Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jessamine 
Johnson 
Kenton 
Knott 
Knox 
Larue 
Laurel 
Lawrence 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
668 
196 
459 
42 
243 
720 
1,006 
291 
2007 
711 
198 
481 
46 
376 
811 
1,012 
337 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
83,644 
24,296 
38,144 
6,743 
33,531 
111,975 
96,054 
41,681 
2007 
80,116 
27,766 
42,544 
6,937 
51,115 
125,432 
102,489 
60,220 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
125 
124 
83 
161 
138 
156 
95 
143 
2007 
113 
140 
88 
151 
136 
155 
101 
179 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
668 
196 
459 
42 
243 
720 
1,006 
291 
2007 
711 
198 
481 
46 
376 
811 
1,012 
337 
$1,000, 2012 
457,792 
42,526 
166,320 
9,118 
58,634 
383,181 
331,317 
59,020 
2007 
376,280 
59,239 
189,423 
13,832 
112,071 
343,674 
292,491 
88,392 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
685,317 
216,969 
362,353 
217,094 
241,292 
532,196 
329,341 
202,819 
2007 
529,226 
299,187 
393,811 
300,696 
298,061 
423,765 
289,023 
262,290 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
5,473 
1,750 
4,360 
1,352 
1,749 
3,422 
3,449 
1,416 
2007 
4,697 
2,134 
4,452 
1,994 
2,193 
2,740 
2,854 
1,468 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
49 
29 
37 
10 
42 
52 
104 
26 
$50,000 to $99,999 
40 
28 
34 
9 
52 
85 
148 
51 
$100,000 to $199,999 
88 
61 
120 
9 
52 
176 
272 
113 
$200,000 to $499,999 
255 
65 
172 
9 
67 
253 
312 
88 
$500,000 to $999,999 
114 
10 
60 
4 
22 
102 
110 
10 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
78 
2 
26 
1 
6 
27 
42 
1 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
36 
1 
10 
- 
2 
13 
17 
2 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
1 
- 
$10,000,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
110,154 
167,653 
102,560 
224,972 
247,231 
167,378 
277,733 
265,981 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
75.9 
14.5 
37.2 
3.0 
13.6 
66.9 
34.6 
15.7 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
97 
5 
29 
2 
13 
52 
61 
15 
acres 
(D) 
23 
109 
(D) 
41 
313 
277 
69 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
234 
57 
207 
11 
66 
237 
385 
62 
acres 
5,981 
1,539 
5,368 
287 
1,689 
6,088 
9,875 
1,633 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
68 
23 
59 
10 
40 
71 
146 
36 
acres 
4,017 
1,343 
3,519 
542 
2,245 
4,129 
8,390 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
53 
21 
53 
1 
22 
74 
120 
31 
acres 
4,345 
1,782 
4,427 
(D) 
1,855 
6,205 
9,917 
2,513 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
51 
31 
38 
3 
28 
113 
95 
49 
acres 
5,860 
3,360 
4,426 
350 
3,202 
13,165 
11,070 
5,647 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
25 
20 
18 
1 
19 
47 
52 
29 
acres 
3,850 
3,120 
2,811 
(D) 
2,991 
7,518 
8,075 
4,677 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
21 
16 
24 
3 
14 
29 
48 
16 
acres 
4,157 
3,097 
4,772 
606 
2,807 
5,844 
9,378 
3,187 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
17 
7 
7 
5 
11 
25 
28 
11 
acres 
4,127 
1,675 
1,705 
1,130 
2,606 
6,002 
6,741 
2,576 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
75 
13 
17 
2 
18 
37 
55 
26 
acres 
26,388 
4,872 
5,099 
(D) 
6,122 
12,517 
19,349 
8,588 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
22 
2 
3 
3 
9 
19 
11 
14 
acres 
15,191 
(D) 
1,818 
1,802 
6,121 
12,977 
7,174 
8,765 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
3 
4 
1 
3 
9 
5 
2 
acres 
3,906 
- 
4,090 
(D) 
3,852 
12,198 
5,808 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
7 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
25,019 
- 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
85 
9 
22 
2 
26 
42 
52 
12 
acres 
(D) 
35 
124 
(D) 
124 
212 
274 
57 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
276 
41 
200 
9 
123 
240 
389 
59 
acres 
6,677 
1,057 
4,979 
188 
3,418 
6,539 
10,571 
1,565 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
69 
23 
63 
8 
45 
71 
138 
27 
acres 
4,083 
1,303 
3,671 
(D) 
2,498 
4,002 
8,034 
1,576 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
69 
27 
57 
6 
27 
95 
109 
33 
acres 
5,580 
2,205 
4,817 
492 
2,238 
7,891 
9,031 
2,754 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
58 
33 
48 
8 
44 
104 
99 
54 
acres 
6,556 
3,719 
5,519 
938 
5,147 
12,062 
1 1 ,427 
6,293 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
34 
19 
31 
- 
23 
61 
72 
31 
acres 
5,350 
3,001 
4,783 
- 
3,640 
9,602 
11,102 
4,708 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
26 
17 
15 
3 
22 
52 
36 
32 
acres 
5,116 
3,370 
2,998 
616 
4,356 
10,176 
7,064 
6,140 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
26 
5 
11 
1 
16 
37 
31 
19 
acres 
6,145 
(D) 
2,672 
(D) 
3,841 
8,947 
7,339 
4,510 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
39 
18 
28 
8 
34 
67 
63 
51 
acres 
13,743 
6,255 
9,408 
2,988 
12,018 
22,622 
21,340 
17,297 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
20 
5 
6 
- 
13 
30 
20 
11 
acres 
13,104 
3,601 
3,573 
- 
8,177 
20,004 
12,907 
6,457 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
1 
1 
7 
3 
8 
acres 
11,076 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
8,569 
3,400 
8,863 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
2 
5 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
14,806 
- 
- 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
459 
141 
369 
19 
188 
567 
787 
219 
2007 
555 
167 
416 
19 
295 
685 
840 
276 
acres, 2012 
33,566 
4,941 
15,144 
1,776 
9,583 
66,947 
35,031 
6,458 
2007 
37,716 
6,773 
21,484 
2,704 
17,872 
71,976 
43,205 
15,243 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
396 
120 
338 
14 
172 
510 
718 
193 
2007 
417 
137 
353 
11 
219 
571 
693 
222 
acres, 2012 
26,440 
3,224 
10,442 
1,695 
7,927 
60,759 
29,100 
4,158 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
23,201 
3,511 
13,055 
427 
1 1 ,673 
55,831 
28,692 
5,898 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
77 
17 
52 
1 
23 
67 
72 
23 
2007 
216 
47 
124 
12 
93 
227 
261 
86 
acres, 2012 
4,688 
524 
1,132 
(D) 
535 
2,827 
2,218 
919 
2007 
1 1 ,322 
2,208 
5,063 
2,245 
3,988 
11,831 
8,841 
5,863 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Kentucky 361 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
