Table 43. Grain Storage Capacity: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Grain storage capacity 
2012 
2007 1 
Farms 
Bushels 
Farms 
Bushels 
Grain storage capacity (see text) 
3,022 
79,284,500 
3,907 
65,147,227 
Average capacity per farm 
(X) 
26,236 
(X) 
16,674 
Capacity by bushels: 
1 to 4,999 bushels 
1,022 
1,786,778 
1,658 
2,987,990 
5,000 to 9,999 bushels 
534 
3,520,706 
702 
4,593,195 
10,000 to 19,999 bushels 
547 
7,129,566 
676 
8,782,980 
20,000 to 29,999 bushels 
253 
5,776,600 
285 
6,461,550 
30,000 to 49,999 bushels 
260 
9,467,100 
294 
10,701,300 
50,000 to 99,999 bushels 
230 
14,800,450 
180 
11,596,700 
100,000 to 249,999 bushels 
141 
20,840,300 
98 
13,908,512 
250,000 bushels or more 
35 
15,963,000 
14 
6,115,000 
Capacity by land in farms: 
1 to 9 acres 
17 
33,577 
24 
75,962 
1 0 to 49 acres 
169 
663,033 
280 
472,904 
50 to 69 acres 
89 
518,803 
153 
516,515 
70 to 99 acres 
119 
658,400 
195 
736,486 
100 to 139 acres 
196 
1,246,834 
290 
1,563,159 
140 to 179 acres 
190 
971,027 
295 
1,619,888 
180 to 219 acres 
185 
1,157,375 
209 
1,285,547 
220 to 259 acres 
124 
837,838 
163 
905,886 
260 to 499 acres 
546 
5,952,173 
830 
7,515,724 
500 to 999 acres 
573 
10,625,621 
696 
11,259,089 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
467 
17,918,929 
469 
15,995,905 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
302 
25,689,190 
270 
17,396,201 
5,000 acres or more 
45 
13,011,700 
33 
5,803,961 
Capacity by harvested cropland: 
0 to 9 acres 
308 
2,601,324 
464 
2,281,406 
1 0 to 49 acres 
417 
1,722,959 
716 
2,363,486 
50 to 69 acres 
184 
1,334,533 
273 
1,399,635 
70 to 99 acres 
227 
1,077,787 
293 
1,565,931 
100 to 139 acres 
233 
1,487,732 
385 
2,906,823 
140 to 179 acres 
141 
1,263,980 
204 
1,649,520 
180 to 219 acres 
130 
1,220,644 
188 
1,820,119 
220 to 259 acres 
90 
1,188,100 
124 
1,331,850 
260 to 499 acres 
369 
6,687,132 
406 
6,922,745 
500 to 999 acres 
369 
10,103,650 
352 
10,194,400 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
281 
15,451,609 
296 
14,246,300 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
234 
23,119,350 
183 
13,354,012 
5,000 acres or more 
39 
12,025,700 
23 
5,111,000 
Capacity by North American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS): 
Crop production (111) 
1,665 
67,903,674 
1,705 
49,188,487 
Animal production and aquaculture (112) 
1,357 
11,380,826 
2,202 
15,958,740 
1 2007 data may not include storage capacity for pulse crops. 
36 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
