Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Macon 
Madison 
Marion 
Marshall 
Maury 
Meigs 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
879 
592 
280 
1,025 
1,513 
317 
872 
783 
2007 
1,066 
706 
392 
1,078 
1,696 
367 
935 
862 
acres, 2012 
121,860 
165,946 
50,768 
162,073 
242,464 
52,881 
110,628 
147,371 
2007 
127,801 
177,090 
50,593 
151,583 
226,404 
49,116 
92,570 
151,461 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
634 
315 
187 
669 
942 
232 
604 
508 
2007 
736 
353 
193 
596 
1,000 
227 
546 
533 
acres, 2012 
38,009 
101,366 
18,932 
50,610 
75,406 
14,009 
40,753 
67,256 
TENURE 
2007 
30,913 
101,248 
16,085 
39,613 
64,383 
12,023 
26,987 
59,925 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
622 
437 
192 
762 
1,094 
208 
592 
568 
2007 
779 
538 
292 
814 
1,263 
263 
674 
616 
acres, 2012 
58,388 
60,320 
26,108 
75,405 
103,175 
24,357 
44,230 
56,674 
2007 
69,978 
60,605 
28,002 
78,733 
106,903 
26,434 
50,199 
60,194 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
412 
180 
121 
449 
613 
142 
368 
316 
2007 
491 
203 
117 
390 
664 
135 
348 
321 
acres, 2012 
13,102 
13,649 
6,020 
17,190 
23,968 
(D) 
10,398 
15,572 
2007 
15,299 
12,003 
4,831 
15,221 
25,468 
4,862 
11,183 
17,471 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
232 
128 
80 
240 
376 
100 
257 
176 
2007 
261 
140 
79 
229 
389 
96 
226 
215 
acres, 2012 
61,767 
94,663 
22,520 
83,651 
128,259 
27,472 
63,587 
76,306 
2007 
52,878 
106,934 
20,189 
68,831 
108,337 
21,948 
37,063 
78,369 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
31,519 
29,481 
8,186 
36,331 
53,744 
15,861 
31,248 
30,783 
2007 
23,768 
28,554 
9,392 
30,967 
42,616 
13,113 
16,409 
35,680 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
30,248 
65,182 
14,334 
47,320 
74,515 
11,611 
32,339 
45,523 
2007 
29,110 
78,380 
10,797 
37,864 
65,721 
8,835 
20,654 
42,689 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
207 
112 
61 
209 
298 
88 
221 
159 
2007 
224 
124 
61 
192 
307 
88 
179 
187 
acres, 2012 
23,981 
78,775 
11,161 
31,679 
47,607 
8,037 
29,368 
39,693 
2007 
14,829 
81,745 
10,247 
23,549 
35,837 
6,742 
13,285 
34,708 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
25 
27 
8 
23 
43 
9 
23 
39 
2007 
26 
28 
21 
35 
44 
8 
35 
31 
acres, 2012 
1,705 
10,963 
2,140 
3,017 
11,030 
1,052 
2,811 
14,391 
2007 
4,945 
9,551 
2,402 
4,019 
11,164 
734 
5,308 
12,898 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
15 
23 
5 
11 
31 
2 
15 
33 
2007 
21 
26 
15 
14 
29 
4 
19 
25 
acres, 2012 
926 
8,942 
1,751 
1,741 
3,831 
(D) 
987 
11,991 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
785 
7,500 
1,007 
843 
3,078 
419 
2,519 
7,746 
Total operators 
number 
1,271 
819 
431 
1,630 
2,234 
461 
1,319 
1,148 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
546 
399 
166 
511 
901 
199 
483 
470 
2 operators 
278 
171 
94 
435 
532 
99 
338 
268 
3 operators 
51 
14 
15 
70 
58 
13 
45 
39 
4 operators 
4 
5 
1 
7 
15 
5 
5 
5 
5 or more operators 
- 
3 
4 
2 
7 
1 
1 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
324 
224 
121 
522 
684 
125 
377 
296 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
304 
208 
105 
446 
612 
109 
339 
276 
2 operators 
10 
8 
2 
32 
36 
8 
19 
10 
3 operators 
- 
- 
4 
4 
- 
- 
“ 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
" 
- 
" 
- 
“ 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,591 
974 
581 
1,593 
2,506 
562 
1,325 
1,272 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
624 
485 
236 
637 
998 
216 
602 
526 
2 operators 
371 
193 
131 
383 
623 
123 
288 
271 
3 operators 
63 
19 
17 
49 
61 
22 
34 
57 
4 operators 
6 
6 
8 
5 
9 
1 
10 
7 
5 or more operators 
2 
3 
" 
4 
5 
5 
1 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
419 
268 
152 
493 
737 
167 
360 
348 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
388 
245 
130 
447 
657 
139 
334 
301 
2 operators 
14 
7 
11 
19 
27 
4 
10 
22 
3 operators 
1 
3 
- 
1 
4 
- 
2 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 
" 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
821 
502 
255 
901 
1,338 
288 
793 
704 
2007 
984 
588 
350 
934 
1,495 
325 
830 
770 
acres, 2012 
117,042 
155,359 
47,031 
148,716 
225,557 
48,329 
105,128 
141,143 
2007 
121,636 
162,643 
47,447 
139,711 
210,921 
45,558 
85,692 
143,394 
Female 
farms, 2012 
58 
90 
25 
124 
175 
29 
79 
79 
2007 
82 
118 
42 
144 
201 
42 
105 
92 
acres, 2012 
4,818 
10,587 
3,737 
13,357 
16,907 
4,552 
5,500 
6,228 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
6,165 
14,447 
3,146 
1 1 ,872 
15,483 
3,558 
6,878 
8,067 
Farming 
2012 
380 
277 
116 
517 
605 
124 
420 
269 
2007 
422 
263 
166 
457 
643 
169 
372 
388 
Other 
2012 
499 
315 
164 
508 
908 
193 
452 
514 
Place of residence: 
2007 
644 
443 
226 
621 
1,053 
198 
563 
474 
On farm operated 
2012 
774 
412 
228 
866 
1,302 
261 
745 
609 
2007 
896 
538 
299 
965 
1,395 
324 
781 
678 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
105 
180 
52 
159 
211 
56 
127 
174 
2007 
170 
168 
93 
113 
301 
43 
154 
184 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Tennessee 607 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
