Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Carroll 
Carter 
Casey 
Christian 
Clark 
Clay 
Clinton 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
86 
326 
493 
429 
270 
83 
162 
2007 
108 
273 
463 
477 
302 
98 
191 
Any 
2012 
192 
460 
625 
750 
613 
160 
346 
2007 
218 
622 
823 
847 
605 
238 
438 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
50 
33 
75 
98 
54 
21 
43 
2007 
33 
80 
143 
175 
103 
49 
77 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
13 
34 
61 
70 
36 
7 
28 
2007 
23 
64 
58 
54 
57 
15 
36 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
27 
58 
98 
84 
146 
27 
53 
2007 
38 
80 
126 
129 
89 
36 
67 
200 days or more 
2012 
102 
335 
391 
498 
377 
105 
222 
2007 
124 
398 
496 
489 
356 
138 
258 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
10 
28 
24 
45 
40 
9 
14 
2007 
13 
40 
31 
61 
43 
18 
22 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
8 
53 
39 
71 
42 
10 
34 
2007 
13 
51 
74 
80 
79 
16 
32 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
28 
93 
144 
155 
162 
28 
58 
2007 
64 
164 
223 
216 
133 
71 
89 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
232 
612 
911 
908 
639 
196 
402 
2007 
236 
640 
958 
967 
652 
231 
486 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.3 
23.4 
23.1 
21.5 
21.5 
22.0 
24.9 
2007 
20.0 
21.2 
21.7 
20.8 
20.6 
20.7 
23.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
6 
22 
18 
32 
17 
5 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
6 
42 
23 
57 
37 
11 
23 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
21 
95 
101 
131 
113 
27 
56 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
245 
627 
976 
959 
716 
200 
419 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.7 
25.9 
26.2 
23.7 
25.2 
23.7 
26.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
3 
5 
12 
13 
- 
8 
2007 
2 
- 
7 
7 
4 
2 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
10 
58 
66 
116 
58 
10 
21 
2007 
13 
48 
79 
118 
58 
11 
35 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
36 
73 
163 
193 
128 
37 
73 
2007 
29 
107 
199 
146 
84 
60 
76 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
53 
155 
204 
241 
135 
59 
92 
2007 
99 
235 
294 
313 
213 
73 
171 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
45 
119 
171 
143 
126 
19 
71 
2007 
60 
160 
180 
160 
142 
49 
90 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
47 
119 
160 
120 
134 
30 
73 
2007 
49 
104 
165 
158 
123 
49 
88 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
47 
88 
128 
110 
98 
45 
69 
2007 
28 
94 
136 
161 
106 
51 
70 
70 years and over 
2012 
40 
171 
221 
244 
191 
43 
101 
2007 
46 
147 
226 
261 
177 
41 
96 
Average age 
2012 
57.9 
58.0 
57.2 
55.2 
57.5 
57.3 
57.6 
2007 
56.2 
56.6 
56.0 
56.6 
57.6 
55.9 
56.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
179 
461 
558 
677 
616 
172 
313 
2007 
185 
423 
465 
578 
495 
156 
257 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
20 
45 
40 
60 
73 
21 
14 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
23 
325 
385 
298 
370 
96 
230 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
14 
41 
33 
73 
38 
34 
43 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
7 
14 
12 
11 
9 
1 
3 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
95 
46 
31 
153 
150 
3 
22 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
35 
40 
66 
149 
54 
13 
28 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
9 
19 
35 
10 
3 
8 
2 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
2 
1 
3 
16 
12 
2 
1 
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 
272 
748 
1,089 
1,134 
853 
233 
489 
acres, 2012 
49,507 
100,194 
170,777 
342,533 
126,062 
33,624 
70,422 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
15 
12 
21 
79 
38 
6 
7 
acres, 2012 
6,365 
2,782 
8,645 
31,868 
8,349 
945 
2,739 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
256 
716 
1,038 
1,035 
800 
223 
464 
2007 
295 
799 
1,190 
1,150 
783 
291 
578 
acres, 2012 
45,467 
92,790 
160,337 
255,319 
115,774 
28,136 
62,319 
2007 
57,501 
107,752 
174,597 
233,020 
115,257 
42,689 
78,028 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
15 
52 
65 
107 
62 
14 
34 
2007 
23 
88 
92 
136 
106 
42 
39 
acres, 2012 
6,597 
7,465 
(D) 
71,793 
17,574 
5,298 
8,932 
2007 
4,734 
15,193 
(D) 
99,005 
29,410 
7,147 
7,923 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
5 
14 
6 
31 
14 
5 
7 
2007 
8 
7 
3 
30 
11 
2 
10 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
3,567 
380 
30,861 
3,226 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
1,473 
(□) 
(D) 
12,263 
3,484 
(D) 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
3 
1 
- 
3 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
4 
4 
- 
2 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
486 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
1,148 
1,011 
- 
(□) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
2 
1 
8 
6 
4 
1 
3 
2007 
- 
1 
1 
4 
3 
1 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,303 
337 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
1,014 
39 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Kentucky 721 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
