Table 59. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Operators - Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
743 
733 
467 
445 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
14 
14 
- 
1 
Sex of operator: 
25 to 34 years 
35 
56 
11 
20 
Male 
473 
476 
394 
389 
35 to 44 years 
111 
133 
55 
84 
Female 
270 
257 
73 
56 
45 to 54 years 
214 
181 
158 
107 
55 to 64 years 
197 
158 
127 
89 
Primary occupation: 
65 to 74 years 
122 
110 
79 
89 
Farming 
282 
314 
191 
210 
75 years and over 
50 
81 
37 
55 
Other 
461 
419 
276 
235 
Average age of - 
Place of residence: 
All operators 
54.5 
54.1 
(X) 
(X) 
On farm operated 
619 
609 
387 
382 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
56.6 
56.6 
Not on farm operated 
124 
124 
80 
63 
Second operator 
52.7 
51.2 
(X) 
(X) 
Third operator 
38.3 
44.3 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
216 
253 
126 
168 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Any 
527 
480 
341 
277 
Latino origin (see text) 
743 
733 
467 
445 
1 to 49 days 
87 
70 
52 
32 
50 to 99 days 
44 
48 
28 
17 
Race: 
100 to 199 days 
85 
102 
56 
52 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
16 
15 
9 
4 
200 days or more 
311 
260 
205 
176 
Asian 
10 
10 
7 
- 
Black or African American 
10 
23 
5 
16 
Years on present farm: 
Native Hawaiian or 
2 years or less 
45 
52 
20 
17 
Other Pacific Islander 
3 
7 
3 
1 
3 or 4 years 
58 
93 
38 
49 
White 
691 
662 
436 
418 
5 to 9 years 
238 
206 
139 
99 
More than one race reported 
13 
16 
7 
6 
10 years or more 
402 
382 
270 
280 
Number of persons living 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
in household of- 
2 years or less 
40 
(NA) 
15 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
1,238 
1,225 
3 or 4 years 
47 
(NA) 
30 
(NA) 
Second operator 
155 
151 
(X) 
(X) 
5 to 9 years 
225 
(NA) 
134 
(NA) 
Third operator 
54 
73 
(X) 
(X) 
10 years or more 
431 
(NA) 
288 
(NA) 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
46 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
