Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
39,842 
185 
2,583 
5,745 
10,732 
11,636 
8,961 
Female 
5,085 
37 
144 
532 
1,153 
1,376 
1,843 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
44,927 
222 
2,727 
6,277 
11,885 
13,012 
10,804 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
34,654 
141 
2,002 
4,872 
9,501 
10,318 
7,820 
Not on farm operated 
10,273 
81 
725 
1,405 
2,384 
2,694 
2,984 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
7,630 
15 
65 
325 
722 
1,856 
4,647 
Any 
37,297 
207 
2,662 
5,952 
11,163 
11,156 
6,157 
1 to 49 days 
2,993 
21 
132 
357 
616 
897 
970 
50 to 99 days 
1,655 
7 
89 
200 
315 
576 
468 
100 to 199 days 
4,536 
43 
246 
631 
1,150 
1,471 
995 
200 days or more 
28,113 
136 
2,195 
4,764 
9,082 
8,212 
3,724 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,875 
74 
377 
494 
510 
296 
124 
3 or 4 years 
2,536 
73 
541 
615 
684 
426 
197 
5 to 9 years 
7,233 
75 
1,185 
1,786 
1,988 
1,599 
600 
1 0 years or more 
33,283 
- 
624 
3,382 
8,703 
10,691 
9,883 
Average years on present farm 
19.8 
3.7 
6.9 
11.1 
16.2 
21.3 
30.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,273 
61 
283 
311 
320 
208 
90 
3 or 4 years 
2,115 
72 
478 
494 
582 
322 
167 
5 to 9 years 
6,076 
89 
1,111 
1,494 
1,632 
1,261 
489 
1 0 years or more 
35,463 
- 
855 
3,978 
9,351 
11,221 
10,058 
Average years operating any farm 
22.1 
3.9 
7.8 
12.9 
18.4 
24.1 
33.2 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
222 
222 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2,727 
- 
2,727 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
6,277 
- 
- 
6,277 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
5,098 
- 
- 
- 
5,098 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
6,787 
- 
- 
- 
6,787 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
6,903 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6,903 
- 
60 to 64 years 
6,109 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6,109 
- 
65 to 69 years 
4,134 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,134 
70 years and over 
6,670 
- 
" 
- 
- 
6,670 
Average age 
55.5 
21.7 
30.8 
40.2 
50.0 
59.3 
72.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
277 
- 
12 
45 
82 
63 
75 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
116 
- 
- 
16 
40 
32 
28 
Asian 
49 
- 
- 
3 
18 
10 
18 
Black or African American 
224 
- 
2 
12 
49 
70 
91 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
6 
- 
- 
2 
4 
- 
- 
White 
44,375 
222 
2,717 
6,226 
11,741 
12,838 
10,631 
More than one race reported 
157 
- 
8 
18 
33 
62 
36 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
5,731 
56 
276 
474 
1,164 
1,470 
2,291 
2 people 
20,791 
47 
615 
1,028 
4,220 
8,165 
6,716 
3 people 
7,738 
45 
615 
1,288 
2,856 
1,980 
954 
4 people 
6,844 
46 
762 
2,152 
2,393 
921 
570 
5 or more people 
3,823 
28 
459 
1,335 
1,252 
476 
273 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
39,167 
186 
2,346 
5,587 
10,477 
11,410 
9,161 
25 to 49 percent 
3,376 
21 
243 
375 
870 
968 
899 
50 to 74 percent 
1,821 
14 
117 
242 
415 
437 
596 
75 to 99 percent 
441 
- 
18 
61 
100 
117 
145 
1 00 percent 
122 
1 
3 
12 
23 
80 
3 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
394 
6 
22 
48 
107 
122 
89 
acres 
76,334 
1,181 
2,386 
9,956 
12,959 
28,491 
21,361 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
30,722 
142 
2,068 
4,888 
9,037 
8,874 
5,713 
Dial-up service 
2,607 
9 
54 
276 
723 
850 
695 
DSL service 
15,651 
66 
1,093 
2,667 
4,730 
4,391 
2,704 
Cable modem service 
4,471 
21 
269 
599 
1,236 
1,383 
963 
Fiber-optic service 
1,133 
4 
66 
137 
365 
328 
233 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
4,414 
38 
442 
853 
1,282 
1,101 
698 
Satellite service 
4,591 
17 
282 
689 
1,293 
1,333 
977 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,195 
2 
56 
159 
352 
397 
229 
Other Internet service 
543 
- 
35 
104 
168 
146 
90 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
36,218 
187 
2,299 
5,314 
9,716 
10,411 
8,291 
2 households 
7,013 
21 
327 
685 
1,689 
2,152 
2,139 
3 households 
991 
5 
57 
114 
284 
295 
236 
4 households 
442 
5 
23 
119 
136 
78 
81 
5 or more households 
263 
4 
21 
45 
60 
76 
57 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Kentucky 203 
