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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
68,864 
29,022 
172 
1,262 
2,324 
4,631 
8,130 
12,503 
Female 
8,200 
3,115 
12 
84 
308 
614 
925 
1,172 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
32,137 
32,137 
184 
1,346 
2,632 
5,245 
9,055 
13,675 
Other 
44,927 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
61,992 
27,338 
109 
971 
2,160 
4,362 
7,821 
11,915 
Not on farm operated 
15,072 
4,799 
75 
375 
472 
883 
1,234 
1,760 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
27,516 
19,886 
52 
477 
1,009 
2,442 
5,383 
10,523 
Any 
49,548 
12,251 
132 
869 
1,623 
2,803 
3,672 
3,152 
1 to 49 days 
5,862 
2,869 
22 
160 
336 
591 
873 
887 
50 to 99 days 
3,329 
1,674 
28 
96 
194 
319 
543 
494 
100 to 199 days 
7,062 
2,526 
16 
190 
275 
551 
803 
691 
200 days or more 
33,295 
5,182 
66 
423 
818 
1,342 
1,453 
1,080 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,866 
991 
73 
182 
164 
244 
181 
147 
3 or 4 years 
3,752 
1,216 
58 
270 
232 
252 
249 
155 
5 to 9 years 
10,639 
3,406 
53 
489 
592 
718 
802 
752 
10 years or more 
59,807 
26,524 
" 
405 
1,644 
4,031 
7,823 
12,621 
Average years on present farm 
22.4 
25.9 
3.7 
7.3 
12.6 
18.7 
24.9 
34.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,901 
628 
65 
127 
91 
146 
113 
86 
3 or 4 years 
2,956 
841 
52 
215 
142 
154 
174 
104 
5 to 9 years 
8,738 
2,662 
67 
441 
459 
567 
577 
551 
10 years or more 
63,469 
28,006 
- 
563 
1,940 
4,378 
8,191 
12,934 
Average years operating any farm 
25.1 
29.3 
4.0 
8.5 
14.8 
21.5 
28.3 
38.1 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
406 
184 
184 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
4,073 
1,346 
- 
1,346 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
8,909 
2,632 
- 
- 
2,632 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
7,312 
2,214 
- 
- 
- 
2,214 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
9,818 
3,031 
- 
- 
- 
3,031 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
11,028 
4,125 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,125 
- 
60 to 64 years 
1 1 ,039 
4,930 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,930 
- 
65 to 69 years 
9,184 
5,050 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,050 
70 years and over 
15,295 
8,625 
- 
" 
- 
" 
8,625 
Average age 
57.6 
60.7 
21.8 
30.3 
40.0 
50.0 
59.8 
72.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
482 
205 
- 
16 
35 
24 
52 
78 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
178 
62 
- 
5 
4 
12 
19 
22 
Asian 
71 
22 
- 
- 
1 
3 
13 
5 
Black or African American 
437 
213 
- 
2 
11 
30 
64 
106 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
9 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
~ 
3 
White 
76,116 
31,741 
180 
1,336 
2,605 
5,189 
8,932 
13,499 
More than one race reported 
253 
96 
4 
3 
11 
11 
27 
40 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
10,536 
4,805 
43 
164 
278 
624 
1,297 
2,399 
2 people 
38,806 
18,015 
50 
314 
478 
1,962 
5,579 
9,632 
3 people 
12,014 
4,276 
45 
302 
460 
1,081 
1,313 
1,075 
4 people 
9,675 
2,831 
34 
300 
753 
917 
485 
342 
5 or more people 
6,033 
2,210 
12 
266 
663 
661 
381 
227 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
57,321 
18,154 
89 
598 
1,321 
2,668 
5,020 
8,458 
25 to 49 percent 
7,245 
3,869 
14 
176 
238 
508 
968 
1,965 
50 to 74 percent 
6,459 
4,638 
26 
227 
385 
715 
1,154 
2,131 
75 to 99 percent 
3,465 
3,024 
26 
157 
358 
559 
807 
1,117 
1 00 percent 
2,574 
2,452 
29 
188 
330 
795 
1,106 
4 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,214 
820 
3 
76 
105 
200 
218 
218 
acres 
505,564 
429,230 
64 
18,371 
68,899 
115,001 
140,928 
85,967 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
49,889 
19,167 
119 
925 
1,912 
3,650 
5,894 
6,667 
Dial-up service 
4,712 
2,105 
5 
42 
150 
303 
736 
869 
DSL service 
25,093 
9,442 
61 
441 
954 
1,950 
2,853 
3,183 
Cable modem service 
7,055 
2,584 
11 
98 
197 
471 
803 
1,004 
Fiber-optic service 
1,991 
858 
3 
49 
79 
150 
296 
281 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
7,313 
2,899 
30 
271 
389 
585 
794 
830 
Satellite service 
7,782 
3,191 
19 
127 
323 
556 
955 
1,211 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,991 
796 
4 
23 
87 
146 
236 
300 
Other Internet service 
865 
322 
2 
23 
42 
61 
91 
103 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
60,000 
23,782 
147 
1,037 
2,069 
4,005 
6,695 
9,829 
2 households 
13,748 
6,735 
31 
221 
413 
913 
1,852 
3,305 
3 households 
2,057 
1,066 
1 
59 
68 
191 
347 
400 
4 households 
781 
339 
4 
17 
44 
91 
100 
83 
5 or more households 
478 
215 
1 
12 
38 
45 
61 
58 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
