Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Kentucky 
Adair 
Allen 
Anderson 
Ballard 
Barren 
Bath 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
27,516 
422 
371 
229 
162 
624 
289 
2007 
29,156 
491 
378 
194 
198 
712 
296 
Any 
2012 
49,548 
821 
709 
447 
246 
1,245 
401 
2007 
56,104 
933 
830 
484 
283 
1,458 
493 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
5,862 
98 
83 
35 
53 
149 
55 
2007 
8,671 
149 
183 
52 
48 
210 
90 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
3,329 
46 
42 
47 
9 
87 
25 
2007 
4,483 
66 
84 
42 
19 
116 
44 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
7,062 
101 
86 
54 
27 
293 
58 
2007 
7,802 
159 
105 
74 
30 
197 
57 
200 days or more 
2012 
33,295 
576 
498 
311 
157 
716 
263 
2007 
35,148 
559 
458 
316 
186 
935 
302 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
2,866 
36 
71 
9 
11 
78 
33 
2007 
3,509 
57 
52 
23 
15 
108 
31 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
3,752 
96 
64 
47 
35 
105 
35 
2007 
5,500 
113 
83 
31 
33 
177 
59 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
10,639 
167 
175 
106 
48 
272 
86 
2007 
13,689 
237 
221 
113 
57 
372 
173 
10 years or more 
2012 
59,807 
944 
770 
514 
314 
1,414 
536 
2007 
62,562 
1,017 
852 
511 
376 
1,513 
526 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.4 
21.5 
20.9 
21.4 
23.3 
21.9 
21.1 
2007 
21.1 
20.4 
20.1 
20.7 
21.9 
20.3 
19.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,901 
22 
57 
7 
8 
55 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2,956 
83 
53 
31 
13 
83 
30 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
8,738 
152 
152 
92 
42 
220 
68 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
63,469 
986 
818 
546 
345 
1,511 
577 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.1 
23.7 
23.3 
24.3 
26.4 
25.1 
24.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
406 
2 
12 
2 
- 
15 
3 
2007 
421 
4 
11 
- 
1 
19 
9 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
4,073 
45 
76 
14 
14 
106 
20 
2007 
4,420 
89 
92 
21 
20 
139 
65 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
8,909 
166 
148 
60 
48 
244 
73 
2007 
11,239 
197 
165 
77 
64 
317 
105 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
17,130 
342 
223 
125 
96 
381 
155 
2007 
21,526 
337 
268 
189 
114 
535 
171 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
11,028 
152 
151 
158 
59 
323 
100 
2007 
12,157 
209 
157 
102 
64 
300 
109 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
11,039 
154 
148 
115 
58 
264 
129 
2007 
11,158 
175 
180 
88 
73 
289 
86 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
9,184 
133 
128 
86 
48 
203 
72 
2007 
9,498 
158 
124 
88 
67 
207 
91 
70 years and over 
2012 
15,295 
249 
194 
116 
85 
333 
138 
2007 
14,841 
255 
211 
113 
78 
364 
153 
Average age 
2012 
57.6 
57.4 
56.3 
58.9 
58.1 
57.0 
58.5 
2007 
56.5 
56.5 
55.9 
57.7 
57.0 
55.6 
56.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
49,889 
715 
652 
425 
296 
1,243 
413 
2007 
43,127 
642 
605 
339 
281 
1,204 
389 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
4,712 
26 
41 
84 
26 
25 
27 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
25,093 
506 
406 
43 
205 
620 
244 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
7,055 
118 
66 
95 
64 
424 
31 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
1,991 
11 
80 
- 
30 
157 
14 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
7,313 
74 
78 
89 
29 
145 
57 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
7,782 
40 
44 
130 
11 
24 
68 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1,991 
15 
15 
17 
3 
36 
45 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
865 
6 
5 
4 
1 
7 
6 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
74,943 
1,194 
1,046 
653 
383 
1,835 
680 
acres, 2012 
12,431,340 
162,071 
139,280 
69,999 
97,764 
238,795 
139,823 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
2,700 
25 
18 
11 
13 
32 
13 
acres, 2012 
829,152 
3,099 
4,702 
2,664 
8,881 
8,653 
7,974 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
70,093 
1,147 
992 
624 
362 
1,742 
636 
2007 
76,140 
1,259 
1,109 
616 
438 
2,007 
695 
acres, 2012 
10,397,336 
151,458 
122,815 
65,504 
(D) 
211,068 
129,986 
2007 
10,999,037 
154,678 
139,223 
71,405 
89,043 
230,464 
111,475 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
4,666 
78 
64 
46 
21 
101 
40 
2007 
7,334 
153 
84 
58 
33 
145 
75 
acres, 2012 
1,904,448 
13,330 
16,474 
14,888 
28,322 
28,193 
10,190 
2007 
2,338,456 
29,201 
20,892 
(D) 
20,348 
25,852 
13,663 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
1,639 
15 
19 
6 
17 
20 
10 
2007 
1,273 
9 
3 
3 
9 
13 
15 
acres, 2012 
582,658 
5,185 
4,199 
631 
3,005 
8,571 
1,703 
2007 
503,740 
3,105 
(D) 
385 
(D) 
7,913 
3,051 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
214 
- 
- 
6 
2 
- 
2007 
156 
- 
9 
- 
1 
2 
- 
acres, 2012 
67,386 
- 
- 
- 
583 
(D) 
- 
2007 
52,001 
- 
1 ,566 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
452 
3 
5 
- 
2 
4 
4 
2007 
357 
3 
3 
1 
- 
3 
4 
acres, 2012 
97,519 
204 
2,203 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
374 
2007 
99,887 
997 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
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718 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
