Table 4. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Kentucky 
Adair 
Allen 
Anderson 
Ballard 
Barren 
Bath 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
882,585 
5,329 
7,424 
-667 
15,508 
16,234 
1,541 
2007 
1,285,433 
11,797 
3,037 
353 
16,698 
29,982 
5,421 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
11,453 
4,287 
6,874 
-987 
38,009 
8,686 
2,233 
2007 
15,077 
8,284 
2,514 
520 
34,715 
13,817 
6,871 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
33,824 
548 
528 
233 
237 
834 
330 
2007 
40,067 
650 
609 
245 
267 
1,041 
421 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
47,608 
28,349 
29,627 
16,944 
76,656 
39,662 
20,951 
2007 
44,708 
27,619 
22,586 
16,587 
71,359 
38,726 
20,843 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
43,240 
695 
552 
443 
171 
1,035 
360 
2007 
45,193 
774 
599 
433 
214 
1,129 
368 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
16,829 
14,685 
14,890 
10,418 
15,555 
16,274 
14,925 
2007 
11,194 
7,953 
17,892 
8,570 
11,005 
9,152 
9,113 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
639,066 
3,545 
7,349 
-858 
9,615 
12,775 
10,053 
2007 
1,083,773 
10,679 
2,409 
-49 
9,807 
26,899 
5,185 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
8,293 
2,852 
6,805 
-1,270 
23,565 
6,835 
14,569 
2007 
12,711 
7,499 
1,994 
-72 
20,388 
12,396 
6,572 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
33,576 
544 
525 
223 
234 
834 
329 
2007 
39,762 
645 
606 
241 
265 
1,033 
420 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
41,178 
25,470 
29,613 
17,062 
53,948 
35,528 
47,033 
2007 
40,453 
26,524 
21,711 
15,520 
46,282 
35,771 
20,393 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
43,488 
699 
555 
453 
174 
1,035 
361 
2007 
45,498 
779 
602 
437 
216 
1,137 
369 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
17,097 
14,751 
14,771 
10,294 
17,294 
16,285 
15,017 
2007 
11,533 
8,253 
17,854 
8,671 
11,379 
8,841 
9,160 
Item 
Bell 
Boone 
Bourbon 
Boyd 
Boyle 
Bracken 
Breathitt 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
-273 
-1,955 
454 
-1,305 
-1,428 
95 
77 
2007 
-328 
2,666 
65,100 
-2,194 
1,219 
2,577 
-120 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
-3,371 
-3,216 
501 
-6,096 
-2,303 
162 
643 
2007 
-4,748 
3,909 
70,915 
-8,439 
1,879 
4,170 
-601 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
26 
192 
367 
41 
200 
255 
48 
2007 
18 
234 
412 
60 
256 
303 
56 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
7,284 
21,863 
82,356 
7,669 
36,577 
15,988 
13,352 
2007 
3,655 
32,734 
201,533 
6,294 
23,723 
17,936 
12,077 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
55 
416 
540 
173 
420 
332 
72 
2007 
51 
448 
506 
200 
393 
315 
143 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
8,408 
14,791 
55,130 
9,359 
20,817 
11,994 
7,829 
2007 
7,714 
11,146 
35,437 
12,859 
12,351 
9,071 
5,565 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
-273 
-2,030 
-1,029 
-1,308 
-1,724 
18 
67 
2007 
-328 
2,505 
63,358 
-2,194 
800 
2,479 
-120 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
-3,374 
-3,339 
-1,135 
-6,110 
-2,780 
31 
560 
2007 
-4,759 
3,673 
69,018 
-8,439 
1,233 
4,012 
-601 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
26 
191 
364 
41 
200 
254 
48 
2007 
18 
232 
407 
60 
252 
303 
56 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
7,284 
21,745 
80,200 
7,736 
35,041 
15,783 
13,148 
2007 
3,612 
32,546 
199,843 
6,294 
23,359 
17,613 
12,077 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
55 
417 
543 
173 
420 
333 
72 
2007 
51 
450 
511 
200 
397 
315 
143 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
8,412 
14,828 
55,658 
9,392 
20,790 
11,985 
7,831 
2007 
7,714 
11,213 
35,182 
12,859 
12,812 
9,071 
5,565 
Item 
Breckinridge 
Bullitt 
Butler 
Caldwell 
Calloway 
Campbell 
Carlisle 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
21,633 
-902 
15,446 
4,847 
33,935 
-972 
18,428 
2007 
16,060 
-476 
6,010 
5,261 
14,275 
-668 
8,831 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
16,590 
-1,848 
22,161 
9,009 
41,333 
-1,929 
56,701 
2007 
10,643 
-918 
7,724 
8,417 
16,075 
-1,248 
21,644 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
675 
135 
378 
253 
463 
170 
215 
2007 
806 
199 
402 
372 
499 
161 
251 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
42,552 
16,652 
48,600 
38,709 
87,584 
18,608 
96,401 
2007 
26,406 
10,547 
22,861 
21,035 
40,912 
12,391 
58,804 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
629 
353 
319 
285 
358 
334 
110 
2007 
703 
320 
376 
253 
389 
374 
157 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1 1 ,272 
8,924 
9,168 
17,357 
18,483 
12,382 
20,893 
2007 
7,429 
8,047 
8,459 
10,135 
15,785 
7,120 
37,766 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
14,297 
-909 
12,383 
4,112 
18,081 
-987 
12,547 
2007 
12,356 
-503 
4,593 
5,080 
6,508 
-676 
4,846 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
10,964 
-1,862 
17,767 
7,643 
22,023 
-1,958 
38,607 
2007 
8,188 
-970 
5,904 
8,127 
7,328 
-1,264 
11,878 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
669 
134 
377 
253 
460 
170 
214 
2007 
799 
198 
397 
370 
491 
160 
247 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
32,443 
16,774 
41,398 
36,657 
55,898 
18,541 
69,588 
2007 
22,443 
10,443 
19,797 
20,636 
29,133 
12,413 
45,627 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
635 
354 
320 
285 
361 
334 
111 
2007 
710 
321 
381 
255 
397 
375 
161 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
11,666 
8,916 
10,074 
18,113 
21,143 
12,392 
21,123 
2007 
7,853 
8,009 
8,573 
10,022 
19,640 
7,099 
39,899 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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