Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Union 
Warren 
Washington 
Wayne 
Webster 
Whitley 
Wolfe 
Woodford 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
310 
1,648 
1,011 
778 
500 
496 
297 
713 
2007 
325 
1,824 
1,119 
781 
556 
565 
342 
712 
acres, 2012 
194,864 
246,708 
140,948 
128,683 
152,431 
58,423 
42,454 
111,917 
2007 
200,839 
265,126 
162,993 
142,827 
154,999 
73,414 
57,701 
119,087 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
222 
1,018 
775 
577 
269 
336 
190 
397 
2007 
234 
1,225 
846 
574 
262 
366 
232 
382 
acres, 2012 
162,753 
118,870 
48,388 
36,579 
91,077 
12,985 
5,692 
28,278 
TENURE 
2007 
158,047 
109,415 
53,668 
36,029 
82,492 
16,217 
6,279 
26,029 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
192 
1,309 
813 
547 
384 
362 
243 
556 
2007 
192 
1,416 
888 
581 
432 
397 
280 
545 
acres, 2012 
32,081 
129,553 
93,454 
65,717 
53,490 
36,715 
30,508 
63,361 
2007 
43,494 
138,216 
107,491 
96,859 
54,705 
45,537 
44,161 
64,117 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
110 
737 
608 
381 
176 
230 
143 
280 
2007 
115 
866 
645 
407 
155 
226 
176 
266 
acres, 2012 
19,700 
36,837 
27,098 
13,279 
12,597 
6,384 
3,222 
10,797 
2007 
26,959 
37,259 
31,100 
16,138 
9,137 
7,242 
3,591 
1 1 ,227 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
95 
280 
149 
194 
96 
109 
47 
102 
2007 
99 
335 
194 
167 
105 
149 
53 
103 
acres, 2012 
154,003 
109,876 
41,012 
59,122 
93,024 
20,551 
10,862 
38,060 
2007 
142,893 
116,674 
49,238 
41,110 
93,043 
26,788 
12,664 
40,825 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
56,382 
45,847 
17,365 
30,427 
26,999 
9,516 
7,556 
18,276 
2007 
56,986 
55,049 
21,694 
19,246 
27,833 
12,981 
8,385 
19,315 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
97,621 
64,029 
23,647 
28,695 
66,025 
11,035 
3,306 
19,784 
2007 
85,907 
61,625 
27,544 
21,864 
65,210 
13,807 
4,279 
21,510 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
93 
240 
129 
174 
79 
96 
41 
80 
2007 
88 
307 
174 
144 
90 
129 
51 
76 
acres, 2012 
137,466 
77,398 
18,430 
21,923 
73,533 
6,439 
2,095 
14,376 
2007 
117,893 
66,657 
19,547 
17,474 
68,285 
8,660 
2,599 
10,205 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
23 
59 
49 
37 
20 
25 
7 
55 
2007 
34 
73 
37 
33 
19 
19 
9 
64 
acres, 2012 
8,780 
7,279 
6,482 
3,844 
5,917 
1,157 
1,084 
10,496 
2007 
14,452 
10,236 
6,264 
4,858 
7,251 
1,089 
876 
14,145 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
19 
41 
38 
22 
14 
10 
6 
37 
2007 
31 
52 
27 
23 
17 
11 
5 
40 
acres, 2012 
5,587 
4,635 
2,860 
1,377 
4,947 
162 
375 
3,105 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
13,195 
5,499 
3,021 
2,417 
5,070 
315 
89 
4,597 
Total operators 
number 
459 
2,354 
1,467 
1,098 
711 
700 
442 
1,134 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
185 
1,026 
600 
515 
327 
334 
180 
374 
2 operators 
105 
545 
370 
224 
140 
126 
96 
284 
3 operators 
16 
71 
37 
35 
30 
30 
16 
42 
4 operators 
4 
5 
4 
1 
2 
6 
3 
9 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
" 
3 
1 
" 
2 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
105 
653 
398 
235 
170 
172 
123 
381 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
99 
599 
378 
218 
134 
146 
104 
352 
2 operators 
3 
27 
10 
7 
9 
13 
8 
10 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
- 
1 
3 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
1 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
488 
2,569 
1,634 
1,123 
768 
789 
446 
1,179 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
194 
1,163 
667 
501 
374 
373 
254 
348 
2 operators 
108 
588 
403 
236 
162 
164 
78 
297 
3 operators 
16 
62 
38 
33 
14 
26 
6 
50 
4 operators 
6 
11 
8 
7 
4 
1 
2 
11 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
3 
4 
2 
1 
2 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
81 
685 
424 
253 
191 
187 
103 
413 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
75 
639 
382 
230 
170 
179 
95 
334 
2 operators 
3 
23 
21 
10 
3 
4 
4 
28 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
" 
- 
5 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
2 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
288 
1,471 
926 
732 
446 
455 
268 
580 
2007 
307 
1,637 
1,027 
720 
478 
523 
308 
575 
acres, 2012 
191,416 
229,153 
133,266 
123,589 
145,260 
54,588 
37,550 
98,428 
2007 
196,732 
245,479 
153,339 
136,360 
145,534 
71,034 
53,212 
107,917 
Female 
farms, 2012 
22 
177 
85 
46 
54 
41 
29 
133 
2007 
18 
187 
92 
61 
78 
42 
34 
137 
acres, 2012 
3,448 
17,555 
7,682 
5,094 
7,171 
3,835 
4,904 
13,489 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
4,107 
19,647 
9,654 
6,467 
9,465 
2,380 
4,489 
11,170 
Farming 
2012 
143 
543 
375 
388 
200 
148 
112 
276 
2007 
164 
624 
426 
327 
209 
242 
123 
355 
Other 
2012 
167 
1,105 
636 
390 
300 
348 
185 
437 
Place of residence: 
2007 
161 
1,200 
693 
454 
347 
323 
219 
357 
On farm operated 
2012 
236 
1,355 
783 
669 
370 
377 
257 
549 
2007 
258 
1,509 
888 
627 
415 
488 
296 
528 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
74 
293 
228 
109 
130 
119 
40 
164 
2007 
67 
315 
231 
154 
141 
77 
46 
184 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Kentucky 717 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
