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 
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 
31,126 
184 
1,283 
2,533 
5,045 
8,798 
13,283 
acres 
12,431,340 
7,788,670 
32,150 
272,595 
708,044 
1,587,801 
2,396,995 
2,791,085 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
2,700 
1,341 
14 
72 
144 
281 
372 
458 
acres 
829,152 
572,807 
5,673 
55,387 
53,624 
133,172 
175,853 
149,098 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
70,093 
28,607 
169 
1,196 
2,326 
4,507 
8,084 
12,325 
acres 
10,397,336 
6,217,262 
25,492 
230,664 
570,294 
1,173,365 
1,873,354 
2,344,093 
Partnership 
farms 
4,666 
2,388 
15 
94 
193 
458 
613 
1,015 
acres 
1,904,448 
1,471,653 
6,658 
75,060 
133,483 
347,629 
465,623 
443,200 
Registered under state law 
farms 
2,702 
1,410 
12 
57 
126 
271 
362 
582 
acres 
1,243,658 
979,392 
5,262 
53,300 
100,611 
235,450 
324,478 
260,291 
Corporation 
farms 
1,853 
975 
- 
54 
91 
251 
314 
265 
acres 
650,044 
474,685 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
146,499 
149,767 
131,118 
Family held 
farms 
1,639 
877 
- 
44 
78 
216 
289 
250 
acres 
582,658 
432,709 
- 
9,630 
28,423 
129,230 
141,161 
124,265 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
46 
22 
- 
1 
1 
9 
4 
7 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
1,593 
855 
- 
43 
77 
207 
285 
243 
Other than family held 
farms 
214 
98 
- 
10 
13 
35 
25 
15 
acres 
67,386 
41,976 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
17,269 
8,606 
6,853 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
6 
6 
- 
2 
2 
2 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
208 
92 
- 
8 
13 
33 
23 
15 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
452 
167 
2 
22 
29 
44 
70 
acres 
97,519 
53,860 
- 
(D) 
(□) 
9,692 
20,458 
17,149 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
19,586 
10,563 
61 
556 
948 
1,959 
3,055 
3,984 
workers 
68,586 
41,951 
376 
2,440 
4,031 
9,001 
12,633 
13,470 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
6,047 
3,978 
29 
229 
414 
872 
1,173 
1,261 
workers 
18,689 
12,873 
100 
928 
1,362 
3,053 
3,792 
3,638 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
16,044 
8,388 
38 
433 
731 
1,487 
2,410 
3,289 
workers 
49,897 
29,078 
276 
1,512 
2,669 
5,948 
8,841 
9,832 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
1,181 
920 
14 
62 
122 
203 
258 
261 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
306 
225 
1 
16 
27 
81 
66 
34 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
33,069 
13,352 
68 
631 
1,269 
2,356 
3,874 
5,154 
workers 
76,822 
30,545 
153 
1,500 
3,435 
5,790 
8,672 
10,995 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
4,337 
1,253 
9 
93 
156 
233 
359 
403 
1 0 to 49 acres 
23,776 
7,407 
49 
361 
653 
1,303 
2,078 
2,963 
50 to 69 acres 
8,161 
2,846 
17 
121 
226 
450 
770 
1,262 
70 to 99 acres 
8,739 
3,441 
22 
127 
292 
465 
974 
1,561 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
8,954 
3,908 
23 
133 
273 
534 
1,040 
1,905 
140 to 179 acres 
5,297 
2,505 
14 
69 
183 
349 
670 
1,220 
180 to 219 acres 
3,956 
1,927 
4 
79 
166 
241 
533 
904 
220 to 259 acres 
2,652 
1,431 
4 
67 
89 
225 
417 
629 
260 to 499 acres 
6,416 
3,806 
25 
135 
269 
633 
1,081 
1,663 
500 to 999 acres 
2,848 
1,989 
16 
100 
139 
391 
606 
737 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,323 
1,074 
1 
42 
120 
273 
350 
288 
2,000 acres or more 
605 
550 
- 
19 
66 
148 
177 
140 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
7,192 
3,923 
31 
230 
412 
800 
1,133 
1,317 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
1,299 
585 
5 
51 
89 
95 
169 
176 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
708 
241 
- 
15 
8 
42 
64 
112 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
860 
377 
_ 
25 
52 
71 
115 
114 
Other crop farming (1119) 
24,096 
8,411 
37 
299 
600 
1,281 
2,272 
3,922 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
2,534 
1,694 
15 
138 
194 
383 
486 
478 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
21,562 
6,717 
22 
161 
406 
898 
1,786 
3,444 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
30,041 
13,259 
80 
449 
849 
1,771 
3,648 
6,462 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
541 
300 
1 
18 
8 
33 
76 
164 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
890 
767 
8 
68 
126 
207 
196 
162 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
262 
115 
4 
24 
17 
21 
29 
20 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
1,603 
847 
6 
56 
130 
223 
254 
178 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,746 
553 
5 
35 
40 
128 
174 
171 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
7,826 
2,759 
7 
76 
301 
573 
925 
877 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
40,141 
19,301 
132 
810 
1,499 
3,136 
5,380 
8,344 
number 
2,270,871 
1,516,301 
7,656 
60,149 
146,693 
284,563 
444,172 
573,068 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
8,470 
2,678 
34 
133 
263 
509 
744 
995 
1 0 to 49 
19,639 
8,696 
52 
316 
557 
1,224 
2,330 
4,217 
50 to 99 
6,522 
3,838 
27 
171 
307 
635 
1,063 
1,635 
100 to 199 
3,363 
2,396 
9 
132 
193 
388 
727 
947 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
