Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Kentucky 
Adair 
Allen 
Anderson 
Ballard 
Barren 
Bath 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
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 
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 
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 
TENURE 
2007 
5,057,883 
55,627 
46,122 
21,639 
70,700 
108,694 
35,122 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
58,664 
941 
805 
549 
308 
1,430 
550 
2007 
65,445 
1,112 
932 
569 
362 
1,665 
645 
acres, 2012 
6,430,135 
90,460 
81,685 
50,760 
27,090 
128,849 
84,179 
2007 
7,689,488 
113,924 
98,998 
56,099 
33,723 
159,766 
88,407 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
36,808 
600 
499 
331 
174 
968 
385 
2007 
40,507 
727 
612 
339 
162 
1,161 
464 
acres, 2012 
1,517,145 
20,851 
16,679 
11,440 
9,427 
43,994 
21,751 
2007 
1,764,340 
27,043 
23,605 
11,593 
7,625 
55,789 
22,656 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
15,250 
268 
224 
107 
81 
383 
107 
2007 
16,534 
284 
242 
93 
106 
408 
115 
acres, 2012 
6,048,678 
76,928 
57,728 
25,161 
69,036 
111,552 
50,638 
2007 
5,767,074 
71,430 
57,821 
28,423 
75,650 
96,973 
38,083 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,643,247 
34,807 
28,096 
11,036 
29,061 
54,912 
23,073 
2007 
2,606,703 
36,162 
28,267 
13,807 
29,757 
46,552 
21,873 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
3,405,431 
42,121 
29,632 
14,125 
39,975 
56,640 
27,565 
2007 
3,160,371 
35,268 
29,554 
14,616 
45,893 
50,421 
16,210 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
13,537 
233 
202 
92 
79 
346 
102 
2007 
14,628 
261 
217 
84 
93 
370 
110 
acres, 2012 
3,516,463 
29,164 
18,167 
10,890 
58,753 
64,445 
15,163 
2007 
3,029,828 
27,304 
18,811 
9,098 
62,682 
49,699 
1 1 ,334 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
3,150 
34 
51 
20 
19 
56 
33 
2007 
3,281 
28 
34 
16 
13 
97 
29 
acres, 2012 
570,534 
2,789 
6,278 
5,102 
11,060 
8,262 
7,436 
2007 
536,559 
2,627 
9,844 
3,095 
826 
7,978 
2,567 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
2,202 
18 
33 
17 
17 
34 
25 
2007 
2,393 
13 
27 
15 
9 
58 
22 
acres, 2012 
315,937 
1,688 
1,499 
1,844 
10,247 
4,592 
2,270 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
263,715 
1,280 
3,706 
948 
393 
3,206 
1,132 
Total operators 
number 
114,210 
1,819 
1,665 
1,039 
576 
2,718 
1,016 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
45,361 
742 
618 
365 
257 
1,137 
428 
2 operators 
27,433 
441 
374 
275 
135 
642 
211 
3 operators 
3,520 
55 
67 
20 
15 
69 
45 
4 operators 
565 
- 
12 
16 
1 
17 
2 
5 or more operators 
185 
5 
9 
" 
- 
4 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
31,899 
503 
455 
315 
141 
702 
282 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
28,895 
450 
386 
273 
139 
638 
238 
2 operators 
1,279 
19 
28 
21 
1 
24 
22 
3 operators 
121 
5 
3 
- 
- 
4 
- 
4 operators 
7 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
123,971 
2,017 
1,747 
991 
689 
3,055 
1,170 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
52,524 
923 
771 
400 
300 
1,403 
461 
2 operators 
28,085 
424 
359 
252 
160 
678 
294 
3 operators 
3,724 
68 
60 
20 
17 
68 
26 
4 operators 
681 
5 
14 
3 
3 
14 
4 
5 or more operators 
246 
4 
4 
3 
1 
7 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
33,292 
506 
452 
271 
180 
744 
329 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
30,037 
448 
400 
253 
167 
705 
290 
2 operators 
1,333 
29 
20 
9 
5 
12 
14 
3 operators 
151 
- 
4 
- 
1 
5 
1 
4 operators 
28 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
4 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
68,864 
1,143 
967 
596 
383 
1,703 
594 
2007 
76,150 
1,280 
1,089 
625 
449 
1,982 
680 
acres, 2012 
12,173,091 
159,982 
137,161 
75,257 
104,351 
233,231 
131,666 
2007 
13,038,633 
174,349 
153,105 
83,773 
105,925 
246,481 
113,532 
Female 
farms, 2012 
8,200 
100 
113 
80 
25 
166 
96 
2007 
9,110 
144 
119 
53 
32 
188 
109 
acres, 2012 
876,256 
10,195 
8,530 
5,766 
2,835 
15,432 
10,587 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
954,488 
13,632 
13,558 
3,844 
4,274 
18,236 
15,525 
Farming 
2012 
32,137 
479 
518 
273 
188 
955 
327 
2007 
33,935 
566 
524 
216 
188 
949 
346 
Other 
2012 
44,927 
764 
562 
403 
220 
914 
363 
Place of residence: 
2007 
51,325 
858 
684 
462 
293 
1,221 
443 
On farm operated 
2012 
61,992 
995 
876 
545 
297 
1,548 
514 
2007 
67,854 
1,145 
927 
518 
373 
1,752 
595 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
15,072 
248 
204 
131 
111 
321 
176 
2007 
17,406 
279 
281 
160 
108 
418 
194 
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702 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
