Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
68,050 
28,454 
109 
881 
1,898 
4,052 
7,309 
14,205 
percent 
100.0 
41.8 
0.2 
1.3 
2.8 
6.0 
10.7 
20.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,867,812 
6,732,893 
17,370 
227,876 
585,444 
1,196,409 
1,971,956 
2,733,838 
Average size of farm 
acres 
160 
237 
159 
259 
308 
295 
270 
192 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
68,050 
28,454 
109 
881 
1,898 
4,052 
7,309 
14,205 
$1,000 
3,678,702 
3,016,985 
11,141 
133,892 
339,270 
705,021 
984,518 
843,142 
Average per farm 
dollars 
54,059 
106,030 
102,212 
151,977 
178,751 
173,993 
134,699 
59,355 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
18,763 
5,675 
20 
158 
412 
808 
1,539 
2,738 
$1,000 to $2,499 
9,988 
3,279 
3 
106 
217 
483 
917 
1,553 
$2,500 to $4,999 
8,846 
3,250 
18 
92 
205 
397 
791 
1,747 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,319 
3,852 
4 
100 
208 
382 
883 
2,275 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,999 
4,850 
14 
89 
216 
579 
1,094 
2,858 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,753 
2,722 
10 
113 
160 
354 
673 
1,412 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,174 
1,389 
7 
40 
100 
240 
390 
612 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,576 
1,181 
14 
76 
96 
230 
340 
425 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,002 
805 
18 
42 
109 
200 
220 
216 
$500,000 to $999,999 
802 
695 
1 
31 
85 
172 
213 
193 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
828 
756 
- 
34 
90 
207 
249 
176 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
632 
578 
- 
26 
68 
168 
181 
135 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
147 
138 
- 
5 
16 
34 
50 
33 
$5,000,000 or more 
49 
40 
- 
3 
6 
5 
18 
8 
Total sales 
farms 
68,050 
28,454 
109 
881 
1,898 
4,052 
7,309 
14,205 
$1,000 
3,611,037 
2,969,734 
10,504 
132,366 
334,361 
695,783 
969,025 
827,695 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
5,691 
3,588 
43 
192 
328 
693 
1,063 
1,269 
$1,000 
1,301,303 
1,186,455 
4,681 
60,055 
148,012 
264,573 
414,491 
294,643 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,376 
1,967 
23 
112 
214 
424 
614 
580 
$1,000 
1,254,383 
1,162,460 
4,434 
58,690 
146,469 
260,544 
407,234 
285,088 
Corn 
farms 
4,219 
2,824 
35 
161 
282 
557 
847 
942 
$1,000 
545,802 
498,062 
3,473 
26,440 
66,054 
113,914 
172,717 
115,464 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,597 
1,384 
21 
90 
162 
320 
441 
350 
$1,000 
511,478 
477,668 
3,251 
25,317 
64,241 
110,342 
166,883 
107,634 
Wheat 
farms 
1,467 
1,183 
3 
67 
122 
246 
368 
377 
$1,000 
135,500 
127,217 
60 
8,243 
15,134 
29,360 
41,639 
32,780 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
640 
593 
- 
34 
74 
141 
189 
155 
$1,000 
121,865 
116,842 
- 
7,656 
14,284 
27,443 
38,410 
29,049 
Soybeans 
farms 
3,633 
2,509 
24 
137 
215 
514 
781 
838 
$1,000 
612,286 
554,119 
1,148 
25,258 
65,210 
119,354 
198,053 
145,096 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,843 
1,578 
9 
91 
160 
344 
521 
453 
$1,000 
580,877 
535,847 
935 
24,434 
64,052 
115,732 
192,882 
137,812 
Sorghum 
farms 
82 
68 
- 
4 
8 
16 
20 
20 
$1,000 
4,986 
(D) 
- 
112 
(D) 
(D) 
1,203 
923 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
31 
- 
- 
7 
8 
9 
7 
$1,000 
4,031 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,241 
972 
696 
Barley 
farms 
21 
18 
- 
- 
2 
6 
6 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
494 
6 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
$1,000 
476 
476 
- 
- 
- 
- 
476 
- 
Rice 
farms 
6 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
57 
45 
_ 
5 
1 
14 
10 
15 
$1,000 
1,298 
(D) 
- 
2 
(D) 
446 
385 
374 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
8 
- 
- 
3 
2 
3 
$1,000 
1,033 
1,033 
~ 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
311 
Tobacco 
farms 
934 
653 
4 
40 
81 
157 
181 
190 
$1,000 
108,224 
88,509 
1,168 
8,143 
12,600 
24,671 
21,060 
20,866 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
364 
311 
4 
31 
46 
83 
85 
62 
$1,000 
97,988 
81,963 
1,168 
7,965 
11,833 
23,034 
19,250 
18,714 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
546 
458 
2 
33 
59 
110 
146 
108 
$1,000 
253,428 
239,838 
(D) 
(D) 
29,121 
55,196 
96,452 
50,274 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
438 
393 
24 
55 
92 
133 
89 
$1,000 
250,711 
238,266 
- 
8,474 
29,029 
54,814 
96,064 
49,885 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,273 
751 
1 
39 
60 
184 
222 
245 
$1,000 
72,885 
51,912 
(D) 
(D) 
1,732 
14,333 
25,440 
9,249 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
106 
92 
6 
6 
25 
34 
21 
$1,000 
66,224 
47,172 
- 
882 
1,127 
12,824 
24,375 
7,964 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
647 
352 
_ 
8 
29 
72 
90 
153 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,127 
1,932 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
17 
- 
- 
1 
4 
5 
7 
$1,000 
5,470 
4,921 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,704 
1,167 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
279 
150 
- 
2 
7 
19 
38 
84 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
58 
(D) 
1,592 
847 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
7 
- 
- 
2 
2 
3 
$1,000 
2,960 
2,484 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
382 
Berries 
farms 
427 
233 
- 
6 
23 
59 
58 
87 
$1,000 
3,895 
3,360 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,535 
1,086 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
9 
- 
1 
2 
3 
3 
$1,000 
2,330 
2,330 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
679 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,149 
691 
4 
37 
78 
166 
186 
220 
$1,000 
294,740 
257,497 
(D) 
(D) 
16,449 
69,121 
77,887 
92,090 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
346 
272 
1 
5 
33 
80 
79 
74 
$1,000 
284,898 
251,835 
(D) 
(D) 
15,892 
67,628 
76,379 
90,352 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
190 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
