Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Muhlenberg 
Nelson 
Nicholas 
Ohio 
Oldham 
Owen 
Owsley 
Pendleton 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
252 
442 
227 
331 
118 
233 
60 
248 
2007 
273 
503 
184 
311 
140 
244 
57 
293 
Any 
2012 
378 
884 
343 
613 
301 
468 
103 
562 
2007 
363 
903 
419 
658 
321 
620 
138 
617 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
38 
121 
35 
48 
48 
63 
21 
50 
2007 
47 
123 
61 
104 
39 
113 
34 
78 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
18 
65 
36 
27 
22 
43 
14 
37 
2007 
25 
75 
35 
40 
24 
74 
14 
52 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
32 
139 
56 
85 
85 
93 
25 
60 
2007 
50 
124 
64 
65 
42 
97 
11 
93 
200 days or more 
2012 
290 
559 
216 
453 
146 
269 
43 
415 
2007 
241 
581 
259 
449 
216 
336 
79 
394 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
26 
40 
38 
58 
12 
23 
4 
29 
2007 
22 
32 
42 
50 
12 
26 
8 
20 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
21 
66 
22 
41 
15 
43 
3 
26 
2007 
53 
66 
38 
59 
29 
52 
22 
47 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
83 
147 
80 
110 
62 
81 
23 
106 
2007 
99 
224 
84 
144 
83 
131 
31 
145 
10 years or more 
2012 
500 
1,073 
430 
735 
330 
554 
133 
649 
2007 
462 
1,084 
439 
716 
337 
655 
134 
698 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.3 
23.1 
21.7 
22.9 
20.6 
22.4 
23.2 
23.0 
2007 
21.2 
21.9 
20.0 
21.3 
19.2 
21.6 
21.3 
22.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
23 
38 
9 
39 
9 
12 
1 
22 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
20 
56 
19 
36 
9 
32 
2 
19 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
78 
128 
42 
99 
46 
68 
18 
78 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
509 
1,104 
500 
770 
355 
589 
142 
691 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.1 
25.0 
25.5 
24.5 
23.6 
26.2 
26.4 
26.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
4 
6 
4 
4 
. 
1 
. 
2 
2007 
2 
- 
7 
4 
2 
2 
- 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
30 
43 
24 
42 
18 
38 
6 
39 
2007 
44 
47 
27 
52 
9 
52 
10 
28 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
60 
137 
71 
129 
19 
78 
14 
73 
2007 
68 
226 
100 
134 
33 
111 
28 
112 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
110 
324 
167 
237 
92 
139 
46 
216 
2007 
148 
325 
181 
254 
132 
185 
62 
273 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
100 
213 
66 
128 
69 
96 
34 
127 
2007 
73 
202 
70 
136 
73 
127 
35 
125 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
57 
218 
75 
127 
74 
118 
17 
123 
2007 
93 
188 
64 
142 
86 
110 
20 
127 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
118 
150 
63 
112 
68 
70 
22 
91 
2007 
86 
170 
40 
105 
61 
121 
21 
95 
70 years and over 
2012 
151 
235 
100 
165 
79 
161 
24 
139 
2007 
122 
248 
114 
142 
65 
156 
19 
145 
Average age 
2012 
59.1 
57.6 
56.9 
56.8 
59.8 
58.5 
57.4 
57.4 
2007 
57.3 
57.0 
55.0 
55.9 
58.2 
57.2 
54.5 
56.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
438 
869 
281 
513 
333 
397 
103 
508 
2007 
324 
739 
281 
429 
330 
375 
89 
458 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
49 
175 
30 
111 
24 
38 
4 
94 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
226 
178 
86 
157 
215 
93 
66 
134 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
27 
285 
30 
31 
38 
44 
7 
34 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
4 
30 
8 
5 
1 
5 
37 
13 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
52 
143 
50 
65 
66 
116 
9 
89 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
106 
184 
102 
169 
38 
106 
6 
147 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
7 
12 
7 
8 
13 
20 
- 
21 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
8 
7 
6 
20 
6 
14 
- 
26 
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 
610 
1,287 
556 
913 
400 
675 
160 
795 
acres, 2012 
125,446 
171,145 
97,664 
148,556 
49,500 
123,992 
27,433 
98,806 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
20 
59 
12 
25 
49 
22 
5 
11 
acres, 2012 
5,091 
28,160 
2,075 
4,586 
9,672 
3,618 
603 
2,364 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
563 
1,189 
506 
873 
340 
624 
150 
767 
2007 
562 
1,230 
530 
886 
362 
773 
184 
839 
acres, 2012 
96,596 
132,739 
85,365 
130,084 
(D) 
112,477 
22,875 
94,648 
2007 
101,978 
140,936 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
135,400 
34,504 
112,671 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
47 
100 
39 
58 
28 
57 
9 
31 
2007 
60 
138 
65 
67 
33 
72 
10 
56 
acres, 2012 
25,393 
44,516 
9,697 
21,538 
8,843 
14,286 
(D) 
4,867 
2007 
34,877 
33,499 
24,267 
27,818 
6,765 
(D) 
(D) 
9,985 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
15 
28 
18 
12 
33 
9 
2 
7 
2007 
8 
32 
6 
12 
52 
9 
- 
6 
acres, 2012 
5,998 
6,422 
5,750 
(D) 
10,917 
3,729 
(D) 
1,316 
2007 
3,033 
17,802 
2,172 
7,206 
14,319 
978 
2,541 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
2 
5 
1 
- 
12 
4 
- 
3 
2007 
1 
2 
2 
3 
7 
2 
- 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
656 
(D) 
- 
3,070 
328 
- 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
500 
155 
(D) 
- 
442 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
3 
4 
6 
1 
6 
7 
2 
2 
2007 
5 
4 
- 
1 
7 
8 
1 
5 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
3,422 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,139 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
729 
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730 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
