Table 51 . Selected Characteristics of Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
NAICS code (see text) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
Harvested 
cropland 
(acres) 
Estimated market value of 
selected capital assets, 
average per farm (dollars) 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold ($1,000) 
(acres) 
Land and 
buildings 
Machinery and 
equipment 
Total 
Crops 
Livestock, 
poultry, and 
their products 
Total 
68,050 
10,867,812 
4,546,788 
569,416 
69,248 
3,611,037 
2,086,472 
1,524,565 
Crop production (111) 
22,445 
4,982,558 
3,183,590 
756,097 
92,712 
2,105,390 
2,035,297 
70,093 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
4,149 
2,855,128 
2,371,899 
2,073,725 
284,538 
1,394,862 
1,344,839 
50,023 
Soybean farming (1 1 1 1 1) 
1,726 
931,824 
753,801 
1,650,551 
217,659 
392,192 
380,234 
1 1 ,958 
Oilseed (except soybean) farming (11112) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Dry pea and bean farming (1 1 1 13) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat farming (11114) 
99 
20,751 
(D) 
636,524 
109,066 
(□) 
(D) 
124 
Corn farming (11115) 
1,507 
653,782 
522,812 
1,263,317 
185,058 
307,811 
301,088 
6,723 
Rice farming (11116) 
4 
(□) 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
1 
Other grain farming (1 1 1 19) 
812 
1,248,345 
1,083,561 
4,662,665 
634,232 
688,467 
657,250 
31,217 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 1 21 ) 
768 
76,143 
38,031 
422,073 
62,326 
78,754 
77,453 
1,301 
Potato farming (111211) 
27 
1,167 
240 
258,821 
25,644 
262 
248 
14 
Other vegetable (except potato) and melon 
farming (111219) 
741 
74,976 
37,791 
428,021 
63,662 
78,492 
77,205 
1,287 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
605 
31,103 
6,100 
311,641 
32,864 
6,693 
6,639 
55 
Orange groves (1 1 131) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Citrus (except orange) groves (11132) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming (11133) 
605 
31,103 
6,100 
311,641 
32,864 
6,693 
6,639 
55 
Apple orchards (1 1 1331) 
81 
4,781 
532 
301,173 
31,274 
386 
(D) 
(D) 
Grape vineyards (1 1 1332) 
133 
6,534 
1,291 
347,817 
37,421 
1,167 
1,149 
18 
Strawberry farming (1 11333) 
29 
1,604 
267 
220,871 
31,254 
731 
728 
3 
Berry (except strawberry) farming (1 11334) .... 
210 
8,554 
867 
245,977 
25,316 
527 
507 
20 
Tree nut farming (1 1 1335) 
36 
1,655 
123 
280,726 
27,049 
26 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruit and tree nut combination 
farming (111336) 
15 
822 
234 
443,433 
35,655 
21 
(D) 
(D) 
Other noncitrus fruit farming (1 11339) 
101 
7,153 
2,786 
426,437 
45,955 
3,836 
3,827 
9 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
1,034 
96,920 
47,971 
446,847 
105,077 
293,784 
291,948 
1,836 
Food crops grown undercover (11141) 
43 
2,435 
238 
282,092 
104,402 
(D) 
(D) 
123 
Nursery and floriculture production (1 1142) 
991 
94,485 
47,733 
453,996 
105,107 
(D) 
(D) 
1,714 
Nursery and tree production (1 11421) 
657 
83,437 
45,749 
548,440 
119,890 
154,655 
153,166 
1,488 
Floriculture production (111422) 
334 
11,048 
1,984 
268,217 
76,027 
(D) 
(D) 
225 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
15,889 
1,923,264 
719,589 
465,226 
45,559 
331,296 
314,419 
16,877 
T obacco farming (11191) 
573 
150,160 
64,053 
1,113,706 
126,473 
98,408 
90,420 
7,987 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
221 
295,113 
272,656 
4,336,501 
502,090 
173,625 
172,318 
1,307 
Sugarcane farming (1 1193) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hay farming (1 1194) 
10,715 
916,893 
344,810 
381,283 
37,332 
37,486 
33,913 
3,573 
All other crop farming (11199) 
4,380 
561,098 
38,070 
390,414 
32,059 
21,777 
17,767 
4,010 
Animal production (112) 
45,605 
5,885,254 
1,363,198 
477,539 
57,701 
1,505,647 
51,175 
1,454,472 
Cattle ranching and farming (1 121) 
34,966 
5,198,698 
1,250,798 
519,238 
61,939 
853,165 
38,663 
814,503 
Beef cattle ranching and farming, 
including feedlots (11211) 
34,494 
5,016,692 
1,154,789 
508,433 
59,938 
686,572 
27,263 
659,309 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
34,457 
5,006,590 
1,150,440 
508,100 
59,861 
679,831 
26,043 
653,788 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
37 
10,102 
4,349 
817,933 
130,967 
6,741 
1,220 
5,521 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
472 
182,006 
96,009 
1,308,863 
208,164 
166,593 
11,399 
155,194 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
251 
21,285 
5,438 
364,251 
72,328 
41,231 
(D) 
(D) 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,480 
128,311 
32,188 
408,472 
73,020 
564,917 
7,285 
557,632 
Chicken egg production (11231) 
948 
57,448 
9,258 
284,572 
48,396 
75,094 
937 
74,157 
Broilers and other meat-type chicken 
production (1 1 232) 
329 
59,095 
19,989 
844,804 
158,075 
445,430 
6,189 
439,241 
Turkey production (11233) 
1 
(□) 
- 
(□) 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
(□) 
Poultry hatcheries (11234) 
4 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
39,718 
- 
39,718 
Other poultry production (11239) 
198 
11,230 
2,941 
273,512 
40,100 
(D) 
159 
(D) 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
2,139 
103,848 
1 1 ,934 
228,881 
30,570 
6,741 
261 
6,480 
Sheep farming (1 1241) 
446 
27,230 
4,143 
274,340 
34,626 
2,365 
173 
2,192 
Goat farming (11242) 
1,693 
76,618 
7,791 
216,905 
29,501 
4,376 
87 
4,288 
Animal aquaculture (1125) 
43 
2,851 
159 
422,378 
48,132 
7,124 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animal production (1129) 
6,726 
430,261 
62,681 
359,622 
40,441 
32,469 
3,042 
29,427 
Apiculture (11291) 
290 
12,429 
(D) 
235,631 
35,671 
910 
(D) 
(D) 
Horse and other equine production (1 1 292) 
5,524 
299,645 
46,277 
351,513 
38,991 
20,127 
502 
19,624 
Fur-bearing animal and rabbit 
production (11293) 
13 
410 
(D) 
186,903 
20,802 
36 
(D) 
(D) 
All other animal production (11299) 
899 
117,777 
14,988 
451,944 
51,177 
11,395 
2,512 
8,883 
Table 52. Energy: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Farms 
Item 
Farms 
Renewable energy producing systems 
997 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Solar panels 
606 
Biodiesel 
162 
Wind turbines 
80 
Ethanol 
135 
Methane digesters 
53 
Other 
17 
Geoexchange systems 
213 
Wind rights leased to others 
11 
Small hydro systems 
101 
40 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
