Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Kentucky 
Adair 
Allen 
Anderson 
Ballard 
Barren 
Bath 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
77,064 
1,243 
1,080 
676 
408 
1,869 
690 
2007 
85,260 
1,424 
1,208 
678 
481 
2,170 
789 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
13,049,347 
170,177 
145,691 
81,023 
107,186 
248,663 
142,253 
2007 
13,993,121 
187,981 
166,663 
87,617 
110,199 
264,717 
129,057 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
169 
137 
135 
120 
263 
133 
206 
2007 
164 
132 
138 
129 
229 
122 
164 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
77,064 
1,243 
1,080 
676 
408 
1,869 
690 
2007 
85,260 
1,424 
1,208 
678 
481 
2,170 
789 
$1,000, 2012 
39,459,278 
435,717 
430,519 
252,479 
364,600 
732,237 
277,500 
2007 
37,532,557 
464,496 
465,219 
238,005 
283,811 
736,706 
260,714 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
512,033 
350,537 
398,629 
373,490 
893,627 
391,780 
402,175 
2007 
440,213 
326,191 
385,115 
351,040 
590,043 
339,496 
330,436 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
3,024 
2,560 
2,955 
3,116 
3,402 
2,945 
1,951 
2007 
2,682 
2,471 
2,791 
2,716 
2,575 
2,783 
2,020 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
7,425 
127 
91 
27 
39 
207 
62 
$50,000 to $99,999 
10,067 
180 
123 
59 
46 
224 
95 
$100,000 to $199,999 
17,965 
312 
243 
198 
80 
467 
163 
$200,000 to $499,999 
24,912 
390 
371 
270 
134 
660 
217 
$500,000 to $999,999 
9,603 
162 
171 
74 
42 
183 
102 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,951 
53 
61 
29 
26 
79 
32 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,246 
15 
17 
18 
20 
37 
17 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
568 
2 
2 
1 
16 
11 
2 
$10,000,000 or more 
327 
2 
1 
5 
1 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
25,271,542 
259,381 
220,376 
129,173 
157,862 
312,027 
178,430 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
51.6 
65.6 
66.1 
62.7 
67.9 
79.7 
79.7 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,337 
44 
53 
42 
14 
111 
18 
acres 
21,630 
210 
254 
219 
84 
573 
91 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
23,776 
376 
333 
216 
135 
627 
147 
acres 
628,934 
10,464 
9,388 
5,682 
3,647 
16,601 
4,051 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
8,161 
133 
122 
89 
54 
204 
76 
acres 
473,526 
(□) 
(□) 
5,193 
3,108 
11,862 
4,350 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
8,739 
171 
136 
64 
44 
220 
86 
acres 
723,504 
14,324 
11,221 
5,352 
3,472 
18,174 
7,048 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
8,954 
154 
128 
86 
47 
212 
88 
acres 
1,036,859 
17,722 
15,134 
9,771 
5,586 
24,183 
10,256 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
5,297 
92 
80 
50 
14 
140 
53 
acres 
830,845 
14,228 
12,862 
7,915 
2,202 
22,157 
8,234 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
3,956 
77 
62 
35 
19 
98 
35 
acres 
781,998 
15,341 
12,304 
6,811 
3,862 
19,478 
6,953 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2,652 
45 
37 
20 
7 
59 
26 
acres 
632,730 
(D) 
8,713 
4,777 
1,753 
13,811 
6,246 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
6,416 
104 
79 
51 
28 
115 
103 
acres 
2,230,709 
35,246 
27,362 
17,647 
9,585 
39,696 
36,064 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,848 
34 
38 
17 
20 
55 
36 
acres 
1,886,608 
21,003 
23,633 
10,606 
14,391 
36,057 
21,708 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,323 
11 
10 
6 
13 
19 
18 
acres 
1,747,881 
15,011 
12,053 
7,050 
19,352 
23,681 
24,564 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
605 
2 
2 
- 
13 
9 
4 
acres 
2,054,123 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
40,144 
22,390 
12,688 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,579 
74 
55 
29 
22 
143 
29 
acres 
23,611 
358 
267 
146 
99 
(D) 
193 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
25,235 
381 
367 
185 
163 
730 
175 
acres 
677,845 
10,092 
10,363 
4,883 
4,307 
19,320 
4,773 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
8,818 
159 
146 
91 
63 
220 
79 
acres 
510,060 
9,346 
8,676 
5,221 
3,603 
12,785 
4,498 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
9,825 
200 
135 
74 
43 
255 
102 
acres 
814,601 
16,589 
1 1 ,226 
6,112 
3,532 
21,123 
8,441 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
10,346 
169 
161 
96 
39 
253 
110 
acres 
1,196,821 
19,642 
18,842 
11,303 
4,556 
29,787 
12,566 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
6,390 
127 
100 
55 
36 
168 
80 
acres 
1,001,132 
19,529 
15,654 
8,655 
5,576 
26,516 
12,593 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
4,610 
95 
59 
55 
22 
124 
52 
acres 
911,182 
18,845 
11,638 
10,744 
4,442 
24,389 
10,047 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3,142 
51 
48 
14 
15 
63 
33 
acres 
749,700 
12,154 
11,431 
3,235 
3,525 
14,830 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
7,328 
120 
92 
57 
29 
133 
77 
acres 
2,548,585 
41,233 
33,349 
20,271 
10,188 
46,401 
25,697 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
3,242 
40 
27 
16 
21 
64 
41 
acres 
2,158,863 
25,593 
17,995 
9,587 
14,215 
44,298 
27,067 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,207 
5 
15 
6 
16 
15 
9 
acres 
1,597,921 
5,500 
18,122 
7,460 
23,759 
19,696 
10,788 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
538 
3 
3 
- 
12 
2 
2 
acres 
1,802,800 
9,100 
9,100 
- 
32,397 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
61,314 
1,025 
851 
498 
357 
1,469 
580 
2007 
72,015 
1,213 
1,004 
573 
398 
1,857 
695 
acres, 2012 
6,336,247 
66,574 
52,263 
29,432 
85,220 
130,004 
47,863 
2007 
7,278,098 
85,073 
69,207 
43,657 
84,969 
151,246 
54,108 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
52,547 
851 
734 
440 
270 
1,348 
512 
2007 
57,528 
1,001 
856 
438 
264 
1,589 
596 
acres, 2012 
5,349,545 
51,703 
36,345 
24,174 
78,427 
113,031 
39,184 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
5,057,883 
55,627 
46,122 
21,639 
70,700 
108,694 
35,122 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
7,226 
119 
113 
63 
23 
218 
56 
2007 
24,187 
464 
375 
196 
91 
713 
231 
acres, 2012 
325,588 
3,736 
3,642 
2,613 
831 
7,410 
4,789 
2007 
1,473,676 
23,666 
18,471 
15,804 
5,754 
33,195 
13,597 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Kentucky 353 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
