Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
77,064 
32,137 
184 
1,346 
2,632 
5,245 
9,055 
13,675 
percent 
100.0 
41.7 
0.2 
1.7 
3.4 
6.8 
11.7 
17.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,049,347 
8,217,460 
32,150 
320,182 
743,181 
1,677,185 
2,509,202 
2,935,560 
Average size of farm 
acres 
169 
256 
175 
238 
282 
320 
277 
215 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
77,064 
32,137 
184 
1,346 
2,632 
5,245 
9,055 
13,675 
$1,000 
5,237,155 
4,271,496 
15,964 
255,220 
553,760 
1,077,825 
1,388,019 
980,709 
Average per farm 
dollars 
67,959 
132,915 
86,759 
189,614 
210,395 
205,496 
153,288 
71,715 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
15,689 
4,424 
38 
125 
387 
803 
1,287 
1,784 
$1,000 to $2,499 
9,575 
2,740 
15 
102 
226 
400 
838 
1,159 
$2,500 to $4,999 
9,689 
3,064 
10 
89 
244 
417 
824 
1,480 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1 1 ,448 
4,096 
18 
121 
222 
543 
1,106 
2,086 
$10,000 to $24,999 
12,961 
5,853 
26 
197 
352 
777 
1,555 
2,946 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,956 
3,847 
22 
180 
284 
577 
1,054 
1,730 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,184 
2,682 
22 
164 
236 
411 
772 
1,077 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,068 
2,317 
16 
170 
274 
482 
674 
701 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,469 
1,266 
8 
91 
139 
332 
370 
326 
$500,000 to $999,999 
959 
872 
8 
47 
107 
227 
280 
203 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,066 
976 
1 
60 
161 
276 
295 
183 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
804 
740 
1 
46 
125 
200 
223 
145 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
205 
188 
- 
12 
32 
62 
52 
30 
$5,000,000 or more 
57 
48 
- 
2 
4 
14 
20 
8 
Total sales 
farms 
77,064 
32,137 
184 
1,346 
2,632 
5,245 
9,055 
13,675 
$1,000 
5,067,334 
4,163,175 
15,669 
252,417 
543,838 
1,056,099 
1,354,800 
940,352 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
12,228 
7,367 
48 
493 
805 
1,477 
2,131 
2,413 
$1,000 
1,656,983 
1,498,682 
4,384 
79,342 
185,197 
390,311 
507,833 
331,616 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,483 
2,866 
21 
190 
315 
703 
858 
779 
$1,000 
1,551,357 
1,439,437 
3,844 
74,718 
179,051 
380,035 
491,091 
310,698 
Corn 
farms 
9,642 
6,155 
44 
433 
676 
1,298 
1,781 
1,923 
$1,000 
693,575 
626,381 
1,827 
35,236 
79,132 
166,215 
208,557 
135,414 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,191 
1,910 
10 
114 
227 
517 
579 
463 
$1,000 
613,650 
575,740 
1,208 
30,862 
73,722 
156,081 
194,514 
119,352 
Wheat 
farms 
2,152 
1,717 
9 
112 
200 
382 
500 
514 
$1,000 
202,462 
188,300 
(D) 
(D) 
24,885 
43,483 
66,382 
44,032 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
785 
739 
3 
38 
72 
198 
243 
185 
$1,000 
182,112 
172,411 
268 
7,999 
22,657 
40,170 
62,051 
39,267 
Soybeans 
farms 
6,217 
4,085 
27 
268 
434 
872 
1,190 
1,294 
$1,000 
752,272 
676,392 
2,108 
34,536 
80,495 
178,085 
230,537 
150,632 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,470 
2,123 
14 
123 
241 
533 
647 
565 
$1,000 
686,608 
637,044 
1,866 
31,666 
76,582 
171,048 
218,852 
137,029 
Sorghum 
farms 
175 
138 
2 
27 
28 
23 
30 
28 
$1,000 
2,581 
2,273 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
282 
625 
722 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
14 
1 
2 
1 
4 
6 
$1,000 
1,409 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
409 
482 
Barley 
farms 
118 
93 
1 
9 
9 
26 
20 
28 
$1,000 
2,525 
2,199 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
638 
852 
362 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
12 
1 
5 
6 
- 
$1,000 
1,529 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
670 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
180 
139 
24 
25 
37 
33 
20 
$1,000 
3,567 
3,135 
- 
59 
134 
1,608 
880 
454 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
13 
- 
- 
1 
6 
4 
2 
$1,000 
3,043 
(D) 
- 
- 
(□) 
1,563 
698 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
4,530 
3,210 
32 
239 
371 
746 
932 
890 
$1,000 
356,603 
310,053 
2,982 
25,631 
43,749 
79,573 
94,620 
63,500 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,685 
1,433 
16 
134 
182 
365 
433 
303 
$1,000 
298,427 
271,225 
2,765 
23,086 
38,958 
70,946 
84,146 
51,325 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,231 
1,163 
7 
115 
186 
188 
336 
331 
$1,000 
28,787 
21,824 
194 
2,667 
3,718 
3,640 
7,201 
4,405 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
95 
87 
1 
10 
15 
18 
30 
13 
$1,000 
10,261 
9,571 
(D) 
(D) 
1,162 
1,839 
4,116 
1,576 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,113 
544 
_ 
53 
46 
94 
164 
187 
$1,000 
7,839 
4,666 
- 
368 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
15 
- 
1 
1 
5 
8 
$1,000 
2,347 
1,897 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
565 
244 
- 
14 
18 
30 
70 
112 
$1,000 
5,238 
3,028 
- 
167 
134 
175 
842 
1,709 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
13 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 
8 
$1,000 
2,009 
1,622 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,075 
Berries 
farms 
677 
372 
- 
47 
41 
74 
114 
96 
$1,000 
2,602 
1,639 
- 
201 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(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 
723 
2 
59 
104 
145 
220 
193 
$1,000 
79,283 
63,843 
(D) 
(D) 
3,619 
34,357 
12,671 
11,888 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
201 
142 
5 
13 
42 
49 
33 
$1,000 
66,564 
56,636 
- 
413 
2,301 
32,768 
10,856 
10,298 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
188 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
