Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
68,050 
63,175 
3,419 
1,828 
percent 
100.0 
92.8 
5.0 
2.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,867,812 
8,863,469 
1,596,851 
1,073,532 
Average size of farm 
acres 
160 
140 
467 
587 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
68,050 
63,175 
3,419 
1,828 
$1,000 
3,678,702 
2,531,847 
798,522 
582,795 
Average per farm 
dollars 
54,059 
40,077 
233,554 
318,816 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
18,763 
17,742 
617 
326 
$1,000 to $2,499 
9,988 
9,586 
269 
136 
$2,500 to $4,999 
8,846 
8,364 
324 
164 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,319 
8,707 
421 
212 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,999 
9,235 
559 
279 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,753 
4,241 
422 
189 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,174 
1,937 
199 
112 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,576 
1,367 
129 
77 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,002 
850 
100 
68 
$500,000 to $999,999 
802 
647 
121 
79 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
828 
499 
258 
186 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
632 
410 
174 
117 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
147 
68 
69 
55 
$5,000,000 or more 
49 
21 
15 
14 
Total sales 
farms 
68,050 
63,175 
3,419 
1,828 
$1,000 
3,611,037 
2,480,439 
784,194 
572,844 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
5,691 
4,889 
645 
401 
$1,000 
1,301,303 
824,763 
424,711 
320,099 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,376 
1,884 
397 
272 
$1,000 
1,254,383 
782,615 
420,764 
318,140 
Corn 
farms 
4,219 
3,579 
534 
338 
$1,000 
545,802 
337,408 
190,581 
144,123 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,597 
1,220 
320 
224 
$1,000 
511,478 
307,207 
187,210 
142,187 
Wheat 
farms 
1,467 
1,146 
272 
185 
$1,000 
135,500 
81,461 
48,263 
35,889 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
640 
440 
175 
127 
$1,000 
121,865 
70,160 
46,489 
34,842 
Soybeans 
farms 
3,633 
3,051 
461 
300 
$1,000 
612,286 
400,832 
183,435 
138,102 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,843 
1,428 
340 
234 
$1,000 
580,877 
372,354 
181,316 
137,126 
Sorghum 
farms 
82 
61 
16 
14 
$1,000 
4,986 
3,613 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
24 
8 
7 
$1,000 
4,031 
2,959 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
21 
15 
6 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
3 
2 
$1,000 
476 
- 
476 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
6 
4 
2 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
1 
2 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
57 
52 
2 
2 
$1,000 
1,298 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
7 
1 
1 
$1,000 
1,033 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
934 
820 
99 
47 
$1,000 
108,224 
81,954 
24,170 
11,468 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
364 
299 
56 
33 
$1,000 
97,988 
72,563 
23,387 
1 1 ,226 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
546 
393 
139 
104 
$1,000 
253,428 
125,369 
124,243 
108,024 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
438 
295 
132 
102 
$1,000 
250,711 
123,032 
123,996 
(D) 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,273 
1,147 
76 
38 
$1,000 
72,885 
36,184 
5,156 
2,585 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
106 
82 
14 
8 
$1,000 
66,224 
30,333 
(D) 
2,284 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
647 
569 
46 
30 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
2,496 
1,411 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
11 
9 
6 
$1,000 
5,470 
(D) 
2,325 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
279 
239 
20 
15 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
2,044 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
5 
5 
4 
$1,000 
2,960 
(D) 
1,935 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
427 
384 
29 
16 
$1,000 
3,895 
(D) 
453 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
4 
4 
2 
$1,000 
2,330 
(D) 
389 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,149 
936 
77 
53 
$1,000 
294,740 
101,632 
18,121 
13,821 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
346 
248 
35 
26 
$1,000 
284,898 
93,500 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
134 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
