Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
77,064 
26 
218 
976 
3,504 
percent 
100.0 
(Z) 
0.3 
1.3 
4.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,049,347 
75,878 
650,206 
1,770,343 
3,946,686 
Average size of farm 
acres 
169 
2,918 
2,983 
1,814 
1,126 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
77,064 
26 
218 
976 
3,504 
$1,000 
39,459,278 
441,251 
2,904,089 
7,209,302 
14,207,104 
Average per farm 
dollars 
512,033 
16,971,199 
13,321,509 
7,386,580 
4,054,539 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,024 
5,815 
4,466 
4,072 
3,600 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
5,408,946 
52,215 
275,946 
760,021 
1,711,584 
percent 
100.0 
1.0 
5.1 
14.1 
31.6 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
6,336,247 
58,061 
565,463 
1,514,826 
3,048,780 
Harvested cropland 
acres 
5,349,545 
57,070 
552,351 
1,475,794 
2,911,272 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
3,549,198 
12,540 
51,443 
151,582 
579,394 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
5,067,334 
507,686 
1,268,143 
2,534,029 
3,800,530 
Average per farm 
dollars 
65,755 
19,526,373 
5,817,169 
2,596,341 
1,084,626 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
12,228 
7 
133 
619 
2,419 
$1,000 
1,656,983 
40,690 
356,593 
846,547 
1,404,463 
Tobacco 
farms 
4,530 
3 
28 
177 
912 
$1,000 
356,603 
3,455 
(D) 
77,631 
217,607 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,231 
- 
1 
19 
84 
$1,000 
28,787 
- 
(D) 
1,478 
6,465 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,113 
- 
6 
34 
$1,000 
7,839 
- 
- 
105 
1,333 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
565 
- 
- 
3 
14 
$1,000 
5,238 
- 
- 
(D) 
897 
Berries 
farms 
677 
- 
- 
4 
25 
$1,000 
2,602 
- 
- 
(D) 
436 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
1,279 
2 
6 
28 
131 
$1,000 
79,283 
(D) 
(D) 
32,529 
55,382 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
81 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
186 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
78 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
181 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
22,318 
1 
21 
131 
581 
$1,000 
150,888 
(D) 
439 
3,405 
22,392 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
42 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
21 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
33,284 
7 
68 
353 
1,864 
$1,000 
1,033,722 
(D) 
88,562 
186,196 
462,418 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
970 
1 
6 
39 
336 
$1,000 
207,602 
(D) 
27,108 
55,510 
146,687 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
866 
5 
13 
43 
101 
$1,000 
122,130 
61,416 
80,896 
109,845 
119,538 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
2,932 
- 
4 
10 
52 
$1,000 
8,464 
- 
16 
142 
935 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
and donkeys 
farms 
4,561 
5 
25 
58 
181 
$1,000 
178,938 
30,329 
83,285 
109,282 
140,837 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,982 
13 
88 
401 
599 
$1,000 
1,107,452 
221,820 
477,217 
997,220 
1,101,055 
Aquaculture 
farms 
52 
- 
1 
4 
9 
$1,000 
2,884 
- 
(D) 
98 
1,726 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,642 
6 
18 
34 
82 
$1,000 
125,574 
91,682 
109,069 
114,041 
119,692 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
86 
- 
- 
- 
6 
$1,000 
4,059 
- 
- 
- 
1,405 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
3,035 
4 
55 
236 
809 
$1,000 
109,712 
1,416 
15,693 
45,576 
86,900 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
77,064 
26 
218 
976 
3,504 
$1,000 
4,778,105 
429,587 
1,013,245 
2,014,250 
3,077,339 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
35,651 
13 
158 
729 
2,940 
$1,000 
472,174 
6,722 
59,926 
170,679 
319,876 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
29,242 
15 
169 
790 
3,026 
$1,000 
178,990 
2,903 
28,745 
75,466 
139,070 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
21,345 
19 
139 
611 
1,773 
$1,000 
598,201 
102,067 
176,631 
300,891 
437,847 
Feed purchased 
farms 
50,685 
20 
154 
692 
2,444 
$1,000 
1,176,273 
124,827 
308,287 
659,945 
842,210 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
74,307 
26 
218 
973 
3,491 
$1,000 
268,528 
14,619 
37,365 
77,247 
134,517 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
49,293 
26 
218 
976 
3,493 
$1,000 
108,946 
10,492 
18,598 
33,541 
53,034 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
19,586 
25 
205 
826 
2,602 
$1,000 
377,169 
46,538 
99,950 
154,227 
237,920 
Interest expense 
farms 
30,514 
16 
169 
792 
2,696 
$1,000 
248,538 
4,380 
20,493 
44,160 
87,081 
Government payments 
farms 
33,382 
8 
141 
702 
2,688 
$1,000 
169,821 
1,275 
8,486 
24,863 
55,629 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
40,141 
7 
71 
384 
1,964 
number 
2,270,871 
15,537 
57,613 
161,181 
585,857 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,564 
1 
6 
41 
358 
number 
71,783 
(D) 
4,813 
13,940 
44,767 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,284 
5 
12 
43 
120 
number 
313,360 
147,660 
187,820 
259,399 
291,637 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Kentucky 37 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
