Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Tennessee 
Anderson 
Bedford 
Benton 
Bledsoe 
Blount 
Bradley 
Campbell 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
68,050 
441 
463 
579 
980 
807 
370 
2007 
79,280 
538 
500 
580 
1,154 
959 
404 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
10,867,812 
35,845 
if 
87,902 
102,255 
100,717 
86,585 
33,487 
2007 
10,969,798 
40,135 
231,206 
72,522 
92,043 
98,403 
95,602 
34,174 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
160 
81 
165 
190 
177 
103 
107 
91 
2007 
138 
75 
149 
145 
159 
85 
100 
85 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
68,050 
441 
1,411 
463 
579 
980 
807 
370 
2007 
79,280 
538 
1,554 
500 
580 
1,154 
959 
404 
$1,000, 2012 
38,748,784 
209,899 
887,879 
197,008 
358,502 
686,026 
470,919 
125,121 
2007 
37,057,079 
214,397 
855,072 
162,086 
293,147 
547,117 
459,245 
118,697 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
569,416 
475,960 
629,255 
425,503 
619,174 
700,027 
583,543 
338,164 
2007 
467,420 
398,508 
550,239 
324,173 
505,425 
474,105 
478,879 
293,806 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
3,565 
5,856 
3,821 
2,241 
3,506 
6,811 
5,439 
3,736 
2007 
3,378 
5,342 
3,698 
2,235 
3,185 
5,560 
4,804 
3,473 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
4,282 
21 
57 
27 
36 
45 
26 
29 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,104 
28 
68 
65 
43 
31 
63 
49 
$100,000 to $199,999 
14,241 
101 
241 
88 
108 
111 
119 
78 
$200,000 to $499,999 
25,458 
181 
580 
174 
223 
376 
339 
144 
$500,000 to $999,999 
10,470 
63 
234 
75 
89 
271 
139 
50 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
4,334 
32 
144 
22 
51 
94 
91 
14 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,277 
13 
75 
8 
22 
33 
26 
6 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
608 
2 
10 
4 
3 
16 
1 
- 
$10,000,000 or more 
276 
- 
2 
- 
4 
3 
3 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
26,391,606 
215,784 
303,128 
252,255 
260,112 
357,569 
210,408 
307,316 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
41.2 
16.6 
76.7 
34.8 
39.3 
28.2 
41.2 
10.9 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,230 
35 
53 
11 
21 
73 
42 
15 
acres 
16,752 
(D) 
278 
57 
95 
(D) 
214 
68 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
23,563 
196 
458 
104 
144 
437 
367 
140 
acres 
646,064 
5,676 
12,417 
2,830 
4,071 
11,618 
9,874 
3,998 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
7,704 
62 
157 
57 
71 
92 
81 
49 
acres 
446,345 
3,598 
9,092 
3,333 
4,004 
5,328 
4,756 
2,915 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
7,519 
49 
153 
58 
63 
107 
70 
51 
acres 
622,055 
4,082 
12,877 
4,801 
5,176 
8,765 
5,659 
4,192 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
7,261 
34 
154 
51 
83 
90 
77 
47 
acres 
842,185 
3,993 
17,752 
5,987 
9,545 
10,370 
8,832 
5,394 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
4,553 
25 
89 
41 
55 
44 
45 
24 
acres 
714,453 
3,765 
14,038 
6,557 
8,553 
6,848 
6,814 
3,655 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
3,185 
7 
86 
31 
31 
30 
36 
22 
acres 
629,408 
1,398 
17,092 
6,121 
6,184 
5,951 
7,120 
4,397 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2,055 
10 
45 
13 
26 
24 
20 
5 
acres 
489,524 
2,333 
10,564 
3,066 
6,275 
5,548 
4,697 
1,195 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
5,224 
17 
109 
66 
54 
57 
35 
12 
acres 
1,821,129 
5,889 
37,054 
22,661 
19,053 
20,334 
12,442 
4,007 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,268 
5 
72 
22 
15 
17 
26 
5 
acres 
1,507,906 
3,426 
46,209 
15,846 
10,126 
11,619 
15,944 
3,666 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
956 
1 
29 
4 
10 
7 
8 
- 
acres 
1,267,223 
(D) 
37,713 
4,259 
12,258 
9,225 
10,233 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
532 
6 
5 
6 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
1,864,768 
- 
17,295 
12,384 
16,915 
(D) 
- 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
5,814 
61 
109 
27 
23 
101 
86 
18 
acres 
31,407 
(D) 
608 
128 
135 
549 
(D) 
73 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
29,396 
234 
566 
134 
145 
528 
444 
159 
acres 
781,709 
6,272 
15,004 
3,594 
4,256 
13,548 
1 1 ,234 
4,284 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
8,606 
74 
160 
64 
41 
138 
127 
70 
acres 
498,582 
4,290 
9,320 
3,753 
2,357 
8,123 
7,268 
4,137 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
8,672 
43 
146 
53 
75 
117 
71 
51 
acres 
715,330 
3,550 
12,197 
4,311 
6,312 
9,592 
5,759 
4,173 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
7,680 
54 
126 
75 
88 
85 
64 
40 
acres 
890,774 
6,549 
14,880 
8,703 
10,224 
9,866 
7,407 
4,664 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
4,630 
24 
85 
30 
59 
63 
39 
30 
acres 
725,992 
3,787 
13,539 
4,627 
9,395 
9,881 
6,061 
4,596 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
3,113 
10 
68 
23 
28 
23 
19 
11 
acres 
614,373 
1,983 
13,406 
4,574 
5,571 
4,565 
3,613 
2,134 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2,258 
8 
66 
20 
32 
32 
17 
3 
acres 
536,822 
1,853 
15,768 
(D) 
7,663 
7,578 
4,059 
717 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
5,476 
28 
138 
56 
61 
45 
61 
13 
acres 
1,908,537 
9,902 
48,458 
20,494 
21,518 
15,643 
20,662 
4,337 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,287 
2 
55 
11 
21 
15 
21 
9 
acres 
1,525,271 
(D) 
36,057 
7,492 
13,589 
9,635 
13,542 
5,059 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
892 
29 
6 
5 
7 
8 
- 
acres 
1,199,502 
- 
37,575 
7,507 
(D) 
9,423 
10,105 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
456 
- 
6 
1 
2 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
1,541,499 
- 
14,394 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
51,019 
308 
1,028 
359 
461 
735 
531 
306 
2007 
61,274 
419 
1,144 
394 
494 
904 
686 
322 
acres, 2012 
5,329,692 
10,163 
88,563 
38,546 
42,551 
42,753 
28,570 
11,486 
2007 
6,047,348 
17,025 
106,886 
37,596 
43,041 
51,547 
40,542 
14,872 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
44,908 
293 
951 
254 
409 
691 
494 
282 
2007 
48,292 
350 
944 
259 
414 
759 
536 
272 
acres, 2012 
4,546,788 
8,933 
70,961 
25,166 
32,935 
34,544 
24,121 
9,536 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
4,226,440 
9,295 
63,198 
16,651 
24,986 
33,535 
24,925 
8,831 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
5,852 
23 
118 
57 
65 
66 
48 
28 
2007 
21,089 
143 
406 
125 
166 
319 
259 
117 
acres, 2012 
407,005 
771 
12,989 
5,132 
7,418 
5,618 
1,931 
1,057 
2007 
1,190,823 
6,703 
34,975 
1 1 ,337 
14,606 
14,705 
12,699 
4,764 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Tennessee 323 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
