Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Crittenden 
Cumberland 
Daviess 
Edmonson 
Elliott 
Estill 
Fayette 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
592 
371 
837 
638 
389 
380 
718 
2007 
740 
507 
1,008 
712 
448 
456 
810 
acres, 2012 
148,795 
65,445 
237,234 
84,989 
56,336 
52,286 
114,857 
2007 
160,116 
103,368 
256,922 
96,641 
66,843 
64,780 
135,969 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
341 
258 
621 
412 
248 
264 
341 
2007 
430 
360 
694 
459 
316 
305 
389 
acres, 2012 
62,339 
14,072 
183,421 
23,423 
8,933 
11,038 
27,692 
TENURE 
2007 
43,970 
19,280 
187,316 
24,126 
8,977 
13,041 
29,796 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
480 
278 
584 
500 
298 
284 
547 
2007 
592 
372 
701 
563 
327 
348 
627 
acres, 2012 
81,023 
42,959 
54,991 
56,962 
36,310 
30,306 
73,720 
2007 
96,297 
66,884 
75,584 
63,585 
43,337 
41,314 
81,678 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
248 
178 
383 
308 
171 
189 
248 
2007 
309 
240 
420 
341 
207 
211 
282 
acres, 2012 
14,404 
6,280 
23,226 
12,121 
4,227 
5,431 
14,405 
2007 
14,245 
7,924 
36,428 
(D) 
4,782 
6,959 
14,440 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
87 
74 
223 
118 
72 
77 
91 
2007 
113 
117 
270 
135 
101 
87 
115 
acres, 2012 
58,916 
20,964 
175,409 
26,517 
17,670 
18,831 
32,915 
2007 
52,445 
32,594 
177,076 
31,795 
21,685 
20,996 
44,078 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
19,650 
9,157 
61,362 
14,978 
9,755 
8,580 
17,037 
2007 
22,339 
14,525 
53,525 
16,572 
12,660 
10,697 
23,354 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
39,266 
11,807 
114,047 
11,539 
7,915 
10,251 
15,878 
2007 
30,106 
18,069 
123,551 
15,223 
9,025 
10,299 
20,724 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
74 
64 
211 
93 
65 
66 
58 
2007 
93 
106 
247 
116 
95 
77 
80 
acres, 2012 
39,803 
7,484 
153,795 
10,584 
4,011 
5,031 
10,602 
2007 
23,740 
9,608 
148,115 
11,219 
3,933 
5,463 
13,295 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
25 
19 
30 
20 
19 
19 
80 
2007 
35 
18 
37 
14 
20 
21 
68 
acres, 2012 
8,856 
1,522 
6,834 
1,510 
2,356 
3,149 
8,222 
2007 
11,374 
3,890 
4,262 
1,261 
1,821 
2,470 
10,213 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
19 
16 
27 
11 
12 
9 
35 
2007 
28 
14 
27 
2 
14 
17 
27 
acres, 2012 
8,132 
308 
6,400 
718 
695 
576 
2,685 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
5,985 
1,748 
2,773 
(D) 
262 
619 
2,061 
Total operators 
number 
862 
546 
1,194 
969 
585 
519 
1,207 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
384 
221 
549 
349 
219 
251 
354 
2 operators 
182 
134 
238 
254 
147 
121 
283 
3 operators 
16 
7 
32 
30 
20 
6 
66 
4 operators 
4 
9 
17 
4 
3 
2 
6 
5 or more operators 
6 
" 
1 
1 
" 
- 
9 
Total women operators 
number 
226 
153 
226 
303 
177 
114 
445 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
210 
140 
200 
274 
151 
108 
392 
2 operators 
2 
5 
13 
13 
13 
- 
22 
3 operators 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
2 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,075 
714 
1,381 
1,054 
643 
639 
1,290 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
483 
344 
695 
419 
278 
295 
448 
2 operators 
212 
137 
268 
255 
150 
140 
289 
3 operators 
37 
20 
33 
29 
16 
20 
54 
4 operators 
- 
3 
9 
7 
3 
1 
7 
5 or more operators 
8 
3 
3 
2 
1 
" 
12 
Total women operators 
number 
280 
168 
240 
273 
165 
160 
430 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
262 
146 
229 
264 
157 
158 
362 
2 operators 
3 
8 
4 
3 
4 
1 
24 
3 operators 
4 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
528 
335 
783 
572 
350 
362 
533 
2007 
645 
464 
945 
663 
407 
417 
634 
acres, 2012 
139,729 
58,925 
232,737 
77,271 
53,458 
50,610 
95,623 
2007 
147,142 
98,586 
251,023 
89,807 
61,980 
60,151 
121,640 
Female 
farms, 2012 
64 
36 
54 
66 
39 
18 
185 
2007 
95 
43 
63 
49 
41 
39 
176 
acres, 2012 
9,066 
6,520 
4,497 
7,718 
2,878 
1,676 
19,234 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
12,974 
4,782 
5,899 
6,834 
4,863 
4,629 
14,329 
Farming 
2012 
198 
182 
408 
204 
151 
149 
409 
2007 
260 
193 
455 
270 
171 
164 
424 
Other 
2012 
394 
189 
429 
434 
238 
231 
309 
Place of residence: 
2007 
480 
314 
553 
442 
277 
292 
386 
On farm operated 
2012 
439 
303 
702 
540 
303 
311 
539 
2007 
534 
379 
800 
573 
379 
376 
619 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
153 
68 
135 
98 
86 
69 
179 
2007 
206 
128 
208 
139 
69 
80 
191 
-continued 
706 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
