Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jessamine 
Johnson 
Kenton 
Knott 
Knox 
Larue 
Laurel 
Lawrence 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
242 
70 
156 
9 
99 
272 
349 
102 
2007 
226 
48 
150 
11 
120 
304 
337 
141 
Any 
2012 
426 
126 
303 
33 
144 
448 
657 
189 
2007 
485 
150 
331 
35 
256 
507 
675 
196 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
47 
10 
45 
1 
17 
37 
74 
13 
2007 
74 
11 
41 
4 
40 
86 
108 
28 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
22 
9 
15 
7 
3 
24 
34 
11 
2007 
29 
14 
26 
- 
27 
23 
61 
13 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
46 
10 
32 
4 
37 
46 
67 
17 
2007 
70 
19 
42 
- 
38 
80 
98 
44 
200 days or more 
2012 
311 
97 
211 
21 
87 
341 
482 
148 
2007 
312 
106 
222 
31 
151 
318 
408 
111 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
37 
7 
7 
7 
12 
23 
7 
2007 
42 
6 
11 
5 
10 
27 
46 
13 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
17 
2 
20 
4 
6 
29 
39 
8 
2007 
49 
27 
25 
- 
20 
62 
47 
33 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
86 
49 
65 
6 
46 
102 
121 
48 
2007 
97 
39 
47 
9 
81 
101 
141 
63 
10 years or more 
2012 
528 
138 
367 
32 
184 
577 
823 
228 
2007 
523 
126 
398 
32 
265 
621 
778 
228 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.8 
20.4 
24.9 
17.9 
22.3 
22.2 
24.2 
22.1 
2007 
20.5 
19.0 
24.3 
18.3 
19.8 
21.7 
22.5 
20.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
30 
6 
5 
5 
9 
22 
6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
9 
3 
17 
1 
5 
18 
32 
8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
68 
44 
60 
3 
39 
86 
111 
34 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
561 
143 
377 
38 
194 
607 
841 
243 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.4 
21.7 
26.8 
20.6 
23.7 
24.5 
26.0 
25.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
3 
_ 
. 
. 
. 
. 
2007 
1 
- 
4 
- 
- 
10 
2 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
23 
9 
20 
1 
16 
37 
37 
8 
2007 
34 
15 
10 
3 
18 
38 
44 
21 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
62 
23 
50 
4 
14 
73 
99 
53 
2007 
67 
30 
57 
9 
73 
106 
111 
55 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
132 
55 
103 
12 
48 
196 
225 
90 
2007 
160 
61 
137 
15 
103 
211 
218 
73 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
90 
30 
64 
14 
51 
108 
170 
29 
2007 
105 
25 
70 
10 
46 
119 
151 
41 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
86 
26 
70 
6 
29 
123 
134 
33 
2007 
93 
24 
39 
6 
26 
107 
147 
40 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
77 
19 
44 
3 
19 
72 
118 
30 
2007 
94 
28 
73 
1 
38 
63 
126 
38 
70 years and over 
2012 
198 
34 
105 
2 
66 
111 
223 
48 
2007 
157 
15 
91 
2 
72 
157 
213 
69 
Average age 
2012 
61.0 
57.0 
58.0 
54.6 
59.0 
57.0 
58.8 
56.1 
2007 
58.9 
53.6 
57.8 
51.8 
55.3 
56.6 
58.1 
57.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
477 
142 
320 
31 
144 
508 
659 
195 
2007 
423 
115 
254 
22 
174 
413 
459 
176 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
29 
10 
28 
2 
11 
32 
29 
7 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
325 
71 
93 
18 
64 
328 
435 
120 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
50 
15 
81 
11 
49 
98 
140 
20 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
7 
44 
6 
3 
5 
29 
12 
34 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
45 
6 
51 
2 
13 
57 
36 
10 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
35 
6 
19 
- 
15 
33 
34 
8 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
32 
8 
71 
- 
- 
21 
18 
20 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
12 
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 
649 
196 
449 
42 
240 
704 
987 
289 
acres, 2012 
80,296 
24,296 
36,977 
6,743 
32,123 
104,330 
95,140 
41,132 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
44 
1 
28 
- 
9 
19 
36 
5 
acres, 2012 
11,711 
(D) 
6,127 
- 
1,319 
22,443 
8,891 
640 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
598 
185 
421 
38 
229 
656 
938 
282 
2007 
612 
190 
459 
46 
355 
737 
920 
316 
acres, 2012 
71,604 
22,932 
34,025 
6,657 
29,787 
78,216 
85,080 
39,770 
2007 
65,061 
25,961 
39,649 
6,937 
47,263 
97,255 
89,055 
55,400 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
35 
3 
24 
- 
10 
43 
52 
6 
2007 
70 
8 
17 
- 
17 
62 
72 
16 
acres, 2012 
7,456 
739 
3,365 
- 
2,086 
27,956 
9,137 
622 
2007 
9,634 
1,805 
(D) 
- 
3,002 
23,171 
9,764 
2,165 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
19 
8 
13 
4 
3 
15 
13 
3 
2007 
24 
- 
3 
- 
4 
9 
19 
3 
acres, 2012 
2,867 
625 
(D) 
86 
(D) 
3,996 
1,517 
1,289 
2007 
4,960 
- 
(D) 
- 
850 
4,858 
(D) 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
4 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2007 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres, 2012 
341 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
2007 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
12 
1 
5 
3 
2007 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
acres, 2012 
1,376 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
320 
- 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
148 
(D) 
-continued 
726 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
