Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Coffee 
Crockett 
Cumberland 
Davidson 
Decatur 
DeKalb 
Dickson 
Dyer 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
895 
369 
764 
360 
405 
637 
1,143 
449 
2007 
1,008 
470 
842 
515 
455 
722 
1,285 
584 
acres, 2012 
144,840 
130,550 
129,110 
34,823 
77,269 
89,551 
148,512 
211,702 
2007 
139,945 
149,227 
122,554 
41,353 
76,378 
95,315 
139,176 
238,614 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
614 
233 
495 
182 
262 
405 
753 
315 
2007 
641 
273 
501 
226 
254 
425 
744 
345 
acres, 2012 
74,092 
100,513 
35,813 
8,065 
16,926 
27,639 
34,723 
180,767 
TENURE 
2007 
64,211 
113,321 
33,522 
7,815 
17,018 
23,017 
30,204 
190,399 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
650 
234 
549 
278 
296 
485 
876 
259 
2007 
753 
321 
568 
416 
353 
542 
948 
345 
acres, 2012 
53,869 
23,109 
67,319 
22,807 
45,953 
54,195 
81,932 
34,190 
2007 
63,794 
26,206 
62,864 
29,228 
45,157 
56,310 
79,160 
39,310 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
402 
108 
315 
123 
171 
283 
527 
142 
2007 
431 
145 
286 
167 
176 
296 
484 
148 
acres, 2012 
14,210 
6,099 
11,178 
3,523 
6,073 
13,485 
15,009 
22,051 
2007 
18,325 
9,431 
13,276 
4,015 
7,897 
10,169 
13,898 
20,317 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
203 
105 
203 
65 
100 
128 
238 
160 
2007 
219 
94 
246 
80 
85 
159 
297 
171 
acres, 2012 
82,091 
95,766 
60,656 
10,775 
30,595 
31,326 
56,018 
161,684 
2007 
71,728 
107,138 
57,967 
10,494 
29,045 
34,921 
55,537 
173,152 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
39,360 
25,714 
27,462 
4,235 
13,738 
14,736 
27,409 
42,852 
2007 
30,540 
22,671 
30,158 
4,328 
14,263 
15,430 
27,118 
41,647 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
42,731 
70,052 
33,194 
6,540 
16,857 
16,590 
28,609 
118,832 
2007 
41,188 
84,467 
27,809 
6,166 
14,782 
19,491 
28,419 
131,505 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
181 
97 
169 
49 
87 
108 
213 
151 
2007 
184 
81 
200 
51 
67 
116 
244 
145 
acres, 2012 
54,798 
83,400 
24,332 
4,088 
10,752 
12,135 
18,930 
144,212 
2007 
43,258 
90,055 
19,381 
3,345 
8,499 
10,840 
15,744 
147,296 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
42 
30 
12 
17 
9 
24 
29 
30 
2007 
36 
55 
28 
19 
17 
21 
40 
68 
acres, 2012 
8,880 
11,675 
1,135 
1,241 
721 
4,030 
10,562 
15,828 
2007 
4,423 
15,883 
1,723 
1,631 
2,176 
4,084 
4,479 
26,152 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
31 
28 
11 
10 
4 
14 
13 
22 
2007 
26 
47 
15 
8 
11 
13 
16 
52 
acres, 2012 
5,084 
11,014 
303 
454 
101 
2,019 
784 
14,504 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
2,628 
13,835 
865 
455 
622 
2,008 
562 
22,786 
Total operators 
number 
1,370 
518 
1,115 
541 
610 
947 
1,713 
615 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
500 
255 
485 
225 
234 
360 
639 
303 
2 operators 
336 
87 
239 
107 
142 
245 
446 
126 
3 operators 
42 
24 
34 
22 
24 
31 
51 
20 
4 operators 
13 
2 
5 
4 
5 
1 
6 
- 
5 or more operators 
4 
1 
1 
2 
" 
" 
1 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
420 
111 
320 
151 
163 
273 
539 
134 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
362 
85 
272 
125 
153 
271 
492 
128 
2 operators 
25 
6 
21 
11 
5 
1 
19 
3 
3 operators 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
“ 
1 
1 
- 
" 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,481 
704 
1,291 
733 
653 
1,077 
1,969 
853 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
591 
286 
485 
330 
295 
424 
697 
366 
2 operators 
367 
140 
310 
162 
129 
256 
509 
185 
3 operators 
44 
39 
26 
18 
26 
30 
62 
29 
4 operators 
6 
4 
15 
3 
3 
10 
17 
2 
5 or more operators 
" 
1 
6 
2 
2 
2 
- 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
440 
183 
392 
230 
159 
289 
641 
204 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
416 
150 
323 
207 
140 
256 
579 
189 
2 operators 
12 
6 
31 
7 
8 
6 
31 
6 
3 operators 
- 
7 
1 
1 
1 
7 
- 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
794 
339 
670 
307 
357 
556 
1,010 
411 
2007 
907 
417 
742 
423 
414 
655 
1,131 
525 
acres, 2012 
134,803 
127,489 
118,457 
30,222 
70,843 
82,205 
138,046 
195,149 
2007 
128,596 
146,162 
111,496 
36,502 
72,670 
89,352 
130,340 
232,293 
Female 
farms, 2012 
101 
30 
94 
53 
48 
81 
133 
38 
2007 
101 
53 
100 
92 
41 
67 
154 
59 
acres, 2012 
10,037 
3,061 
10,653 
4,601 
6,426 
7,346 
10,466 
16,553 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
11,349 
3,065 
11,058 
4,851 
3,708 
5,963 
8,836 
6,321 
Farming 
2012 
322 
167 
281 
147 
165 
247 
386 
227 
2007 
413 
165 
314 
130 
169 
288 
386 
231 
Other 
2012 
573 
202 
483 
213 
240 
390 
757 
222 
Place of residence: 
2007 
595 
305 
528 
385 
286 
434 
899 
353 
On farm operated 
2012 
736 
239 
677 
299 
333 
517 
979 
306 
2007 
860 
285 
747 
415 
355 
594 
1,094 
385 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
159 
130 
87 
61 
72 
120 
164 
143 
2007 
148 
185 
95 
100 
100 
128 
191 
199 
-continued 
602 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
