Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Henry 
Hickman 
Houston 
Humphreys 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
Johnson 
Knox 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
310 
218 
140 
190 
153 
367 
179 
346 
2007 
371 
189 
118 
147 
181 
422 
159 
434 
Any 
2012 
516 
421 
198 
408 
346 
614 
297 
566 
2007 
587 
462 
264 
491 
406 
789 
354 
790 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
68 
67 
48 
31 
40 
83 
32 
71 
2007 
105 
81 
27 
53 
46 
109 
72 
124 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
22 
28 
13 
23 
14 
41 
22 
37 
2007 
41 
29 
20 
44 
33 
71 
35 
50 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
76 
55 
19 
74 
79 
77 
44 
86 
2007 
73 
52 
48 
103 
74 
109 
44 
112 
200 days or more 
2012 
350 
271 
118 
280 
213 
413 
199 
372 
2007 
368 
300 
169 
291 
253 
500 
203 
504 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
27 
28 
10 
19 
7 
33 
15 
23 
2007 
41 
32 
15 
37 
25 
59 
21 
33 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
55 
49 
20 
36 
28 
35 
8 
38 
2007 
60 
33 
26 
51 
37 
46 
24 
100 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
127 
135 
43 
76 
72 
130 
55 
121 
2007 
127 
147 
70 
100 
102 
153 
69 
183 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
617 
427 
265 
467 
392 
783 
398 
730 
2007 
730 
439 
271 
450 
423 
953 
399 
908 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.1 
19.9 
21.0 
21.0 
22.3 
25.4 
26.2 
24.8 
2007 
21.6 
19.0 
19.7 
18.5 
20.1 
23.6 
23.1 
22.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
22 
18 
9 
15 
5 
24 
8 
17 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
42 
35 
17 
28 
26 
18 
8 
26 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
98 
120 
42 
68 
56 
107 
47 
121 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
664 
466 
270 
487 
412 
832 
413 
748 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.8 
22.0 
22.6 
23.5 
23.8 
28.3 
28.2 
26.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
3 
2 
. 
7 
1 
4 
. 
2007 
15 
1 
- 
1 
7 
12 
- 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
39 
39 
6 
16 
21 
18 
9 
25 
2007 
37 
26 
4 
27 
10 
37 
12 
31 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
86 
59 
41 
75 
36 
79 
40 
60 
2007 
128 
63 
48 
109 
77 
99 
68 
119 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
193 
135 
64 
139 
96 
170 
88 
173 
2007 
181 
184 
77 
166 
140 
255 
106 
254 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
97 
100 
55 
79 
67 
152 
45 
126 
2007 
170 
103 
60 
87 
97 
160 
76 
160 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
121 
99 
46 
90 
98 
100 
100 
162 
2007 
118 
84 
74 
71 
81 
157 
80 
205 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
116 
80 
49 
74 
62 
180 
72 
129 
2007 
139 
66 
57 
78 
58 
175 
70 
157 
70 years and over 
2012 
172 
124 
75 
125 
112 
281 
118 
237 
2007 
170 
124 
62 
99 
117 
316 
101 
297 
Average age 
2012 
58.2 
58.0 
59.1 
58.3 
59.6 
61.6 
60.6 
61.4 
2007 
57.5 
57.6 
58.7 
55.7 
57.7 
60.1 
58.7 
60.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
584 
419 
240 
428 
329 
571 
257 
585 
2007 
550 
324 
190 
353 
294 
555 
214 
672 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
57 
45 
21 
42 
19 
73 
14 
40 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
231 
79 
157 
159 
258 
127 
169 
123 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
116 
37 
13 
19 
35 
88 
39 
288 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
45 
13 
3 
3 
9 
17 
24 
19 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
119 
137 
9 
114 
22 
199 
31 
111 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
97 
159 
62 
125 
14 
82 
16 
33 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
17 
11 
2 
- 
3 
28 
4 
12 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
10 
8 
1 
3 
- 
10 
2 
4 
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 
805 
628 
336 
584 
490 
953 
465 
893 
acres, 2012 
193,915 
117,499 
49,671 
119,128 
72,990 
90,147 
45,743 
63,583 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
13 
12 
13 
10 
6 
24 
6 
19 
acres, 2012 
18,983 
4,929 
7,442 
2,842 
1,106 
5,199 
377 
3,545 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
772 
608 
329 
560 
464 
908 
445 
842 
2007 
875 
613 
357 
601 
539 
1,112 
457 
1,101 
acres, 2012 
160,812 
109,494 
(D) 
113,530 
66,235 
82,779 
40,468 
58,778 
2007 
153,718 
100,523 
43,496 
109,435 
62,120 
85,822 
36,363 
70,237 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
41 
20 
6 
26 
25 
57 
22 
36 
2007 
76 
28 
23 
33 
43 
85 
49 
80 
acres, 2012 
41,016 
7,676 
2,478 
5,968 
5,963 
8,893 
5,087 
4,081 
2007 
38,492 
5,998 
(D) 
7,541 
11,609 
1 1 ,224 
6,464 
7,266 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
7 
9 
1 
6 
6 
8 
3 
22 
2007 
3 
7 
1 
2 
2 
8 
4 
29 
acres, 2012 
1,343 
(D) 
(D) 
3,329 
1,243 
3,366 
695 
2,057 
2007 
845 
5,098 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,533 
(D) 
2,143 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
- 
2 
3 
- 
2 
2 
2007 
- 
3 
1 
2 
3 
- 
1 
7 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
- 
411 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
- 
568 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
6 
2 
3 
4 
8 
4 
10 
2007 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
2 
7 
acres, 2012 
1,386 
- 
(D) 
250 
285 
540 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
361 
- 
- 
- 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Tennessee 617 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
