Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Cannon 
Carroll 
Carter 
Cheatham 
Chester 
Claiborne 
Clay 
Cocke 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
717 
732 
493 
415 
391 
945 
424 
625 
2007 
880 
971 
516 
554 
484 
1,090 
462 
705 
acres, 2012 
96,262 
177,931 
40,266 
52,404 
60,889 
121,481 
79,745 
61,059 
2007 
116,720 
179,703 
39,374 
63,122 
71,686 
124,757 
77,779 
64,163 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
447 
403 
343 
269 
220 
731 
317 
422 
2007 
482 
520 
347 
347 
257 
843 
321 
483 
acres, 2012 
33,938 
104,241 
10,408 
15,844 
20,968 
26,237 
19,002 
16,497 
TENURE 
2007 
31,440 
91,842 
11,283 
17,331 
21,252 
25,985 
18,253 
16,862 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
549 
585 
328 
296 
309 
668 
261 
461 
2007 
698 
803 
324 
413 
365 
795 
327 
507 
acres, 2012 
49,463 
65,265 
1 6,656 
26,252 
34,691 
64,675 
34,814 
35,512 
2007 
66,369 
83,318 
15,567 
31,547 
37,384 
69,517 
45,935 
36,238 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
328 
274 
209 
161 
150 
475 
176 
284 
2007 
346 
372 
180 
232 
165 
570 
215 
308 
acres, 2012 
10,449 
8,931 
2,989 
4,340 
6,283 
12,345 
7,155 
7,424 
2007 
10,200 
16,486 
2,859 
6,367 
5,021 
12,404 
10,091 
7,565 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
149 
132 
152 
98 
72 
231 
145 
144 
2007 
164 
153 
178 
127 
100 
260 
120 
171 
acres, 2012 
45,622 
109,549 
22,103 
25,206 
25,342 
49,087 
40,854 
23,578 
2007 
48,689 
92,464 
22,635 
31,017 
31,829 
51,953 
28,547 
25,904 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
21,025 
45,948 
6,810 
9,603 
12,441 
24,526 
24,041 
11,688 
2007 
22,100 
39,864 
8,008 
9,168 
12,833 
28,699 
14,259 
13,262 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
24,597 
63,601 
15,293 
15,603 
12,901 
24,561 
16,813 
11,890 
2007 
26,589 
52,600 
14,627 
21,849 
18,996 
23,254 
14,288 
12,642 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
114 
118 
125 
90 
64 
218 
129 
125 
2007 
127 
136 
156 
106 
83 
244 
94 
151 
acres, 2012 
23,164 
92,507 
6,777 
11,112 
14,325 
12,449 
1 1 ,428 
8,542 
2007 
21,070 
72,610 
8,046 
10,836 
14,987 
12,781 
6,789 
8,604 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
19 
15 
13 
21 
10 
46 
18 
20 
2007 
18 
15 
14 
14 
19 
35 
15 
27 
acres, 2012 
1,177 
3,117 
1,507 
946 
856 
7,719 
4,077 
1,969 
2007 
1,662 
3,921 
1,172 
558 
2,473 
3,287 
3,297 
2,021 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
5 
11 
9 
18 
6 
38 
12 
13 
2007 
9 
12 
11 
9 
9 
29 
12 
24 
acres, 2012 
325 
2,803 
642 
392 
360 
1,443 
419 
531 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
170 
2,746 
378 
128 
1,244 
800 
1,373 
693 
Total operators 
number 
1,090 
1,103 
726 
630 
546 
1,329 
609 
909 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
383 
430 
303 
240 
258 
625 
270 
387 
2 operators 
299 
258 
159 
138 
118 
263 
127 
202 
3 operators 
31 
36 
21 
34 
9 
51 
23 
30 
4 operators 
4 
4 
9 
3 
5 
5 
4 
2 
5 or more operators 
- 
4 
1 
" 
1 
1 
- 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
361 
322 
172 
179 
151 
345 
140 
245 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
343 
287 
161 
148 
136 
307 
130 
208 
2 operators 
9 
9 
4 
14 
6 
13 
5 
14 
3 operators 
- 
2 
1 
1 
1 
4 
- 
3 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
1 
- 
- 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,319 
1,456 
787 
817 
703 
1,512 
665 
984 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
529 
581 
331 
334 
303 
710 
288 
471 
2 operators 
294 
315 
147 
185 
147 
344 
151 
201 
3 operators 
34 
66 
27 
32 
31 
30 
18 
23 
4 operators 
15 
5 
2 
1 
2 
6 
4 
8 
5 or more operators 
8 
4 
9 
2 
1 
" 
1 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
394 
420 
201 
225 
217 
373 
172 
244 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
331 
382 
164 
207 
196 
357 
156 
219 
2 operators 
24 
17 
3 
7 
9 
8 
3 
11 
3 operators 
5 
- 
5 
- 
1 
" 
2 
1 
4 operators 
- 
1 
4 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
627 
634 
447 
363 
340 
828 
386 
552 
2007 
769 
857 
448 
492 
408 
972 
412 
619 
acres, 2012 
87,734 
165,698 
37,813 
48,376 
55,196 
113,445 
73,851 
54,926 
2007 
107,061 
170,126 
36,657 
57,088 
63,417 
115,260 
72,845 
56,969 
Female 
farms, 2012 
90 
98 
46 
52 
51 
117 
38 
73 
2007 
111 
114 
68 
62 
76 
118 
50 
86 
acres, 2012 
8,528 
12,233 
2,453 
4,028 
5,693 
8,036 
5,894 
6,133 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
9,659 
9,577 
2,717 
6,034 
8,269 
9,497 
4,934 
7,194 
Farming 
2012 
309 
294 
186 
193 
104 
380 
200 
279 
2007 
352 
354 
190 
240 
177 
446 
189 
271 
Other 
2012 
408 
438 
307 
222 
287 
565 
224 
346 
Place of residence: 
2007 
528 
617 
326 
314 
307 
644 
273 
434 
On farm operated 
2012 
623 
553 
412 
326 
308 
765 
335 
501 
2007 
749 
695 
397 
478 
353 
880 
369 
588 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
94 
179 
81 
89 
83 
180 
89 
124 
2007 
131 
276 
119 
76 
131 
210 
93 
117 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Tennessee 601 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
