Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
68,050 
(X) 
79,280 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
3,174,788 
(X) 
2,620,841 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
46,654 
(X) 
33,058 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,355 
53,686 
31,801 
82,178 
$5,000 to $9,999 
15,403 
111,965 
17,619 
126,182 
$10,000 to $24,999 
18,181 
287,576 
17,461 
270,410 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,504 
259,328 
6,156 
210,775 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,672 
183,066 
2,580 
178,316 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,763 
277,083 
1,693 
267,343 
$250,000 to $499,999 
948 
337,470 
952 
343,612 
$500,000 or more 
1,224 
1,664,615 
1,018 
1,142,026 
$500,000 to $999,999 
680 
491,442 
686 
471,534 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
435 
653,153 
281 
402,590 
$2,500,000 or more 
109 
520,020 
51 
267,902 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
32,670 
(X) 
44,443 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
411,915 
(X) 
301,586 
percent of total 
(X) 
13.0 
(X) 
11.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
6,414 
1,447 
9,579 
2,375 
$500 to $999 
5,063 
3,468 
8,137 
5,639 
$1,000 to $4,999 
13,940 
31,848 
18,679 
41,522 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,062 
20,464 
3,817 
25,291 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,985 
29,609 
2,303 
33,727 
$25,000 to $49,999 
749 
25,795 
836 
28,724 
$50,000 to $99,999 
581 
40,622 
553 
38,477 
$100,000 or more 
876 
258,662 
539 
125,830 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
28,305 
(X) 
28,400 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
196,390 
(X) 
126,529 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.2 
(X) 
4.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
18,260 
3,226 
19,493 
3,253 
$500 to $999 
3,612 
2,285 
3,379 
2,123 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,607 
7,127 
3,194 
6,413 
$5,000 to $9,999 
733 
4,945 
647 
4,401 
$10,000 to $24,999 
797 
12,071 
674 
10,466 
$25,000 to $49,999 
452 
15,356 
394 
13,752 
$50,000 or more 
844 
151,381 
619 
86,122 
$50,000 to $99,999 
360 
24,875 
322 
22,360 
$100,000 or more 
484 
126,505 
297 
63,761 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
21,102 
(X) 
22,444 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
242,027 
(X) 
173,849 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.6 
(X) 
6.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
10,670 
2,021 
11,612 
2,220 
$500 to $999 
3,172 
2,086 
3,510 
2,338 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,902 
8,051 
4,300 
8,846 
$5,000 to $9,999 
808 
5,526 
873 
5,869 
$10,000 to $24,999 
890 
14,066 
860 
13,158 
$25,000 or more 
1,660 
210,278 
1,289 
141,418 
$25,000 to $49,999 
594 
20,861 
519 
18,006 
$50,000 or more 
1,066 
189,416 
770 
123,413 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
17,664 
(X) 
16,930 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
283,304 
(X) 
213,700 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.9 
(X) 
8.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,422 
1,783 
5,167 
2,309 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,989 
18,905 
7,688 
17,015 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,115 
14,380 
1,722 
11,455 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,605 
24,341 
1,051 
15,306 
$25,000 to $49,999 
577 
19,538 
386 
13,518 
$50,000 to $99,999 
383 
26,630 
443 
32,346 
$100,000 to $249,999 
387 
58,723 
341 
50,755 
$250,000 or more 
186 
119,004 
132 
70,995 
$250,000 to $499,999 
114 
38,607 
87 
28,755 
$500,000 to $999,999 
53 
35,548 
33 
22,022 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
19 
44,848 
12 
20,219 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
10,870 
(X) 
10,548 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
62,754 
(X) 
47,611 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.0 
(X) 
1.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,138 
1,090 
2,863 
1,467 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,081 
14,104 
5,594 
12,094 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,332 
8,966 
1,156 
7,699 
$10,000 to $24,999 
902 
13,475 
639 
8,859 
$25,000 to $49,999 
256 
8,545 
179 
5,922 
$50,000 to $99,999 
96 
6,422 
86 
5,627 
$100,000 to $249,999 
60 
8,638 
25 
3,737 
$250,000 or more 
5 
1,512 
6 
2,206 
$250,000 to $499,999 
5 
1,512 
4 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
9,202 
(X) 
8,552 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
220,551 
(X) 
166,089 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.9 
(X) 
6.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,499 
1,153 
3,673 
1,351 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,027 
7,238 
2,858 
6,213 
$5,000 to $9,999 
875 
5,974 
599 
3,905 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Tennessee 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
