Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Age group: - Con. 
50 to 54 years 
8,130 
548 
122 
72 
153 
1,807 
94 
55 to 59 years 
9,452 
566 
114 
100 
173 
2,207 
70 
60 to 64 years 
10,305 
621 
116 
100 
147 
2,482 
68 
65 to 69 years 
9,268 
501 
92 
95 
138 
2,321 
71 
70 years and over 
15,293 
790 
125 
129 
159 
4,010 
92 
Average age 
59.2 
57.0 
56.7 
60.1 
56.8 
60.7 
55.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) . 
467 
14 
6 
4 
19 
117 
4 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
281 
21 
10 
12 
8 
85 
1 
Asian 
87 
4 
12 
- 
2 
23 
- 
Black or African American 
992 
68 
25 
9 
- 
343 
11 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander .. 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
66,460 
4,039 
719 
579 
1,019 
15,383 
561 
More than one race reported 
226 
17 
2 
5 
5 
55 
- 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
9,341 
563 
87 
81 
101 
2,763 
87 
2 people 
36,351 
2,103 
378 
311 
516 
8,442 
239 
3 people 
10,289 
614 
125 
94 
181 
2,205 
127 
4 people 
8,020 
611 
94 
67 
152 
1,690 
82 
5 or more people 
4,049 
258 
84 
52 
84 
789 
38 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
55,478 
1,975 
552 
539 
626 
14,252 
187 
25 to 49 percent 
5,109 
517 
74 
30 
106 
640 
93 
50 to 74 percent 
3,984 
645 
63 
24 
99 
546 
133 
75 to 99 percent 
1,911 
546 
37 
4 
83 
258 
97 
100 percent 
1,568 
466 
42 
8 
120 
193 
63 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
1,107 
104 
22 
15 
63 
239 
12 
acres 
378,193 
139,070 
5,376 
767 
10,756 
35,764 
7,124 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
44,001 
2,888 
505 
478 
805 
9,962 
327 
Dial-up service 
4,836 
311 
58 
56 
73 
1,039 
46 
DSL service 
17,579 
1,148 
196 
171 
411 
3,962 
118 
Cable modem service 
8,811 
487 
120 
91 
162 
2,140 
74 
Fiber-optic service 
1,322 
103 
13 
16 
22 
292 
12 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
9,093 
669 
95 
104 
127 
2,077 
83 
Satellite service 
6,226 
519 
70 
89 
77 
1,398 
44 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
988 
69 
6 
12 
20 
229 
4 
Other Internet service 
494 
22 
5 
8 
14 
99 
4 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
54,168 
2,825 
613 
523 
799 
13,212 
373 
2 households 
11,363 
1,001 
118 
53 
162 
2,147 
150 
3 households 
1,575 
221 
20 
22 
41 
308 
32 
4 households 
657 
74 
5 
6 
17 
144 
9 
5 or more households 
287 
28 
12 
1 
15 
78 
9 
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 
3,985 
739 
585 
976 
15,550 
557 
acres 
10,373,562 
2,640,724 
62,204 
29,160 
92,780 
1,846,877 
146,395 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
1,198 
105 
30 
21 
58 
244 
21 
acres 
356,390 
130,009 
2,007 
1,053 
8,749 
60,660 
(D) 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
63,175 
3,582 
697 
539 
840 
14,879 
509 
acres 
8,863,469 
1,905,676 
53,536 
24,819 
66,622 
1,624,588 
(D) 
Partnership 
.. farms 
3,419 
443 
41 
30 
71 
706 
53 
acres 
1,596,851 
821,183 
6,383 
(D) 
10,983 
250,062 
31,087 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
1,828 
277 
24 
27 
51 
386 
23 
acres 
1,073,532 
621,814 
3,264 
2,570 
8,207 
173,174 
17,067 
Corporation 
.. farms 
963 
100 
22 
32 
89 
148 
3 
acres 
300,357 
86,078 
14,684 
2,153 
18,729 
28,739 
237 
Family held 
.. farms 
841 
80 
13 
27 
71 
120 
2 
acres 
252,227 
67,655 
(D) 
1,979 
14,464 
24,417 
(D) 
More than 10 stockholders 
.. farms 
17 
2 
2 
- 
6 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
824 
78 
13 
25 
71 
114 
2 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
122 
20 
9 
5 
18 
28 
1 
acres 
48,130 
18,423 
(D) 
174 
4,265 
4,322 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
176 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
