Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
68,050 
38 
196 
763 
2,303 
percent 
100.0 
0.1 
0.3 
1.1 
3.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,867,812 
179,217 
731,054 
1,762,506 
3,095,679 
Average size of farm 
acres 
160 
4,716 
3,730 
2,310 
1,344 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
68,050 
38 
196 
763 
2,303 
$1,000 
38,748,784 
541,593 
2,619,546 
5,790,983 
10,107,842 
Average per farm 
dollars 
569,416 
14,252,440 
13,365,030 
7,589,755 
4,388,989 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,565 
3,022 
3,583 
3,286 
3,265 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
4,712,059 
76,918 
307,027 
729,406 
1,298,418 
percent 
100.0 
1.6 
6.5 
15.5 
27.6 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
5,329,692 
169,178 
686,337 
1,594,989 
2,584,590 
Harvested cropland 
acres 
4,546,788 
163,342 
673,705 
1,555,257 
2,481,675 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
3,322,273 
8,034 
31,653 
120,449 
394,117 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
3,611,037 
361,756 
904,096 
1,806,232 
2,708,386 
Average per farm 
dollars 
53,064 
9,519,890 
4,612,733 
2,367,276 
1,176,025 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
5,691 
17 
133 
524 
1,449 
$1,000 
1,301,303 
69,573 
330,344 
749,018 
1,115,793 
Tobacco 
farms 
934 
1 
10 
46 
194 
$1,000 
108,224 
(D) 
8,215 
29,329 
75,391 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
546 
10 
73 
209 
387 
$1,000 
253,428 
29,762 
113,419 
196,249 
243,914 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,273 
3 
11 
33 
86 
$1,000 
72,885 
19,259 
33,390 
44,262 
59,971 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
647 
- 
1 
9 
23 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2,175 
4,570 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
279 
- 
2 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
2,306 
Berries 
farms 
427 
- 
1 
7 
18 
$1,000 
3,895 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,264 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
1,149 
6 
18 
56 
157 
$1,000 
294,740 
121,291 
155,115 
211,314 
257,642 
Cut Christmas trees and short- rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
111 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
108 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
12,119 
7 
18 
68 
188 
$1,000 
46,215 
81 
(D) 
(D) 
5,193 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
32,852 
13 
67 
290 
1,075 
$1,000 
735,511 
2,561 
28,806 
97,191 
236,000 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
469 
1 
7 
37 
192 
$1,000 
145,445 
(D) 
17,324 
47,882 
116,535 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
812 
2 
6 
22 
55 
$1,000 
48,245 
(D) 
26,145 
38,267 
45,550 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
3,502 
1 
1 
11 
38 
$1,000 
8,906 
(D) 
(D) 
94 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
and donkeys 
farms 
3,737 
- 
4 
19 
54 
$1,000 
21,326 
- 
20 
119 
1,733 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,889 
13 
40 
170 
413 
$1,000 
552,015 
101,354 
189,846 
385,849 
537,808 
Aquaculture 
farms 
66 
- 
- 
2 
7 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
5,414 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,488 
- 
3 
7 
21 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
47 
2,067 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
68 
- 
- 
1 
3 
$1,000 
1,525 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
2,182 
8 
78 
276 
662 
$1,000 
110,198 
3,842 
29,166 
66,009 
96,867 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
68,050 
38 
196 
763 
2,303 
$1,000 
3,174,788 
294,943 
686,012 
1,332,740 
2,001,642 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
32,670 
27 
166 
636 
1,951 
$1,000 
411,915 
32,107 
101,217 
197,927 
294,642 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
28,305 
27 
166 
645 
1,977 
$1,000 
196,390 
19,695 
63,394 
118,263 
165,454 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
17,664 
16 
69 
316 
1,008 
$1,000 
283,304 
28,494 
56,013 
112,693 
179,763 
Feed purchased 
farms 
48,003 
23 
92 
397 
1,339 
$1,000 
679,459 
54,529 
123,589 
273,916 
430,196 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
65,298 
38 
196 
763 
2,302 
$1,000 
197,953 
10,849 
31,678 
63,595 
98,484 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
36,426 
38 
196 
763 
2,303 
$1,000 
69,757 
6,772 
11,779 
22,062 
34,809 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
15,071 
37 
189 
684 
1,780 
$1,000 
252,642 
57,003 
85,209 
133,605 
181,644 
Interest expense 
farms 
19,863 
28 
169 
629 
1,717 
$1,000 
160,109 
6,941 
17,874 
37,088 
58,379 
Government payments 
farms 
16,173 
18 
112 
421 
1,317 
$1,000 
67,665 
1,757 
6,688 
17,894 
31,492 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
38,826 
13 
69 
307 
1,137 
number 
1,856,316 
4,647 
23,758 
109,634 
328,685 
Milk cows 
farms 
979 
1 
8 
38 
193 
number 
47,978 
(D) 
3,899 
13,044 
35,157 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,297 
2 
7 
23 
61 
number 
147,795 
(D) 
59,654 
88,995 
129,746 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Tennessee 37 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
