Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Tennessee 
Anderson 
Bedford 
Benton 
Bledsoe 
Blount 
Bradley 
Campbell 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
68,050 
441 
1,411 
463 
579 
980 
807 
370 
2007 
79,280 
538 
1,554 
500 
580 
1,154 
959 
404 
acres, 2012 
10,867,812 
35,845 
232,381 
87,902 
102,255 
100,717 
86,585 
33,487 
2007 
10,969,798 
40,135 
231,206 
72,522 
92,043 
98,403 
95,602 
34,174 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
44,908 
293 
951 
254 
409 
691 
494 
282 
2007 
48,292 
350 
944 
259 
414 
759 
536 
272 
acres, 2012 
4,546,788 
8,933 
70,961 
25,166 
32,935 
34,544 
24,121 
9,536 
TENURE 
2007 
4,226,440 
9,295 
63,198 
16,651 
24,986 
33,535 
24,925 
8,831 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
48,734 
316 
1,056 
343 
422 
647 
622 
235 
2007 
57,951 
393 
1,189 
385 
394 
749 
718 
280 
acres, 2012 
4,667,905 
16,648 
115,536 
46,678 
51,631 
42,502 
46,146 
15,351 
2007 
(D) 
21,577 
120,831 
44,188 
46,463 
41,654 
44,439 
16,583 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
28,747 
187 
665 
156 
275 
416 
342 
156 
2007 
30,968 
234 
652 
172 
252 
412 
364 
163 
acres, 2012 
1,038,595 
2,912 
30,663 
5,652 
12,892 
10,643 
9,193 
3,351 
2007 
1,149,797 
3,958 
28,209 
6,764 
11,692 
9,521 
12,077 
3,916 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
17,045 
105 
317 
110 
144 
297 
167 
119 
2007 
18,733 
134 
328 
99 
171 
366 
202 
114 
acres, 2012 
5,719,914 
17,342 
111,178 
40,175 
47,886 
55,119 
38,454 
15,962 
2007 
5,439,691 
17,914 
106,047 
25,019 
43,647 
50,915 
46,776 
15,729 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,384,126 
7,955 
47,163 
20,560 
24,368 
21,491 
20,159 
8,007 
2007 
2,199,749 
8,093 
45,025 
13,491 
23,740 
20,089 
24,685 
7,215 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
3,335,788 
9,387 
64,015 
19,615 
23,518 
33,628 
18,295 
7,955 
2007 
3,239,942 
9,821 
61,022 
11,528 
19,907 
30,826 
22,091 
8,514 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
14,605 
93 
267 
93 
125 
252 
137 
111 
2007 
15,611 
107 
278 
80 
154 
315 
152 
102 
acres, 2012 
3,201,691 
5,477 
39,250 
19,054 
18,869 
22,739 
14,404 
5,232 
2007 
2,805,539 
5,174 
34,109 
9,538 
12,690 
21,054 
11,905 
4,787 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
2,271 
20 
38 
10 
13 
36 
18 
16 
2007 
2,596 
11 
37 
16 
15 
39 
39 
10 
acres, 2012 
479,993 
1,855 
5,667 
1,049 
2,738 
3,096 
1,985 
2,174 
2007 
(D) 
644 
4,328 
3,315 
1,933 
5,834 
4,387 
1,862 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,556 
13 
19 
5 
9 
23 
15 
15 
2007 
1,713 
9 
14 
7 
8 
32 
20 
7 
acres, 2012 
306,502 
544 
1,048 
460 
1,174 
1,162 
524 
953 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
271,104 
163 
880 
349 
604 
2,960 
943 
128 
Total operators 
number 
101,603 
644 
2,138 
676 
918 
1,493 
1,228 
536 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
39,688 
273 
787 
278 
303 
556 
456 
216 
2 operators 
24,219 
137 
541 
164 
223 
365 
292 
144 
3 operators 
3,421 
27 
69 
14 
45 
53 
52 
9 
4 operators 
549 
4 
9 
7 
6 
2 
4 
- 
5 or more operators 
173 
- 
5 
" 
2 
4 
3 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
29,189 
168 
664 
217 
255 
406 
365 
130 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
26,176 
149 
592 
193 
243 
360 
340 
118 
2 operators 
1,249 
8 
36 
9 
6 
18 
9 
6 
3 operators 
123 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 operators 
22 
- 
- 
- 
" 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
11 
" 
“ 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
117,044 
770 
2,354 
716 
914 
1,734 
1,447 
564 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
47,849 
335 
857 
316 
317 
687 
552 
260 
2 operators 
26,678 
179 
610 
153 
212 
396 
335 
128 
3 operators 
3,798 
20 
74 
30 
39 
54 
63 
16 
4 operators 
684 
3 
10 
1 
9 
10 
9 
- 
5 or more operators 
271 
1 
3 
- 
3 
7 
" 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
33,707 
208 
762 
215 
275 
465 
459 
168 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
30,043 
186 
699 
197 
242 
434 
420 
160 
2 operators 
1,478 
11 
30 
9 
12 
14 
18 
4 
3 operators 
147 
- 
1 
- 
3 
1 
1 
- 
4 operators 
26 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
28 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
60,280 
405 
1,238 
374 
525 
875 
710 
331 
2007 
69,320 
474 
1,347 
417 
518 
1,023 
814 
337 
acres, 2012 
10,134,194 
34,315 
218,142 
76,917 
95,414 
94,948 
78,004 
31,020 
2007 
10,178,300 
37,458 
216,105 
64,412 
85,819 
91,628 
84,932 
30,385 
Female 
farms, 2012 
7,770 
36 
173 
89 
54 
105 
97 
39 
2007 
9,960 
64 
207 
83 
62 
131 
145 
67 
acres, 2012 
733,618 
1,530 
14,239 
10,985 
6,841 
5,769 
8,581 
2,467 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
791,498 
2,677 
15,101 
8,110 
6,224 
6,775 
10,670 
3,789 
Farming 
2012 
28,454 
150 
664 
201 
235 
447 
329 
155 
2007 
30,849 
160 
677 
179 
220 
491 
392 
152 
Other 
2012 
39,596 
291 
747 
262 
344 
533 
478 
215 
Place of residence: 
2007 
48,431 
378 
877 
321 
360 
663 
567 
252 
On farm operated 
2012 
55,153 
355 
1,158 
354 
479 
840 
717 
287 
2007 
64,427 
477 
1,352 
385 
474 
990 
838 
313 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
12,897 
86 
253 
109 
100 
140 
90 
83 
2007 
14,853 
61 
202 
115 
106 
164 
121 
91 
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600 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
