Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Crittenden 
Cumberland 
Daviess 
Edmonson 
Elliott 
E still 
Fayette 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
(, 
2012 
260 
152 
345 
238 
135 
122 
318 
2007 
274 
199 
357 
237 
119 
160 
275 
Any 
2012 
332 
219 
492 
400 
254 
258 
400 
2007 
466 
308 
651 
475 
329 
296 
535 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
46 
32 
66 
38 
32 
15 
57 
2007 
74 
54 
81 
92 
53 
52 
108 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
16 
13 
21 
30 
15 
6 
26 
2007 
30 
29 
50 
24 
32 
29 
54 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
53 
40 
64 
45 
35 
40 
42 
2007 
53 
30 
88 
46 
42 
24 
48 
200 days or more 
2012 
217 
134 
341 
287 
172 
197 
275 
2007 
309 
195 
432 
313 
202 
191 
325 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
23 
20 
25 
21 
20 
6 
37 
2007 
40 
20 
42 
31 
23 
22 
38 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
46 
23 
32 
25 
9 
16 
33 
2007 
47 
36 
62 
32 
35 
25 
77 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
51 
52 
109 
63 
71 
62 
115 
2007 
118 
96 
131 
103 
62 
76 
155 
10 years or more 
2012 
472 
276 
671 
529 
289 
296 
533 
2007 
535 
355 
773 
546 
328 
333 
540 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.8 
20.9 
24,3 
24.1 
20.5 
22.9 
19.7 
2007 
19.9 
20.4 
22.7 
22.8 
21.2 
22.0 
18.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
19 
9 
22 
16 
17 
4 
21 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
43 
11 
21 
25 
6 
13 
28 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
44 
51 
88 
51 
53 
50 
96 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
486 
300 
706 
546 
313 
313 
573 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.4 
23.6 
26.2 
26.1 
22.9 
25.7 
23.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
7 
. 
7 
4 
12 
1 
2 
2007 
8 
4 
18 
- 
7 
- 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
46 
19 
33 
33 
24 
15 
22 
2007 
46 
26 
49 
36 
21 
23 
45 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
53 
33 
84 
55 
58 
42 
71 
2007 
107 
64 
133 
90 
77 
65 
75 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
103 
83 
190 
178 
117 
93 
182 
2007 
176 
121 
321 
207 
129 
98 
247 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
81 
52 
157 
82 
40 
60 
111 
2007 
99 
76 
120 
85 
52 
59 
119 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
70 
66 
137 
71 
54 
49 
108 
2007 
94 
64 
129 
94 
65 
63 
112 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
96 
52 
89 
69 
38 
43 
80 
2007 
81 
59 
96 
70 
37 
58 
87 
70 years and over 
2012 
136 
66 
140 
146 
46 
77 
142 
2007 
129 
93 
142 
130 
60 
90 
122 
Average age 
2012 
58.6 
58.1 
57.4 
58.1 
53.3 
58.1 
58.5 
2007 
56.0 
57.1 
55.0 
56.6 
54.2 
57.6 
56.3 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
347 
255 
610 
392 
279 
246 
643 
2007 
334 
223 
571 
317 
208 
213 
626 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
28 
22 
86 
20 
30 
22 
29 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
107 
180 
330 
263 
219 
136 
337 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
23 
39 
47 
17 
9 
44 
173 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
1 
5 
8 
8 
59 
2 
13 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
66 
12 
52 
75 
38 
16 
101 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
131 
21 
116 
58 
38 
39 
74 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
6 
6 
10 
21 
10 
4 
66 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
11 
1 
17 
1 
- 
6 
7 
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 
562 
365 
816 
632 
377 
377 
670 
acres, 2012 
141,348 
64,690 
216,276 
84,043 
53,585 
51,328 
93,456 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
13 
14 
38 
7 
5 
5 
112 
acres, 2012 
5,689 
4,652 
24,989 
558 
1,335 
673 
19,269 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
531 
336 
736 
605 
368 
358 
499 
2007 
670 
432 
874 
644 
419 
425 
575 
acres, 2012 
120,130 
54,507 
137,972 
76,408 
52,239 
48,770 
62,330 
2007 
135,336 
(D) 
156,085 
82,467 
61,766 
(D) 
69,923 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
35 
29 
69 
18 
18 
15 
86 
2007 
59 
74 
107 
55 
29 
29 
107 
acres, 2012 
20,217 
10,220 
79,565 
6,464 
3,443 
2,970 
17,591 
2007 
14,723 
(D) 
84,852 
11,952 
5,077 
(D) 
25,619 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
18 
6 
24 
9 
3 
7 
81 
2007 
7 
1 
18 
12 
- 
2 
88 
acres, 2012 
6,844 
718 
15,921 
1,140 
654 
546 
12,496 
2007 
6,935 
(D) 
13,132 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
19,163 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
2 
2 
- 
35 
2007 
1 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
18 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
13,836 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
13,104 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
6 
6 
6 
17 
2007 
3 
- 
6 
1 
- 
- 
22 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
977 
- 
- 
8,604 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
8,160 
-continued 
722 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
