Farm Census

Gibson County, Tennessee

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

769 farms287,725 acres in farms$186 million in farm sales

No other county in Tennessee with a published figure has more wheat, or sells more farm products than Gibson County.

Its largest product group with a published figure, grains and oilseeds, makes up 75.4% of farm sales, against 35.2% across Tennessee.

Grains and oilseeds: 75.4%Grains and oilseeds75.4%Cotton: 12.8%Cotton12.8%Withheld groups: 5.6%5.6%Cattle and calves: 4.4%4.4%Aquaculture: 0.8%0.8%Hay and other crops: 0.6%0.6%Fruit and nuts: 0.2%Horses and mules: 0.1%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Other animals: under 0.1%Hogs and pigs: under 0.1%Grains and oilseeds: 75.4%Grains and oilseeds75.4%Cotton: 12.8%Cotton12.8%Withheld groups: 5.6%5.6%Cattle and calves: 4.4%4.4%Aquaculture: 0.8%0.8%Hay and other crops: 0.6%Fruit and nuts: 0.2%Horses and mules: 0.1%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Other animals: under 0.1%Hogs and pigs: under 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: vegetables and melons, nursery and greenhouse crops, milk and poultry and eggs.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$140 million1st of 89
Cotton and cottonseed$23.9 million6th of 17
Cattle and calves$8.1 million35th of 90
Aquaculture$1.6 million1st of 2
Hay and other crops$1.1 million55th of 88
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$451,00012th of 54
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$98,00056th of 83
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$42,00065th of 76
Other animals and animal products$41,00027th of 55
Hogs and pigs$25,00024th of 54

What the fields held

Gibson County harvested 233,427 acres of cropland in 2022, first of 95 counties in Tennessee. Soybeans covered acreage equal to 50% of that, corn for grain 30%.

CropAcresShare of US
Soybeans116,5210.14%
Corn for grain71,0940.09%
Wheat48,7210.13%
Cotton24,7570.32%
Hay and haylage9,791under 0.1%
Corn for silage1,068under 0.1%
Vegetables69under 0.1%
of which potatoes1under 0.1%
Orchard land45under 0.1%
Berries19under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: apples, pecans and grapes.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms74.6%

Gibson County ranks sixth of 95 counties in Tennessee on this measure.

  • 246,227 acres of cropland, 86% of farmland
  • 22,978 acres of pastureland, 8% of farmland
  • 15,867 acres of woodland, 6% of farmland
  • 10,602 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

The typical farm in Gibson County is smaller than the national median of 72 acres, at 50 acres. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 374 acres, seventh-largest of 93 in Tennessee. The most common size class is 10–49 acres, with 42.1% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 11.3% of the total.

1–97%10–4942%50–17927%180–4998%500–9995%1,000–1,9995%2,000+6%
Gibson County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Horses and ponies468under 0.1%
Goats460under 0.1%
Cattle and calves13,393under 0.1%
Sheep and lambs199under 0.1%
Laying hens10,699under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs96under 0.1%

Withheld: beef cows, milk cows and broilers sold.

Who farms here

Decisions on Gibson County's 769 farms are made by 1,269 producers. Their average age is 58.6, 0.3 years below the Tennessee average. Women are 30.7% of them.

Under 358%35–4412%45–5414%55–6427%65–7421%75+17%
Gibson County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms777−1.0%
Land in farms, acres287,381+0.1%
Average farm size, acres370+1.1%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$137 million+35.8%
Cotton, acres29,231−15.3%
Soybeans, acres125,271−7.0%
Wheat, acres45,590+6.9%
Corn for grain, acres62,187+14.3%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Gibson County accounts for 3.6% of farm sales in Tennessee and 1.2% of the farms in Tennessee. Rank Tennessee counties for cotton.

Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.