720 
6,936 
11,198 
44,346 
68,356 
19,990 
8,706 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments farms 
2,956 
965 
1,017 
594 
155 
133 
28 
_ 
64 
$1,000 
8,972 
2,458 
2,686 
1,809 
624 
953 
158 
- 
284 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
...farms 
3,503 
996 
1,394 
728 
155 
99 
46 
4 
81 
$1,000 
96,826 
6,954 
11,637 
11,301 
9,239 
14,300 
24,165 
9,426 
9,804 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
...farms 
61,314 
20,553 
25,268 
9,924 
1,669 
1,565 
574 
32 
1,729 
acres 
6,336,247 
1,063,596 
1,163,749 
721,857 
451,842 
1,140,933 
1,272,427 
194,076 
327,767 
Harvested cropland 
...farms 
52,547 
16,651 
21,495 
9,161 
1,630 
1,544 
565 
31 
1,470 
acres 
5,349,545 
723,267 
851,485 
579,082 
405,638 
1,066,080 
1,241,837 
188,729 
293,427 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
242 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
