Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
77,064 
4,337 
23,776 
8,161 
8,739 
8,954 
percent 
100.0 
5.6 
30.9 
10.6 
11.3 
11.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,049,347 
21,630 
628,934 
473,526 
723,504 
1,036,859 
Average size of farm 
acres 
169 
5 
26 
58 
83 
116 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
77,064 
4,337 
23,776 
8,161 
8,739 
8,954 
$1,000 
5,237,155 
65,258 
456,557 
183,537 
223,040 
267,673 
Average per farm 
dollars 
67,959 
15,047 
19,202 
22,490 
25,522 
29,894 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
15,689 
1,677 
7,971 
1,790 
1,478 
1,291 
$1,000 to $2,499 
9,575 
944 
4,740 
1,164 
1,026 
792 
$2,500 to $4,999 
9,689 
685 
4,163 
1,370 
1,288 
989 
$5,000 to $9,999 
11,448 
501 
3,540 
1,778 
1,850 
1,660 
$10,000 to $24,999 
12,961 
336 
2,198 
1,297 
1,956 
2,424 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,956 
102 
632 
454 
684 
1,015 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,184 
40 
242 
165 
240 
482 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,068 
20 
95 
58 
124 
213 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,469 
7 
46 
23 
30 
39 
$500,000 to $999,999 
959 
10 
42 
19 
19 
14 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,066 
15 
107 
43 
44 
35 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
804 
10 
82 
37 
35 
27 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
205 
5 
22 
5 
9 
7 
$5,000,000 or more 
57 
- 
3 
1 
- 
1 
Total sales 
farms 
77,064 
4,337 
23,776 
8,161 
8,739 
8,954 
$1,000 
5,067,334 
63,994 
443,110 
175,786 
211,853 
253,486 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
12,228 
160 
1,575 
833 
1,042 
1,226 
$1,000 
1,656,983 
283 
9,794 
8,791 
14,987 
20,782 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,483 
- 
1 
4 
43 
89 
$1,000 
1,551,357 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,787 
6,087 
Corn 
farms 
9,642 
94 
995 
578 
712 
926 
$1,000 
693,575 
136 
4,725 
4,477 
6,501 
9,628 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,191 
- 
- 
2 
11 
20 
$1,000 
613,650 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,312 
Wheat 
farms 
2,152 
17 
126 
67 
89 
105 
$1,000 
202,462 
(D) 
587 
(D) 
1,006 
1,381 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
785 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
182,112 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Soybeans 
farms 
6,217 
63 
611 
290 
436 
479 
$1,000 
752,272 
123 
4,365 
3,794 
7,346 
9,596 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,470 
- 
- 
1 
12 
32 
$1,000 
686,608 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,018 
Sorghum 
farms 
175 
- 
12 
6 
24 
14 
$1,000 
2,581 
- 
24 
11 
104 
124 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,409 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
118 
2 
16 
6 
7 
8 
$1,000 
2,525 
(D) 
58 
(D) 
9 
12 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,529 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
180 
1 
29 
17 
25 
18 
$1,000 
3,567 
(D) 
34 
(D) 
22 
42 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
3,043 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
4,530 
147 
571 
300 
318 
488 
$1,000 
356,603 
2,042 
18,512 
10,692 
11,777 
19,505 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,685 
5 
117 
55 
55 
96 
$1,000 
298,427 
280 
10,253 
6,231 
7,261 
11,982 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,231 
319 
836 
226 
249 
207 
$1,000 
28,787 
2,104 
8,120 
2,595 
4,109 
2,912 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
95 
1 
24 
7 
19 
10 
$1,000 
10,261 
(D) 
2,114 
769 
1,594 
716 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,113 
142 
464 
114 
103 
103 
$1,000 
7,839 
609 
2,594 
686 
1,081 
978 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
- 
3 
2 
3 
2 
$1,000 
2,347 
- 
318 
(D) 
526 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
565 
78 
240 
60 
53 
52 
$1,000 
5,238 
384 
1,665 
252 
845 
797 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
- 
3 
- 
3 
2 
$1,000 
2,009 
- 
316 
- 
463 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
677 
83 
285 
67 
61 
60 
$1,000 
2,602 
225 
929 
434 
236 
181 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
$1,000 
288 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,279 
261 
433 
85 
92 
102 
$1,000 
79,283 
8,827 
18,981 
3,655 
2,796 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
201 
37 
46 
13 
10 
16 
$1,000 
66,564 
6,362 
14,304 
2,697 
1,737 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
56 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
