Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Fayette 
Fentress 
Franklin 
Gibson 
Giles 
Grainger 
Greene 
Grundy 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
745 
536 
861 
830 
1,692 
885 
2,529 
278 
2007 
952 
623 
1,104 
1,049 
1,789 
1,008 
3,061 
328 
acres, 2012 
229,022 
90,842 
125,339 
286,178 
270,089 
85,222 
226,003 
33,075 
2007 
227,434 
84,371 
144,252 
286,769 
261,411 
91,862 
229,204 
42,668 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
421 
338 
602 
510 
1,017 
606 
1,928 
179 
2007 
410 
354 
716 
558 
1,027 
717 
2,239 
189 
acres, 2012 
115,228 
19,822 
67,867 
233,713 
72,776 
19,507 
78,350 
11,541 
TENURE 
2007 
101,530 
17,662 
70,975 
211,202 
65,122 
20,745 
75,957 
14,044 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
553 
371 
607 
573 
1,252 
653 
1,751 
208 
2007 
744 
437 
787 
763 
1,347 
740 
2,137 
233 
acres, 2012 
99,768 
44,093 
47,025 
51,707 
140,848 
49,430 
110,750 
17,562 
2007 
105,481 
42,322 
59,082 
67,371 
144,751 
54,302 
113,847 
20,029 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
264 
206 
383 
275 
682 
402 
1,256 
132 
2007 
269 
203 
481 
312 
695 
489 
1,416 
104 
acres, 2012 
13,985 
7,556 
13,369 
22,188 
26,902 
9,465 
32,117 
(D) 
2007 
17,209 
7,290 
19,077 
24,136 
27,648 
10,610 
32,961 
4,380 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
156 
154 
229 
216 
394 
212 
715 
55 
2007 
167 
171 
262 
235 
394 
232 
831 
86 
acres, 2012 
115,522 
44,474 
76,767 
221,264 
121,821 
34,212 
109,380 
14,306 
2007 
105,974 
36,278 
81,374 
210,968 
109,578 
35,382 
108,696 
19,067 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
34,156 
29,893 
31,550 
72,245 
54,518 
17,047 
49,134 
7,831 
2007 
26,973 
20,126 
31,150 
64,369 
47,226 
17,775 
50,332 
11,142 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
81,366 
14,581 
45,217 
149,019 
67,303 
17,165 
60,246 
6,475 
2007 
79,001 
16,152 
50,224 
146,599 
62,352 
17,607 
58,364 
7,925 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
127 
122 
203 
195 
311 
194 
620 
41 
2007 
118 
142 
215 
205 
308 
202 
749 
76 
acres, 2012 
88,255 
11,561 
53,872 
199,413 
43,155 
9,773 
43,888 
6,537 
2007 
71,597 
10,042 
49,975 
179,805 
36,155 
9,605 
40,694 
8,673 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
36 
11 
25 
41 
46 
20 
63 
15 
2007 
41 
15 
55 
51 
48 
36 
93 
9 
acres, 2012 
13,732 
2,275 
1,547 
13,207 
7,420 
1,580 
5,873 
1,207 
2007 
15,979 
5,771 
3,796 
8,430 
7,082 
2,178 
6,661 
3,572 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
30 
10 
16 
40 
24 
10 
52 
6 
2007 
23 
9 
20 
41 
24 
26 
74 
9 
acres, 2012 
12,988 
705 
626 
12,112 
2,719 
269 
2,345 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
12,724 
330 
1,923 
7,261 
1,319 
530 
2,302 
991 
Total operators 
number 
1,136 
813 
1,198 
1,205 
2,586 
1,347 
3,786 
439 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
448 
293 
566 
501 
917 
505 
1,444 
139 
2 operators 
229 
213 
261 
292 
680 
306 
930 
118 
3 operators 
53 
26 
26 
31 
78 
66 
140 
20 
4 operators 
9 
4 
8 
3 
10 
8 
13 
1 
5 or more operators 
6 
- 
" 
3 
7 
" 
2 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
359 
241 
313 
300 
814 
343 
1,144 
136 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
287 
230 
305 
283 
748 
313 
1,039 
130 
2 operators 
28 
4 
4 
7 
27 
15 
45 
3 
3 operators 
2 
1 
- 
1 
4 
- 
5 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
- 
" 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,428 
895 
1,628 
1,462 
2,691 
1,528 
4,433 
509 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
583 
382 
673 
710 
1,020 
598 
1,879 
185 
2 operators 
283 
212 
366 
294 
666 
318 
1,024 
110 
3 operators 
72 
27 
51 
29 
80 
77 
131 
28 
4 operators 
10 
2 
6 
7 
18 
13 
24 
5 
5 or more operators 
4 
- 
8 
9 
5 
2 
3 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
437 
248 
450 
357 
834 
399 
1,261 
157 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
366 
242 
396 
324 
751 
352 
1,158 
145 
2 operators 
25 
3 
27 
14 
37 
22 
41 
6 
3 operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
7 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
3 
1 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
635 
488 
768 
758 
1,505 
814 
2,208 
247 
2007 
800 
544 
971 
913 
1,535 
918 
2,666 
287 
acres, 2012 
216,352 
86,368 
117,356 
281,961 
251,082 
78,976 
207,270 
31,510 
2007 
209,537 
78,211 
137,824 
276,633 
237,291 
82,122 
210,130 
40,287 
Female 
farms, 2012 
110 
48 
93 
72 
187 
71 
321 
31 
2007 
152 
79 
133 
136 
254 
90 
395 
41 
acres, 2012 
12,670 
4,474 
7,983 
4,217 
19,007 
6,246 
18,733 
1,565 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
17,897 
6,160 
6,428 
10,136 
24,120 
9,740 
19,074 
2,381 
Farming 
2012 
308 
244 
344 
339 
689 
383 
1,187 
96 
2007 
343 
250 
452 
422 
727 
418 
1,302 
131 
Other 
2012 
437 
292 
517 
491 
1,003 
502 
1,342 
182 
Place of residence: 
2007 
609 
373 
652 
627 
1,062 
590 
1,759 
197 
On farm operated 
2012 
467 
464 
739 
609 
1,382 
713 
2,164 
214 
2007 
640 
496 
912 
791 
1,524 
811 
2,501 
287 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
278 
72 
122 
221 
310 
172 
365 
64 
2007 
312 
127 
192 
258 
265 
197 
560 
41 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Tennessee 603 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
