Table 4. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Tennessee 
Anderson 
Bedford 
Benton 
Bledsoe 
Blount 
Bradley 
Campbell 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
696,379 
-1,497 
11,421 
1,230 
9,441 
-2,129 
13,599 
-389 
2007 
243,778 
-1,739 
14,150 
-1,353 
2,900 
-568 
15,639 
-622 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
10,233 
-3,394 
8,094 
2,656 
16,306 
-2,173 
16,851 
-1,051 
2007 
3,075 
-3,233 
9,106 
-2,706 
5,001 
-492 
16,308 
-1,540 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
22,543 
96 
493 
174 
201 
252 
224 
121 
2007 
28,835 
128 
568 
174 
243 
370 
313 
126 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
49,806 
12,309 
47,164 
24,547 
68,392 
17,297 
88,692 
9,417 
2007 
23,371 
7,678 
44,042 
7,103 
27,102 
13,243 
67,034 
7,833 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
45,507 
345 
918 
289 
378 
728 
583 
249 
2007 
50,445 
410 
986 
326 
337 
784 
646 
278 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
9,370 
7,764 
12,888 
10,524 
11,391 
8,913 
10,752 
6,138 
2007 
8,527 
6,639 
11,019 
7,941 
10,935 
6,975 
8,270 
5,788 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
531,916 
-1,505 
2,155 
920 
5,027 
-2,240 
2,056 
-394 
2007 
129,610 
-1,744 
1,122 
-1,471 
2,455 
-702 
4,406 
-630 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
7,817 
-3,412 
1,527 
1,987 
8,683 
-2,286 
2,548 
-1,066 
2007 
1,635 
-3,242 
722 
-2,942 
4,233 
-608 
4,594 
-1,559 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
22,309 
96 
477 
174 
193 
252 
219 
119 
2007 
28,486 
127 
557 
173 
240 
367 
305 
126 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
43,462 
12,237 
29,869 
22,822 
49,472 
17,149 
42,981 
9,504 
2007 
20,230 
7,735 
22,290 
6,574 
26,268 
13,123 
33,916 
7,825 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
45,741 
345 
934 
289 
386 
728 
588 
251 
2007 
50,794 
411 
997 
327 
340 
787 
654 
278 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
9,568 
7,767 
12,947 
10,557 
11,712 
9,014 
12,512 
6,077 
2007 
8,794 
6,635 
11,327 
7,977 
1 1 ,322 
7,011 
9,081 
5,813 
Item 
Cannon 
Carroll 
Carter 
Cheatham 
Chester 
Claiborne 
Clay 
Cocke 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
1,286 
18,500 
777 
2,152 
3,254 
79 
7,103 
3,817 
2007 
-1,950 
4,495 
-524 
-420 
-159 
-836 
5,162 
2,959 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,793 
25,273 
1,576 
5,186 
8,322 
83 
16,753 
6,108 
2007 
-2,216 
4,630 
-1,015 
-759 
-328 
-767 
11,173 
4,197 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
184 
311 
138 
147 
146 
302 
188 
172 
2007 
232 
526 
174 
177 
187 
434 
189 
303 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
29,629 
72,387 
23,581 
28,556 
34,766 
15,686 
47,918 
43,762 
2007 
16,497 
15,447 
9,836 
16,819 
8,081 
7,588 
41,146 
18,245 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
533 
421 
355 
268 
245 
643 
236 
453 
2007 
648 
445 
342 
377 
297 
656 
273 
402 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
7,816 
9,531 
6,978 
7,632 
7,436 
7,245 
8,073 
8,189 
2007 
8,916 
8,157 
6,535 
9,012 
5,623 
6,295 
9,577 
6,391 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
795 
14,346 
755 
1,707 
2,926 
-241 
4,802 
2,033 
2007 
-2,227 
3,387 
-602 
-902 
-223 
-1,019 
3,631 
1,338 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,109 
19,599 
1,531 
4,114 
7,484 
-255 
11,326 
3,253 
2007 
-2,531 
3,488 
-1,166 
-1,628 
-461 
-935 
7,860 
1,899 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
180 
307 
136 
144 
144 
297 
189 
169 
2007 
224 
519 
173 
172 
184 
429 
191 
302 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
27,922 
60,626 
23,941 
26,357 
33,024 
15,062 
35,514 
35,021 
2007 
16,200 
14,123 
9,841 
15,226 
7,897 
7,475 
30,399 
12,943 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
537 
425 
357 
271 
247 
648 
235 
456 
2007 
656 
452 
343 
382 
300 
661 
271 
403 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
7,879 
10,038 
7,006 
7,705 
7,406 
7,276 
8,127 
8,521 
2007 
8,927 
8,723 
6,718 
9,217 
5,587 
6,393 
8,025 
6,378 
Item 
Coffee 
Crockett 
Cumberland 
Davidson 
Decatur 
DeKalb 
Dickson 
Dyer 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
16,978 
14,123 
1,972 
1,154 
917 
1 1 ,432 
-2,511 
35,992 
2007 
3,716 
392 
2,257 
2,019 
-634 
16,384 
-3,163 
13,898 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
18,970 
38,273 
2,581 
3,206 
2,263 
17,947 
-2,197 
80,159 
2007 
3,687 
833 
2,681 
3,921 
-1,394 
22,693 
-2,462 
23,798 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
335 
220 
227 
64 
123 
211 
300 
275 
2007 
345 
238 
276 
138 
153 
267 
355 
329 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
65,606 
76,678 
32,290 
68,677 
25,216 
69,324 
16,754 
138,977 
2007 
28,054 
26,458 
35,588 
37,084 
11,576 
74,798 
10,990 
51,645 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
560 
149 
537 
296 
282 
426 
843 
174 
2007 
663 
232 
566 
377 
302 
455 
930 
255 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
8,929 
18,432 
9,977 
10,950 
7,748 
7,501 
8,941 
12,799 
2007 
8,993 
25,454 
13,366 
8,218 
7,965 
7,883 
7,596 
12,131 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
16,002 
10,657 
2,036 
1,143 
763 
11,265 
-2,725 
28,609 
2007 
2,353 
-1,097 
2,208 
2,013 
-639 
16,297 
-3,237 
9,898 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
17,880 
28,881 
2,664 
3,176 
1,884 
17,684 
-2,384 
63,717 
2007 
2,335 
-2,334 
2,622 
3,909 
-1,405 
22,572 
-2,519 
16,949 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
335 
220 
227 
64 
123 
208 
295 
266 
2007 
339 
233 
274 
137 
153 
266 
355 
318 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
63,113 
62,399 
32,584 
68,649 
24,290 
69,712 
16,672 
118,410 
2007 
24,673 
23,732 
35,767 
37,318 
11,572 
74,795 
10,675 
43,103 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
560 
149 
537 
296 
282 
429 
848 
183 
2007 
669 
237 
568 
378 
302 
456 
930 
266 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
9,179 
20,607 
9,983 
10,980 
7,889 
7,541 
9,013 
15,781 
2007 
8,984 
27,961 
13,367 
8,199 
7,979 
7,891 
7,556 
14,318 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
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