Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
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 
1,421 
7 
57 
136 
289 
370 
562 
$1,000 
16,730 
14,068 
14 
733 
2,095 
3,130 
3,210 
4,885 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,534 
725 
4 
10 
44 
107 
186 
374 
$1,000 to $4,999 
611 
372 
1 
30 
43 
97 
94 
107 
$5,000 to $24,999 
255 
197 
2 
8 
33 
50 
55 
49 
$25,000 to $49,999 
66 
60 
- 
5 
8 
15 
17 
15 
$50,000 or more 
72 
67 
- 
4 
8 
20 
18 
17 
Interest expense 
farms 
19,863 
8,649 
28 
323 
765 
1,650 
2,486 
3,397 
$1,000 
160,109 
94,478 
113 
3,216 
10,755 
21,880 
30,900 
27,615 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1 1 ,840 
4,847 
20 
166 
341 
790 
1,337 
2,193 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,903 
2,984 
8 
127 
321 
640 
882 
1,006 
$25,000 to $99,999 
999 
706 
- 
26 
87 
198 
218 
177 
$100,000 or more 
121 
112 
- 
4 
16 
22 
49 
21 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
15,669 
6,576 
5 
244 
609 
1,328 
1,955 
2,435 
$1,000 
122,949 
67,608 
19 
1,976 
7,048 
16,113 
21,656 
20,794 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,155 
870 
- 
37 
71 
126 
273 
363 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,838 
2,657 
3 
86 
206 
509 
762 
1,091 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,834 
2,463 
2 
103 
271 
529 
725 
833 
$25,000 to $49,999 
572 
371 
- 
14 
33 
101 
125 
98 
$50,000 or more 
270 
215 
- 
4 
28 
63 
70 
50 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
9,843 
4,721 
25 
173 
380 
893 
1,351 
1,899 
$1,000 
37,159 
26,870 
94 
1,240 
3,707 
5,767 
9,243 
6,820 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,079 
1,704 
3 
53 
99 
240 
433 
876 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,346 
1,996 
16 
75 
138 
399 
594 
774 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,177 
799 
6 
33 
102 
202 
250 
206 
$25,000 to $49,999 
150 
139 
- 
7 
26 
36 
44 
26 
$50,000 or more 
91 
83 
- 
5 
15 
16 
30 
17 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
65,947 
27,571 
66 
750 
1,790 
3,913 
7,105 
13,947 
$1,000 
99,159 
50,506 
93 
1,173 
3,313 
7,969 
14,092 
23,866 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
63,694 
26,093 
62 
725 
1,659 
3,622 
6,659 
13,366 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,584 
991 
4 
17 
90 
197 
289 
394 
$10,000 to $24,999 
566 
397 
- 
5 
34 
77 
124 
157 
$25,000 or more 
103 
90 
- 
3 
7 
17 
33 
30 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
32,590 
15,921 
52 
498 
1,102 
2,407 
4,260 
7,602 
$1,000 
126,766 
96,735 
223 
3,694 
9,761 
21,765 
33,316 
27,978 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,465 
12,941 
34 
357 
803 
1,735 
3,364 
6,648 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,179 
2,163 
18 
97 
211 
461 
604 
772 
$25,000 to $49,999 
534 
445 
- 
25 
50 
102 
160 
108 
$50,000 to $99,999 
269 
234 
- 
16 
22 
74 
76 
46 
$100,000 or more 
143 
138 
3 
16 
35 
56 
28 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
992 
710 
12 
39 
59 
148 
205 
247 
$1,000 
16,380 
15,415 
516 
448 
1,175 
3,638 
6,412 
3,226 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
27,476 
13,618 
39 
390 
855 
2,064 
3,696 
6,574 
$1,000 
338,142 
239,928 
1,591 
8,818 
22,176 
53,187 
73,332 
80,825 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
68,050 
28,454 
109 
881 
1,898 
4,052 
7,309 
14,205 
$1,000 
696,379 
740,562 
3,046 
34,170 
90,378 
181,777 
247,558 
183,632 
Average per farm 
dollars 
10,233 
26,027 
27,947 
38,786 
47,618 
44,861 
33,870 
12,927 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
22,543 
11,397 
55 
375 
776 
1,733 
2,807 
5,651 
Average net gain 
dollars 
49,806 
81,174 
67,433 
107,960 
136,800 
122,608 
106,364 
46,673 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,715 
1,264 
5 
31 
81 
124 
285 
738 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,339 
2,606 
4 
72 
109 
300 
546 
1,575 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,338 
1,545 
10 
31 
70 
226 
352 
856 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,662 
1,972 
3 
63 
109 
247 
464 
1,086 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,987 
1,223 
16 
37 
99 
198 
330 
543 
$50,000 or more 
3,502 
2,787 
17 
141 
308 
638 
830 
853 
Farms with net losses 
number 
45,507 
17,057 
54 
506 
1,122 
2,319 
4,502 
8,554 
Average net loss 
dollars 
9,370 
10,821 
12,270 
12,479 
14,063 
13,240 
11,330 
9,366 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,974 
1,690 
6 
50 
98 
207 
435 
894 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16,821 
5,751 
14 
141 
341 
676 
1,516 
3,063 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,557 
4,005 
15 
107 
235 
554 
1,060 
2,034 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,662 
3,957 
10 
156 
290 
572 
1,045 
1,884 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,765 
1,234 
9 
38 
106 
220 
294 
567 
$50,000 or more 
728 
420 
- 
14 
52 
90 
152 
112 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
68,050 
28,454 
109 
881 
1,898 
4,052 
7,309 
14,205 
$1,000 
531,916 
594,823 
2,664 
26,172 
67,713 
149,065 
196,584 
152,625 
Average per farm 
dollars 
7,817 
20,905 
24,442 
29,707 
35,676 
36,788 
26,896 
10,744 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
22,309 
1 1 ,252 
51 
370 
756 
1,712 
2,769 
5,594 
Average net gain 
dollars 
43,462 
70,018 
66,277 
88,679 
112,196 
105,912 
90,893 
41,800 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
