Table 43. Grain Storage Capacity: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Grain storage capacity 
2012 
2007 1 
Farms 
Bushels 
Farms 
Bushels 
Grain storage capacity (see text) 
5,268 
186,140,428 
6,655 
164,801,545 
Average capacity per farm 
(X) 
35,334 
(X) 
24,764 
Capacity by bushels: 
1 to 4,999 bushels 
1,875 
3,115,780 
2,854 
4,371,313 
5,000 to 9,999 bushels 
900 
5,872,239 
1,133 
7,389,293 
10,000 to 19,999 bushels 
821 
10,720,850 
1,016 
13,031,705 
20,000 to 29,999 bushels 
398 
9,013,009 
416 
9,554,800 
30,000 to 49,999 bushels 
387 
14,104,388 
397 
14,737,500 
50,000 to 99,999 bushels 
382 
25,181,334 
422 
27,569,000 
100,000 to 249,999 bushels 
375 
54,492,303 
330 
46,752,934 
250,000 bushels or more 
130 
63,640,525 
87 
41,395,000 
Capacity by land in farms: 
1 to 9 acres 
22 
118,210 
29 
51,049 
1 0 to 49 acres 
240 
1,081,122 
383 
2,003,665 
50 to 69 acres 
154 
2,770,886 
268 
1,089,912 
70 to 99 acres 
274 
1,177,518 
365 
1,518,661 
100 to 139 acres 
433 
3,000,655 
580 
3,204,244 
140 to 179 acres 
342 
3,264,682 
499 
3,518,197 
180 to 219 acres 
367 
2,638,089 
458 
3,445,545 
220 to 259 acres 
257 
2,130,351 
408 
2,489,693 
260 to 499 acres 
1,070 
11,736,064 
1,393 
13,652,638 
500 to 999 acres 
922 
22,361,178 
1,173 
24,542,636 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
731 
41,048,015 
683 
35,365,330 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
393 
59,706,658 
359 
49,657,975 
5,000 acres or more 
63 
35,107,000 
57 
24,262,000 
Capacity by harvested cropland: 
0 to 9 acres 
425 
4,760,129 
606 
6,384,059 
1 0 to 49 acres 
832 
5,961,558 
1,216 
4,025,257 
50 to 69 acres 
373 
1,801,784 
607 
2,997,989 
70 to 99 acres 
433 
3,107,292 
582 
3,506,639 
100 to 139 acres 
426 
3,831,947 
671 
5,014,809 
140 to 179 acres 
343 
3,491,207 
450 
3,866,976 
180 to 219 acres 
253 
2,612,890 
309 
3,427,089 
220 to 259 acres 
161 
2,100,571 
248 
2,841,280 
260 to 499 acres 
642 
12,160,590 
708 
13,345,187 
500 to 999 acres 
576 
22,335,044 
571 
22,214,124 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
462 
39,263,488 
400 
32,283,966 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
292 
53,107,428 
247 
44,126,670 
5,000 acres or more 
50 
31,606,500 
40 
20,767,500 
Capacity by North American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS): 
Crop production (111) 
3,136 
161,022,420 
3,217 
131,032,017 
Animal production and aquaculture (112) 
2,132 
25,118,008 
3,438 
33,769,528 
1 2007 data may not include storage capacity for pulse crops. 
36 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
