Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lake 
Lauderdale 
Lawrence 
Lewis 
Lincoln 
Loudon 
McMinn 
McNairy 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
24 
158 
567 
76 
531 
273 
410 
253 
2007 
29 
249 
669 
96 
575 
261 
391 
288 
Any 
2012 
36 
299 
992 
146 
1,064 
412 
633 
405 
2007 
30 
353 
1,173 
164 
1,207 
507 
813 
475 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
7 
32 
114 
22 
96 
70 
49 
52 
2007 
5 
59 
207 
26 
154 
94 
121 
73 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
2 
17 
81 
27 
52 
20 
37 
14 
2007 
- 
15 
103 
9 
104 
47 
64 
35 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
2 
46 
179 
9 
139 
37 
81 
37 
2007 
2 
27 
165 
19 
188 
69 
107 
39 
200 days or more 
2012 
25 
204 
618 
88 
777 
285 
466 
302 
2007 
23 
252 
698 
110 
761 
297 
521 
328 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
2 
15 
36 
14 
54 
10 
24 
26 
2007 
3 
31 
93 
34 
97 
34 
37 
40 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1 
28 
66 
6 
59 
18 
45 
20 
2007 
1 
28 
114 
19 
111 
51 
50 
55 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
7 
59 
236 
42 
263 
85 
113 
84 
2007 
10 
90 
268 
48 
298 
109 
214 
126 
10 years or more 
2012 
50 
355 
1,221 
160 
1,219 
572 
861 
528 
2007 
45 
453 
1,367 
159 
1,276 
574 
903 
542 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.1 
22.0 
23.0 
20.7 
22.9 
25.6 
23.3 
22.7 
2007 
26.3 
21.1 
22.2 
18.8 
20.4 
21.6 
21.9 
20.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1 
14 
21 
12 
27 
6 
14 
18 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
- 
20 
38 
3 
47 
13 
39 
19 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
7 
51 
200 
38 
196 
77 
99 
74 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
52 
372 
1,300 
169 
1,325 
589 
891 
547 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.0 
24.1 
25.7 
23.5 
25.7 
27.4 
25.6 
24.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
4 
2 
- 
6 
2 
- 
3 
2007 
1 
8 
8 
- 
9 
- 
3 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
4 
20 
69 
3 
64 
18 
34 
25 
2007 
10 
15 
101 
10 
55 
16 
38 
17 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
12 
29 
150 
16 
132 
51 
90 
61 
2007 
3 
55 
252 
35 
216 
83 
144 
94 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
10 
85 
376 
57 
365 
122 
208 
128 
2007 
11 
149 
428 
53 
458 
185 
279 
189 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
11 
55 
187 
41 
306 
82 
187 
89 
2007 
8 
74 
216 
45 
286 
118 
165 
81 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
9 
75 
190 
35 
203 
117 
165 
105 
2007 
6 
89 
241 
35 
234 
102 
181 
133 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
6 
68 
218 
31 
194 
76 
142 
120 
2007 
5 
93 
220 
34 
209 
102 
154 
83 
70 years and over 
2012 
8 
121 
367 
39 
325 
217 
217 
127 
2007 
15 
119 
376 
48 
315 
162 
240 
165 
Average age 
2012 
54.2 
60.7 
58.9 
58.9 
58.8 
61.8 
59.6 
59.3 
2007 
56.4 
58.7 
57.6 
58.4 
57.3 
58.7 
58.3 
58.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
54 
299 
870 
141 
1,091 
470 
621 
438 
2007 
41 
285 
847 
141 
1,011 
396 
600 
321 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
1 
33 
172 
24 
256 
39 
117 
60 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
15 
155 
355 
35 
335 
136 
120 
209 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
15 
40 
86 
12 
141 
134 
61 
76 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
3 
12 
18 
13 
11 
4 
3 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
14 
42 
153 
27 
320 
145 
250 
71 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
5 
48 
180 
48 
186 
61 
109 
61 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
9 
6 
12 
1 
19 
10 
12 
7 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
1 
4 
24 
1 
15 
2 
9 
2 
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 
54 
445 
1,512 
216 
1,561 
669 
1,025 
643 
acres, 2012 
62,344 
181,241 
224,574 
29,416 
260,851 
67,456 
118,234 
128,314 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
3 
9 
22 
4 
18 
14 
9 
10 
acres, 2012 
6,613 
958 
2,778 
191 
2,451 
2,536 
1,037 
1,874 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
42 
418 
1,417 
204 
1,501 
610 
983 
617 
2007 
45 
524 
1,640 
246 
1,650 
699 
1,126 
705 
acres, 2012 
32,619 
113,492 
197,886 
26,553 
229,222 
54,235 
109,085 
116,871 
2007 
47,215 
(D) 
192,722 
31,170 
219,643 
65,735 
107,938 
110,868 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
13 
32 
109 
7 
69 
41 
45 
28 
2007 
9 
67 
187 
9 
115 
42 
66 
40 
acres, 2012 
40,499 
79,553 
32,157 
1,869 
31,985 
7,459 
9,802 
1 1 ,247 
2007 
24,300 
71,610 
(D) 
2,973 
37,140 
6,877 
12,298 
7,425 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
5 
4 
27 
9 
17 
19 
7 
9 
2007 
5 
8 
11 
5 
12 
25 
11 
13 
acres, 2012 
6,629 
(D) 
4,878 
(D) 
4,119 
6,302 
3,175 
1,409 
2007 
12,585 
8,446 
1,437 
1,423 
3,224 
(D) 
(D) 
3,690 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
4 
3 
1 
2007 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 
3 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
88 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
- 
2 
6 
1 
8 
11 
5 
3 
2007 
- 
2 
3 
- 
4 
1 
- 
2 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
842 
(D) 
580 
1,297 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
618 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
