Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Age group: - Con. 
50 to 54 years 
9,818 
950 
143 
92 
121 
2,771 
352 
55 to 59 years 
11,028 
1,033 
186 
98 
145 
3,401 
394 
60 to 64 years 
11,039 
969 
194 
90 
112 
3,598 
305 
65 to 69 years 
9,184 
800 
140 
90 
94 
3,142 
263 
70 years and over 
15,295 
1,341 
159 
136 
119 
5,689 
388 
Average age 
57.6 
56.6 
54.1 
57.4 
55.0 
59.5 
55.0 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) . 
482 
45 
8 
8 
9 
156 
30 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
178 
5 
3 
12 
5 
55 
1 
Asian 
71 
2 
- 
- 
1 
24 
1 
Black or African American 
437 
10 
11 
- 
2 
156 
14 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander .. 
9 
- 
2 
- 
- 
3 
- 
White 
76,116 
7,157 
1,272 
690 
850 
23,772 
2,516 
More than one race reported 
253 
18 
11 
6 
2 
86 
2 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
10,536 
986 
133 
74 
95 
4,041 
294 
2 people 
38,806 
3,437 
578 
362 
417 
12,318 
1,193 
3 people 
12,014 
1,220 
201 
109 
126 
3,415 
447 
4 people 
9,675 
965 
192 
76 
102 
2,825 
391 
5 or more people 
6,033 
584 
195 
87 
120 
1,497 
209 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
57,321 
3,753 
982 
636 
576 
19,485 
796 
25 to 49 percent 
7,245 
910 
100 
24 
86 
1,674 
437 
50 to 74 percent 
6,459 
1,072 
96 
19 
91 
1,561 
545 
75 to 99 percent 
3,465 
820 
77 
7 
48 
787 
422 
100 percent 
2,574 
637 
44 
22 
59 
589 
334 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
1,214 
231 
12 
12 
52 
284 
46 
acres 
505,564 
250,471 
1,992 
738 
4,741 
63,807 
14,359 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
49,889 
4,879 
881 
561 
631 
14,595 
1,500 
Dial-up service 
4,712 
441 
83 
43 
70 
1,483 
171 
DSL service 
25,093 
2,536 
451 
245 
310 
7,368 
700 
Cable modem service 
7,055 
634 
134 
97 
113 
2,123 
212 
Fiber-optic service 
1,991 
223 
32 
16 
23 
612 
101 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
7,313 
803 
123 
113 
101 
2,010 
280 
Satellite service 
7,782 
845 
126 
83 
94 
2,157 
253 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,991 
131 
53 
29 
34 
549 
69 
Other Internet service 
865 
99 
18 
11 
- 
261 
27 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
60,000 
4,934 
1,095 
615 
680 
19,191 
1,746 
2 households 
13,748 
1,697 
163 
82 
133 
3,958 
611 
3 households 
2,057 
355 
21 
4 
32 
589 
116 
4 households 
781 
116 
9 
6 
9 
225 
48 
5 or more households 
478 
90 
11 
1 
6 
133 
13 
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 
6,817 
1,275 
697 
821 
23,465 
2,449 
acres 
12,431,340 
3,446,868 
67,975 
38,509 
47,978 
3,206,117 
538,496 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
2,700 
350 
67 
56 
105 
657 
97 
acres 
829,152 
338,267 
7,234 
2,010 
7,196 
151,277 
40,800 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
70,093 
6,125 
1,214 
628 
642 
22,181 
2,267 
acres 
10,397,336 
2,444,378 
59,772 
31,105 
33,789 
2,866,995 
458,449 
Partnership 
.. farms 
4,666 
764 
53 
35 
66 
1,313 
213 
acres 
1 ,904,448 
980,355 
6,393 
2,291 
7,526 
311,787 
76,177 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
2,702 
461 
33 
26 
51 
727 
114 
acres 
1,243,658 
704,997 
4,071 
1,390 
6,105 
177,187 
41,080 
Corporation 
.. farms 
1,853 
258 
22 
40 
132 
428 
49 
acres 
650,044 
267,940 
1,198 
5,777 
8,014 
115,934 
21,336 
Family held 
.. farms 
1,639 
236 
21 
35 
117 
374 
47 
acres 
582,658 
252,379 
(D) 
(D) 
7,670 
104,926 
(D) 
More than 10 stockholders 
.. farms 
46 
5 
2 
27 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
1,593 
231 
21 
35 
115 
347 
47 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
214 
22 
1 
5 
15 
54 
2 
acres 
67,386 
15,561 
(D) 
(D) 
344 
11,008 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
176 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
