Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
68,864 
62,738 
4,204 
2,395 
Female 
8,200 
7,355 
462 
307 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
32,137 
28,607 
2,388 
1,410 
Other 
44,927 
41,486 
2,278 
1,292 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
61,992 
57,195 
3,276 
1,880 
Not on farm operated 
15,072 
12,898 
1,390 
822 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
27,516 
24,592 
1,986 
1,146 
Any 
49,548 
45,501 
2,680 
1,556 
1 to 49 days 
5,862 
5,269 
362 
201 
50 to 99 days 
3,329 
3,013 
214 
117 
100 to 199 days 
7,062 
6,496 
399 
251 
200 days or more 
33,295 
30,723 
1,705 
987 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,866 
2,596 
163 
90 
3 or 4 years 
3,752 
3,435 
181 
97 
5 to 9 years 
10,639 
9,750 
508 
317 
10 years or more 
59,807 
54,312 
3,814 
2,198 
Average years on present farm 
22.4 
22.3 
24.2 
23.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,901 
1,713 
112 
68 
3 or 4 years 
2,956 
2,717 
129 
65 
5 to 9 years 
8,738 
8,039 
384 
231 
10 years or more 
63,469 
57,624 
4,041 
2,338 
Average years operating any farm 
25.1 
25.0 
27.0 
26.5 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
406 
385 
17 
13 
25 to 34 years 
4,073 
3,769 
200 
109 
35 to 44 years 
8,909 
8,183 
472 
281 
45 to 49 years 
7,312 
6,693 
409 
260 
50 to 54 years 
9,818 
8,867 
586 
352 
55 to 59 years 
11,028 
10,046 
621 
358 
60 to 64 years 
11,039 
10,070 
634 
372 
65 to 69 years 
9,184 
8,302 
608 
344 
70 years and over 
15,295 
13,778 
1,119 
613 
Average age 
57.6 
57.5 
59.3 
58.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
482 
430 
31 
23 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
178 
163 
10 
6 
Asian 
71 
63 
8 
6 
Black or African American 
437 
393 
26 
16 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
9 
9 
- 
- 
White 
76,116 
69,230 
4,610 
2,669 
More than one race reported 
253 
235 
12 
5 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
10,536 
9,658 
527 
304 
2 people 
38,806 
35,226 
2,497 
1,448 
3 people 
12,014 
10,900 
741 
418 
4 people 
9,675 
8,833 
532 
297 
5 or more people 
6,033 
5,476 
369 
235 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
57,321 
52,756 
3,014 
1,708 
25 to 49 percent 
7,245 
6,602 
474 
276 
50 to 74 percent 
6,459 
5,650 
570 
341 
75 to 99 percent 
3,465 
2,960 
353 
205 
100 percent 
2,574 
2,125 
255 
172 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,214 
778 
171 
123 
acres 
505,564 
208,039 
155,244 
111,529 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
49,889 
45,268 
2,950 
1,797 
Dial-up service 
4,712 
4,332 
289 
159 
DSL service 
25,093 
22,831 
1,420 
853 
Cable modem service 
7,055 
6,340 
427 
250 
Fiber-optic service 
1,991 
1,816 
118 
63 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
7,313 
6,492 
542 
375 
Satellite service 
7,782 
7,040 
475 
306 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,991 
1,731 
159 
104 
Other Internet service 
865 
800 
41 
30 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
60,000 
56,134 
2,217 
1,322 
2 households 
13,748 
11,483 
1,864 
1,005 
3 households 
2,057 
1,530 
388 
239 
4 households 
781 
591 
120 
84 
5 or more households 
478 
355 
77 
52 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
148 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
