Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
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 
2,249 
199 
141 
$1,000 
16,730 
8,108 
4,371 
3,356 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,534 
1,437 
66 
39 
$1,000 to $4,999 
611 
539 
45 
30 
$5,000 to $24,999 
255 
198 
44 
37 
$25,000 to $49,999 
66 
41 
18 
15 
$50,000 or more 
72 
34 
26 
20 
Interest expense farms 
19,863 
18,182 
1,240 
707 
$1,000 
160,109 
129,351 
22,650 
16,071 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,840 
10,993 
626 
310 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,903 
6,366 
396 
249 
$25,000 to $99,999 
999 
756 
177 
117 
$100,000 or more 
121 
67 
41 
31 
Secured by real estate farms 
15,669 
14,419 
912 
505 
$1,000 
122,949 
102,326 
14,483 
10,068 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,155 
1,999 
113 
52 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,838 
6,385 
343 
164 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,834 
5,403 
311 
193 
$25,000 to $49,999 
572 
449 
84 
54 
$50,000 or more 
270 
183 
61 
42 
Not secured by real estate farms 
9,843 
8,871 
750 
452 
$1,000 
37,159 
27,025 
8,167 
6,004 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,079 
3,797 
219 
116 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,346 
3,964 
290 
173 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,177 
969 
155 
97 
$25,000 to $49,999 
150 
89 
51 
41 
$50,000 or more 
91 
52 
35 
25 
Property taxes paid farms 
65,947 
61,321 
3,275 
1,756 
$1,000 
99,159 
86,756 
8,769 
5,635 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
63,694 
59,570 
2,918 
1,511 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,584 
1,287 
218 
143 
$10,000 to $24,999 
566 
404 
106 
74 
$25,000 or more 
103 
60 
33 
28 
All other production 
expenses (see text) farms 
32,590 
29,936 
1,912 
1,070 
$1,000 
126,766 
90,815 
24,456 
17,741 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,465 
26,613 
1,338 
681 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,179 
2,689 
341 
214 
$25,000 to $49,999 
534 
390 
110 
82 
$50,000 to $99,999 
269 
171 
74 
54 
$100,000 or more 
143 
73 
49 
39 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
992 
825 
140 
94 
$1,000 
16,380 
11,394 
4,006 
3,202 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
27,476 
25,090 
1,745 
977 
$1,000 
338,142 
261,985 
54,666 
39,407 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations farms 
68,050 
63,175 
3,419 
1,828 
$1,000 
696,379 
400,579 
226,225 
163,907 
Average per farm dollars 
10,233 
6,341 
66,167 
89,664 
Farms with net gains 2 number 
22,543 
20,247 
1,705 
912 
Average net gain dollars 
49,806 
38,976 
146,375 
195,623 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,715 
3,553 
107 
53 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,339 
5,910 
299 
142 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,338 
3,038 
231 
113 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,662 
3,264 
307 
127 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,987 
1,722 
204 
103 
$50,000 or more 
3,502 
2,760 
557 
374 
Farms with net losses number 
45,507 
42,928 
1,714 
916 
Average net loss dollars 
9,370 
9,052 
13,620 
15,832 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,974 
4,774 
138 
52 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16,821 
16,011 
536 
258 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,557 
9,999 
382 
203 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,662 
9,028 
436 
260 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,765 
2,518 
155 
95 
$50,000 or more 
728 
598 
67 
48 
Net cash farm income of operators farms 
68,050 
63,175 
3,419 
1,828 
$1,000 
531,916 
282,897 
182,917 
130,794 
Average per farm dollars 
7,817 
4,478 
53,500 
71,550 
Operators reporting net gains 2 farms 
22,309 
20,047 
1,676 
893 
Average net gain dollars 
43,462 
33,888 
124,986 
166,006 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
140 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
