Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
77,064 
58,664 
15,250 
3,150 
45,361 
31,703 
percent 
100.0 
76.1 
19.8 
4.1 
58.9 
41.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,049,347 
6,430,135 
6,048,678 
570,534 
7,330,420 
5,718,927 
Average size of farm 
acres 
169 
110 
397 
181 
162 
180 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
77,064 
58,664 
15,250 
3,150 
45,361 
31,703 
$1,000 
5,237,155 
2,033,707 
2,926,618 
276,831 
2,752,211 
2,484,944 
Average per farm 
dollars 
67,959 
34,667 
191,909 
87,883 
60,674 
78,382 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
15,689 
14,096 
1,070 
523 
8,697 
6,992 
$1,000 to $2,499 
9,575 
8,617 
705 
253 
5,621 
3,954 
$2,500 to $4,999 
9,689 
8,392 
960 
337 
5,855 
3,834 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1 1 ,448 
9,271 
1,751 
426 
6,818 
4,630 
$10,000 to $24,999 
12,961 
9,633 
2,747 
581 
7,900 
5,061 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,956 
4,318 
2,263 
375 
4,150 
2,806 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,184 
2,187 
1,739 
258 
2,543 
1,641 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,068 
1,154 
1,675 
239 
1,875 
1,193 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,469 
397 
995 
77 
883 
586 
$500,000 to $999,999 
959 
241 
674 
44 
516 
443 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,066 
358 
671 
37 
503 
563 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
804 
266 
517 
21 
405 
399 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
205 
71 
125 
9 
77 
128 
$5,000,000 or more 
57 
21 
29 
7 
21 
36 
Total sales 
farms 
77,064 
58,664 
15,250 
3,150 
45,361 
31,703 
$1,000 
5,067,334 
1,943,305 
2,853,224 
270,805 
2,651,964 
2,415,370 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
12,228 
6,281 
5,246 
701 
7,560 
4,668 
$1,000 
1,656,983 
197,035 
1,335,050 
124,898 
797,209 
859,774 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,483 
741 
2,503 
239 
2,107 
1,376 
$1,000 
1,551,357 
137,757 
1,295,436 
118,164 
730,561 
820,796 
Corn 
farms 
9,642 
4,524 
4,549 
569 
5,885 
3,757 
$1,000 
693,575 
88,564 
551,404 
53,606 
324,624 
368,951 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,191 
335 
1,707 
149 
1,263 
928 
$1,000 
613,650 
51,466 
513,359 
48,824 
273,285 
340,365 
Wheat 
farms 
2,152 
666 
1,342 
144 
1,253 
899 
$1,000 
202,462 
17,692 
164,975 
19,795 
90,812 
1 1 1 ,649 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
785 
77 
658 
50 
435 
350 
$1,000 
182,112 
11,145 
152,624 
18,343 
78,496 
103,616 
Soybeans 
farms 
6,217 
2,571 
3,252 
394 
3,867 
2,350 
$1,000 
752,272 
89,351 
611,709 
51,213 
377,894 
374,378 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,470 
406 
1,909 
155 
1,450 
1,020 
$1,000 
686,608 
57,772 
582,233 
46,604 
335,886 
350,722 
Sorghum 
farms 
175 
90 
78 
7 
113 
62 
$1,000 
2,581 
542 
1,862 
177 
1,272 
1,309 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
1 
13 
1 
7 
8 
$1,000 
1,409 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
504 
906 
Barley 
farms 
118 
52 
62 
4 
60 
58 
$1,000 
2,525 
(D) 
2,041 
(D) 
971 
1,554 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
2 
12 
6 
8 
$1,000 
1,529 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
492 
1,037 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
180 
106 
64 
10 
95 
85 
$1,000 
3,567 
(D) 
3,059 
(D) 
1,635 
1,932 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
2 
12 
8 
6 
$1,000 
3,043 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1,284 
1,759 
Tobacco 
farms 
4,530 
1,837 
2,313 
380 
2,920 
1,610 
$1,000 
356,603 
77,948 
257,207 
21,448 
212,897 
143,706 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,685 
407 
1,157 
121 
1,054 
631 
$1,000 
298,427 
51,472 
230,539 
16,416 
175,651 
122,776 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,231 
1,737 
396 
98 
1,062 
1,169 
$1,000 
28,787 
19,224 
7,564 
1,999 
12,987 
15,800 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
95 
56 
29 
10 
47 
48 
$1,000 
10,261 
5,782 
3,382 
1,097 
4,108 
6,153 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,113 
937 
151 
25 
458 
655 
$1,000 
7,839 
5,794 
1,865 
180 
2,878 
4,961 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
10 
7 
1 
5 
13 
$1,000 
2,347 
1,215 
(D) 
(D) 
563 
1,784 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
565 
488 
65 
12 
237 
328 
$1,000 
5,238 
3,849 
1,260 
129 
1,689 
3,549 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
9 
6 
1 
3 
13 
$1,000 
2,009 
993 
(D) 
(D) 
338 
1,671 
Berries 
farms 
677 
561 
102 
14 
271 
406 
$1,000 
2,602 
1,946 
605 
51 
1,190 
1,412 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
1 
2 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 
288 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,279 
949 
263 
67 
593 
686 
$1,000 
79,283 
38,368 
16,165 
24,750 
27,059 
52,224 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
201 
133 
49 
19 
100 
101 
$1,000 
66,564 
29,010 
13,324 
24,230 
20,563 
46,001 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
