Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
68,050 
48,734 
17,045 
2,271 
39,688 
28,362 
percent 
100.0 
71.6 
25.0 
3.3 
58.3 
41.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,867,812 
4,667,905 
5,719,914 
479,993 
6,183,397 
4,684,415 
Average size of farm 
acres 
160 
96 
336 
211 
156 
165 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
68,050 
48,734 
17,045 
2,271 
39,688 
28,362 
$1,000 
3,678,702 
1,142,818 
2,335,264 
200,620 
1,855,632 
1,823,070 
Average per farm 
dollars 
54,059 
23,450 
137,006 
88,340 
46,755 
64,279 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
18,763 
16,571 
1,801 
391 
10,400 
8,363 
$1,000 to $2,499 
9,988 
8,598 
1,139 
251 
5,669 
4,319 
$2,500 to $4,999 
8,846 
6,917 
1,653 
276 
5,278 
3,568 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,319 
6,517 
2,460 
342 
5,561 
3,758 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,999 
5,857 
3,723 
419 
6,087 
3,912 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,753 
2,347 
2,206 
200 
2,893 
1,860 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,174 
851 
1,196 
127 
1,324 
850 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,576 
469 
984 
123 
994 
582 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,002 
225 
721 
56 
663 
339 
$500,000 to $999,999 
802 
188 
567 
47 
462 
340 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
828 
194 
595 
39 
357 
471 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
632 
152 
458 
22 
290 
342 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
147 
25 
108 
14 
48 
99 
$5,000,000 or more 
49 
17 
29 
3 
19 
30 
Total sales 
farms 
68,050 
48,734 
17,045 
2,271 
39,688 
28,362 
$1,000 
3,611,037 
1,117,541 
2,296,849 
196,647 
1,817,009 
1,794,028 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
5,691 
2,180 
3,103 
408 
3,765 
1,926 
$1,000 
1,301,303 
115,569 
1,078,707 
107,027 
681,667 
619,637 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,376 
323 
1,817 
236 
1,541 
835 
$1,000 
1,254,383 
91,061 
1,059,260 
104,062 
649,066 
605,317 
Corn 
farms 
4,219 
1,384 
2,558 
277 
2,728 
1,491 
$1,000 
545,802 
44,937 
454,024 
46,841 
277,056 
268,746 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,597 
162 
1,281 
154 
999 
598 
$1,000 
511,478 
30,751 
435,904 
44,824 
253,689 
257,789 
Wheat 
farms 
1,467 
305 
1,064 
98 
906 
561 
$1,000 
135,500 
12,054 
113,032 
10,414 
65,942 
69,559 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
640 
51 
547 
42 
364 
276 
$1,000 
121,865 
8,884 
103,445 
9,536 
56,720 
65,145 
Soybeans 
farms 
3,633 
1,130 
2,210 
293 
2,441 
1,192 
$1,000 
612,286 
57,556 
506,217 
48,514 
334,434 
277,852 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,843 
198 
1,484 
161 
1,170 
673 
$1,000 
580,877 
44,215 
490,684 
45,978 
311,507 
269,370 
Sorghum 
farms 
82 
16 
59 
7 
50 
32 
$1,000 
4,986 
738 
3,954 
295 
2,764 
2,222 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
4 
28 
1 
17 
16 
$1,000 
4,031 
(D) 
3,311 
(D) 
2,168 
1,863 
Barley 
farms 
21 
4 
15 
2 
13 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
20 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
2 
1 
1 
2 
$1,000 
476 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
6 
3 
1 
2 
4 
2 
$1,000 
(□) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
1 
2 
1 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
57 
23 
34 
33 
24 
$1,000 
1,298 
263 
1,035 
- 
1,023 
275 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
1 
7 
- 
6 
2 
$1,000 
1,033 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
934 
306 
564 
64 
618 
316 
$1,000 
108,224 
16,169 
87,556 
4,499 
71,767 
36,458 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
364 
54 
286 
24 
236 
128 
$1,000 
97,988 
12,233 
81,990 
3,766 
64,941 
33,047 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
546 
71 
397 
78 
342 
204 
$1,000 
253,428 
11,848 
201,128 
40,452 
117,254 
136,174 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
438 
27 
350 
61 
254 
184 
$1,000 
250,711 
10,648 
199,906 
40,157 
115,129 
135,583 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,273 
874 
336 
63 
652 
621 
$1,000 
72,885 
10,207 
61,739 
939 
32,463 
40,422 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
106 
29 
73 
4 
57 
49 
$1,000 
66,224 
6,322 
59,399 
502 
28,831 
37,392 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
647 
524 
104 
19 
308 
339 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
3,832 
71 
(D) 
6,016 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
15 
7 
- 
6 
16 
$1,000 
5,470 
2,383 
3,087 
- 
727 
4,743 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
279 
236 
39 
4 
143 
136 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
2,009 
(D) 
(D) 
3,189 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
6 
5 
3 
8 
$1,000 
2,960 
1,129 
1,831 
- 
444 
2,516 
Berries 
farms 
427 
334 
77 
16 
192 
235 
$1,000 
3,895 
(D) 
1,823 
(D) 
1,068 
2,827 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
7 
2 
2 
7 
$1,000 
2,330 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,149 
860 
222 
67 
563 
586 
$1,000 
294,740 
221,614 
62,844 
10,282 
115,507 
179,234 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
346 
221 
101 
24 
167 
179 
$1,000 
284,898 
213,984 
61,294 
9,619 
110,219 
174,679 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
216 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
