Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Henry 
Hickman 
Houston 
Humphreys 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
Johnson 
Knox 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
826 
639 
338 
598 
499 
981 
476 
912 
2007 
958 
651 
382 
638 
587 
1,211 
513 
1,224 
acres, 2012 
204,557 
120,875 
50,320 
123,488 
73,726 
95,578 
47,384 
65,347 
2007 
193,416 
112,187 
47,190 
118,412 
75,642 
101,585 
43,543 
82,938 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
505 
416 
218 
408 
320 
757 
407 
599 
2007 
553 
401 
224 
433 
349 
835 
400 
718 
acres, 2012 
112,965 
32,961 
10,032 
34,231 
13,325 
33,256 
12,682 
19,925 
TENURE 
2007 
92,084 
27,128 
9,576 
31,034 
12,166 
33,140 
10,599 
23,073 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
622 
465 
256 
451 
386 
693 
303 
641 
2007 
694 
463 
308 
418 
428 
852 
364 
891 
acres, 2012 
84,552 
62,400 
29,697 
66,403 
41,758 
44,736 
20,072 
29,732 
2007 
92,468 
57,642 
28,823 
63,106 
42,023 
51,345 
23,581 
44,750 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
318 
273 
155 
280 
224 
503 
251 
381 
2007 
343 
264 
155 
251 
224 
530 
266 
471 
acres, 2012 
18,950 
(D) 
5,007 
11,874 
5,317 
13,201 
4,418 
7,160 
2007 
22,542 
10,091 
4,393 
1 1 ,792 
4,882 
14,953 
5,053 
9,818 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
184 
151 
63 
139 
104 
255 
155 
227 
2007 
223 
176 
68 
200 
144 
317 
135 
289 
acres, 2012 
112,523 
54,801 
16,950 
53,129 
30,718 
46,193 
25,451 
32,046 
2007 
97,781 
51,099 
17,515 
52,167 
32,678 
46,498 
18,588 
34,079 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
53,393 
28,132 
11,442 
27,955 
10,255 
24,726 
12,814 
12,723 
2007 
44,525 
26,380 
10,887 
24,282 
14,994 
25,586 
7,348 
13,339 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
59,130 
26,669 
5,508 
25,174 
20,463 
21,467 
12,637 
19,323 
2007 
53,256 
24,719 
6,628 
27,885 
17,684 
20,912 
1 1 ,240 
20,740 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
172 
129 
54 
122 
90 
225 
140 
194 
2007 
185 
133 
64 
169 
119 
279 
121 
219 
acres, 2012 
87,683 
18,275 
4,188 
19,167 
7,828 
17,717 
7,352 
11,953 
2007 
67,660 
15,793 
5,004 
18,350 
7,154 
17,066 
5,117 
12,251 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
20 
23 
19 
8 
9 
33 
18 
44 
2007 
41 
12 
6 
20 
15 
42 
14 
44 
acres, 2012 
7,482 
3,674 
3,673 
3,956 
1,250 
4,649 
1,861 
3,569 
2007 
3,167 
3,446 
852 
3,139 
941 
3,742 
1,374 
4,109 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
15 
14 
9 
6 
6 
29 
16 
24 
2007 
25 
4 
5 
13 
6 
26 
13 
28 
acres, 2012 
6,332 
(D) 
837 
3,190 
180 
2,338 
912 
812 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,882 
1,244 
179 
892 
130 
1,121 
429 
1,004 
Total operators 
number 
1,277 
1,001 
472 
919 
703 
1,423 
705 
1,398 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
446 
350 
220 
334 
323 
595 
286 
512 
2 operators 
329 
228 
107 
224 
151 
338 
152 
330 
3 operators 
39 
53 
8 
26 
22 
40 
37 
55 
4 operators 
6 
4 
1 
12 
3 
8 
1 
14 
5 or more operators 
6 
4 
2 
2 
" 
- 
- 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
383 
291 
130 
277 
190 
419 
197 
459 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
334 
245 
124 
239 
172 
379 
179 
357 
2 operators 
23 
16 
3 
16 
9 
20 
9 
24 
3 operators 
1 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
18 
4 operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,434 
966 
570 
969 
869 
1,760 
763 
1,836 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
544 
389 
243 
352 
357 
739 
305 
720 
2 operators 
360 
218 
110 
253 
180 
404 
171 
429 
3 operators 
46 
36 
15 
23 
48 
62 
32 
63 
4 operators 
8 
7 
8 
9 
2 
5 
5 
10 
5 or more operators 
" 
1 
6 
1 
" 
1 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
443 
278 
174 
302 
249 
516 
211 
537 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
395 
252 
152 
266 
220 
473 
177 
479 
2 operators 
24 
10 
2 
18 
13 
19 
17 
23 
3 operators 
- 
2 
6 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
704 
575 
309 
546 
448 
852 
417 
768 
2007 
829 
580 
312 
578 
519 
1,052 
448 
1,051 
acres, 2012 
191,369 
112,886 
48,143 
118,644 
69,225 
85,126 
44,113 
57,147 
2007 
177,549 
104,131 
44,252 
112,797 
70,773 
92,989 
40,440 
74,733 
Female 
farms, 2012 
122 
64 
29 
52 
51 
129 
59 
144 
2007 
129 
71 
70 
60 
68 
159 
65 
173 
acres, 2012 
13,188 
7,989 
2,177 
4,844 
4,501 
10,452 
3,271 
8,200 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
15,867 
8,056 
2,938 
5,615 
4,869 
8,596 
3,103 
8,205 
Farming 
2012 
341 
254 
162 
220 
193 
429 
176 
415 
2007 
392 
260 
161 
199 
217 
493 
190 
499 
Other 
2012 
485 
385 
176 
378 
306 
552 
300 
497 
Place of residence: 
2007 
566 
391 
221 
439 
370 
718 
323 
725 
On farm operated 
2012 
641 
515 
291 
512 
411 
828 
421 
761 
2007 
743 
538 
322 
517 
483 
1,019 
430 
1,006 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
185 
124 
47 
86 
88 
153 
55 
151 
2007 
215 
113 
60 
121 
104 
192 
83 
218 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Tennessee 605 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
