Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
68,050 
3,230 
23,563 
7,704 
7,519 
7,261 
percent 
100.0 
4.7 
34.6 
11.3 
11.0 
10.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,867,812 
16,752 
646,064 
446,345 
622,055 
842,185 
Average size of farm 
acres 
160 
5 
27 
58 
83 
116 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
68,050 
3,230 
23,563 
7,704 
7,519 
7,261 
$1,000 
3,678,702 
35,408 
362,906 
103,831 
117,492 
166,052 
Average per farm 
dollars 
54,059 
10,962 
15,402 
13,477 
15,626 
22,869 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
18,763 
1,366 
9,981 
2,375 
1,807 
1,430 
$1,000 to $2,499 
9,988 
771 
5,203 
1,292 
1,051 
750 
$2,500 to $4,999 
8,846 
453 
3,685 
1,293 
1,207 
924 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,319 
265 
2,608 
1,412 
1,506 
1,450 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,999 
203 
1,332 
942 
1,383 
1,770 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,753 
83 
378 
234 
364 
581 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,174 
36 
103 
69 
105 
200 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,576 
23 
90 
28 
41 
83 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,002 
19 
63 
25 
20 
36 
$500,000 to $999,999 
802 
6 
67 
19 
16 
20 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
828 
5 
53 
15 
19 
17 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
632 
4 
41 
11 
17 
14 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
147 
1 
4 
3 
2 
2 
$5,000,000 or more 
49 
- 
8 
1 
- 
1 
Total sales 
farms 
68,050 
3,230 
23,563 
7,704 
7,519 
7,261 
$1,000 
3,611,037 
35,056 
359,325 
101,645 
114,586 
161,742 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
5,691 
60 
657 
365 
389 
504 
$1,000 
1,301,303 
101 
5,194 
4,634 
6,716 
12,093 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,376 
- 
1 
2 
21 
60 
$1,000 
1,254,383 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,375 
4,295 
Corn 
farms 
4,219 
30 
376 
226 
237 
335 
$1,000 
545,802 
(D) 
(D) 
2,303 
2,907 
5,978 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,597 
1 
7 
22 
$1,000 
511,478 
- 
- 
(D) 
441 
1,571 
Wheat 
farms 
1,467 
6 
62 
37 
45 
68 
$1,000 
135,500 
7 
359 
(D) 
482 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
640 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
121,865 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Soybeans 
farms 
3,633 
26 
297 
169 
181 
230 
$1,000 
612,286 
58 
2,452 
2,130 
3,251 
5,051 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,843 
- 
1 
1 
5 
19 
$1,000 
580,877 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,197 
Sorghum 
farms 
82 
- 
2 
4 
3 
$1,000 
4,986 
- 
(D) 
- 
65 
28 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
4,031 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
21 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
476 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
6 
- 
3 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
2 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
57 
2 
3 
1 
13 
2 
$1,000 
1,298 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,033 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
934 
44 
120 
52 
83 
91 
$1,000 
108,224 
738 
4,625 
2,040 
2,584 
4,264 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
364 
2 
26 
15 
9 
22 
$1,000 
97,988 
(D) 
3,215 
1,417 
1,354 
3,092 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
546 
2 
15 
8 
8 
21 
$1,000 
253,428 
(D) 
280 
144 
227 
792 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
438 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
250,711 
- 
- 
- 
- 
245 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,273 
154 
552 
110 
132 
78 
$1,000 
72,885 
639 
4,580 
1,443 
3,257 
2,309 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
106 
1 
13 
7 
10 
4 
$1,000 
66,224 
(D) 
1,751 
982 
2,451 
1,765 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
647 
69 
317 
61 
48 
47 
$1,000 
(D) 
159 
1,853 
325 
433 
323 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
- 
7 
1 
2 
1 
$1,000 
5,470 
- 
670 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
279 
23 
139 
28 
18 
25 
$1,000 
(D) 
89 
1,248 
(D) 
248 
214 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
- 
5 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
2,960 
- 
539 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Berries 
farms 
427 
52 
203 
41 
33 
26 
$1,000 
3,895 
70 
605 
(D) 
186 
109 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
2,330 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,149 
242 
396 
114 
69 
95 
$1,000 
294,740 
13,125 
79,321 
10,840 
9,181 
33,768 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
346 
49 
75 
27 
23 
43 
$1,000 
284,898 
10,751 
75,624 
9,790 
8,519 
33,043 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
56 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
