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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
50,952 
37,124 
11,837 
1,991 
28,951 
22,001 
acres 
3,223,610 
1,784,651 
1,283,357 
155,602 
1,859,149 
1,364,461 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
52,715 
40,591 
10,863 
1,261 
29,869 
22,846 
acres 
743,835 
498,202 
225,938 
19,695 
438,584 
305,251 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,910 
1,841 
902 
167 
1,443 
1,467 
acres 
73,573 
13,437 
54,095 
6,041 
26,755 
46,818 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,795 
1,744 
885 
166 
1,391 
1,404 
acres 
71,168 
12,293 
52,856 
6,019 
25,470 
45,698 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
144 
115 
24 
5 
68 
76 
acres 
2,405 
1,144 
1,239 
22 
1,285 
1,120 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
6,906 
5,759 
1,102 
45 
4,380 
2,526 
acres 
317,928 
265,081 
49,171 
3,676 
202,593 
115,335 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
5,798 
1,954 
3,373 
471 
3,614 
2,184 
acres 
2,465,576 
207,987 
2,057,314 
200,275 
1,196,385 
1,269,191 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
86 
63 
20 
3 
40 
46 
$1,000 
4,059 
1,819 
2,162 
79 
2,685 
1,374 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
77,064 
58,664 
15,250 
3,150 
45,361 
31,703 
$1,000 
39,459,278 
18,639,551 
19,101,989 
1,717,738 
21,018,398 
18,440,880 
Average per farm 
dollars 
512,033 
317,734 
1,252,589 
545,314 
463,358 
581,676 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,024 
2,899 
3,158 
3,011 
2,867 
3,225 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
7,425 
6,421 
287 
717 
4,784 
2,641 
$50,000 to $99,999 
10,067 
8,851 
745 
471 
6,293 
3,774 
$100,000 to $199,999 
17,965 
15,342 
2,011 
612 
10,711 
7,254 
$200,000 to $499,999 
24,912 
19,402 
4,807 
703 
14,034 
10,878 
$500,000 to $999,999 
9,603 
5,918 
3,383 
302 
5,512 
4,091 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,951 
1,786 
1,982 
183 
2,313 
1,638 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,246 
797 
1,333 
116 
1,298 
948 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
568 
107 
437 
24 
289 
279 
$10,000,000 or more 
327 
40 
265 
22 
127 
200 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
77,061 
58,661 
15,250 
3,150 
45,358 
31,703 
$1,000 
5,408,946 
2,688,949 
2,468,891 
251,106 
2,939,083 
2,469,863 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
5,777 
5,230 
305 
242 
3,679 
2,098 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,964 
6,234 
445 
285 
4,332 
2,632 
$10,000 to $19,999 
12,811 
11,187 
1,192 
432 
7,787 
5,024 
$20,000 to $49,999 
23,708 
19,271 
3,471 
966 
13,921 
9,787 
$50,000 to $99,999 
14,773 
10,421 
3,736 
616 
8,326 
6,447 
$100,000 to $199,999 
7,809 
4,434 
3,011 
364 
4,463 
3,346 
$200,000 to $499,999 
3,805 
1,648 
1,990 
167 
2,120 
1,685 
$500,000 or more 
1,414 
236 
1,100 
78 
730 
684 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
61,065 
44,329 
14,207 
2,529 
34,952 
26,113 
number 
109,789 
69,040 
36,034 
4,715 
60,366 
49,423 
Tractors, all 
farms 
66,061 
48,980 
14,537 
2,544 
38,568 
27,493 
number 
149,486 
95,875 
47,486 
6,125 
86,162 
63,324 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
32,112 
24,414 
6,607 
1,091 
18,359 
13,753 
number 
44,523 
32,604 
10,306 
1,613 
25,416 
19,107 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
51,714 
36,890 
12,791 
2,033 
30,344 
21,370 
number 
85,708 
55,497 
26,876 
3,335 
49,984 
35,724 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
11,608 
5,804 
5,112 
692 
6,712 
4,896 
number 
19,255 
7,774 
10,304 
1,177 
10,762 
8,493 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
4,579 
1,393 
2,878 
308 
2,794 
1,785 
number 
5,338 
1,577 
3,386 
375 
3,218 
2,120 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
1,473 
808 
579 
86 
735 
738 
number 
1,676 
906 
672 
98 
816 
860 
Hay balers 
farms 
30,692 
19,850 
9,644 
1,198 
17,894 
12,798 
number 
40,248 
24,960 
13,715 
1,573 
23,064 
17,184 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Kentucky 219 
