Table 3. Economic Class of Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Government Payments: 
2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Market value of 
agricultural 
products sold and 
government payments 
Market value of 
agricultural 
products sold 
Government 
payments 
Market value of 
agricultural 
products sold and 
government payments 
Market value of 
agricultural 
products sold 
Government 
payments 
Total 
farms 
68,050 
68,050 
16,173 
79,280 
79,280 
17,320 
$1,000 
3,678,702 
3,611,037 
67,665 
2,713,138 
2,617,394 
95,744 
Average per farm 
dollars 
54,059 
53,064 
4,184 
34,222 
33,015 
5,528 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
18,763 
18,763 
1,675 
23,095 
23,095 
1,502 
$1,000 
4,129 
3,421 
708 
4,422 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
9,988 
9,988 
2,167 
12,669 
12,669 
2,326 
$1,000 
16,480 
13,998 
2,482 
21,495 
(D) 
(D) 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
8,846 
8,846 
1,958 
10,936 
10,936 
2,618 
$1,000 
31,590 
27,892 
3,698 
39,241 
33,543 
5,698 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
9,319 
9,319 
2,083 
11,931 
11,931 
2,833 
$1,000 
66,191 
61,392 
4,798 
85,295 
78,187 
7,108 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
9,999 
9,999 
2,907 
9,904 
9,904 
3,053 
$1,000 
157,349 
150,042 
7,306 
155,761 
147,790 
7,971 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
4,753 
4,753 
1,923 
4,806 
4,806 
1,818 
$1,000 
164,453 
158,657 
5,796 
167,293 
162,158 
5,135 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
2,174 
2,174 
1,067 
2,061 
2,061 
974 
$1,000 
151,606 
147,144 
4,462 
143,659 
138,605 
5,054 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
1,576 
1,576 
903 
1,647 
1,647 
971 
$1,000 
253,086 
247,754 
5,333 
265,439 
255,440 
10,000 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,002 
1,002 
578 
958 
958 
567 
$1,000 
365,743 
359,166 
6,576 
341,653 
329,505 
12,148 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
802 
802 
449 
857 
857 
422 
$1,000 
577,281 
569,617 
7,664 
609,928 
592,070 
17,858 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
828 
828 
463 
416 
416 
236 
$1,000 
1,890,794 
1,871,953 
18,841 
878,953 
857,602 
21,351 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
632 
632 
351 
352 
352 
207 
$1,000 
979,995 
967,895 
12,101 
522,065 
505,186 
16,879 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
147 
147 
90 
46 
46 
27 
$1,000 
490,141 
485,380 
4,760 
152,842 
(D) 
(D) 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
49 
49 
22 
18 
18 
2 
$1,000 
420,658 
418,678 
1,980 
204,046 
(D) 
(D) 
10 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
