Table 60. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Operator: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Operators reporting one race 
Characteristics 
All principal 
operators 
American Indian 
or 
Alaska Native 
Asian 
Black 
or 
African American 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
77,064 
85,260 
178 
309 
71 
64 
437 
505 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,049,347 
13,993,121 
16,769 
49,181 
12,284 
9,208 
31,483 
43,271 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
4,337 
4,579 
18 
26 
6 
2 
47 
56 
1 0 to 49 acres 
23,776 
25,235 
55 
100 
24 
18 
206 
184 
50 to 1 79 acres 
31,151 
35,379 
83 
118 
20 
31 
144 
202 
180 to 499 acres 
13,024 
15,080 
19 
47 
15 
10 
34 
54 
500 acres or more 
4,776 
4,987 
3 
18 
6 
3 
6 
9 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
73,914 
81,979 
174 
298 
71 
64 
423 
477 
acres 
9,073,382 
10,296,191 
14,840 
38,150 
(D) 
(D) 
27,493 
35,741 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
18,400 
19,815 
28 
58 
5 
9 
70 
100 
acres 
3,975,965 
3,696,930 
1,929 
11,031 
(D) 
(D) 
3,990 
7,530 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
58,664 
65,445 
150 
251 
66 
55 
367 
405 
acres 
6,430,135 
7,689,488 
13,429 
29,836 
(D) 
(D) 
23,488 
29,900 
Part owners 
farms 
15,250 
16,534 
24 
47 
5 
9 
56 
72 
acres 
6,048,678 
5,767,074 
3,202 
16,868 
(D) 
(D) 
7,079 
11,594 
Tenants 
farms 
3,150 
3,281 
4 
11 
14 
28 
acres 
570,534 
536,559 
138 
2,477 
- 
- 
916 
1,777 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
77,064 
85,260 
178 
309 
71 
64 
437 
505 
$1,000 
5,237,155 
4,927,665 
8,609 
49,612 
5,387 
2,950 
7,709 
9,064 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
77,064 
85,260 
178 
309 
71 
64 
437 
505 
$1,000 
5,067,334 
4,824,561 
8,518 
49,389 
5,218 
2,877 
7,224 
8,785 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
35,991 
35,077 
61 
116 
23 
17 
147 
199 
$1,000 
2,280,568 
1,404,769 
991 
2,410 
299 
(D) 
1,471 
1,675 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
41,112 
46,912 
78 
185 
44 
40 
189 
265 
$1,000 
2,786,765 
3,419,792 
7,527 
46,979 
4,920 
(D) 
5,752 
7,110 
Government payments 
farms 
33,382 
29,511 
30 
72 
24 
25 
192 
196 
$1,000 
169,821 
103,104 
91 
223 
169 
73 
485 
279 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
15,689 
20,668 
71 
78 
16 
14 
117 
128 
$1,000 to $2,499 
9,575 
11,801 
25 
38 
6 
7 
65 
93 
$2,500 to $4,999 
9,689 
11,071 
20 
33 
8 
8 
81 
78 
$5,000 to $9,999 
11,448 
12,044 
27 
52 
6 
11 
77 
71 
$10,000 to $24,999 
12,961 
13,283 
16 
50 
13 
11 
64 
76 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,956 
6,594 
10 
33 
16 
7 
18 
37 
$50,000 or more 
10,746 
9,799 
9 
25 
6 
6 
15 
22 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
168 
528 
_ 
5 
_ 
_ 
3 
2 
$1,000 
9,459 
33,060 
- 
1 
- 
- 
(Z) 
(D) 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
6,906 
8,437 
8 
13 
7 
11 
32 
37 
$1,000 
35,847 
26,988 
31 
125 
122 
46 
142 
65 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
31,647 
26,163 
26 
66 
24 
21 
187 
180 
$1,000 
133,974 
76,115 
60 
98 
47 
26 
343 
214 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
7,192 
4,592 
5 
15 
2 
7 
10 
26 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
1,299 
1,162 
3 
7 
- 
1 
11 
16 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
708 
567 
12 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
860 
870 
5 
6 
1 
1 
2 
1 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
24,096 
28,053 
55 
67 
24 
13 
156 
181 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
2,534 
5,034 
1 
10 
1 
1 
14 
60 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
21,562 
23,019 
54 
57 
23 
12 
142 
121 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
30,041 
33,966 
50 
129 
27 
29 
196 
206 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
541 
1,073 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
4 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
890 
1,641 
- 
3 
- 
- 
8 
15 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
262 
354 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
12 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,603 
1,593 
9 
6 
2 
4 
5 
7 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,746 
2,038 
7 
10 
3 
2 
2 
14 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
7,826 
9,351 
32 
59 
12 
7 
39 
23 
-continued 
48 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
