Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
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 
1,567 
1,255 
212 
1,604 
1,430 
$1,000 
21,866 
7,869 
11,513 
2,484 
12,689 
9,177 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,585 
981 
526 
78 
864 
721 
$1,000 to $4,999 
781 
392 
328 
61 
383 
398 
$5,000 to $24,999 
501 
169 
275 
57 
279 
222 
$25,000 to $49,999 
86 
11 
68 
7 
36 
50 
$50,000 or more 
81 
14 
58 
9 
42 
39 
Interest expense 
farms 
30,514 
21,451 
8,255 
808 
17,352 
13,162 
$1,000 
248,538 
138,070 
105,264 
5,204 
128,418 
120,119 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,631 
13,061 
3,925 
645 
10,181 
7,450 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,078 
7,625 
3,325 
128 
6,256 
4,822 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,651 
715 
906 
30 
853 
798 
$100,000 or more 
154 
50 
99 
5 
62 
92 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
25,135 
18,319 
6,816 
_ 
14,055 
11,080 
$1,000 
197,099 
116,739 
80,361 
- 
101,568 
95,531 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,699 
2,900 
799 
- 
2,144 
1,555 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,643 
8,171 
2,472 
- 
5,963 
4,680 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,434 
6,633 
2,801 
- 
5,291 
4,143 
$25,000 to $49,999 
924 
437 
487 
- 
451 
473 
$50,000 or more 
435 
178 
257 
- 
206 
229 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
15,151 
9,644 
4,699 
808 
8,831 
6,320 
$1,000 
51,438 
21,331 
24,903 
5,204 
26,850 
24,588 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,281 
4,571 
1,421 
289 
3,726 
2,555 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,560 
4,130 
2,074 
356 
3,795 
2,765 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,002 
856 
1,018 
128 
1,147 
855 
$25,000 to $49,999 
237 
81 
138 
18 
139 
98 
$50,000 or more 
71 
6 
48 
17 
24 
47 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
74,278 
58,320 
15,191 
767 
43,576 
30,702 
$1,000 
113,653 
79,437 
33,194 
1,022 
61,844 
51,809 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
71,333 
56,565 
14,032 
736 
42,070 
29,263 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,072 
1,268 
788 
16 
1,100 
972 
$10,000 to $24,999 
692 
410 
269 
13 
329 
363 
$25,000 or more 
181 
77 
102 
2 
77 
104 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
38,352 
26,417 
10,389 
1,546 
21,071 
17,281 
$1,000 
302,219 
145,092 
137,631 
19,497 
149,709 
152,510 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
31,870 
23,216 
7,417 
1,237 
17,588 
14,282 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,823 
2,525 
2,081 
217 
2,667 
2,156 
$25,000 to $49,999 
914 
442 
425 
47 
482 
432 
$50,000 to $99,999 
439 
120 
292 
27 
224 
215 
$100,000 or more 
306 
114 
174 
18 
110 
196 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,323 
247 
854 
222 
745 
578 
$1,000 
16,660 
355 
14,774 
1,531 
7,040 
9,620 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
34,475 
24,248 
9,137 
1,090 
19,586 
14,889 
$1,000 
478,771 
225,543 
234,569 
18,659 
258,361 
220,411 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
77,064 
58,664 
15,250 
3,150 
45,361 
31,703 
$1,000 
882,585 
155,599 
690,335 
36,651 
481,909 
400,676 
Average per farm 
dollars 
11,453 
2,652 
45,268 
11,635 
10,624 
12,638 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
33,824 
24,106 
8,142 
1,576 
21,122 
12,702 
Average net gain 
dollars 
47,608 
25,900 
112,177 
46,065 
40,405 
59,584 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,859 
3,305 
421 
133 
2,453 
1,406 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,252 
7,676 
1,205 
371 
5,965 
3,287 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,553 
4,294 
1,024 
235 
3,458 
2,095 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,670 
4,779 
1,561 
330 
4,229 
2,441 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,372 
2,016 
1,130 
226 
2,036 
1,336 
$50,000 or more 
5,118 
2,036 
2,801 
281 
2,981 
2,137 
Farms with net losses 
number 
43,240 
34,558 
7,108 
1,574 
24,239 
19,001 
Average net loss 
dollars 
16,829 
13,564 
31,374 
22,838 
15,328 
18,744 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,535 
3,881 
494 
160 
2,908 
1,627 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14,099 
11,986 
1,666 
447 
8,003 
6,096 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,334 
7,629 
1,380 
325 
5,024 
4,310 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,306 
7,229 
1,723 
354 
5,051 
4,255 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,748 
2,635 
961 
152 
2,092 
1,656 
$50,000 or more 
2,218 
1,198 
884 
136 
1,161 
1,057 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
77,064 
58,664 
15,250 
3,150 
45,361 
31,703 
$1,000 
639,066 
51,318 
559,507 
28,241 
347,320 
291,746 
Average per farm 
dollars 
8,293 
875 
36,689 
8,965 
7,657 
9,202 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
33,576 
24,132 
7,924 
1,520 
20,992 
12,584 
Average net gain 
dollars 
41,178 
21,561 
100,552 
43,097 
34,636 
52,090 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Kentucky 217 
