Table 61. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race: 2012 
[Data were collected for a maximum of three operators. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 
Any operator reporting race as- 
Any operator 
reporting ethnicity 
as Spanish, 
Hispanic, or 
Latino origin 
Characteristics 
American Indian 
or Alaska Native 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Asian 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Black or African 
American 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Native Hawaiian 
or Other Pacific 
Islander alone or 
in combination with 
other races 
White 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
. number 
513 
148 
505 
41 
76,511 
639 
Land in farms 
acres 
48,589 
28,355 
40,446 
2,966 
12,998,135 
74,796 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
51 
12 
51 
- 
4,289 
63 
1 0 to 49 acres 
190 
47 
225 
18 
23,553 
208 
50 to 1 79 acres 
213 
52 
175 
18 
30,939 
281 
180 to 499 acres 
48 
24 
45 
5 
12,969 
70 
500 acres or more 
11 
13 
9 
- 
4,761 
17 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
502 
148 
489 
36 
73,379 
600 
acres 
42,531 
22,889 
33,664 
1,839 
9,027,291 
56,100 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
64 
22 
86 
12 
18,314 
129 
acres 
6,058 
5,466 
6,782 
1,127 
3,970,844 
18,696 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
449 
126 
419 
29 
58,197 
510 
acres 
39,164 
17,653 
28,526 
1,464 
6,390,216 
44,235 
Part owners 
farms 
53 
22 
70 
7 
15,182 
90 
acres 
9,101 
10,702 
10,476 
1,127 
6,038,439 
25,452 
Tenants 
farms 
11 
- 
16 
5 
3,132 
39 
acres 
324 
- 
1,444 
375 
569,480 
5,109 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
513 
148 
505 
41 
76,511 
639 
$1,000 
15,185 
8,296 
10,776 
501 
5,223,277 
33,229 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
513 
148 
505 
41 
76,511 
639 
$1,000 
14,583 
7,907 
10,192 
490 
5,054,133 
32,101 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
201 
57 
182 
27 
35,801 
274 
$1,000 
3,040 
2,530 
3,310 
318 
2,278,643 
10,624 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
232 
81 
222 
21 
40,865 
304 
$1,000 
1 1 ,543 
5,377 
6,881 
172 
2,775,490 
21,477 
Government payments 
farms 
140 
47 
224 
11 
33,163 
216 
$1,000 
602 
390 
585 
11 
169,143 
1,128 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
184 
41 
128 
9 
15,537 
175 
$1,000 to $2,499 
66 
15 
75 
9 
9,495 
84 
$2,500 to $4,999 
61 
20 
89 
4 
9,598 
86 
$5,000 to $9,999 
70 
13 
83 
5 
1 1 ,355 
87 
$10,000 to $24,999 
80 
23 
75 
4 
12,882 
84 
$25,000 to $49,999 
25 
23 
20 
9 
6,921 
47 
$50,000 or more 
27 
13 
35 
1 
10,723 
76 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
3 
- 
165 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(Z) 
- 
9,459 
- 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
37 
18 
38 
3 
6,859 
63 
$1,000 
257 
201 
157 
2 
35,554 
331 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
123 
44 
219 
8 
31,437 
198 
$1,000 
345 
188 
428 
9 
133,589 
797 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
25 
8 
15 
3 
7,176 
54 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
15 
2 
11 
2 
1,288 
9 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
25 
7 
5 
1 
698 
9 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
6 
5 
2 
2 
853 
13 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
161 
44 
182 
16 
23,900 
200 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
7 
2 
20 
- 
2,520 
35 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
154 
42 
162 
16 
21,380 
165 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
163 
46 
222 
15 
29,800 
210 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
541 
6 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
- 
1 
8 
- 
882 
4 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
1 
- 
8 
- 
254 
5 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
19 
6 
5 
2 
1,593 
18 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
12 
3 
5 
- 
1,738 
21 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
86 
26 
42 
- 
7,788 
90 
-continued 
52 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
