Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jessamine 
Johnson 
Kenton 
Knott 
Knox 
Larue 
Laurel 
Lawrence 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
668 
196 
459 
42 
243 
720 
1,006 
291 
2007 
711 
198 
481 
46 
376 
811 
1,012 
337 
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 
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 
TENURE 
2007 
23,201 
3,511 
13,055 
427 
11,673 
55,831 
28,692 
5,898 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
486 
158 
357 
28 
179 
552 
752 
240 
2007 
539 
142 
372 
27 
282 
606 
749 
254 
acres, 2012 
36,719 
18,219 
21,601 
(D) 
18,862 
49,029 
58,362 
33,555 
2007 
41,334 
19,306 
26,535 
3,052 
30,181 
67,024 
63,617 
43,314 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
269 
84 
249 
4 
116 
363 
496 
151 
2007 
285 
86 
262 
2 
151 
400 
469 
154 
acres, 2012 
9,575 
1,611 
5,649 
53 
3,067 
13,803 
14,486 
2,416 
2007 
10,480 
1,273 
7,011 
(D) 
4,388 
19,862 
13,373 
3,316 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
128 
35 
81 
12 
60 
150 
215 
38 
2007 
125 
48 
90 
16 
86 
184 
225 
67 
acres, 2012 
39,576 
5,882 
15,338 
3,714 
14,149 
54,239 
35,397 
6,592 
2007 
29,419 
8,193 
14,834 
3,745 
20,189 
56,220 
35,727 
14,143 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
15,753 
3,172 
5,981 
622 
5,714 
24,353 
17,195 
4,369 
2007 
11,790 
4,867 
7,171 
757 
7,832 
25,849 
17,738 
8,582 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
23,823 
2,710 
9,357 
3,092 
8,435 
29,886 
18,202 
2,223 
2007 
17,629 
3,326 
7,663 
2,988 
12,357 
30,371 
17,989 
5,561 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
101 
33 
76 
10 
52 
138 
191 
34 
2007 
99 
44 
78 
6 
62 
159 
200 
56 
acres, 2012 
14,586 
1,595 
4,347 
1,642 
4,340 
39,038 
13,889 
1,298 
2007 
9,698 
2,117 
5,388 
355 
7,057 
35,390 
14,596 
2,206 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
54 
3 
21 
2 
4 
18 
39 
13 
2007 
47 
8 
19 
3 
8 
21 
38 
16 
acres, 2012 
7,349 
195 
1,205 
(D) 
520 
8,707 
2,295 
1,534 
2007 
9,363 
267 
1,175 
140 
745 
2,188 
3,145 
2,763 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
26 
3 
13 
- 
4 
9 
31 
8 
2007 
33 
7 
13 
3 
6 
12 
24 
12 
acres, 2012 
2,279 
18 
446 
- 
520 
7,918 
725 
444 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
3,023 
121 
656 
(□) 
228 
579 
723 
376 
Total operators 
number 
1,003 
296 
742 
59 
347 
1,065 
1,422 
473 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
382 
106 
237 
25 
162 
414 
653 
129 
2 operators 
243 
80 
185 
17 
65 
272 
301 
145 
3 operators 
39 
10 
20 
- 
12 
29 
43 
14 
4 operators 
3 
- 
12 
- 
1 
5 
7 
3 
5 or more operators 
1 
" 
5 
" 
3 
2 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
313 
86 
215 
15 
87 
314 
353 
178 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
273 
82 
185 
15 
77 
290 
315 
170 
2 operators 
17 
2 
12 
- 
5 
12 
19 
4 
3 operators 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
" 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,056 
280 
720 
54 
539 
1,159 
1,412 
488 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
415 
119 
279 
38 
243 
498 
680 
216 
2 operators 
262 
76 
176 
8 
110 
282 
278 
103 
3 operators 
25 
3 
19 
- 
16 
27 
44 
12 
4 operators 
4 
- 
3 
7 
4 
6 
3 
5 or more operators 
5 
- 
4 
" 
- 
" 
4 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
317 
80 
209 
14 
139 
325 
360 
137 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
279 
74 
191 
14 
127 
295 
324 
123 
2 operators 
16 
3 
5 
- 
6 
12 
12 
4 
3 operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
559 
179 
408 
42 
214 
635 
928 
248 
2007 
612 
180 
431 
37 
327 
711 
917 
290 
acres, 2012 
76,223 
22,019 
34,821 
6,743 
29,823 
103,488 
90,971 
36,965 
2007 
72,413 
25,502 
39,540 
5,380 
42,937 
118,606 
94,968 
50,790 
Female 
farms, 2012 
109 
17 
51 
_ 
29 
85 
78 
43 
2007 
99 
18 
50 
9 
49 
100 
95 
47 
acres, 2012 
7,421 
2,277 
3,323 
- 
3,708 
8,487 
5,083 
4,716 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
7,703 
2,264 
3,004 
1,557 
8,178 
6,826 
7,521 
9,430 
Farming 
2012 
258 
62 
160 
8 
98 
335 
372 
103 
2007 
259 
51 
166 
14 
100 
327 
350 
139 
Other 
2012 
410 
134 
299 
34 
145 
385 
634 
188 
Place of residence: 
2007 
452 
147 
315 
32 
276 
484 
662 
198 
On farm operated 
2012 
521 
171 
379 
34 
210 
642 
841 
240 
2007 
526 
166 
400 
23 
315 
697 
803 
272 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
147 
25 
80 
8 
33 
78 
165 
51 
2007 
185 
32 
81 
23 
61 
114 
209 
65 
-continued 
710 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
