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 
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 
27,676 
106 
864 
1,836 
3,939 
7,106 
13,825 
acres 
10,373,562 
6,361,418 
15,892 
214,090 
550,686 
1,123,360 
1,862,416 
2,594,974 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
1,198 
569 
- 
29 
45 
104 
132 
259 
acres 
356,390 
235,474 
- 
17,799 
29,901 
43,775 
61,606 
82,393 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
63,175 
26,003 
105 
795 
1,690 
3,686 
6,685 
13,042 
acres 
8,863,469 
5,187,750 
15,814 
174,255 
410,637 
913,015 
1,482,510 
2,191,519 
Partnership 
farms 
3,419 
1,821 
4 
58 
149 
267 
447 
896 
acres 
1,596,851 
1,279,603 
1,556 
39,118 
143,229 
238,112 
424,126 
433,462 
Registered under state law 
farms 
1,828 
998 
2 
35 
98 
168 
243 
452 
acres 
1,073,532 
902,892 
(D) 
(D) 
115,079 
172,715 
305,726 
279,965 
Corporation 
farms 
963 
451 
- 
21 
33 
75 
126 
196 
acres 
300,357 
192,463 
- 
7,316 
19,943 
36,973 
39,542 
88,689 
Family held 
farms 
841 
386 
- 
18 
25 
62 
104 
177 
acres 
252,227 
168,047 
- 
7,011 
16,089 
29,003 
34,229 
81,715 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
17 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
824 
381 
- 
18 
25 
61 
102 
175 
Other than family held 
farms 
122 
65 
- 
3 
8 
13 
22 
19 
acres 
48,130 
24,416 
- 
305 
3,854 
7,970 
5,313 
6,974 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
10 
5 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
112 
60 
- 
3 
8 
10 
22 
17 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
493 
179 
7 
26 
24 
51 
71 
acres 
107,135 
73,077 
- 
7,187 
11,635 
8,309 
25,778 
20,168 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
15,071 
7,936 
25 
237 
648 
1,380 
2,151 
3,495 
workers 
42,737 
25,737 
60 
740 
2,267 
5,471 
7,801 
9,398 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
4,323 
2,798 
9 
104 
312 
593 
812 
968 
workers 
9,998 
7,268 
14 
208 
809 
1,707 
2,216 
2,314 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
12,574 
6,446 
17 
186 
495 
1,062 
1,742 
2,944 
workers 
32,739 
18,469 
46 
532 
1,458 
3,764 
5,585 
7,084 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
502 
370 
23 
44 
92 
109 
102 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
78 
52 
1 
4 
7 
13 
13 
14 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
29,557 
11,811 
35 
409 
895 
1,813 
3,123 
5,536 
workers 
67,735 
26,643 
84 
1,007 
2,442 
4,382 
6,931 
11,797 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
3,230 
1,093 
8 
68 
114 
208 
292 
403 
1 0 to 49 acres 
23,563 
8,006 
30 
272 
593 
1,231 
2,075 
3,805 
50 to 69 acres 
7,704 
2,748 
14 
64 
193 
367 
690 
1,420 
70 to 99 acres 
7,519 
3,120 
8 
76 
179 
331 
785 
1,741 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
7,261 
3,134 
15 
78 
167 
341 
723 
1,810 
140 to 179 acres 
4,553 
2,015 
8 
48 
97 
236 
470 
1,156 
180 to 219 acres 
3,185 
1,539 
2 
42 
54 
202 
383 
856 
220 to 259 acres 
2,055 
1,012 
2 
23 
41 
126 
306 
514 
260 to 499 acres 
5,224 
3,004 
11 
106 
176 
436 
754 
1,521 
500 to 999 acres 
2,268 
1,530 
11 
53 
133 
275 
447 
611 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
956 
755 
- 
36 
81 
182 
207 
249 
2,000 acres or more 
532 
498 
- 
15 
70 
117 
177 
119 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
4,149 
2,536 
34 
152 
226 
482 
756 
886 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
768 
430 
1 
20 
30 
102 
124 
153 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
605 
229 
2 
- 
13 
31 
65 
118 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
1,034 
576 
1 
31 
61 
125 
158 
200 
Other crop farming (1119) 
15,889 
4,971 
13 
153 
350 
654 
1,265 
2,536 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
573 
385 
4 
29 
54 
92 
91 
115 
Cotton farming (11192) 
221 
166 
2 
9 
17 
43 
58 
37 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
15,095 
4,420 
7 
115 
279 
519 
1,116 
2,384 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
34,457 
15,282 
28 
350 
817 
1,753 
3,600 
8,734 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
37 
19 
- 
1 
1 
2 
2 
13 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
472 
356 
2 
8 
38 
82 
126 
100 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
251 
113 
- 
27 
8 
19 
34 
25 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
1,480 
732 
6 
21 
94 
189 
213 
209 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
2,139 
739 
3 
23 
43 
167 
226 
277 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
6,769 
2,471 
19 
95 
217 
446 
740 
954 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
38,826 
17,864 
42 
467 
1,083 
2,361 
4,378 
9,533 
number 
1,856,316 
1,130,999 
2,784 
35,581 
85,102 
196,112 
293,986 
517,434 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
8,066 
2,645 
4 
101 
223 
404 
668 
1,245 
1 0 to 49 
20,582 
8,945 
24 
178 
479 
1,014 
2,082 
5,168 
50 to 99 
5,898 
3,365 
4 
88 
176 
427 
813 
1,857 
100 to 199 
2,912 
1,882 
3 
63 
118 
289 
516 
893 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
206 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
