Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
55,153 
2,688 
19,546 
6,186 
5,964 
5,708 
Not on farm operated 
12,897 
542 
4,017 
1,518 
1,555 
1,553 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
25,071 
971 
7,587 
2,580 
2,873 
2,691 
Any 
42,979 
2,259 
15,976 
5,124 
4,646 
4,570 
1 to 49 days 
4,950 
233 
1,879 
560 
517 
541 
50 to 99 days 
3,204 
142 
1,147 
387 
332 
372 
100 to 199 days 
5,808 
306 
2,020 
602 
656 
636 
200 days or more 
29,017 
1,578 
10,930 
3,575 
3,141 
3,021 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,132 
218 
868 
294 
178 
225 
3 or 4 years 
3,112 
259 
1,463 
339 
278 
299 
5 to 9 years 
9,728 
717 
4,323 
1,207 
1,009 
832 
10 years or more 
53,078 
2,036 
16,909 
5,864 
6,054 
5,905 
Average years on present farm 
22.8 
16.5 
19.2 
21.5 
23.9 
24.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,465 
145 
614 
202 
119 
158 
3 or 4 years 
2,514 
220 
1,232 
275 
225 
216 
5 to 9 years 
8,227 
632 
3,753 
983 
846 
676 
10 years or more 
55,844 
2,233 
17,964 
6,244 
6,329 
6,211 
Average years operating any farm 
25.0 
18.6 
21.3 
23.7 
26.0 
26.9 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
259 
26 
101 
32 
25 
21 
25 to 34 years 
2,564 
220 
1,014 
289 
213 
232 
35 to 44 years 
6,768 
454 
2,626 
767 
702 
685 
45 to 49 years 
6,011 
386 
2,236 
701 
611 
586 
50 to 54 years 
8,130 
467 
2,976 
978 
804 
772 
55 to 59 years 
9,452 
442 
3,311 
1,070 
1,018 
920 
60 to 64 years 
10,305 
425 
3,648 
1,196 
1,163 
1,087 
65 to 69 years 
9,268 
369 
3,075 
987 
1,086 
1,053 
70 years and over 
15,293 
441 
4,576 
1,684 
1,897 
1,905 
Average age 
59.2 
55.1 
58.0 
59.0 
60.4 
60.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
467 
38 
223 
40 
58 
35 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
281 
8 
108 
41 
38 
31 
Asian 
87 
3 
59 
8 
3 
9 
Black or African American 
992 
62 
396 
151 
120 
104 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
4 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
White 
66,460 
3,147 
22,910 
7,492 
7,334 
7,090 
More than one race reported 
226 
10 
86 
12 
24 
27 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
9,341 
425 
3,298 
1,083 
1,034 
999 
2 people 
36,351 
1,543 
12,117 
4,095 
4,223 
4,008 
3 people 
10,289 
541 
3,718 
1,143 
1,067 
1,137 
4 people 
8,020 
461 
2,922 
883 
813 
734 
5 or more people 
4,049 
260 
1,508 
500 
382 
383 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
55,478 
2,946 
21,902 
6,887 
6,375 
5,820 
25 to 49 percent 
5,109 
108 
773 
390 
563 
783 
50 to 74 percent 
3,984 
77 
508 
265 
397 
440 
75 to 99 percent 
1,911 
40 
175 
81 
98 
123 
1 00 percent 
1,568 
59 
205 
81 
86 
95 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,107 
96 
303 
104 
82 
99 
acres 
378,193 
395 
8,656 
6,005 
6,586 
11,525 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
44,001 
2,249 
15,418 
4,831 
4,618 
4,496 
Dial-up service 
4,836 
179 
1,560 
542 
528 
568 
DSL service 
17,579 
865 
6,111 
1,890 
1,869 
1,820 
Cable modem service 
8,811 
614 
3,415 
963 
895 
802 
Fiber-optic service 
1,322 
82 
430 
139 
148 
128 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
9,093 
452 
3,240 
1,020 
941 
890 
Satellite service 
6,226 
235 
1,949 
697 
644 
695 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
988 
39 
382 
105 
109 
90 
Other Internet service 
494 
31 
187 
66 
44 
50 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
54,168 
2,729 
19,833 
6,330 
5,993 
5,691 
2 households 
11,363 
408 
3,121 
1,167 
1,283 
1,291 
3 households 
1,575 
55 
321 
129 
154 
192 
4 households 
657 
27 
212 
43 
63 
61 
5 or more households 
287 
11 
76 
35 
26 
26 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption farms 
66,497 
3,161 
23,164 
7,536 
7,391 
7,091 
acres 
10,373,562 
16,473 
635,037 
436,455 
611,284 
822,772 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
70 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
