Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Tennessee 
Anderson 
Bedford 
Benton 
Bledsoe 
Blount 
Bradley 
Campbell 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
25,071 
134 
554 
225 
199 
448 
356 
140 
2007 
26,299 
141 
532 
181 
188 
423 
328 
141 
Any 
2012 
42,979 
307 
857 
238 
380 
532 
451 
230 
2007 
52,981 
397 
1,022 
319 
392 
731 
631 
263 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
4,950 
34 
104 
41 
39 
66 
38 
18 
2007 
7,951 
49 
138 
53 
55 
78 
101 
24 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
3,204 
27 
56 
13 
16 
34 
25 
18 
2007 
4,535 
20 
81 
40 
35 
63 
61 
38 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
5,808 
37 
98 
18 
32 
80 
64 
21 
2007 
7,661 
64 
134 
48 
51 
120 
86 
45 
200 days or more 
2012 
29,017 
209 
599 
166 
293 
352 
324 
173 
2007 
32,834 
264 
669 
178 
251 
470 
383 
156 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
2,132 
9 
45 
13 
12 
23 
24 
17 
2007 
3,538 
19 
70 
25 
44 
34 
40 
22 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
3,112 
27 
53 
12 
39 
38 
20 
10 
2007 
5,216 
34 
140 
27 
44 
74 
51 
22 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
9,728 
50 
212 
61 
127 
108 
112 
44 
2007 
12,724 
78 
265 
88 
75 
171 
125 
71 
10 years or more 
2012 
53,078 
355 
1,101 
377 
401 
811 
651 
299 
2007 
57,802 
407 
1,079 
360 
417 
875 
743 
289 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.8 
23.9 
21.8 
24.5 
20.4 
24.6 
23.4 
22.8 
2007 
21.1 
21.0 
19.9 
22.0 
20.2 
23.4 
21.9 
22.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,465 
7 
27 
7 
8 
19 
19 
11 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2,514 
21 
39 
9 
29 
27 
15 
8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
8,227 
42 
172 
47 
82 
100 
90 
37 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
55,844 
371 
1,173 
400 
460 
834 
683 
314 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.0 
25.5 
24.6 
25.8 
23.5 
26.3 
25.2 
25.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
259 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
2 
2007 
366 
- 
7 
- 
4 
1 
1 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
2,564 
10 
55 
15 
30 
31 
29 
9 
2007 
3,081 
22 
62 
11 
23 
30 
39 
13 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
6,768 
41 
142 
52 
55 
102 
64 
25 
2007 
9,698 
56 
191 
61 
72 
100 
104 
55 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
14,141 
109 
286 
91 
126 
160 
131 
79 
2007 
18,665 
129 
377 
121 
145 
241 
227 
75 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
9,452 
61 
188 
62 
85 
138 
127 
38 
2007 
11,244 
108 
230 
59 
98 
170 
109 
48 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
10,305 
78 
207 
61 
76 
153 
98 
80 
2007 
11,031 
82 
210 
81 
98 
167 
110 
63 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
9,268 
62 
185 
61 
99 
135 
118 
45 
2007 
9,386 
41 
183 
65 
61 
172 
147 
55 
70 years and over 
2012 
15,293 
78 
348 
121 
107 
261 
238 
92 
2007 
15,809 
100 
294 
102 
79 
273 
222 
95 
Average age 
2012 
59.2 
58.7 
59.7 
59.5 
57.9 
60.6 
61.5 
60.9 
2007 
57.8 
57.7 
57.5 
58.9 
56.5 
60.3 
58.9 
59.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
44,001 
310 
1,035 
303 
379 
650 
514 
204 
2007 
39,426 
294 
923 
238 
261 
598 
518 
155 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
4,836 
21 
124 
22 
48 
61 
49 
40 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
17,579 
53 
381 
59 
220 
142 
118 
55 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
8,811 
171 
94 
63 
55 
304 
123 
55 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
1,322 
7 
7 
3 
21 
15 
12 
7 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
9,093 
96 
310 
90 
61 
110 
183 
55 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
6,226 
22 
82 
91 
29 
48 
60 
31 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
988 
7 
102 
1 
8 
11 
5 
1 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
494 
7 
14 
5 
1 
6 
3 
~ 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
66,497 
436 
1,395 
451 
566 
950 
790 
362 
acres, 2012 
10,373,562 
35,703 
227,827 
86,094 
98,098 
92,438 
84,062 
32,410 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
1,198 
10 
31 
5 
11 
21 
10 
3 
acres, 2012 
356,390 
1,243 
3,688 
(D) 
4,133 
3,083 
3,421 
1,000 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
63,175 
410 
1,329 
438 
537 
892 
744 
348 
2007 
72,675 
500 
1,425 
464 
534 
1,053 
887 
379 
acres, 2012 
8,863,469 
31,635 
207,354 
82,464 
(D) 
80,802 
74,884 
(D) 
2007 
8,929,363 
35,654 
194,825 
66,812 
78,012 
82,424 
85,460 
30,773 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
3,419 
16 
59 
18 
28 
53 
44 
20 
2007 
5,568 
26 
112 
30 
33 
85 
63 
22 
acres, 2012 
1,596,851 
2,115 
18,955 
4,728 
8,715 
9,122 
8,843 
3,348 
2007 
1,724,510 
3,907 
32,268 
5,192 
8,524 
1 1 ,422 
7,427 
3,117 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
841 
5 
20 
3 
11 
22 
8 
- 
2007 
693 
7 
10 
4 
9 
14 
6 
3 
acres, 2012 
252,227 
620 
(D) 
340 
12,633 
8,181 
1,475 
- 
2007 
220,889 
344 
2,673 
(D) 
4,380 
(D) 
(D) 
284 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
122 
2 
2 
4 
1 
4 
1 
2007 
172 
- 
6 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
48,130 
(D) 
(D) 
370 
(D) 
356 
- 
(D) 
2007 
33,622 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
493 
8 
1 
- 
2 
9 
11 
1 
2007 
172 
5 
1 
- 
3 
1 
3 
- 
acres, 2012 
107,135 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2,256 
1,383 
(D) 
2007 
61,414 
230 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
612 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
