Table 47. Women Operators: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
All farms with a woman operator 
Farms with a woman principal operator 
Farms 
Women 
operators 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
State Total 
Tennessee 
27,511 
28,711 
3,274,352 
7,770 
733,618 
Counties 
Anderson 
158 
167 
10,862 
36 
1,530 
Bedford 
628 
656 
73,442 
173 
14,239 
Benton 
204 
211 
29,105 
89 
10,985 
Bledsoe 
244 
247 
35,330 
54 
6,841 
Blount 
379 
397 
25,954 
105 
5,769 
Bradley 
350 
361 
29,601 
97 
8,581 
Campbell 
124 
130 
9,992 
39 
2,467 
Cannon 
352 
360 
41,890 
90 
8,528 
Carroll 
300 
311 
64,187 
98 
12,233 
Carter 
165 
170 
12,494 
46 
2,453 
Cheatham 
163 
176 
13,489 
52 
4,028 
Chester 
143 
148 
21,063 
51 
5,693 
Claiborne 
322 
343 
32,017 
117 
8,036 
Clay 
135 
140 
21,641 
38 
5,894 
Cocke 
225 
237 
20,173 
73 
6,133 
Coffee 
388 
405 
46,412 
101 
10,037 
Crockett 
95 
108 
39,935 
30 
3,061 
Cumberland 
294 
315 
38,483 
94 
10,653 
Davidson 
136 
145 
12,404 
53 
4,601 
Decatur 
157 
162 
22,193 
48 
6,426 
DeKalb 
272 
273 
32,576 
81 
7,346 
Dickson 
512 
532 
48,419 
133 
10,466 
Dyer 
131 
134 
54,788 
38 
16,553 
Fayette 
315 
344 
53,088 
110 
12,670 
Fentress 
234 
237 
26,603 
48 
4,474 
Franklin 
307 
311 
29,310 
93 
7,983 
Gibson 
291 
299 
74,501 
72 
4,217 
Giles 
779 
809 
106,666 
187 
19,007 
Grainger 
328 
340 
30,398 
71 
6,246 
Greene 
1,088 
1,134 
74,736 
321 
18,733 
Grundy 
133 
136 
10,725 
31 
1,565 
Hamblen 
193 
199 
14,338 
50 
5,902 
Hamilton 
276 
288 
18,826 
79 
4,441 
Hancock 
156 
160 
17,813 
39 
5,152 
Hardeman 
230 
237 
38,947 
70 
11,574 
Hardin 
212 
223 
38,721 
63 
8,059 
Hawkins 
576 
610 
46,301 
164 
10,624 
Haywood 
144 
155 
46,193 
67 
8,570 
Henderson 
326 
339 
46,983 
125 
15,742 
Henry 
357 
379 
60,042 
122 
13,188 
Hickman 
265 
284 
35,462 
64 
7,989 
Houston 
127 
129 
13,673 
29 
2,177 
Humphreys 
257 
266 
36,685 
52 
4,844 
Jackson 
181 
188 
20,080 
51 
4,501 
Jefferson 
397 
415 
31,675 
129 
10,452 
Johnson 
188 
197 
17,888 
59 
3,271 
Knox 
399 
447 
23,752 
144 
8,200 
Lake 
16 
16 
21,511 
8 
2,525 
Lauderdale 
143 
155 
36,139 
62 
4,759 
Lawrence 
652 
673 
71,282 
140 
15,131 
Lewis 
101 
104 
13,283 
21 
1,777 
Lincoln 
691 
720 
84,316 
157 
16,906 
Loudon 
284 
292 
18,826 
88 
5,614 
McMinn 
481 
498 
46,514 
104 
7,926 
McNairy 
237 
251 
37,656 
79 
9,889 
Macon 
314 
323 
46,479 
58 
4,818 
Madison 
213 
216 
46,086 
90 
10,587 
Marion 
111 
113 
20,948 
25 
3,737 
Marshall 
482 
516 
52,388 
124 
13,357 
Maury 
644 
669 
71,916 
175 
16,907 
Meigs 
116 
123 
20,365 
29 
4,552 
Monroe 
358 
374 
29,069 
79 
5,500 
Montgomery 
284 
292 
33,174 
79 
6,228 
Moore 
152 
157 
19,093 
21 
1,662 
Morgan 
182 
189 
19,758 
47 
3,706 
Obion 
155 
166 
68,137 
51 
37,361 
Overton 
381 
394 
40,765 
70 
5,952 
Perry 
106 
112 
19,380 
28 
5,629 
Pickett 
115 
115 
10,264 
28 
2,893 
Polk 
106 
112 
12,613 
30 
2,394 
Putnam 
363 
375 
36,613 
89 
6,919 
Rhea 
155 
162 
20,001 
44 
2,458 
Roane 
248 
263 
19,492 
78 
4,309 
Robertson 
447 
455 
62,000 
117 
8,489 
Rutherford 
638 
662 
52,016 
230 
17,716 
Scott 
101 
103 
9,854 
21 
2,754 
Sequatchie 
79 
80 
10,273 
26 
3,817 
Sevier 
216 
225 
17,684 
74 
4,224 
Shelby 
181 
191 
22,656 
71 
7,456 
Smith 
349 
371 
40,383 
80 
9,474 
Stewart 
139 
142 
16,793 
41 
5,804 
Sullivan 
386 
402 
25,225 
120 
7,132 
Sumner 
593 
639 
50,210 
198 
11,138 
Tipton 
196 
207 
48,420 
50 
4,221 
Trousdale 
115 
122 
12,804 
34 
3,787 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
626 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
