Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
3,034 
1,763 
12 
157 
229 
343 
519 
503 
$1,000 
21,866 
18,440 
78 
1,434 
2,327 
3,924 
7,737 
2,940 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,585 
775 
4 
65 
75 
127 
217 
287 
$1,000 to $4,999 
781 
468 
7 
42 
73 
91 
137 
118 
$5,000 to $24,999 
501 
369 
- 
34 
61 
86 
115 
73 
$25,000 to $49,999 
86 
75 
- 
9 
10 
20 
26 
10 
$50,000 or more 
81 
76 
1 
7 
10 
19 
24 
15 
Interest expense 
farms 
30,514 
13,564 
93 
725 
1,335 
2,682 
4,071 
4,658 
$1,000 
248,538 
147,952 
627 
7,923 
18,510 
37,320 
45,981 
37,591 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,631 
7,130 
45 
342 
551 
1,206 
2,118 
2,868 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,078 
5,140 
44 
317 
603 
1,115 
1,546 
1,515 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,651 
1,164 
4 
61 
166 
324 
365 
244 
$100,000 or more 
154 
130 
- 
5 
15 
37 
42 
31 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
25,135 
10,745 
55 
540 
1,108 
2,178 
3,312 
3,552 
$1,000 
197,099 
113,278 
351 
5,932 
13,740 
27,877 
35,944 
29,435 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,699 
1,423 
13 
46 
100 
218 
423 
623 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,643 
4,118 
16 
184 
371 
762 
1,255 
1,530 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,434 
4,248 
24 
267 
500 
940 
1,320 
1,197 
$25,000 to $49,999 
924 
616 
2 
29 
86 
168 
201 
130 
$50,000 or more 
435 
340 
- 
14 
51 
90 
113 
72 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
15,151 
7,517 
64 
454 
755 
1,503 
2,166 
2,575 
$1,000 
51,438 
34,674 
277 
1,991 
4,770 
9,442 
10,037 
8,157 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,281 
2,670 
15 
134 
210 
421 
784 
1,106 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,560 
3,215 
30 
206 
318 
674 
922 
1,065 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,002 
1,387 
17 
101 
190 
335 
393 
351 
$25,000 to $49,999 
237 
180 
1 
9 
25 
51 
49 
45 
$50,000 or more 
71 
65 
1 
4 
12 
22 
18 
8 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
74,278 
30,845 
133 
1,134 
2,463 
5,025 
8,771 
13,319 
$1,000 
113,653 
60,181 
170 
2,007 
5,005 
12,079 
18,924 
21,996 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
71,333 
28,838 
127 
1,060 
2,300 
4,569 
8,101 
12,681 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,072 
1,377 
5 
52 
105 
293 
467 
455 
$10,000 to $24,999 
692 
482 
1 
20 
45 
111 
156 
149 
$25,000 or more 
181 
148 
- 
2 
13 
52 
47 
34 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
38,352 
18,920 
93 
797 
1,628 
3,320 
5,589 
7,493 
$1,000 
302,219 
212,656 
661 
9,614 
18,585 
48,784 
87,341 
47,671 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
31,870 
14,218 
70 
540 
1,099 
2,230 
4,106 
6,173 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,823 
3,435 
20 
189 
393 
752 
1,071 
1,010 
$25,000 to $49,999 
914 
649 
2 
35 
70 
173 
210 
159 
$50,000 to $99,999 
439 
359 
- 
19 
37 
92 
120 
91 
$100,000 or more 
306 
259 
1 
14 
29 
73 
82 
60 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,323 
923 
11 
42 
79 
193 
329 
269 
$1,000 
16,660 
15,320 
57 
479 
1,937 
4,042 
6,493 
2,312 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
34,475 
16,828 
66 
655 
1,393 
2,867 
4,957 
6,890 
$1,000 
478,771 
348,383 
1,256 
18,260 
36,548 
74,677 
124,366 
93,276 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
77,064 
32,137 
184 
1,346 
2,632 
5,245 
9,055 
13,675 
$1,000 
882,585 
932,592 
2,313 
48,265 
123,138 
240,641 
325,249 
192,985 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1 1 ,453 
29,019 
12,571 
35,858 
46,785 
45,880 
35,919 
14,112 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
33,824 
16,377 
95 
727 
1,321 
2,615 
4,432 
7,187 
Average net gain 
dollars 
47,608 
80,099 
58,816 
98,696 
121,617 
124,854 
97,641 
43,766 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,859 
1,185 
5 
24 
66 
146 
328 
616 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,252 
3,296 
15 
84 
190 
421 
839 
1,747 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,553 
2,346 
12 
85 
127 
304 
631 
1,187 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,670 
3,344 
19 
144 
245 
421 
848 
1,667 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,372 
2,119 
13 
126 
158 
358 
582 
882 
$50,000 or more 
5,118 
4,087 
31 
264 
535 
965 
1,204 
1,088 
Farms with net losses 
number 
43,240 
15,760 
89 
619 
1,311 
2,630 
4,623 
6,488 
Average net loss 
dollars 
16,829 
24,060 
36,792 
37,944 
28,617 
32,644 
23,252 
18,737 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,535 
1,378 
4 
57 
102 
189 
372 
654 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14,099 
4,567 
32 
119 
342 
668 
1,344 
2,062 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,334 
3,168 
19 
123 
221 
542 
980 
1,283 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,306 
3,593 
14 
147 
324 
580 
1,068 
1,460 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,748 
1,709 
6 
88 
133 
355 
494 
633 
$50,000 or more 
2,218 
1,345 
14 
85 
189 
296 
365 
396 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
77,064 
32,137 
184 
1,346 
2,632 
5,245 
9,055 
13,675 
$1,000 
639,066 
714,937 
1,334 
35,214 
84,021 
184,628 
257,798 
151,942 
Average per farm 
dollars 
8,293 
22,247 
7,250 
26,162 
31,923 
35,201 
28,470 
11,111 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
33,576 
16,217 
94 
717 
1,291 
2,594 
4,369 
7,152 
Average net gain 
dollars 
41,178 
68,289 
49,048 
83,142 
95,789 
105,373 
84,435 
38,775 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
