Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
77,064 
70,093 
4,666 
2,702 
percent 
100.0 
91.0 
6.1 
3.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,049,347 
10,397,336 
1,904,448 
1,243,658 
Average size of farm 
acres 
169 
148 
408 
460 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
77,064 
70,093 
4,666 
2,702 
$1,000 
5,237,155 
3,502,927 
1,107,250 
812,634 
Average per farm 
dollars 
67,959 
49,975 
237,302 
300,753 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
15,689 
14,625 
597 
387 
$1,000 to $2,499 
9,575 
8,998 
386 
198 
$2,500 to $4,999 
9,689 
9,044 
433 
235 
$5,000 to $9,999 
11,448 
10,633 
563 
288 
$10,000 to $24,999 
12,961 
11,849 
795 
443 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,956 
6,170 
545 
293 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,184 
3,659 
401 
249 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,068 
2,582 
329 
195 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,469 
1,190 
171 
108 
$500,000 to $999,999 
959 
668 
193 
120 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,066 
675 
253 
186 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
804 
551 
164 
115 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
205 
108 
63 
50 
$5,000,000 or more 
57 
16 
26 
21 
Total sales 
farms 
77,064 
70,093 
4,666 
2,702 
$1,000 
5,067,334 
3,366,133 
1,083,259 
796,719 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
12,228 
10,455 
1,269 
748 
$1,000 
1,656,983 
1,017,753 
495,964 
370,080 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,483 
2,685 
555 
350 
$1,000 
1,551,357 
925,321 
486,242 
364,061 
Corn 
farms 
9,642 
8,142 
1,075 
652 
$1,000 
693,575 
422,233 
209,928 
160,693 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,191 
1,588 
422 
271 
$1,000 
613,650 
353,538 
202,228 
155,757 
Wheat 
farms 
2,152 
1,667 
350 
232 
$1,000 
202,462 
111,160 
72,058 
54,513 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
785 
517 
193 
135 
$1,000 
182,112 
94,633 
69,332 
52,737 
Soybeans 
farms 
6,217 
5,207 
711 
438 
$1,000 
752,272 
479,341 
211,177 
153,718 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,470 
1,842 
449 
294 
$1,000 
686,608 
421,312 
205,617 
150,565 
Sorghum 
farms 
175 
155 
12 
6 
$1,000 
2,581 
(D) 
(D) 
134 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
10 
3 
1 
$1,000 
1,409 
908 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
118 
87 
27 
23 
$1,000 
2,525 
(D) 
1,156 
941 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
9 
5 
4 
$1,000 
1,529 
790 
739 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
180 
155 
17 
6 
$1,000 
3,567 
(D) 
(D) 
81 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
9 
2 
- 
$1,000 
3,043 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
Tobacco 
farms 
4,530 
3,988 
422 
229 
$1,000 
356,603 
287,923 
49,994 
32,963 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,685 
1,416 
207 
124 
$1,000 
298,427 
234,852 
46,015 
30,982 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,231 
2,042 
103 
69 
$1,000 
28,787 
24,299 
2,978 
1,717 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
95 
74 
13 
7 
$1,000 
10,261 
7,352 
2,059 
983 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,113 
977 
63 
40 
$1,000 
7,839 
5,860 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
10 
4 
3 
$1,000 
2,347 
1,307 
704 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
565 
472 
43 
27 
$1,000 
5,238 
3,687 
(D) 
657 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
9 
3 
2 
$1,000 
2,009 
1,172 
523 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
677 
614 
32 
22 
$1,000 
2,602 
2,173 
297 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
2 
1 
1 
$1,000 
288 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,279 
1,002 
92 
64 
$1,000 
79,283 
23,690 
31,129 
25,976 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
201 
105 
29 
23 
$1,000 
66,564 
13,517 
30,220 
25,364 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
134 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
