Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lake 
Lauderdale 
Lawrence 
Lewis 
Lincoln 
Loudon 
McMinn 
McNairy 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
60 
457 
1,559 
222 
1,595 
685 
1,043 
658 
2007 
59 
602 
1,842 
260 
1,782 
768 
1,204 
763 
acres, 2012 
79,747 
200,806 
235,763 
30,725 
265,906 
69,381 
122,365 
129,982 
2007 
84,100 
192,232 
238,318 
35,566 
260,874 
77,040 
122,502 
122,763 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
52 
240 
971 
140 
1,093 
498 
716 
364 
2007 
56 
264 
1,022 
128 
1,097 
488 
773 
366 
acres, 2012 
76,819 
155,742 
89,536 
6,906 
91,319 
29,575 
40,812 
45,237 
TENURE 
2007 
78,614 
134,679 
77,846 
6,772 
83,486 
27,357 
37,435 
41,513 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
22 
311 
1,161 
158 
1,182 
484 
777 
515 
2007 
16 
450 
1,399 
198 
1,334 
566 
896 
607 
acres, 2012 
5,327 
46,739 
116,301 
16,762 
122,503 
30,410 
64,158 
69,685 
2007 
4,790 
75,789 
118,990 
(D) 
125,840 
33,475 
65,334 
67,222 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
14 
115 
643 
88 
755 
335 
489 
242 
2007 
13 
143 
668 
78 
736 
336 
517 
245 
acres, 2012 
3,263 
18,092 
22,351 
(D) 
25,566 
8,553 
16,439 
8,316 
2007 
3,936 
34,084 
25,480 
(D) 
25,442 
9,104 
14,850 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
24 
118 
364 
58 
364 
167 
250 
129 
2007 
30 
110 
394 
54 
407 
184 
281 
140 
acres, 2012 
61,912 
126,618 
115,881 
(D) 
131,527 
35,868 
56,286 
54,830 
2007 
67,548 
91,109 
113,958 
16,875 
129,183 
39,767 
53,273 
50,902 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
12,193 
35,228 
51,995 
8,282 
60,538 
14,186 
29,470 
27,459 
2007 
13,177 
24,698 
54,463 
10,352 
58,531 
17,065 
27,546 
20,761 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
49,719 
91,390 
63,886 
(D) 
70,989 
21,682 
26,816 
27,371 
2007 
54,371 
66,411 
59,495 
6,523 
70,652 
22,702 
25,727 
30,141 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
24 
99 
303 
49 
308 
144 
218 
111 
2007 
30 
86 
321 
47 
337 
141 
239 
115 
acres, 2012 
61,058 
110,791 
66,573 
3,971 
57,836 
19,922 
23,908 
32,101 
2007 
62,986 
77,207 
50,562 
4,604 
55,773 
16,627 
21,654 
28,366 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
14 
28 
34 
6 
49 
34 
16 
14 
2007 
13 
42 
49 
8 
41 
18 
27 
16 
acres, 2012 
12,508 
27,449 
3,581 
(D) 
11,876 
3,103 
1,921 
5,467 
2007 
11,762 
25,334 
5,370 
(D) 
5,851 
3,798 
3,895 
4,639 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
14 
26 
25 
3 
30 
19 
9 
11 
2007 
13 
35 
33 
3 
24 
11 
17 
6 
acres, 2012 
12,498 
26,859 
612 
(D) 
7,917 
1,100 
465 
4,820 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
11,692 
23,388 
1,804 
(□) 
2,271 
1,626 
931 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
85 
642 
2,359 
336 
2,447 
1,016 
1,640 
924 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
40 
307 
882 
124 
871 
402 
562 
430 
2 operators 
15 
125 
579 
84 
618 
248 
400 
195 
3 operators 
5 
18 
84 
12 
85 
30 
54 
28 
4 operators 
- 
4 
9 
2 
20 
1 
22 
5 
5 or more operators 
3 
5 
" 
1 
4 
5 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
16 
159 
676 
104 
729 
300 
530 
254 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
16 
132 
628 
99 
656 
271 
442 
222 
2 operators 
- 
12 
24 
1 
35 
10 
34 
13 
3 operators 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
3 
4 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
“ 
“ 
- 
- 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
86 
848 
2,842 
379 
2,729 
1,141 
1,782 
1,079 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
40 
414 
1,102 
163 
996 
450 
721 
492 
2 operators 
15 
148 
612 
81 
662 
278 
400 
237 
3 operators 
2 
35 
85 
12 
99 
30 
76 
28 
4 operators 
- 
2 
23 
3 
18 
8 
3 
4 
5 or more operators 
2 
3 
20 
1 
7 
2 
4 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
16 
230 
882 
113 
850 
331 
518 
314 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
10 
209 
730 
99 
769 
295 
450 
280 
2 operators 
- 
9 
30 
4 
33 
15 
25 
17 
3 operators 
2 
1 
4 
2 
5 
2 
6 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
14 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
52 
395 
1,419 
201 
1,438 
597 
939 
579 
2007 
54 
502 
1,624 
235 
1,577 
670 
1,071 
641 
acres, 2012 
77,222 
196,047 
220,632 
28,948 
249,000 
63,767 
114,439 
120,093 
2007 
81,128 
178,374 
217,816 
33,917 
243,244 
71,240 
115,387 
112,050 
Female 
farms, 2012 
8 
62 
140 
21 
157 
88 
104 
79 
2007 
5 
100 
218 
25 
205 
98 
133 
122 
acres, 2012 
2,525 
4,759 
15,131 
1,777 
16,906 
5,614 
7,926 
9,889 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
2,972 
13,858 
20,502 
1,649 
17,630 
5,800 
7,115 
10,713 
Farming 
2012 
35 
171 
659 
99 
600 
283 
460 
253 
2007 
40 
206 
745 
96 
699 
317 
497 
217 
Other 
2012 
25 
286 
900 
123 
995 
402 
583 
405 
Place of residence: 
2007 
19 
396 
1,097 
164 
1,083 
451 
707 
546 
On farm operated 
2012 
22 
281 
1,254 
182 
1,215 
560 
905 
532 
2007 
35 
388 
1,568 
226 
1,546 
656 
1,049 
527 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
38 
176 
305 
40 
380 
125 
138 
126 
2007 
24 
214 
274 
34 
236 
112 
155 
236 
-continued 
606 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
