Table 44. Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Kentucky 
Adair 
Allen 
Anderson 
Ballard 
Barren 
Bath 
Total farms 
77,064 
1,243 
1,080 
676 
408 
1,869 
690 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
7,192 
70 
33 
6 
162 
146 
42 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
1,299 
18 
49 
11 
4 
10 
3 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
708 
8 
10 
11 
3 
3 
2 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
860 
2 
7 
4 
3 
10 
4 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
24,096 
376 
349 
230 
111 
478 
261 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
2,534 
38 
60 
19 
1 
65 
46 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
21,562 
338 
289 
211 
110 
413 
215 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
30,041 
564 
503 
309 
77 
983 
295 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
541 
19 
5 
2 
1 
10 
4 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
890 
46 
7 
- 
- 
38 
1 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
262 
2 
4 
2 
- 
6 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,603 
13 
10 
18 
14 
30 
12 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,746 
20 
32 
8 
18 
32 
16 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125,1129) 
7,826 
105 
71 
75 
15 
123 
50 
Item 
Bell 
Boone 
Bourbon 
Boyd 
Boyle 
Bracken 
Breathitt 
Total farms 
81 
608 
907 
214 
620 
587 
120 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2 
15 
49 
9 
8 
25 
12 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
8 
20 
15 
- 
8 
6 
9 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
3 
17 
6 
4 
7 
7 
2 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
3 
25 
14 
5 
5 
- 
1 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
18 
203 
208 
67 
162 
275 
40 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
11 
38 
- 
8 
62 
3 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
18 
192 
170 
67 
154 
213 
37 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
32 
170 
328 
87 
325 
220 
23 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
3 
12 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
- 
2 
2 
- 
3 
7 
- 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
3 
- 
3 
- 
5 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
2 
6 
6 
1 
24 
7 
3 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
4 
14 
41 
4 
15 
3 
2 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125,1129) 
9 
130 
226 
34 
61 
32 
28 
Item 
Breckinridge 
Bullitt 
Butler 
Caldwell 
Calloway 
Campbell 
Carlisle 
Total farms 
1,304 
488 
697 
538 
821 
504 
325 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
183 
47 
135 
108 
191 
10 
111 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
14 
9 
7 
6 
9 
19 
1 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
5 
9 
2 
2 
8 
12 
3 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
6 
6 
7 
4 
5 
23 
2 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
460 
131 
224 
192 
320 
151 
118 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
51 
1 
4 
12 
70 
3 
3 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
409 
130 
220 
180 
250 
148 
115 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
477 
157 
238 
154 
153 
201 
45 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
13 
1 
3 
- 
3 
3 
1 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
8 
8 
- 
2 
1 
2 
- 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
1 
2 
5 
- 
- 
2 
3 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
38 
10 
19 
6 
33 
7 
14 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
23 
18 
14 
2 
16 
3 
8 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125,1129) 
76 
90 
43 
62 
82 
71 
19 
Item 
Carroll 
Carter 
Casey 
Christian 
Clark 
Clay 
Clinton 
Total farms 
278 
786 
1,118 
1,179 
883 
243 
508 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
17 
22 
73 
244 
28 
11 
9 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
6 
30 
13 
21 
16 
11 
7 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
1 
6 
7 
11 
6 
3 
2 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
1 
3 
13 
28 
16 
3 
3 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
113 
233 
349 
388 
203 
113 
127 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
12 
6 
18 
54 
16 
16 
11 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
101 
227 
331 
334 
187 
97 
116 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
101 
341 
531 
296 
417 
64 
305 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
2 
7 
4 
6 
12 
- 
2 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
- 
3 
32 
76 
2 
1 
9 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
4 
10 
13 
4 
- 
- 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
3 
12 
8 
18 
13 
9 
10 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
8 
28 
17 
14 
42 
5 
6 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
22 
91 
58 
73 
128 
23 
28 
-continued 
698 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
