Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Scott 
Shelby 
Simpson 
Spencer 
Taylor 
Todd 
Trigg 
Trimble 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
254 
493 
187 
204 
320 
249 
133 
127 
2007 
296 
512 
162 
221 
303 
292 
167 
164 
Any 
2012 
584 
1,025 
280 
325 
554 
354 
264 
312 
2007 
634 
1,139 
332 
375 
638 
467 
291 
325 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
68 
106 
30 
34 
53 
70 
39 
38 
2007 
98 
152 
63 
71 
88 
106 
61 
42 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
38 
43 
18 
19 
38 
20 
11 
24 
2007 
57 
109 
33 
23 
38 
37 
24 
25 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
71 
173 
57 
32 
90 
42 
47 
38 
2007 
58 
207 
54 
39 
96 
57 
34 
46 
200 days or more 
2012 
407 
703 
175 
240 
373 
222 
167 
212 
2007 
421 
671 
182 
242 
416 
267 
172 
212 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
29 
57 
14 
16 
14 
16 
21 
15 
2007 
48 
74 
9 
17 
39 
56 
24 
22 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
29 
90 
22 
25 
48 
36 
19 
26 
2007 
80 
113 
33 
41 
46 
53 
34 
31 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
158 
248 
74 
80 
135 
96 
71 
62 
2007 
171 
318 
93 
85 
135 
141 
75 
68 
10 years or more 
2012 
622 
1,123 
357 
408 
677 
455 
286 
336 
2007 
631 
1,146 
359 
453 
721 
509 
325 
368 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.8 
20.7 
22.1 
21.7 
23.2 
21.3 
19.2 
23.0 
2007 
20.0 
19.1 
21.5 
21.9 
22.4 
19.5 
19.6 
22.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
11 
38 
7 
14 
6 
10 
11 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
23 
70 
17 
24 
34 
30 
15 
16 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
138 
219 
61 
67 
109 
66 
64 
52 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
666 
1,191 
382 
424 
725 
497 
307 
358 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.7 
23.8 
25.2 
25.2 
25.8 
24.1 
21.4 
26.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
3 
4 
. 
2 
. 
10 
3 
3 
2007 
9 
6 
3 
- 
2 
9 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
36 
49 
17 
24 
50 
67 
28 
32 
2007 
47 
47 
26 
27 
53 
86 
13 
26 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
103 
155 
60 
42 
116 
120 
58 
58 
2007 
94 
207 
76 
71 
103 
123 
65 
55 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
170 
298 
106 
117 
189 
125 
108 
85 
2007 
222 
429 
112 
137 
235 
188 
129 
118 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
125 
222 
57 
75 
132 
55 
57 
47 
2007 
194 
256 
69 
75 
140 
78 
65 
69 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
143 
227 
77 
111 
121 
63 
49 
68 
2007 
115 
237 
66 
97 
118 
84 
57 
77 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
90 
240 
67 
66 
106 
69 
37 
59 
2007 
90 
188 
43 
78 
100 
80 
64 
50 
70 years and over 
2012 
168 
323 
83 
92 
160 
94 
57 
87 
2007 
159 
281 
99 
111 
190 
111 
65 
94 
Average age 
2012 
58.2 
59.5 
57.9 
58.8 
57.1 
53.0 
54.9 
57.6 
2007 
56.8 
57.3 
56.4 
58.0 
57.3 
53.2 
56.6 
57.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
611 
1,138 
340 
357 
496 
296 
264 
289 
2007 
553 
1,022 
271 
303 
449 
302 
242 
274 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
76 
220 
57 
27 
53 
56 
29 
49 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
249 
304 
108 
118 
343 
129 
130 
82 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
38 
163 
18 
36 
39 
13 
23 
42 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
4 
5 
1 
4 
3 
10 
18 
3 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
220 
236 
78 
92 
53 
25 
43 
87 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
108 
347 
99 
98 
35 
87 
43 
72 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
29 
62 
6 
14 
31 
2 
2 
7 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
9 
40 
9 
10 
2 
2 
- 
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 
822 
1,475 
455 
505 
860 
581 
391 
437 
acres, 2012 
122,176 
191,990 
89,682 
64,884 
110,759 
163,150 
125,291 
55,292 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
73 
117 
11 
30 
28 
24 
8 
18 
acres, 2012 
9,216 
22,548 
4,158 
5,993 
2,754 
22,908 
5,114 
3,253 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
738 
1,313 
430 
461 
809 
550 
357 
423 
2007 
778 
1,394 
435 
521 
848 
672 
403 
440 
acres, 2012 
107,132 
147,910 
75,927 
59,143 
98,388 
(D) 
73,520 
51,857 
2007 
105,827 
144,278 
88,367 
59,465 
98,321 
143,041 
(D) 
54,904 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
63 
92 
27 
39 
38 
38 
30 
14 
2007 
117 
181 
46 
59 
77 
76 
43 
44 
acres, 2012 
16,706 
23,349 
22,763 
6,159 
6,940 
43,294 
51,974 
(D) 
2007 
26,239 
45,332 
25,284 
9,260 
13,784 
52,353 
49,774 
9,473 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
31 
77 
10 
22 
21 
12 
4 
2007 
19 
56 
8 
15 
14 
8 
10 
5 
acres, 2012 
2,904 
21,216 
2,840 
3,017 
8,803 
5,577 
(D) 
- 
2007 
3,565 
10,427 
3,825 
(D) 
(D) 
2,003 
5,958 
721 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
14 
- 
3 
1 
2 
- 
- 
2007 
5 
6 
- 
1 
2 
1 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
4,140 
- 
730 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
2007 
1,204 
2,129 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
5 
22 
4 
5 
1 
6 
2 
2007 
11 
14 
5 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
2,726 
- 
76 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
2,209 
3,120 
1,646 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
732 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
