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.] 
Item 
All farms 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
ENERGY - Con. 
Renewable energy producing systems ■ 
■ Con. 
Ethanol 
farms 
135 
49 
47 
16 
2 
3 
1 
- 
17 
Other 
farms 
17 
7 
8 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
11 
4 
3 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
48,734 
19,338 
21,645 
6,211 
217 
175 
68 
8 
1,072 
Part owners 
farms 
17,045 
4,687 
6,998 
3,011 
559 
941 
451 
17 
381 
Tenants 
farms 
2,271 
405 
1,118 
483 
63 
72 
28 
2 
100 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
65,873 
24,053 
28,684 
9,239 
778 
1,118 
519 
25 
1,457 
acres 
7,588,744 
2,581,247 
2,402,564 
1,040,214 
219,264 
509,766 
493,397 
48,418 
293,874 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
65,779 
24,025 
28,643 
9,222 
776 
1,116 
519 
25 
1,453 
acres 
7,052,031 
2,362,891 
2,232,854 
960,374 
212,348 
493,688 
476,807 
48,368 
264,701 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
19,405 
5,133 
8,151 
3,501 
623 
1,016 
479 
19 
483 
acres 
3,827,807 
453,777 
755,200 
453,820 
232,748 
678,450 
897,324 
126,030 
230,458 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
19,316 
5,092 
8,116 
3,494 
622 
1,013 
479 
19 
481 
acres 
3,815,781 
450,852 
751,843 
451,823 
232,002 
677,438 
896,244 
126,030 
229,549 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
6,630 
2,664 
2,593 
947 
74 
80 
26 
1 
245 
acres 
548,739 
221,281 
173,067 
81,837 
(D) 
(D) 
17,670 
(D) 
30,082 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
...number 
101,603 
34,760 
45,410 
14,649 
1,228 
1,768 
964 
75 
2,749 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
39,688 
15,582 
16,272 
5,558 
555 
745 
260 
11 
705 
2 operators 
24,219 
7,658 
11,702 
3,505 
210 
337 
197 
5 
605 
3 operators 
3,421 
997 
1,491 
536 
58 
83 
60 
4 
192 
4 operators 
549 
144 
234 
86 
11 
15 
23 
3 
33 
5 or more operators 
173 
49 
62 
20 
5 
8 
7 
4 
18 
Total women operators 
...number 
29,189 
9,640 
13,893 
4,431 
212 
238 
156 
12 
607 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
26,176 
8,795 
12,545 
3,877 
178 
211 
116 
6 
448 
2 operators 
1,249 
333 
585 
234 
11 
9 
20 
1 
56 
3 operators 
123 
39 
48 
18 
4 
3 
- 
- 
11 
4 operators 
22 
10 
6 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
5 or more operators 
11 
4 
2 
4 
" 
" 
" 
" 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
60,280 
21,404 
26,740 
8,198 
812 
1,163 
537 
25 
1,401 
Female 
7,770 
3,026 
3,021 
1,507 
27 
25 
10 
2 
152 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
28,454 
15,578 
- 
9,705 
839 
1,018 
512 
24 
778 
Other 
39,596 
8,852 
29,761 
- 
- 
170 
35 
3 
775 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
55,153 
20,505 
23,507 
7,977 
708 
985 
426 
15 
1,030 
Not on farm operated 
12,897 
3,925 
6,254 
1,728 
131 
203 
121 
12 
523 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
25,071 
17,281 
1,384 
3,871 
611 
815 
419 
17 
673 
Any 
42,979 
7,149 
28,377 
5,834 
228 
373 
128 
10 
880 
1 to 49 days 
4,950 
2,215 
1,627 
833 
62 
54 
20 
2 
137 
50 to 99 days 
3,204 
1,212 
1,055 
806 
22 
24 
7 
- 
78 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
5,808 
1,439 
3,050 
1,113 
28 
55 
6 
- 
117 
200 days or more 
29,017 
2,283 
22,645 
3,082 
116 
240 
95 
8 
548 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,132 
373 
1,179 
497 
15 
20 
2 
- 
46 
3 or 4 years 
3,112 
618 
1,780 
594 
23 
19 
4 
- 
74 
5 to 9 years 
9,728 
2,299 
5,414 
1,644 
49 
83 
12 
2 
225 
1 0 years or more 
53,078 
21,140 
21,388 
6,970 
752 
1,066 
529 
25 
1,208 
Average years on present farm 
22.8 
28.3 
18.5 
20.4 
27.1 
29.4 
31.3 
30.6 
23.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,465 
270 
863 
280 
7 
16 
1 
- 
28 
3 or 4 years 
2,514 
457 
1,488 
483 
17 
10 
3 
- 
56 
5 to 9 years 
8,227 
1,895 
4,626 
1,406 
41 
68 
8 
1 
182 
1 0 years or more 
55,844 
21,808 
22,784 
7,536 
774 
1,094 
535 
26 
1,287 
Average years operating any farm ... 
25.0 
30.8 
20.3 
22.6 
29.3 
30.9 
32.7 
32.1 
26.5 
Age group: 
Linder 25 years 
259 
- 
146 
87 
8 
11 
- 
- 
7 
25 to 34 years 
2,564 
4 
1,640 
717 
62 
75 
17 
1 
48 
35 to 44 years 
6,768 
211 
4,649 
1,442 
110 
149 
69 
1 
137 
45 to 49 years 
6,011 
423 
4,100 
1,106 
99 
105 
60 
2 
116 
50 to 54 years 
8,130 
661 
5,338 
1,578 
119 
189 
95 
3 
147 
55 to 59 years 
9,452 
1,550 
5,648 
1,604 
151 
173 
102 
10 
214 
60 to 64 years 
10,305 
4,271 
4,266 
1,177 
115 
170 
81 
3 
222 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 593 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
