Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Kentucky 
Adair 
Allen 
Anderson 
Ballard 
Barren 
Bath 
Farms 
number 
77,064 
1,243 
1,080 
676 
408 
1,869 
690 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,049,347 
170,177 
145,691 
81,023 
107,186 
248,663 
142,253 
Average size of farm 
acres 
169 
137 
135 
120 
263 
133 
206 
Median size of farm 
acres 
75 
80 
75 
65 
70 
68 
106 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
512,033 
350,537 
398,629 
373,490 
893,627 
391,780 
402,175 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,024 
2,560 
2,955 
3,116 
3,402 
2,945 
1,951 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
5,408,946 
61,918 
56,150 
32,534 
61,249 
127,183 
40,174 
Average per farm 
dollars 
70,190 
49,814 
52,087 
48,127 
150,120 
68,049 
58,224 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
4,337 
44 
53 
42 
14 
111 
18 
1 0 to 49 acres 
23,776 
376 
333 
216 
135 
627 
147 
50 to 1 79 acres 
31,151 
550 
466 
289 
159 
776 
303 
180 to 499 acres 
13,024 
226 
178 
106 
54 
272 
164 
500 to 999 acres 
2,848 
34 
38 
17 
20 
55 
36 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1,928 
13 
12 
6 
26 
28 
22 
Total cropland 
farms 
61,314 
1,025 
851 
498 
357 
1,469 
580 
acres 
6,336,247 
66,574 
52,263 
29,432 
85,220 
130,004 
47,863 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
52,547 
851 
734 
440 
270 
1,348 
512 
acres 
5,349,545 
51,703 
36,345 
24,174 
78,427 
113,031 
39,184 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,910 
24 
58 
34 
13 
35 
12 
acres 
73,573 
75 
297 
242 
411 
249 
47 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
5,067,334 
53,369 
53,234 
12,747 
57,612 
113,025 
19,261 
Average per farm 
dollars 
65,755 
42,936 
49,291 
18,856 
141,206 
60,473 
27,915 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
2,280,568 
13,832 
14,122 
4,301 
31,535 
37,738 
8,994 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
2,786,765 
39,537 
39,112 
8,446 
26,077 
75,287 
10,267 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
29,963 
471 
374 
310 
149 
558 
229 
$2,500 to $4,999 
8,655 
117 
112 
63 
30 
183 
72 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,313 
190 
169 
103 
55 
283 
95 
$10,000 to $24,999 
11,453 
199 
207 
97 
61 
347 
121 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,458 
120 
102 
67 
31 
222 
81 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,882 
58 
41 
14 
22 
123 
52 
$100,000 or more 
6,340 
88 
75 
22 
60 
153 
40 
Government payments 
farms 
33,382 
682 
480 
155 
269 
758 
287 
$1,000 
169,821 
2,392 
2,086 
625 
1,937 
4,232 
1,041 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
24,329 
312 
311 
135 
200 
758 
181 
$1,000 
423,536 
1,695 
2,734 
496 
5,617 
6,076 
1,238 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
4,778,105 
52,127 
50,631 
14,534 
49,658 
107,099 
20,000 
Average per farm 
dollars 
62,002 
41,937 
46,880 
21,501 
121,712 
57,303 
28,985 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
77,064 
1,243 
1,080 
676 
408 
1,869 
690 
$1,000 
882,585 
5,329 
7,424 
-667 
15,508 
16,234 
1,541 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1 1 ,453 
4,287 
6,874 
-987 
38,009 
8,686 
2,233 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
32,137 
479 
518 
273 
188 
955 
327 
Other 
number 
44,927 
764 
562 
403 
220 
914 
363 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
49,548 
821 
709 
447 
246 
1,245 
401 
200 days or more 
number 
33,295 
576 
498 
311 
157 
716 
263 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
40,141 
765 
662 
387 
110 
1,244 
422 
number 
2,270,871 
43,578 
40,502 
15,897 
5,681 
85,523 
32,029 
Beef cows 
farms 
33,823 
605 
587 
316 
98 
1,041 
393 
number 
985,075 
18,936 
17,826 
7,439 
(D) 
32,824 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,564 
53 
44 
4 
4 
63 
2 
number 
71,783 
4,736 
505 
16 
(D) 
7,757 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
33,284 
628 
548 
291 
95 
1,075 
370 
number 
1,293,302 
20,980 
39,269 
9,272 
4,203 
51,410 
13,371 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,284 
35 
22 
9 
4 
31 
5 
number 
313,360 
390 
1,446 
20 
(D) 
234 
27 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
866 
20 
15 
6 
3 
18 
2 
number 
933,620 
582 
(D) 
46 
(D) 
283 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
1,743 
21 
25 
9 
13 
36 
10 
number 
54,612 
1,191 
738 
179 
702 
905 
404 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6,252 
97 
96 
69 
24 
96 
50 
number 
4,308,549 
1,649 
2,252 
1,374 
(D) 
13,234 
2,595 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
826 
8 
11 
5 
10 
17 
- 
number 
305,383,434 
3,695,050 
2,765 
96 
7,640,355 
6,432,834 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
8,899 
134 
88 
23 
120 
172 
86 
acres 
1,530,189 
7,365 
3,442 
1,284 
31,915 
22,033 
2,636 
bushels 
104,894,595 
521,021 
162,110 
109,516 
1,575,179 
1,490,128 
223,022 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2,059 
49 
8 
7 
3 
91 
33 
acres 
84,785 
3,819 
353 
348 
195 
9,207 
432 
tons 
1,136,815 
51,490 
3,012 
5,895 
2,695 
118,348 
5,984 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
2,173 
21 
9 
- 
71 
26 
9 
acres 
468,242 
1,838 
134 
- 
15,901 
2,952 
155 
bushels 
28,998,879 
117,417 
4,633 
- 
928,022 
158,368 
7,739 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
2,173 
21 
9 
- 
71 
26 
9 
acres 
468,242 
1,838 
134 
- 
15,901 
2,952 
155 
bushels 
28,998,879 
117,417 
4,633 
- 
928,022 
158,368 
7,739 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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