Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Scott 
Shelby 
Simpson 
Spencer 
Taylor 
Todd 
Trigg 
Trimble 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
838 
1,518 
467 
529 
874 
603 
397 
439 
2007 
930 
1,651 
494 
596 
941 
759 
458 
489 
acres, 2012 
127,479 
199,341 
101,530 
69,125 
114,568 
181,001 
128,997 
55,632 
2007 
139,044 
205,286 
119,122 
73,289 
118,712 
197,976 
135,685 
65,098 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
499 
1,050 
306 
384 
619 
465 
266 
337 
2007 
549 
1,176 
351 
420 
684 
461 
293 
398 
acres, 2012 
35,776 
98,726 
71,676 
28,120 
47,591 
117,569 
65,296 
15,619 
TENURE 
2007 
33,441 
93,994 
79,791 
25,044 
43,419 
111,567 
57,775 
17,484 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
650 
1,224 
355 
409 
681 
424 
283 
332 
2007 
713 
1,338 
374 
476 
723 
534 
315 
364 
acres, 2012 
66,097 
96,176 
29,989 
39,856 
61,729 
64,835 
36,774 
35,331 
2007 
80,574 
119,762 
50,143 
46,389 
71,416 
83,934 
41,988 
43,082 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
354 
801 
202 
281 
443 
296 
168 
247 
2007 
377 
903 
252 
312 
486 
267 
163 
287 
acres, 2012 
14,649 
27,656 
11,727 
12,244 
16,242 
22,180 
8,848 
6,936 
2007 
15,925 
41,297 
26,309 
13,124 
19,456 
22,477 
6,994 
8,602 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
129 
240 
98 
110 
176 
145 
89 
85 
2007 
167 
250 
102 
109 
194 
168 
116 
108 
acres, 2012 
47,324 
94,056 
66,671 
28,444 
50,831 
105,152 
83,386 
18,450 
2007 
48,466 
74,780 
62,475 
24,477 
43,138 
107,349 
87,569 
20,298 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
17,532 
33,880 
21,752 
14,420 
23,252 
44,019 
39,432 
8,475 
2007 
19,592 
26,454 
26,792 
11,524 
22,286 
45,751 
39,007 
9,096 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
29,792 
60,176 
44,919 
14,024 
27,579 
61,133 
43,954 
9,975 
2007 
28,874 
48,326 
35,683 
12,953 
20,852 
61,598 
48,562 
1 1 ,202 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
105 
214 
91 
94 
159 
140 
74 
78 
2007 
133 
219 
85 
99 
177 
151 
110 
95 
acres, 2012 
16,349 
63,317 
55,855 
15,516 
30,456 
85,116 
49,528 
8,440 
2007 
14,743 
45,732 
48,138 
11,238 
22,389 
84,262 
47,555 
8,499 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
59 
54 
14 
10 
17 
34 
25 
22 
2007 
50 
63 
18 
11 
24 
57 
27 
17 
acres, 2012 
14,058 
9,109 
4,870 
825 
2,008 
11,014 
8,837 
1,851 
2007 
10,004 
10,744 
6,504 
2,423 
4,158 
6,693 
6,128 
1,718 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
40 
35 
13 
9 
17 
29 
24 
12 
2007 
39 
54 
14 
9 
21 
43 
20 
16 
acres, 2012 
4,778 
7,753 
4,094 
360 
893 
10,273 
6,920 
243 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
2,773 
6,965 
5,344 
682 
1,574 
4,828 
3,226 
383 
Total operators 
number 
1,297 
2,390 
678 
857 
1,237 
870 
625 
691 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
437 
738 
278 
256 
551 
379 
215 
225 
2 operators 
349 
709 
169 
246 
285 
190 
150 
182 
3 operators 
46 
58 
18 
25 
36 
28 
23 
26 
4 operators 
6 
9 
2 
1 
2 
5 
5 
6 
5 or more operators 
“ 
4 
- 
1 
" 
1 
4 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
424 
844 
187 
263 
300 
219 
190 
210 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
376 
770 
179 
253 
268 
196 
163 
188 
2 operators 
24 
29 
4 
5 
16 
9 
9 
11 
3 operators 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
" 
“ 
- 
- 
1 
“ 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,451 
2,606 
720 
936 
1,323 
1,105 
681 
730 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
489 
843 
289 
313 
595 
485 
286 
297 
2 operators 
381 
692 
186 
241 
314 
225 
137 
153 
3 operators 
48 
91 
17 
28 
30 
36 
25 
29 
4 operators 
7 
19 
2 
13 
1 
8 
4 
10 
5 or more operators 
5 
6 
- 
1 
1 
5 
6 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
455 
883 
187 
284 
327 
240 
201 
208 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
399 
776 
179 
229 
310 
212 
154 
174 
2 operators 
28 
43 
4 
23 
7 
8 
19 
14 
3 operators 
- 
7 
- 
3 
1 
4 
3 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
686 
1,285 
431 
472 
811 
548 
348 
401 
2007 
770 
1,386 
450 
539 
871 
696 
401 
443 
acres, 2012 
113,874 
181,584 
99,411 
65,819 
108,926 
173,652 
122,575 
52,758 
2007 
124,770 
186,033 
115,555 
68,757 
112,225 
192,180 
130,288 
60,710 
Female 
farms, 2012 
152 
233 
36 
57 
63 
55 
49 
38 
2007 
160 
265 
44 
57 
70 
63 
57 
46 
acres, 2012 
13,605 
17,757 
2,119 
3,306 
5,642 
7,349 
6,422 
2,874 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
14,274 
19,253 
3,567 
4,532 
6,487 
5,796 
5,397 
4,388 
Farming 
2012 
423 
615 
235 
217 
330 
337 
164 
176 
2007 
401 
677 
213 
228 
362 
346 
215 
198 
Other 
2012 
415 
903 
232 
312 
544 
266 
233 
263 
Place of residence: 
2007 
529 
974 
281 
368 
579 
413 
243 
291 
On farm operated 
2012 
700 
1,305 
376 
447 
701 
474 
325 
382 
2007 
700 
1,405 
401 
479 
754 
557 
322 
405 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
138 
213 
91 
82 
173 
129 
72 
57 
2007 
230 
246 
93 
117 
187 
202 
136 
84 
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716 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
