Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
27,007 
96 
1,221 
3,532 
7,231 
8,652 
6,275 
acres 
1,290,897 
2,841 
48,368 
159,178 
338,136 
411,002 
331,372 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
24,304 
76 
912 
3,038 
6,247 
7,810 
6,221 
acres 
168,309 
353 
4,251 
16,643 
36,831 
54,872 
55,359 
Irrigated land 
farms 
787 
9 
44 
122 
212 
258 
142 
acres 
15,919 
59 
194 
3,266 
2,456 
2,620 
7,324 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
742 
9 
42 
113 
200 
245 
133 
acres 
(D) 
59 
(D) 
3,215 
2,397 
2,568 
7,284 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
59 
- 
4 
10 
15 
18 
12 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
51 
59 
52 
40 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
2,293 
2 
38 
92 
378 
646 
1,137 
acres 
123,838 
(D) 
(D) 
3,915 
21,162 
30,126 
67,248 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
789 
2 
79 
114 
210 
217 
167 
acres 
156,203 
(D) 
(D) 
30,861 
32,384 
43,932 
32,898 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
19 
- 
3 
2 
1 
13 
- 
$1,000 
31 
" 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
23 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
39,596 
150 
1,683 
4,870 
10,089 
12,448 
10,356 
$1,000 
15,798,464 
39,166 
544,607 
1,946,895 
3,952,198 
5,069,357 
4,246,241 
Average per farm 
dollars 
398,991 
261,103 
323,593 
399,773 
391,733 
407,243 
410,027 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,821 
4,077 
3,816 
4,052 
3,849 
3,871 
3,643 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,810 
30 
161 
362 
684 
805 
768 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,024 
22 
236 
483 
1,015 
1,187 
1,081 
$100,000 to $199,999 
9,092 
37 
417 
1,095 
2,300 
2,863 
2,380 
$200,000 to $499,999 
15,414 
47 
625 
1,961 
4,019 
4,789 
3,973 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5,496 
7 
153 
687 
1,357 
1,882 
1,410 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,859 
5 
69 
167 
517 
606 
495 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
743 
2 
18 
86 
161 
286 
190 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
134 
- 
2 
23 
33 
28 
48 
$10,000,000 or more 
24 
- 
2 
6 
3 
2 
11 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
39,594 
150 
1,683 
4,870 
10,089 
12,448 
10,354 
$1,000 
1,844,185 
4,841 
80,754 
249,988 
482,776 
584,016 
441,811 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
3,199 
10 
132 
327 
775 
887 
1,068 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,008 
19 
157 
416 
962 
1,227 
1,227 
$10,000 to $19,999 
7,131 
40 
313 
827 
1,693 
2,298 
1,960 
$20,000 to $49,999 
13,454 
46 
559 
1,720 
3,451 
4,272 
3,406 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7,451 
25 
346 
976 
2,022 
2,326 
1,756 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,088 
10 
120 
429 
847 
1,020 
662 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,135 
- 
48 
152 
306 
379 
250 
$500,000 or more 
128 
- 
8 
23 
33 
39 
25 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
28,951 
116 
1,324 
3,806 
7,655 
9,256 
6,794 
number 
44,528 
174 
2,047 
6,009 
11,992 
14,394 
9,912 
Tractors, all 
farms 
32,811 
114 
1,260 
4,049 
8,566 
10,573 
8,249 
number 
60,048 
178 
2,196 
7,024 
15,527 
19,771 
15,352 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
14,754 
52 
483 
1,566 
3,819 
4,910 
3,924 
number 
18,605 
56 
590 
1,979 
4,735 
6,128 
5,117 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
24,753 
85 
974 
3,124 
6,468 
8,046 
6,056 
number 
36,393 
107 
1,343 
4,371 
9,443 
12,089 
9,040 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
3,729 
13 
197 
485 
1,020 
1,161 
853 
number 
5,050 
15 
263 
674 
1,349 
1,554 
1,195 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
802 
2 
49 
131 
228 
250 
142 
number 
916 
(D) 
(D) 
149 
254 
295 
162 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
79 
1 
6 
18 
23 
17 
14 
number 
102 
(D) 
6 
25 
30 
24 
(D) 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
422 
2 
39 
83 
119 
105 
74 
number 
493 
(D) 
(D) 
99 
142 
117 
82 
Hay balers 
farms 
13,166 
43 
513 
1,720 
3,474 
4,353 
3,063 
number 
16,775 
51 
656 
2,185 
4,467 
5,585 
3,831 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Tennessee 201 
