Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Rhea 
Roane 
Robertson 
Rutherford 
Scott 
Sequatchie 
Sevier 
Shelby 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
411 
519 
1,180 
1,327 
302 
188 
603 
411 
2007 
449 
580 
1,408 
1,525 
261 
232 
707 
600 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
57,671 
46,953 
209,107 
176,213 
39,142 
30,678 
55,541 
81,860 
2007 
56,182 
52,582 
227,298 
164,411 
31,086 
28,675 
56,449 
92,299 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
140 
90 
177 
133 
130 
163 
92 
199 
2007 
125 
91 
161 
108 
119 
124 
80 
154 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
411 
519 
1,180 
1,327 
302 
188 
603 
411 
2007 
449 
580 
1,408 
1,525 
261 
232 
707 
600 
$1,000, 2012 
201,770 
238,770 
1,018,057 
859,546 
110,540 
99,271 
329,139 
375,376 
2007 
201,939 
223,462 
873,544 
751,867 
97,513 
97,063 
312,054 
429,989 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
490,924 
460,058 
862,760 
647,736 
366,026 
528,038 
545,836 
913,325 
2007 
449,752 
385,280 
620,415 
493,027 
373,615 
418,376 
441,378 
716,648 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
3,499 
5,085 
4,869 
4,878 
2,824 
3,236 
5,926 
4,586 
2007 
3,594 
4,250 
3,843 
4,573 
3,137 
3,385 
5,528 
4,659 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
21 
22 
70 
66 
18 
11 
32 
32 
$50,000 to $99,999 
43 
31 
87 
62 
38 
23 
61 
26 
$100,000 to $199,999 
82 
94 
200 
231 
51 
28 
68 
60 
$200,000 to $499,999 
144 
233 
417 
571 
142 
72 
230 
138 
$500,000 to $999,999 
76 
89 
221 
241 
29 
26 
114 
75 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
29 
40 
90 
80 
16 
17 
80 
41 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
14 
6 
52 
55 
8 
11 
18 
24 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
2 
3 
30 
16 
- 
- 
- 
11 
$10,000,000 or more 
1 
13 
5 
- 
- 
- 
4 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
201,841 
230,865 
304,825 
396,391 
340,666 
170,145 
379,211 
488,446 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
28.6 
20.3 
68.6 
44.5 
11.5 
18.0 
14.6 
16.8 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
16 
32 
85 
120 
1 
11 
28 
36 
acres 
94 
179 
478 
684 
(D) 
(D) 
160 
200 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
149 
206 
465 
497 
92 
63 
214 
183 
acres 
(D) 
5,538 
12,018 
13,449 
(D) 
1,758 
5,928 
4,692 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
49 
73 
126 
127 
38 
16 
87 
34 
acres 
2,757 
4,262 
7,268 
7,274 
2,215 
931 
4,939 
1,970 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
51 
61 
111 
117 
39 
32 
71 
36 
acres 
4,270 
4,963 
9,181 
9,418 
3,316 
2,657 
5,722 
3,020 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
41 
47 
122 
125 
48 
15 
80 
21 
acres 
4,868 
5,461 
14,171 
14,666 
5,455 
1,695 
9,217 
2,577 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
17 
29 
54 
88 
23 
6 
52 
27 
acres 
2,676 
4,609 
8,303 
13,664 
3,555 
965 
8,366 
4,278 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
20 
21 
32 
63 
15 
10 
28 
16 
acres 
3,917 
4,179 
6,350 
12,268 
2,968 
1,941 
5,604 
3,170 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
9 
7 
32 
28 
12 
2 
17 
5 
acres 
2,114 
1,666 
7,680 
6,564 
2,823 
(D) 
4,117 
1,207 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
36 
37 
75 
101 
25 
17 
18 
21 
acres 
12,926 
12,062 
26,232 
35,455 
9,314 
6,353 
5,813 
7,778 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
18 
6 
37 
40 
7 
11 
8 
19 
acres 
11,307 
4,034 
24,587 
28,443 
4,418 
7,681 
5,675 
13,627 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
4 
- 
27 
16 
2 
5 
- 
7 
acres 
5,699 
- 
36,580 
19,951 
(D) 
6,177 
- 
7,710 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
- 
14 
5 
- 
- 
6 
acres 
(D) 
- 
56,259 
14,377 
- 
- 
- 
31,631 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
12 
29 
108 
210 
6 
33 
82 
101 
acres 
46 
158 
609 
(D) 
13 
(D) 
468 
526 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
168 
233 
539 
594 
101 
83 
275 
248 
acres 
4,295 
6,166 
13,824 
15,096 
2,942 
2,180 
7,765 
6,538 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
54 
71 
173 
125 
16 
21 
90 
59 
acres 
3,105 
4,108 
10,080 
7,109 
991 
1,195 
5,258 
3,305 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
63 
71 
128 
137 
46 
25 
68 
41 
acres 
5,237 
5,847 
10,636 
10,988 
3,826 
2,141 
5,633 
3,473 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
44 
59 
129 
156 
23 
23 
69 
39 
acres 
4,999 
6,655 
15,261 
18,310 
2,634 
2,543 
7,911 
4,372 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
22 
34 
64 
62 
20 
11 
48 
20 
acres 
3,507 
5,441 
10,090 
9,548 
3,196 
(□) 
7,377 
3,098 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
17 
27 
56 
52 
13 
8 
21 
31 
acres 
3,332 
5,270 
10,911 
10,272 
2,584 
1,604 
4,170 
6,016 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
10 
21 
41 
24 
6 
2 
18 
14 
acres 
(D) 
4,994 
9,958 
5,670 
1,418 
(D) 
4,298 
3,242 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
38 
28 
77 
109 
22 
15 
31 
16 
acres 
13,065 
9,160 
26,216 
36,683 
7,703 
5,440 
10,359 
5,309 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
19 
7 
42 
41 
8 
4 
5 
15 
acres 
11,626 
4,783 
28,286 
27,376 
5,779 
2,776 
3,210 
1 1 ,958 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
1 
- 
41 
13 
- 
7 
- 
8 
acres 
(D) 
- 
55,016 
16,147 
- 
8,395 
- 
10,560 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
- 
10 
2 
- 
- 
- 
8 
acres 
(D) 
- 
36,411 
(D) 
- 
33,902 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
324 
365 
864 
870 
248 
130 
448 
287 
2007 
351 
425 
1,134 
1,018 
221 
171 
549 
380 
acres, 2012 
24,437 
13,981 
140,686 
70,378 
14,938 
10,003 
17,112 
60,391 
2007 
26,491 
18,795 
160,059 
77,912 
11,977 
12,595 
22,253 
68,704 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
290 
336 
787 
776 
222 
118 
420 
232 
2007 
288 
345 
957 
793 
165 
129 
451 
261 
acres, 2012 
19,400 
11,015 
129,883 
60,779 
9,303 
7,224 
14,242 
52,770 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
15,240 
1 1 ,923 
125,054 
52,019 
6,034 
6,361 
13,790 
54,635 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
35 
39 
99 
117 
36 
23 
46 
29 
2007 
130 
134 
373 
368 
72 
66 
180 
112 
acres, 2012 
3,021 
1,864 
6,131 
5,079 
3,886 
2,392 
1,366 
2,943 
2007 
8,111 
4,926 
19,508 
18,256 
3,622 
5,231 
6,582 
7,086 
-continued 
332 Tennessee 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
