Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hamblen 
Hamilton 
Hancock 
Hardeman 
Hardin 
Hawkins 
Haywood 
Henderson 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
569 
561 
457 
579 
589 
1,437 
413 
844 
2007 
715 
669 
462 
624 
623 
1,683 
491 
1,017 
acres, 2012 
58,837 
52,307 
64,395 
153,804 
126,166 
133,351 
219,384 
162,261 
2007 
69,383 
54,599 
60,646 
147,951 
109,752 
151,042 
214,336 
165,442 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
404 
326 
329 
289 
369 
1,082 
228 
461 
2007 
496 
373 
335 
290 
304 
1,240 
248 
509 
acres, 2012 
22,864 
14,549 
10,970 
53,986 
46,028 
34,553 
183,264 
61,127 
TENURE 
2007 
21,468 
13,026 
11,205 
47,493 
39,973 
38,235 
172,784 
54,351 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
373 
427 
310 
443 
410 
1,010 
286 
638 
2007 
503 
526 
349 
476 
479 
1,219 
345 
781 
acres, 2012 
23,381 
25,225 
35,382 
73,443 
55,900 
74,839 
40,765 
81,951 
2007 
37,250 
35,627 
35,341 
65,573 
59,759 
83,436 
49,483 
92,896 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
238 
220 
206 
177 
204 
698 
110 
289 
2007 
328 
275 
234 
171 
184 
826 
115 
331 
acres, 2012 
6,714 
5,139 
4,983 
6,797 
8,359 
15,668 
16,266 
13,144 
2007 
10,053 
6,545 
6,144 
6,523 
16,184 
19,109 
21,581 
16,846 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
167 
119 
138 
107 
164 
391 
100 
176 
2007 
191 
129 
96 
116 
128 
425 
97 
193 
acres, 2012 
32,522 
25,596 
28,403 
74,686 
66,593 
54,334 
154,966 
75,072 
2007 
30,352 
18,525 
23,951 
73,858 
46,504 
63,649 
141,198 
64,066 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
11,550 
12,622 
14,760 
30,175 
33,165 
24,206 
36,949 
31,690 
2007 
11,426 
7,613 
12,946 
32,146 
19,187 
27,031 
33,331 
26,002 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
20,972 
12,974 
13,643 
44,511 
33,428 
30,128 
118,017 
43,382 
2007 
18,926 
10,912 
11,005 
41,712 
27,317 
36,618 
107,867 
38,064 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
141 
98 
118 
96 
153 
354 
91 
147 
2007 
156 
92 
88 
98 
109 
379 
93 
157 
acres, 2012 
14,643 
9,215 
5,880 
43,766 
36,265 
17,567 
143,399 
45,376 
2007 
11,007 
6,354 
4,707 
36,491 
21,693 
18,207 
128,479 
31,552 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
29 
15 
9 
29 
15 
36 
27 
30 
2007 
21 
14 
17 
32 
16 
39 
49 
43 
acres, 2012 
2,934 
1,486 
610 
5,675 
3,673 
4,178 
23,653 
5,238 
2007 
1,781 
447 
1,354 
8,520 
3,489 
3,957 
23,655 
8,480 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
25 
8 
5 
16 
12 
30 
27 
25 
2007 
12 
6 
13 
21 
11 
35 
40 
21 
acres, 2012 
1,507 
195 
107 
3,423 
1,404 
1,318 
23,599 
2,607 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
408 
127 
354 
4,479 
2,096 
919 
22,724 
5,953 
Total operators 
number 
804 
866 
646 
845 
877 
2,133 
588 
1,205 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
359 
301 
294 
362 
356 
840 
276 
548 
2 operators 
189 
228 
140 
188 
190 
514 
110 
235 
3 operators 
17 
23 
21 
21 
35 
71 
19 
57 
4 operators 
4 
6 
1 
4 
7 
8 
5 
4 
5 or more operators 
“ 
3 
1 
4 
1 
4 
3 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
201 
292 
163 
239 
228 
618 
160 
339 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
187 
260 
152 
221 
201 
546 
132 
314 
2 operators 
7 
16 
4 
9 
7 
24 
10 
11 
3 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
8 
- 
1 
4 operators 
- 
" 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,010 
997 
690 
853 
911 
2,431 
705 
1,421 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
453 
366 
290 
443 
383 
1,048 
327 
668 
2 operators 
236 
283 
138 
149 
200 
542 
134 
307 
3 operators 
19 
16 
22 
24 
33 
73 
18 
30 
4 operators 
7 
3 
2 
4 
6 
20 
5 
11 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
10 
4 
1 
7 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
272 
346 
169 
236 
269 
693 
186 
402 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
260 
321 
157 
215 
229 
589 
141 
380 
2 operators 
6 
11 
6 
9 
10 
52 
21 
8 
3 operators 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
519 
482 
418 
509 
526 
1,273 
346 
719 
2007 
633 
557 
420 
523 
537 
1,447 
416 
858 
acres, 2012 
52,935 
47,866 
59,243 
142,230 
118,107 
122,727 
210,814 
146,519 
2007 
61,692 
46,248 
55,533 
134,155 
102,129 
132,896 
207,089 
150,029 
Female 
farms, 2012 
50 
79 
39 
70 
63 
164 
67 
125 
2007 
82 
112 
42 
101 
86 
236 
75 
159 
acres, 2012 
5,902 
4,441 
5,152 
11,574 
8,059 
10,624 
8,570 
15,742 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
7,691 
8,351 
5,113 
13,796 
7,623 
18,146 
7,247 
15,413 
Farming 
2012 
277 
220 
183 
183 
220 
652 
185 
270 
2007 
287 
263 
199 
190 
198 
736 
212 
295 
Other 
2012 
292 
341 
274 
396 
369 
785 
228 
574 
Place of residence: 
2007 
428 
406 
263 
434 
425 
947 
279 
722 
On farm operated 
2012 
490 
482 
328 
357 
446 
1,133 
224 
664 
2007 
602 
571 
348 
338 
448 
1,388 
299 
746 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
79 
79 
129 
222 
143 
304 
189 
180 
2007 
113 
98 
114 
286 
175 
295 
192 
271 
-continued 
604 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
