Tennessee farms by county
2022 Census of Agriculture · 95 counties
63,105 farms10,732,951 acres in farms170 acres per farm on average
Tennessee farms sold $5.16 billion of products in 2022, 31st among the 50 states.
Its average farm size is the tenth-smallest among the states.
Which county leads each crop and animal
The county with the largest published figure for each item, and how much of the state total it holds. Items are ordered by how important Tennessee is for them nationally.
| Crop or animal | Leading county | Its share of the state | Counties with figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobacco | Macon County | 31.8% | 14 |
| Cotton | Haywood County | 18.7% | 19 |
| Horses and ponies | Bedford County | 5.3% | 94 |
| Beef cows | Greene County | 4.0% | 62 |
| Hay and haylage | Greene County | 4.2% | 94 |
| Goats | Wilson County | 4.7% | 92 |
| Broilers sold | Bradley County | 13.5% | 57 |
| Cattle and calves | Lincoln County | 4.2% | 92 |
| Soybeans | Dyer County | 9.4% | 76 |
| Sheep and lambs | Warren County | 6.5% | 90 |
| Corn for grain | Obion County | 8.8% | 91 |
| Wheat | Gibson County | 14.1% | 54 |
| Laying hens | Wayne County | 19.0% | 85 |
| Vegetables | Cumberland County | 14.0% | 89 |
Every county in Tennessee
Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state.
| County | Farms | Avg acres | Sales | Largest group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weakley County | 836 | 349 | $246.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Warren County | 985 | 149 | $213.3M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Obion County | 538 | 455 | $207.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Lincoln County | 1,450 | 187 | $196.0M | Poultry and eggs |
| Robertson County | 1,117 | 179 | $186.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Gibson County | 769 | 374 | $186.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Dyer County | 407 | 613 | $161.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Haywood County | 365 | 659 | $153.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Bedford County | 1,357 | 174 | $149.8M | Poultry and eggs |
| Bradley County | 677 | 118 | $149.4M | Poultry and eggs |
| Henry County | 808 | 271 | $144.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Franklin County | 686 | 168 | $133.5M | Poultry and eggs |
| Lauderdale County | 427 | 497 | $131.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Fayette County | 783 | 287 | $118.4M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Tipton County | 456 | 420 | $112.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Lawrence County | 1,227 | 194 | $101.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Carroll County | 760 | 236 | $96.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Crockett County | 336 | 446 | $95.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Loudon County | 640 | 87 | $94.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| McMinn County | 975 | 132 | $88.3M | Poultry and eggs |
| Polk County | 269 | 134 | $88.3M | Poultry and eggs |
| Montgomery County | 764 | 222 | $87.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Marshall County | 995 | 145 | $85.5M | Poultry and eggs |
| Cocke County | 606 | 93 | $81.2M | Poultry and eggs |
| Giles County | 1,457 | 166 | $76.6M | Cattle and calves |
| Macon County | 788 | 148 | $70.6M | Poultry and eggs |
| Madison County | 618 | 270 | $70.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Greene County | 2,344 | 89 | $69.7M | Cattle and calves |
| Fentress County | 536 | 204 | $69.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Coffee County | 731 | 196 | $65.4M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Washington County | 1,288 | 76 | $51.8M | Cattle and calves |
| Maury County | 1,442 | 145 | $50.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Bledsoe County | 479 | 181 | $49.1M | Poultry and eggs |
| Lake County | 48 | 1,281 | $48.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Sumner County | 1,248 | 112 | $45.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Wayne County | 627 | 218 | $45.7M | Poultry and eggs |
| Clay County | 364 | 170 | $45.4M | Poultry and eggs |
| Marion County | 308 | 202 | $43.1M | Poultry and eggs |
| Williamson County | 1,153 | 117 | $39.9M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Shelby County | 417 | 218 | $39.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Overton County | 922 | 169 | $37.7M | Cattle and calves |
| Cumberland County | 818 | 159 | $36.9M | Cattle and calves |
| Rutherford County | 1,270 | 107 | $35.4M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Monroe County | 740 | 131 | $35.0M | Milk |
| White County | 815 | 131 | $34.6M | Cattle and calves |
| Grundy County | 201 | 148 | $33.5M | Poultry and eggs |
| Chester County | 351 | 222 | $32.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Grainger County | 814 | 102 | $32.4M | Vegetables and melons |
| Smith County | 758 | 167 | $31.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Hamilton County | 489 | 108 | $30.5M | Poultry and eggs |
| DeKalb County | 579 | 154 | $29.9M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Henderson County | 656 | 194 | $28.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Blount County | 925 | 101 | $26.6M | Cattle and calves |
| McNairy County | 590 | 196 | $25.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Hamblen County | 451 | 111 | $24.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Hawkins County | 1,283 | 93 | $24.0M | Cattle and calves |
| Rhea County | 477 | 133 | $23.9M | Vegetables and melons |
| Jefferson County | 826 | 100 | $23.4M | Cattle and calves |
| Cannon County | 582 | 155 | $23.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Wilson County | 1,443 | 125 | $23.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Hardeman County | 598 | 266 | $22.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Hardin County | 448 | 272 | $21.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Knox County | 862 | 62 | $21.4M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Hickman County | 651 | 216 | $20.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Pickett County | 240 | 144 | $17.7M | Poultry and eggs |
| Moore County | 281 | 227 | $17.1M | Cattle and calves |
| Dickson County | 1,060 | 118 | $17.0M | Cattle and calves |
| Decatur County | 348 | 246 | $16.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Claiborne County | 865 | 124 | $16.9M | Cattle and calves |
| Sullivan County | 1,050 | 75 | $16.7M | Cattle and calves |
| Humphreys County | 595 | 333 | $15.5M | Cattle and calves |
| Morgan County | 425 | 143 | $15.4M | Poultry and eggs |
| Davidson County | 350 | 90 | $15.4M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Putnam County | 883 | 106 | $15.1M | Cattle and calves |
| Benton County | 401 | 175 | $10.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Cheatham County | 434 | 104 | $10.6M | Tobacco |
| Jackson County | 523 | 148 | $10.0M | Cattle and calves |
| Meigs County | 315 | 161 | $8.3M | Cattle and calves |
| Carter County | 396 | 73 | $7.6M | Cattle and calves |
| Sequatchie County | 183 | 152 | $7.4M | Cattle and calves |
| Hancock County | 351 | 159 | $7.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Trousdale County | 293 | 135 | $6.6M | Cattle and calves |
| Van Buren County | 269 | 131 | $6.5M | Cattle and calves |
| Sevier County | 503 | 85 | $6.4M | Cattle and calves |
| Houston County | 280 | 176 | $6.0M | Cattle and calves |
| Roane County | 582 | 85 | $5.5M | Cattle and calves |
| Lewis County | 253 | 172 | $5.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Union County | 442 | 163 | $5.4M | Cattle and calves |
| Perry County | 251 | 210 | $4.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Anderson County | 462 | 78 | $4.8M | Cattle and calves |
| Johnson County | 436 | 76 | $4.4M | Cattle and calves |
| Stewart County | 360 | 159 | $4.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Campbell County | 309 | 100 | $3.7M | Cattle and calves |
| Scott County | 255 | 123 | $1.9M | Hay and other crops |
| Unicoi County | 80 | 47 | $825K | Hay and other crops |
Five years earlier
| Measure | 2017 | Change to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Farms | 69,983 | −9.8% |
| Land in farms, acres | 10,874,238 | −1.3% |
| Average farm size, acres | 155 | +9.7% |
| Farm products sold (current dollars) | $3.80 billion | +35.9% |
Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.