Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hamblen 
Hamilton 
Hancock 
Hardeman 
Hardin 
Hawkins 
Haywood 
Henderson 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
217 
243 
154 
188 
178 
622 
167 
321 
2007 
247 
233 
154 
248 
205 
583 
184 
322 
Any 
2012 
352 
318 
303 
391 
411 
815 
246 
523 
2007 
468 
436 
308 
376 
418 
1,100 
307 
695 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
45 
44 
34 
36 
51 
83 
16 
60 
2007 
49 
68 
45 
73 
99 
166 
48 
85 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
28 
22 
25 
25 
32 
54 
13 
42 
2007 
45 
39 
16 
43 
31 
102 
26 
77 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
46 
68 
38 
42 
45 
103 
27 
92 
2007 
78 
67 
44 
39 
56 
217 
35 
102 
200 days or more 
2012 
233 
184 
206 
288 
283 
575 
190 
329 
2007 
296 
262 
203 
221 
232 
615 
198 
431 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
16 
10 
5 
22 
17 
44 
29 
25 
2007 
24 
42 
9 
39 
38 
43 
16 
41 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
27 
25 
16 
34 
39 
49 
21 
32 
2007 
40 
52 
26 
39 
48 
101 
33 
55 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
81 
100 
57 
90 
90 
180 
56 
139 
2007 
100 
105 
71 
104 
99 
235 
78 
179 
10 years or more 
2012 
445 
426 
379 
433 
443 
1,164 
307 
648 
2007 
551 
470 
356 
442 
438 
1,304 
364 
742 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.0 
22.8 
23.6 
20.8 
22.3 
22.9 
21.4 
23.1 
2007 
22.8 
21.1 
21.5 
19.6 
20.4 
21.8 
21.0 
21.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
16 
9 
4 
14 
8 
31 
28 
21 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
17 
19 
13 
32 
31 
33 
21 
33 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
76 
88 
43 
79 
68 
147 
42 
126 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
460 
445 
397 
454 
482 
1,226 
322 
664 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.9 
24.6 
25.8 
22.5 
25.3 
25.2 
23.0 
24.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
2 
. 
3 
2 
6 
. 
8 
2007 
5 
2 
13 
- 
7 
8 
- 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
16 
7 
24 
17 
17 
57 
19 
30 
2007 
22 
18 
27 
27 
27 
45 
41 
53 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
57 
35 
63 
63 
86 
129 
33 
86 
2007 
58 
55 
50 
55 
94 
193 
60 
142 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
82 
129 
112 
128 
109 
264 
79 
161 
2007 
152 
133 
115 
163 
133 
390 
113 
213 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
88 
67 
60 
72 
100 
174 
61 
114 
2007 
108 
106 
53 
85 
57 
241 
55 
143 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
82 
88 
60 
79 
75 
251 
77 
133 
2007 
85 
114 
59 
88 
65 
255 
48 
137 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
96 
76 
52 
70 
60 
249 
61 
118 
2007 
99 
82 
64 
71 
99 
226 
68 
114 
70 years and over 
2012 
148 
157 
86 
147 
140 
307 
83 
194 
2007 
186 
159 
81 
135 
141 
325 
106 
214 
Average age 
2012 
60.6 
61.4 
56.9 
59.7 
59.1 
59.8 
59.7 
59.4 
2007 
59.7 
60.2 
55.9 
58.7 
57.9 
58.2 
56.9 
57.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
319 
374 
258 
335 
380 
777 
307 
549 
2007 
293 
369 
151 
257 
278 
741 
258 
478 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
24 
17 
56 
42 
37 
102 
24 
58 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
56 
65 
61 
132 
144 
172 
92 
137 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
127 
114 
13 
53 
85 
153 
50 
148 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
15 
97 
17 
5 
6 
5 
2 
14 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
78 
82 
72 
63 
65 
199 
63 
127 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
26 
22 
69 
82 
92 
166 
96 
101 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
5 
9 
4 
13 
- 
13 
8 
6 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
2 
1 
5 
2 
17 
6 
11 
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 
546 
551 
450 
561 
572 
1,410 
393 
836 
acres, 2012 
56,427 
49,925 
63,583 
147,087 
122,549 
130,113 
194,338 
157,577 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
8 
9 
4 
14 
9 
13 
13 
18 
acres, 2012 
3,151 
485 
516 
2,798 
1,243 
2,374 
2,744 
4,619 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
530 
521 
433 
518 
538 
1,365 
346 
812 
2007 
665 
628 
423 
576 
570 
1,585 
396 
940 
acres, 2012 
49,584 
46,525 
60,036 
123,905 
109,633 
124,374 
121,354 
141,146 
2007 
55,842 
46,909 
(D) 
132,739 
96,310 
138,040 
(D) 
144,412 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
26 
20 
20 
43 
37 
56 
50 
25 
2007 
42 
23 
38 
38 
45 
83 
89 
67 
acres, 2012 
7,454 
2,728 
3,234 
16,358 
12,111 
7,170 
89,338 
18,038 
2007 
11,539 
4,444 
(D) 
8,056 
12,756 
(D) 
94,759 
17,121 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
9 
16 
3 
13 
10 
10 
9 
5 
2007 
6 
13 
1 
8 
3 
11 
5 
10 
acres, 2012 
1,568 
2,655 
(D) 
12,137 
3,692 
1,521 
7,094 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
631 
4,140 
3,909 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2007 
1 
2 
- 
1 
5 
- 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
4 
3 
1 
5 
4 
6 
7 
2 
2007 
1 
3 
- 
1 
- 
4 
1 
- 
acres, 2012 
231 
(D) 
(D) 
1,404 
730 
286 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
616 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
