Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Harrison 
Hart 
Henderson 
Henry 
Hickman 
Hopkins 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
395 
545 
177 
307 
142 
294 
169 
145 
2007 
319 
465 
183 
350 
162 
206 
199 
155 
Any 
2012 
669 
827 
288 
562 
156 
437 
419 
237 
2007 
764 
990 
326 
612 
178 
455 
463 
320 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
69 
77 
32 
62 
24 
51 
57 
31 
2007 
113 
154 
59 
96 
27 
97 
76 
32 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
38 
50 
27 
85 
8 
33 
24 
18 
2007 
53 
81 
13 
56 
11 
21 
36 
34 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
83 
139 
45 
63 
9 
77 
42 
57 
2007 
100 
160 
39 
117 
21 
53 
81 
46 
200 days or more 
2012 
479 
561 
184 
352 
115 
276 
296 
131 
2007 
498 
595 
215 
343 
119 
284 
270 
208 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
46 
45 
25 
29 
6 
30 
25 
14 
2007 
52 
78 
20 
33 
9 
16 
21 
18 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
66 
73 
10 
40 
19 
45 
24 
11 
2007 
70 
115 
25 
70 
17 
49 
52 
39 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
186 
240 
53 
113 
29 
67 
72 
40 
2007 
186 
227 
91 
176 
35 
126 
101 
62 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
766 
1,014 
377 
687 
244 
589 
467 
317 
2007 
775 
1,035 
373 
683 
279 
470 
488 
356 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.2 
20.9 
23.3 
22.3 
25.5 
22.6 
22.7 
24.1 
2007 
20.2 
19.9 
22.3 
20.1 
24.1 
21.3 
20.5 
20.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
26 
33 
23 
18 
5 
24 
12 
9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
41 
58 
12 
18 
16 
34 
15 
9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
138 
196 
42 
87 
22 
68 
64 
36 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
859 
1,085 
388 
746 
255 
605 
497 
328 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.3 
23.7 
25.3 
26.3 
26.9 
24.0 
25.2 
26.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
19 
4 
. 
1 
. 
2 
2 
_ 
2007 
10 
18 
5 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
84 
147 
16 
41 
19 
36 
38 
6 
2007 
63 
120 
19 
50 
13 
25 
38 
9 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
133 
176 
31 
54 
42 
74 
74 
25 
2007 
158 
215 
50 
102 
48 
102 
120 
41 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
233 
288 
124 
199 
63 
181 
119 
83 
2007 
255 
402 
164 
251 
87 
165 
175 
156 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
146 
164 
80 
115 
20 
78 
95 
64 
2007 
195 
175 
51 
150 
46 
77 
99 
71 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
124 
171 
72 
188 
47 
111 
109 
65 
2007 
113 
190 
84 
110 
47 
97 
78 
73 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
100 
158 
67 
84 
36 
77 
50 
53 
2007 
119 
148 
56 
118 
41 
71 
70 
38 
70 years and over 
2012 
225 
264 
75 
187 
71 
172 
101 
86 
2007 
170 
187 
80 
178 
58 
124 
82 
87 
Average age 
2012 
56.2 
55.8 
58.5 
59.3 
58.0 
58.3 
56.8 
61.1 
2007 
55.5 
54.0 
56.7 
57.4 
56.9 
56.9 
54.3 
58.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
730 
774 
309 
539 
214 
435 
372 
281 
2007 
547 
721 
295 
481 
159 
360 
301 
283 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
116 
38 
29 
59 
20 
43 
7 
8 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
196 
469 
131 
180 
119 
216 
302 
159 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
35 
204 
51 
70 
14 
58 
11 
74 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
6 
101 
10 
7 
15 
2 
80 
9 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
232 
85 
84 
148 
44 
71 
18 
32 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
185 
16 
56 
85 
46 
75 
5 
10 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
13 
11 
9 
23 
1 
5 
5 
21 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
20 
5 
3 
14 
4 
11 
1 
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 
1,036 
1,335 
448 
845 
287 
712 
574 
374 
acres, 2012 
157,634 
176,922 
166,043 
124,730 
128,760 
155,003 
74,779 
22,420 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
46 
29 
17 
60 
10 
33 
7 
33 
acres, 2012 
15,541 
6,192 
13,159 
17,363 
10,593 
8,074 
1,310 
1,978 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
969 
1,288 
409 
757 
240 
656 
555 
336 
2007 
973 
1,321 
433 
816 
290 
590 
601 
396 
acres, 2012 
138,082 
162,456 
97,061 
96,722 
72,914 
123,708 
68,766 
20,934 
2007 
137,771 
162,448 
(D) 
110,973 
75,522 
(D) 
72,601 
26,319 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
65 
52 
43 
72 
25 
40 
22 
21 
2007 
98 
115 
55 
113 
25 
50 
59 
33 
acres, 2012 
19,482 
11,024 
70,968 
25,486 
29,915 
16,998 
5,912 
1,556 
2007 
22,494 
19,387 
71,730 
27,841 
22,839 
42,306 
(D) 
3,191 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
17 
24 
9 
33 
25 
30 
8 
16 
2007 
9 
12 
17 
28 
17 
17 
2 
32 
acres, 2012 
3,489 
7,956 
7,745 
5,137 
35,350 
17,353 
3,033 
445 
2007 
1,363 
8,188 
11,103 
5,920 
30,004 
11,179 
(D) 
1,868 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
8 
2 
- 
1 
- 
2 
1 
7 
2007 
- 
3 
1 
2 
3 
- 
- 
8 
acres, 2012 
3,207 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
- 
126 
(D) 
(D) 
331 
- 
- 
127 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
5 
6 
4 
6 
8 
3 
2 
2 
2007 
3 
4 
3 
3 
5 
4 
- 
6 
acres, 2012 
197 
(D) 
140 
(D) 
2,952 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
149 
898 
140 
(D) 
1,056 
(D) 
791 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Kentucky 725 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
