Table 43. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Tennessee: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
- Con. 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
22,543 
8,067 
7,874 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
49,806 
13,169 
12,329 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,715 
1,542 
1,734 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,339 
2,762 
2,624 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,338 
1,329 
1,274 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,662 
1,363 
1,260 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,987 
620 
575 
$50,000 or more 
3,502 
451 
407 
Farms with net losses 
number 
45,507 
16,363 
21,887 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
9,370 
8,150 
8,804 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,974 
2,045 
2,267 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16,821 
6,376 
8,289 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,557 
3,744 
5,186 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,662 
3,178 
4,668 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,765 
883 
1,229 
$50,000 or more 
728 
137 
248 
Net cash farm income of operators 
...farms 
68,050 
24,430 
29,761 
$1,000 
531,916 
-35,772 
-105,172 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
7,817 
-1,464 
-3,534 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
...farms 
22,309 
8,019 
7,794 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
43,462 
12,264 
11,440 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,704 
1,541 
1,712 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,340 
2,758 
2,623 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,334 
1,312 
1,283 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,665 
1,369 
1,251 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,023 
624 
557 
$50,000 or more 
3,243 
415 
368 
Operators reporting net losses 
...farms 
45,741 
16,411 
21,967 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
9,568 
8,172 
8,847 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,982 
2,057 
2,267 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16,846 
6,373 
8,303 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,613 
3,762 
5,200 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,729 
3,185 
4,707 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,790 
892 
1,234 
$50,000 or more 
781 
142 
256 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
...farms 
198 
9 
20 
$1,000 
35,736 
42 
474 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) .... 
...farms 
21,499 
7,521 
8,226 
$1,000 
192,465 
41,443 
37,788 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
...farms 
2,569 
734 
900 
$1,000 
18,630 
3,068 
2,738 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
...farms 
6,303 
2,547 
2,424 
$1,000 
39,946 
15,950 
11,893 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
...farms 
2,305 
879 
866 
$1,000 
25,741 
9,459 
8,858 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
...farms 
616 
203 
217 
$1,000 
11,915 
1,709 
1,516 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
...farms 
9,078 
3,130 
3,188 
$1,000 
8,133 
1,278 
768 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
...farms 
1,183 
150 
216 
$1,000 
47,175 
1,630 
2,438 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
...farms 
2,084 
657 
845 
$1,000 
8,651 
2,089 
2,782 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
...farms 
2,485 
777 
999 
$1,000 
32,251 
6,259 
6,795 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
...farms 
51,019 
18,604 
21,384 
acres 
5,329,692 
915,823 
1,006,512 
Harvested cropland 
...farms 
44,908 
15,957 
18,733 
acres 
4,546,788 
655,913 
743,666 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
3,515 
707 
1,107 
531 
27 
715 
22,829 
112,792 
239,972 
677,988 
2,058,667 
109,431 
376 
6 
4 
53 
775 
15 
7 
2 
- 
154 
597 
8 
8 
- 
- 
122 
823 
42 
33 
4 
- 
137 
574 
93 
41 
10 
- 
74 
370 
543 
1,014 
515 
27 
175 
6,190 
132 
81 
16 
_ 
838 
12,114 
51,892 
77,425 
113,932 
- 
12,455 
574 
3 
85 
1,847 
9 
1 
2 
- 
297 
1,418 
11 
4 
- 
- 
194 
1,614 
25 
8 
1 
- 
168 
535 
29 
28 
3 
- 
58 
202 
55 
40 
10 
- 
36 
9,705 
839 
1,188 
547 
27 
1,553 
-15,024 
52,639 
216,837 
(D) 
(D) 
59,497 
-1,548 
62,740 
182,523 
(D) 
(D) 
38,311 
3,467 
701 
1,079 
517 
26 
706 
17,792 
85,932 
210,150 
599,481 
2,056,489 
99,152 
388 
6 
5 
52 
767 
21 
8 
4 
- 
159 
602 
7 
8 
1 
- 
121 
824 
50 
29 
5 
- 
137 
600 
108 
53 
11 
- 
70 
286 
509 
976 
496 
26 
167 
6,238 
138 
109 
30 
1 
847 
12,297 
55,070 
90,966 
(D) 
(D) 
12,401 
569 
3 
86 
1,854 
12 
2 
2 
- 
300 
1,439 
11 
3 
- 
- 
198 
1,620 
26 
17 
4 
- 
170 
538 
27 
38 
3 
- 
58 
218 
59 
49 
21 
1 
35 
10 
25 
52 
59 
5 
18 
495 
1,457 
7,980 
17,192 
2,217 
5,881 
3,540 
523 
748 
329 
15 
597 
23,095 
13,061 
37,382 
25,751 
1,869 
12,076 
528 
109 
147 
85 
6 
60 
3,467 
1,636 
2,762 
3,694 
272 
993 
922 
73 
77 
30 
1 
229 
6,006 
870 
1,966 
(D) 
(D) 
1,999 
403 
43 
39 
14 
1 
60 
3,137 
1,143 
1,744 
(D) 
(D) 
1,179 
123 
24 
18 
4 
_ 
27 
1,278 
1,010 
3,747 
1,294 
- 
1,361 
1,528 
320 
471 
204 
13 
224 
654 
590 
1,780 
2,190 
327 
547 
184 
123 
290 
155 
9 
56 
1,618 
4,317 
19,466 
14,540 
998 
2,166 
350 
47 
86 
43 
2 
54 
1,315 
272 
762 
(D) 
(D) 
784 
471 
62 
57 
40 
2 
77 
5,619 
3,224 
5,155 
(D) 
(D) 
3,047 
7,352 
771 
1,143 
534 
24 
1,207 
525,880 
273,401 
887,826 
1,247,961 
166,694 
305,595 
6,718 
762 
1,135 
531 
24 
1,048 
411,388 
240,871 
836,445 
1,222,457 
160,428 
275,620 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
590 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
