Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products 
Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
2,538 
193 
131 
121 
138 
142 
$1,000 
16,730 
10,866 
2,421 
956 
678 
314 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,534 
10 
13 
20 
37 
74 
$1,000 to $4,999 
611 
25 
39 
54 
58 
51 
$5,000 to $24,999 
255 
68 
48 
36 
37 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
66 
32 
19 
9 
6 
- 
$50,000 or more 
72 
58 
12 
2 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
19,863 
677 
581 
679 
876 
1,004 
$1,000 
160,109 
38,607 
12,151 
10,344 
9,662 
7,236 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,840 
61 
132 
229 
397 
560 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,903 
198 
287 
332 
382 
400 
$25,000 to $99,999 
999 
320 
152 
109 
95 
44 
$100,000 or more 
121 
98 
10 
9 
2 
" 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
15,669 
555 
449 
518 
612 
678 
$1,000 
122,949 
24,865 
8,328 
7,692 
6,829 
5,423 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,155 
9 
19 
16 
38 
78 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,838 
64 
83 
153 
234 
255 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,834 
189 
242 
267 
272 
307 
$25,000 to $49,999 
572 
139 
70 
63 
45 
31 
$50,000 or more 
270 
154 
35 
19 
23 
7 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
9,843 
465 
385 
427 
561 
649 
$1,000 
37,159 
13,742 
3,823 
2,652 
2,833 
1,813 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,079 
19 
36 
54 
105 
192 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,346 
84 
143 
209 
299 
350 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,177 
192 
174 
147 
141 
105 
$25,000 to $49,999 
150 
100 
23 
14 
8 
2 
$50,000 or more 
91 
70 
9 
3 
8 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
65,947 
802 
763 
952 
1,476 
2,073 
$1,000 
99,159 
8,115 
3,718 
3,468 
4,327 
5,061 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
63,694 
365 
526 
748 
1,258 
1,905 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,584 
214 
164 
131 
166 
130 
$10,000 to $24,999 
566 
155 
59 
70 
48 
31 
$25,000 or more 
103 
68 
14 
3 
4 
7 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
32,590 
792 
771 
950 
1,194 
1,591 
$1,000 
126,766 
47,029 
15,150 
11,494 
7,943 
6,042 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,465 
60 
195 
342 
669 
1,241 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,179 
259 
377 
484 
489 
327 
$25,000 to $49,999 
534 
181 
131 
98 
25 
20 
$50,000 to $99,999 
269 
168 
56 
24 
9 
3 
$100,000 or more 
143 
124 
12 
2 
2 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
992 
188 
104 
102 
104 
53 
$1,000 
16,380 
9,244 
2,821 
2,214 
1,065 
265 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
27,476 
828 
799 
997 
1,084 
1,378 
$1,000 
338,142 
95,678 
38,967 
30,496 
20,133 
19,336 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
68,050 
828 
802 
1,002 
1,576 
2,174 
$1,000 
696,379 
539,179 
169,927 
119,970 
76,289 
39,428 
Average per farm 
dollars 
10,233 
651,182 
211,879 
119,731 
48,407 
18,136 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
22,543 
809 
732 
883 
1,281 
1,675 
Average net gain 
dollars 
49,806 
669,323 
238,938 
142,525 
69,010 
32,087 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,715 
- 
3 
2 
16 
19 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,339 
3 
4 
9 
31 
119 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,338 
2 
7 
8 
50 
128 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,662 
6 
26 
36 
122 
390 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,987 
10 
23 
99 
286 
724 
$50,000 or more 
3,502 
788 
669 
729 
776 
295 
Farms with net losses 
number 
45,507 
19 
70 
119 
295 
499 
Average net loss 
dollars 
9,370 
121,246 
71,085 
49,406 
41,059 
28,692 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,974 
- 
1 
2 
9 
20 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16,821 
2 
5 
5 
26 
50 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,557 
- 
6 
9 
35 
63 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,662 
2 
10 
27 
56 
165 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,765 
3 
21 
35 
77 
117 
$50,000 or more 
728 
12 
27 
41 
92 
84 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
68,050 
828 
802 
1,002 
1,576 
2,174 
$1,000 
531,916 
427,958 
142,711 
105,659 
69,227 
37,595 
Average per farm 
dollars 
7,817 
516,858 
177,944 
105,448 
43,926 
17,293 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
22,309 
767 
736 
853 
1,249 
1,656 
Average net gain 
dollars 
43,462 
567,903 
202,788 
132,403 
65,999 
31,570 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
114 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
