Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Moore 
Morgan 
Obion 
Overton 
Perry 
Pickett 
Polk 
Putnam 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
358 
413 
568 
922 
246 
316 
255 
898 
2007 
346 
407 
693 
1,009 
257 
365 
305 
1,069 
acres, 2012 
58,699 
55,475 
252,815 
123,077 
47,691 
41,791 
35,560 
95,679 
2007 
51,814 
53,335 
251,844 
114,800 
50,884 
37,916 
32,397 
103,679 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
227 
297 
349 
617 
162 
227 
161 
584 
2007 
213 
267 
415 
678 
173 
243 
170 
657 
acres, 2012 
12,904 
14,589 
198,233 
29,881 
9,097 
11,877 
13,530 
22,802 
TENURE 
2007 
11,505 
12,751 
190,202 
30,003 
9,908 
9,628 
10,363 
23,163 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
276 
273 
385 
607 
171 
189 
190 
614 
2007 
229 
274 
483 
703 
159 
231 
235 
756 
acres, 2012 
33,245 
26,487 
48,848 
53,081 
28,319 
14,614 
17,300 
45,730 
2007 
24,685 
23,458 
49,391 
60,892 
23,346 
15,934 
(D) 
56,426 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
158 
175 
193 
367 
97 
111 
104 
370 
2007 
126 
145 
230 
417 
87 
137 
110 
426 
acres, 2012 
5,226 
4,650 
19,257 
9,792 
5,159 
2,892 
(D) 
8,196 
2007 
3,912 
3,793 
18,543 
13,632 
3,070 
3,200 
(D) 
11,380 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
74 
134 
157 
284 
67 
112 
62 
246 
2007 
103 
129 
180 
275 
92 
126 
69 
274 
acres, 2012 
23,987 
28,656 
195,667 
67,570 
18,627 
25,034 
(D) 
45,675 
2007 
26,128 
29,442 
195,664 
50,054 
26,577 
21,639 
16,360 
44,112 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
11,424 
17,483 
65,640 
33,227 
11,400 
14,548 
9,506 
20,028 
2007 
11,963 
16,335 
63,203 
25,540 
14,876 
12,054 
9,874 
21,442 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
12,563 
11,173 
130,027 
34,343 
7,227 
10,486 
(D) 
25,647 
2007 
14,165 
13,107 
132,461 
24,514 
11,701 
9,585 
6,486 
22,670 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
65 
117 
138 
230 
59 
103 
55 
198 
2007 
81 
118 
167 
234 
80 
100 
59 
212 
acres, 2012 
7,488 
9,800 
172,028 
19,468 
3,700 
8,153 
9,659 
13,976 
2007 
7,308 
8,703 
166,257 
15,249 
6,207 
6,297 
5,898 
11,063 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
8 
6 
26 
31 
8 
15 
3 
38 
2007 
14 
4 
30 
31 
6 
8 
1 
39 
acres, 2012 
1,467 
332 
8,300 
2,426 
745 
2,143 
(D) 
4,274 
2007 
1,001 
435 
6,789 
3,854 
961 
343 
(D) 
3,141 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
4 
5 
18 
20 
6 
13 
2 
16 
2007 
6 
4 
18 
27 
6 
6 
1 
19 
acres, 2012 
190 
139 
6,948 
621 
238 
832 
(D) 
630 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
285 
255 
5,402 
1,122 
631 
131 
(D) 
720 
Total operators 
number 
552 
654 
772 
1,378 
370 
449 
388 
1,323 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
194 
222 
392 
522 
135 
187 
146 
541 
2 operators 
140 
162 
151 
352 
98 
125 
91 
296 
3 operators 
18 
20 
22 
40 
13 
4 
12 
55 
4 operators 
6 
5 
3 
8 
- 
- 
6 
5 
5 or more operators 
“ 
4 
- 
" 
- 
- 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
160 
198 
166 
397 
112 
115 
112 
380 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
144 
174 
146 
367 
100 
115 
100 
349 
2 operators 
8 
9 
7 
12 
6 
- 
6 
14 
3 operators 
- 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
" 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
504 
650 
997 
1,534 
401 
556 
457 
1,570 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
208 
220 
450 
597 
135 
205 
182 
646 
2 operators 
125 
146 
200 
335 
104 
131 
105 
373 
3 operators 
9 
34 
37 
60 
14 
27 
8 
35 
4 operators 
1 
5 
- 
4 
4 
2 
9 
12 
5 or more operators 
3 
2 
6 
13 
- 
1 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
125 
201 
223 
449 
114 
149 
127 
466 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
115 
173 
200 
376 
102 
135 
115 
416 
2 operators 
5 
14 
10 
24 
6 
7 
4 
25 
3 operators 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
337 
366 
517 
852 
218 
288 
225 
809 
2007 
324 
358 
627 
894 
237 
336 
275 
929 
acres, 2012 
57,037 
51,769 
215,454 
117,125 
42,062 
38,898 
33,166 
88,760 
2007 
48,964 
49,200 
247,177 
104,313 
47,347 
35,746 
28,636 
95,253 
Female 
farms, 2012 
21 
47 
51 
70 
28 
28 
30 
89 
2007 
22 
49 
66 
115 
20 
29 
30 
140 
acres, 2012 
1,662 
3,706 
37,361 
5,952 
5,629 
2,893 
2,394 
6,919 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
2,850 
4,135 
4,667 
10,487 
3,537 
2,170 
3,761 
8,426 
Farming 
2012 
162 
202 
324 
303 
99 
96 
148 
304 
2007 
150 
173 
284 
333 
102 
115 
157 
354 
Other 
2012 
196 
211 
244 
619 
147 
220 
107 
594 
Place of residence: 
2007 
196 
234 
409 
676 
155 
250 
148 
715 
On farm operated 
2012 
312 
364 
438 
748 
200 
254 
222 
755 
2007 
302 
347 
533 
817 
216 
301 
276 
925 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
46 
49 
130 
174 
46 
62 
33 
143 
2007 
44 
60 
160 
192 
41 
64 
29 
144 
-continued 
608 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
