Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
61,992 
3,540 
19,573 
6,365 
6,916 
7,003 
Not on farm operated 
15,072 
797 
4,203 
1,796 
1,823 
1,951 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
27,516 
1,115 
6,855 
2,619 
3,017 
3,322 
Any 
49,548 
3,222 
16,921 
5,542 
5,722 
5,632 
1 to 49 days 
5,862 
323 
1,937 
676 
674 
648 
50 to 99 days 
3,329 
185 
1,032 
379 
405 
392 
100 to 199 days 
7,062 
416 
2,189 
734 
856 
842 
200 days or more 
33,295 
2,298 
11,763 
3,753 
3,787 
3,750 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,866 
340 
1,157 
300 
334 
271 
3 or 4 years 
3,752 
390 
1,571 
402 
399 
329 
5 to 9 years 
10,639 
966 
4,373 
1,208 
1,112 
1,072 
10 years or more 
59,807 
2,641 
16,675 
6,251 
6,894 
7,282 
Average years on present farm 
22.4 
15.6 
18.5 
21.1 
22.3 
24.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,901 
242 
776 
203 
232 
175 
3 or 4 years 
2,956 
318 
1,262 
321 
326 
255 
5 to 9 years 
8,738 
843 
3,747 
991 
902 
816 
10 years or more 
63,469 
2,934 
17,991 
6,646 
7,279 
7,708 
Average years operating any farm 
25.1 
18.0 
21.0 
23.7 
25.0 
27.0 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
406 
48 
128 
42 
51 
43 
25 to 34 years 
4,073 
359 
1,546 
422 
409 
381 
35 to 44 years 
8,909 
749 
3,189 
985 
1,027 
872 
45 to 49 years 
7,312 
486 
2,586 
716 
815 
760 
50 to 54 years 
9,818 
573 
3,211 
1,108 
1,030 
1,103 
55 to 59 years 
11,028 
599 
3,443 
1,140 
1,214 
1,278 
60 to 64 years 
11,039 
566 
3,272 
1,141 
1,289 
1,280 
65 to 69 years 
9,184 
429 
2,693 
981 
1,011 
1,114 
70 years and over 
15,295 
528 
3,708 
1,626 
1,893 
2,123 
Average age 
57.6 
53.6 
55.9 
57.7 
58.1 
59.3 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
482 
55 
158 
50 
49 
65 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
178 
18 
55 
21 
22 
27 
Asian 
71 
6 
24 
6 
5 
5 
Black or African American 
437 
47 
206 
29 
48 
48 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
9 
- 
7 
- 
- 
- 
White 
76,116 
4,244 
23,400 
8,076 
8,628 
8,842 
More than one race reported 
253 
22 
84 
29 
36 
32 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
10,536 
592 
3,210 
1,242 
1,243 
1,301 
2 people 
38,806 
1,981 
11,426 
4,089 
4,444 
4,637 
3 people 
12,014 
751 
3,880 
1,213 
1,314 
1,360 
4 people 
9,675 
607 
3,276 
982 
1,126 
993 
5 or more people 
6,033 
406 
1,984 
635 
612 
663 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
57,321 
3,965 
21,371 
6,803 
6,970 
6,589 
25 to 49 percent 
7,245 
147 
1,046 
623 
801 
1,054 
50 to 74 percent 
6,459 
116 
749 
410 
587 
778 
75 to 99 percent 
3,465 
61 
327 
180 
196 
296 
1 00 percent 
2,574 
48 
283 
145 
185 
237 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,214 
59 
267 
117 
89 
95 
acres 
505,564 
252 
7,144 
6,905 
7,382 
10,932 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
49,889 
2,893 
15,829 
5,109 
5,416 
5,405 
Dial-up service 
4,712 
237 
1,427 
446 
557 
517 
DSL service 
25,093 
1,421 
8,142 
2,639 
2,692 
2,726 
Cable modem service 
7,055 
535 
2,260 
710 
754 
716 
Fiber-optic service 
1,991 
88 
518 
222 
239 
238 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
7,313 
408 
2,266 
726 
744 
739 
Satellite service 
7,782 
390 
2,336 
723 
813 
850 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,991 
116 
566 
213 
203 
233 
Other Internet service 
865 
55 
290 
98 
92 
104 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
60,000 
3,673 
19,826 
6,591 
6,838 
6,853 
2 households 
13,748 
535 
3,224 
1,300 
1,588 
1,722 
3 households 
2,057 
72 
380 
174 
207 
241 
4 households 
781 
37 
206 
61 
73 
77 
5 or more households 
478 
20 
140 
35 
33 
61 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption farms 
74,943 
4,225 
23,344 
7,984 
8,531 
8,708 
acres 
12,431,340 
21,223 
616,617 
463,232 
706,557 
1,008,634 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
70 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
