Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lee 
Leslie 
Letcher 
Lewis 
Lincoln 
Livingston 
Logan 
Lyon 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
38 
4 
15 
195 
406 
141 
457 
81 
2007 
37 
9 
20 
214 
439 
173 
438 
109 
Any 
2012 
104 
11 
39 
481 
796 
262 
603 
138 
2007 
149 
14 
46 
459 
839 
319 
734 
161 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
9 
- 
1 
97 
146 
44 
76 
7 
2007 
17 
2 
10 
82 
103 
45 
125 
28 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
8 
- 
3 
31 
39 
7 
42 
11 
2007 
7 
1 
4 
36 
56 
19 
65 
15 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
21 
- 
4 
61 
165 
37 
62 
33 
2007 
26 
- 
3 
76 
147 
43 
60 
30 
200 days or more 
2012 
66 
11 
31 
292 
446 
174 
423 
87 
2007 
99 
11 
29 
265 
533 
212 
484 
88 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
6 
26 
62 
13 
24 
7 
2007 
5 
2 
7 
21 
74 
21 
66 
15 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
4 
2 
6 
37 
82 
17 
54 
12 
2007 
20 
4 
6 
55 
97 
37 
93 
19 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
16 
4 
14 
106 
187 
45 
131 
42 
2007 
35 
2 
10 
110 
216 
78 
177 
35 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
113 
9 
28 
507 
871 
328 
851 
158 
2007 
126 
15 
43 
487 
891 
356 
836 
201 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.0 
15.4 
19.9 
20.5 
20.4 
23.6 
23.5 
21.7 
2007 
18.2 
26.6 
16.9 
20.4 
19.6 
20.6 
21.2 
23.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
7 
6 
19 
38 
11 
20 
6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
4 
2 
3 
30 
62 
15 
40 
8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
11 
4 
15 
87 
162 
25 
107 
32 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
120 
9 
30 
540 
940 
352 
893 
173 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.4 
15.9 
21.0 
23.0 
23.8 
25.9 
25.9 
25.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
_ 
5 
21 
3 
2 
. 
2007 
2 
- 
- 
1 
14 
2 
6 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
3 
- 
7 
40 
78 
14 
45 
10 
2007 
9 
2 
4 
48 
72 
23 
65 
5 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
14 
- 
9 
83 
114 
56 
143 
23 
2007 
23 
7 
10 
102 
202 
59 
166 
30 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
38 
12 
14 
194 
306 
59 
246 
38 
2007 
62 
2 
19 
167 
308 
108 
310 
51 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
28 
- 
7 
84 
152 
62 
128 
24 
2007 
34 
- 
14 
77 
180 
67 
175 
25 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
25 
1 
3 
78 
142 
54 
153 
33 
2007 
17 
9 
95 
172 
65 
112 
48 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
15 
2 
3 
71 
176 
50 
112 
33 
2007 
13 
1 
3 
102 
122 
71 
138 
39 
70 years and over 
2012 
19 
- 
11 
121 
213 
105 
231 
58 
2007 
26 
11 
7 
81 
208 
97 
200 
70 
Average age 
2012 
57.1 
54.3 
54.1 
55.7 
56.7 
59.4 
57.7 
60.4 
2007 
54.9 
60.4 
53.5 
55.1 
55.4 
58.3 
56.1 
60.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
92 
6 
40 
436 
703 
253 
728 
152 
2007 
94 
10 
44 
292 
555 
221 
578 
123 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
17 
- 
4 
55 
73 
36 
116 
19 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
18 
- 
11 
250 
294 
114 
462 
74 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
1 
6 
24 
38 
45 
17 
69 
10 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
1 
- 
- 
6 
2 
1 
43 
1 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
25 
84 
22 
100 
25 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
61 
- 
3 
44 
234 
73 
92 
30 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
44 
23 
9 
12 
3 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
- 
- 
18 
28 
1 
45 
4 
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 
140 
12 
54 
650 
1,181 
384 
1,037 
211 
acres, 2012 
22,171 
595 
2,876 
112,474 
173,858 
118,476 
270,235 
36,330 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
5 
- 
- 
12 
27 
15 
27 
3 
acres, 2012 
6,016 
- 
- 
4,040 
9,541 
6,761 
1 1 ,274 
(D) 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
135 
12 
53 
620 
1,117 
345 
979 
198 
2007 
178 
23 
66 
597 
1,149 
439 
1,035 
248 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
103,336 
154,814 
91,934 
208,047 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
5,642 
3,617 
(D) 
143,712 
96,151 
199,972 
(D) 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
6 
2 
- 
41 
72 
31 
59 
14 
2007 
6 
- 
- 
72 
116 
38 
124 
16 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
10,005 
21,258 
15,817 
60,589 
7,268 
2007 
6,122 
- 
(D) 
27,808 
13,971 
76,418 
8,758 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
1 
1 
12 
13 
11 
17 
4 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
3 
11 
9 
9 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
4,683 
9,667 
6,772 
3,625 
2007 
- 
1,018 
(D) 
(D) 
11,940 
2,488 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
3 
6 
1 
- 
2007 
2 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
1,968 
(D) 
- 
2007 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
1 
10 
4 
3 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
4 
2 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
3,814 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,601 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Kentucky 727 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
