Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Graves 
Grayson 
Green 
Greenup 
Hancock 
Hardin 
Harlan 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,442 
1,407 
1,050 
604 
350 
1,357 
34 
2007 
1,712 
1,513 
1,064 
698 
383 
1,588 
37 
acres, 2012 
291,813 
200,895 
152,535 
78,632 
52,195 
202,970 
6,265 
2007 
277,881 
216,492 
145,493 
91,853 
63,060 
222,267 
3,034 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
751 
934 
728 
391 
243 
952 
12 
2007 
783 
1,033 
812 
445 
252 
1,046 
12 
acres, 2012 
183,882 
65,408 
49,583 
12,824 
20,995 
100,480 
175 
TENURE 
2007 
140,067 
61,088 
43,748 
13,637 
22,521 
93,131 
184 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
1,113 
1,107 
824 
477 
279 
1,029 
20 
2007 
1,417 
1,210 
809 
535 
298 
1,219 
33 
acres, 2012 
92,682 
126,916 
93,640 
49,211 
28,625 
90,847 
4,045 
2007 
124,610 
140,011 
88,939 
61,678 
37,428 
122,392 
2,939 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
469 
681 
523 
287 
178 
661 
9 
2007 
527 
770 
587 
311 
170 
730 
12 
acres, 2012 
19,745 
30,255 
19,620 
5,883 
(D) 
25,564 
(D) 
2007 
26,614 
30,133 
21,574 
6,478 
6,775 
33,659 
184 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
293 
261 
183 
113 
64 
294 
12 
2007 
257 
274 
215 
144 
78 
325 
1 
acres, 2012 
182,811 
69,554 
49,537 
27,851 
21,086 
109,848 
(D) 
2007 
147,673 
73,836 
51,404 
28,457 
24,725 
94,214 
(D) 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
80,954 
35,694 
25,659 
15,837 
8,722 
46,085 
(D) 
2007 
75,731 
40,862 
27,184 
15,521 
12,708 
40,504 
(D) 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
101,857 
33,860 
23,878 
12,014 
12,364 
63,763 
(D) 
2007 
71,942 
32,974 
24,220 
12,936 
12,017 
53,710 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
252 
224 
174 
93 
60 
268 
3 
2007 
229 
243 
192 
119 
75 
283 
- 
acres, 2012 
150,186 
32,799 
23,868 
6,646 
13,911 
74,188 
(D) 
2007 
108,784 
30,197 
19,992 
6,769 
15,010 
56,060 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
36 
39 
43 
14 
7 
34 
2 
2007 
38 
29 
40 
19 
7 
44 
3 
acres, 2012 
16,320 
4,425 
9,358 
1,570 
2,484 
2,275 
(D) 
2007 
5,598 
2,645 
5,150 
1,718 
907 
5,661 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
30 
29 
31 
11 
5 
23 
2007 
27 
20 
33 
15 
7 
33 
- 
acres, 2012 
13,951 
2,354 
6,095 
295 
(D) 
728 
- 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
4,669 
758 
2,182 
390 
736 
3,412 
Total operators 
number 
2,070 
2,093 
1,529 
900 
537 
2,068 
51 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
883 
797 
651 
349 
203 
740 
19 
2 operators 
500 
550 
330 
220 
121 
539 
13 
3 operators 
51 
50 
64 
30 
16 
66 
2 
4 operators 
7 
7 
1 
4 
7 
10 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
3 
4 
1 
3 
2 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
594 
635 
381 
268 
143 
568 
16 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
556 
588 
323 
242 
118 
524 
16 
2 operators 
17 
19 
17 
10 
11 
19 
- 
3 operators 
- 
3 
8 
2 
1 
2 
- 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,296 
2,227 
1,557 
1,014 
558 
2,383 
53 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,200 
904 
647 
414 
229 
924 
22 
2 operators 
454 
525 
362 
254 
134 
563 
14 
3 operators 
45 
68 
42 
28 
19 
79 
1 
4 operators 
12 
14 
9 
2 
1 
16 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
2 
4 
" 
- 
6 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
647 
623 
374 
285 
132 
691 
17 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
591 
574 
350 
281 
128 
621 
17 
2 operators 
25 
20 
9 
2 
2 
25 
- 
3 operators 
2 
3 
2 
- 
- 
4 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,281 
1,222 
943 
545 
330 
1,211 
32 
2007 
1,479 
1,374 
985 
617 
351 
1,426 
31 
acres, 2012 
277,944 
182,121 
137,909 
71,723 
51,050 
189,576 
(D) 
2007 
259,397 
197,603 
137,133 
82,825 
58,543 
205,522 
2,608 
Female 
farms, 2012 
161 
185 
107 
59 
20 
146 
2 
2007 
233 
139 
79 
81 
32 
162 
6 
acres, 2012 
13,869 
18,774 
14,626 
6,909 
1,145 
13,394 
(D) 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
18,484 
18,889 
8,360 
9,028 
4,517 
16,745 
426 
Farming 
2012 
656 
462 
433 
243 
93 
554 
10 
2007 
606 
572 
443 
249 
144 
640 
9 
Other 
2012 
786 
945 
617 
361 
257 
803 
24 
Place of residence: 
2007 
1,106 
941 
621 
449 
239 
948 
28 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,169 
1,099 
716 
498 
280 
1,151 
29 
2007 
1,324 
1,252 
815 
535 
305 
1,378 
34 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
273 
308 
334 
106 
70 
206 
5 
2007 
388 
261 
249 
163 
78 
210 
3 
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708 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
