Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
McCracken 
McCreary 
McLean 
Madison 
Magoffin 
Marion 
Marshall 
Martin 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
447 
155 
413 
1,219 
361 
1,016 
719 
20 
2007 
483 
139 
419 
1,328 
470 
1,055 
867 
19 
acres, 2012 
67,192 
18,093 
124,379 
232,801 
44,451 
166,417 
94,879 
(D) 
2007 
75,341 
15,056 
144,193 
218,194 
61,620 
160,684 
97,712 
7,110 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
283 
97 
287 
847 
224 
779 
377 
12 
2007 
280 
82 
286 
944 
294 
823 
422 
10 
acres, 2012 
41,832 
2,955 
89,939 
55,744 
4,379 
61,911 
44,483 
(D) 
TENURE 
2007 
43,272 
2,446 
104,078 
53,490 
6,394 
51,757 
34,868 
160 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
343 
120 
266 
897 
293 
761 
577 
14 
2007 
354 
101 
259 
973 
378 
834 
681 
10 
acres, 2012 
24,429 
14,305 
31,589 
115,725 
35,100 
92,889 
47,764 
(D) 
2007 
29,633 
10,248 
48,463 
114,384 
50,080 
106,447 
54,536 
908 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
189 
70 
153 
577 
176 
542 
256 
9 
2007 
163 
54 
136 
638 
219 
625 
272 
3 
acres, 2012 
5,632 
1,595 
15,986 
22,886 
3,328 
24,771 
(D) 
51 
2007 
8,061 
(D) 
24,261 
27,179 
3,870 
29,276 
9,421 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
89 
28 
127 
254 
44 
220 
126 
5 
2007 
110 
35 
137 
286 
68 
183 
168 
6 
acres, 2012 
41,590 
3,093 
90,032 
106,672 
8,001 
63,111 
45,089 
4,692 
2007 
44,061 
4,708 
87,290 
87,637 
10,233 
50,978 
41,943 
4,997 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
14,089 
1,527 
47,172 
37,297 
5,724 
32,915 
15,130 
(D) 
2007 
15,985 
2,572 
40,205 
35,091 
5,643 
29,780 
13,803 
254 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
27,501 
1,566 
42,860 
69,375 
2,277 
30,196 
29,959 
(D) 
2007 
28,076 
2,136 
47,085 
52,546 
4,590 
21,198 
28,140 
4,743 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
80 
22 
116 
225 
35 
206 
112 
2 
2007 
104 
26 
127 
251 
56 
168 
141 
6 
acres, 2012 
35,148 
1,095 
71,700 
30,112 
810 
29,559 
31,392 
(D) 
2007 
33,902 
1,293 
71,879 
21,624 
2,173 
21,290 
25,029 
(D) 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
15 
7 
20 
68 
24 
35 
16 
1 
2007 
19 
3 
23 
69 
24 
38 
18 
3 
acres, 2012 
1,173 
695 
2,758 
10,404 
1,350 
10,417 
2,026 
(D) 
2007 
1,647 
100 
8,440 
16,173 
1,307 
3,259 
1,233 
1,205 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
14 
5 
18 
45 
13 
31 
9 
1 
2007 
13 
2 
23 
55 
19 
30 
9 
1 
acres, 2012 
1,052 
265 
2,253 
2,746 
241 
7,581 
(D) 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,309 
(D) 
7,938 
4,687 
351 
1,191 
418 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
635 
240 
584 
1,897 
502 
1,459 
1,033 
27 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
281 
83 
273 
647 
226 
646 
464 
17 
2 operators 
144 
60 
116 
486 
129 
318 
226 
1 
3 operators 
22 
11 
19 
74 
6 
39 
23 
1 
4 operators 
1 
3 
8 
- 
8 
4 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
2 
4 
" 
5 
2 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
201 
71 
123 
572 
127 
311 
283 
8 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
187 
64 
117 
499 
123 
282 
237 
6 
2 operators 
7 
2 
3 
32 
2 
13 
12 
1 
3 operators 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
1 
2 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
" 
“ 
- 
- 
" 
2 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
665 
192 
618 
1,984 
637 
1,442 
1,195 
32 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
325 
90 
250 
794 
327 
735 
563 
10 
2 operators 
135 
45 
144 
441 
124 
267 
283 
5 
3 operators 
22 
4 
21 
72 
17 
40 
18 
4 
4 operators 
1 
- 
3 
15 
12 
3 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
1 
6 
2 
1 
" 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
205 
42 
131 
530 
171 
283 
337 
8 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
193 
42 
119 
465 
164 
245 
319 
8 
2 operators 
6 
- 
6 
24 
2 
13 
9 
- 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
4 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
377 
142 
384 
1,075 
324 
953 
645 
16 
2007 
401 
127 
390 
1,175 
418 
984 
756 
19 
acres, 2012 
63,239 
16,810 
122,014 
213,440 
38,349 
160,694 
88,426 
6,694 
2007 
69,634 
14,230 
141,069 
202,669 
53,079 
154,297 
88,765 
7,110 
Female 
farms, 2012 
70 
13 
29 
144 
37 
63 
74 
4 
2007 
82 
12 
29 
153 
52 
71 
111 
- 
acres, 2012 
3,953 
1,283 
2,365 
19,361 
6,102 
5,723 
6,453 
(D) 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
5,707 
826 
3,124 
15,525 
8,541 
6,387 
8,947 
Farming 
2012 
141 
57 
235 
559 
123 
407 
200 
9 
2007 
173 
50 
217 
552 
127 
418 
243 
8 
Other 
2012 
306 
98 
178 
660 
238 
609 
519 
11 
Place of residence: 
2007 
310 
89 
202 
776 
343 
637 
624 
11 
On farm operated 
2012 
349 
126 
284 
921 
307 
814 
566 
16 
2007 
382 
113 
296 
1,037 
389 
817 
693 
17 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
98 
29 
129 
298 
54 
202 
153 
4 
2007 
101 
26 
123 
291 
81 
238 
174 
2 
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712 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
