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.] 
Item 
All farms 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
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 
ENERGY - Con. 
Renewable energy producing systems ■ 
■ Con. 
Ethanol 
farms 
101 
41 
30 
14 
3 
5 
5 
- 
3 
Other 
farms 
12 
5 
5 
1 
1 
- 
" 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
27 
9 
10 
4 
- 
2 
1 
- 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
58,664 
21,549 
26,262 
8,247 
626 
385 
75 
7 
1,513 
Part owners 
farms 
15,250 
3,135 
5,709 
3,174 
1,074 
1,203 
507 
23 
425 
Tenants 
farms 
3,150 
543 
1,397 
809 
125 
63 
24 
6 
183 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
74,058 
24,729 
32,025 
11,457 
1,702 
1,589 
583 
30 
1,943 
acres 
9,872,575 
3,020,158 
2,991,626 
1,526,533 
480,117 
778,990 
548,798 
83,855 
442,498 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
73,914 
24,684 
31,971 
11,421 
1,700 
1,588 
582 
30 
1,938 
acres 
9,073,382 
2,715,749 
2,718,719 
1,411,166 
453,096 
744,423 
539,401 
82,674 
408,154 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
18,513 
3,721 
7,142 
4,004 
1,200 
1,269 
531 
29 
617 
acres 
4,006,747 
388,374 
671,606 
506,432 
329,869 
830,151 
928,214 
140,313 
211,788 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
18,400 
3,678 
7,106 
3,983 
1,199 
1,266 
531 
29 
608 
acres 
3,975,965 
381,154 
662,438 
499,709 
329,550 
825,161 
927,817 
140,283 
209,853 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
9,954 
3,824 
3,865 
1,493 
209 
176 
50 
3 
334 
acres 
829,975 
311,629 
282,075 
122,090 
27,340 
39,557 
(D) 
(D) 
36,279 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
...number 
114,210 
35,922 
50,423 
17,704 
2,672 
2,567 
1,084 
104 
3,734 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
45,361 
16,008 
18,406 
7,566 
1,142 
962 
291 
8 
978 
2 operators 
27,433 
8,047 
13,273 
4,022 
546 
507 
199 
9 
830 
3 operators 
3,520 
984 
1,390 
542 
122 
152 
88 
10 
232 
4 operators 
565 
143 
239 
70 
8 
23 
20 
5 
57 
5 or more operators 
185 
45 
60 
30 
7 
7 
8 
4 
24 
Total women operators 
...number 
31,899 
9,998 
15,285 
4,828 
479 
383 
167 
22 
737 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
28,895 
9,109 
13,901 
4,391 
432 
333 
133 
10 
586 
2 operators 
1,279 
386 
609 
172 
20 
20 
11 
4 
57 
3 operators 
121 
36 
50 
24 
1 
2 
2 
- 
6 
4 operators 
7 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
2 
5 or more operators 
9 
1 
2 
3 
" 
" 
1 
" 
2 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
68,864 
22,156 
30,193 
10,637 
1,755 
1,598 
588 
34 
1,903 
Female 
8,200 
3,071 
3,175 
1,593 
70 
53 
18 
2 
218 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
32,137 
14,988 
- 
12,230 
1,825 
1,483 
570 
30 
1,011 
Other 
44,927 
10,239 
33,368 
- 
- 
168 
36 
6 
1,110 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
61,992 
20,758 
26,377 
10,030 
1,640 
1,413 
501 
26 
1,247 
Not on farm operated 
15,072 
4,469 
6,991 
2,200 
185 
238 
105 
10 
874 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
27,516 
17,537 
1,407 
4,975 
1,208 
1,077 
467 
27 
818 
Any 
49,548 
7,690 
31,961 
7,255 
617 
574 
139 
9 
1,303 
1 to 49 days 
5,862 
2,333 
1,696 
1,268 
176 
141 
30 
- 
218 
50 to 99 days 
3,329 
1,262 
1,002 
822 
78 
60 
8 
- 
97 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
7,062 
1,654 
3,443 
1,607 
99 
65 
25 
2 
167 
200 days or more 
33,295 
2,441 
25,820 
3,558 
264 
308 
76 
7 
821 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,866 
429 
1,647 
659 
36 
6 
6 
- 
83 
3 or 4 years 
3,752 
604 
2,173 
779 
49 
34 
4 
1 
108 
5 to 9 years 
10,639 
2,016 
6,253 
1,780 
176 
125 
32 
- 
257 
1 0 years or more 
59,807 
22,178 
23,295 
9,012 
1,564 
1,486 
564 
35 
1,673 
Average years on present farm 
22.4 
28.4 
17.6 
21.2 
26.3 
29.1 
30.3 
27.6 
22.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,901 
286 
1,108 
418 
19 
3 
3 
- 
64 
3 or 4 years 
2,956 
453 
1,822 
562 
21 
21 
4 
1 
72 
5 to 9 years 
8,738 
1,597 
5,256 
1,426 
144 
81 
25 
- 
209 
1 0 years or more 
63,469 
22,891 
25,182 
9,824 
1,641 
1,546 
574 
35 
1,776 
Average years operating any farm ... 
25.1 
31.6 
19.8 
24.4 
29.5 
31.4 
32.2 
31.1 
25.2 
Age group: 
Linder 25 years 
406 
- 
218 
159 
13 
12 
- 
- 
4 
25 to 34 years 
4,073 
- 
2,682 
996 
171 
95 
25 
- 
104 
35 to 44 years 
8,909 
225 
5,981 
1,893 
272 
202 
80 
7 
249 
45 to 49 years 
7,312 
541 
4,725 
1,412 
174 
189 
77 
5 
189 
50 to 54 years 
9,818 
936 
6,181 
1,765 
300 
265 
98 
3 
270 
55 to 59 years 
11,028 
2,164 
5,777 
2,091 
321 
278 
113 
4 
280 
60 to 64 years 
11,039 
4,778 
3,913 
1,498 
231 
226 
87 
11 
295 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 245 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
