Farm Census

Greene County, Tennessee

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

2,344 farms209,228 acres in farms$69.7 million in farm sales

No other county in Tennessee with a published figure has more farms, hay and haylage or beef cows than Greene County.

Its largest product group with a published figure, cattle and calves, makes up 39.4% of farm sales, against 15.2% across Tennessee.

Cattle and calves: 39.4%Cattle and calves39.4%Poultry and eggs: 19.8%Poultry and eggs19.8%Withheld groups: 15.8%Withheld groups15.8%Hay and other crops: 10.7%Hay and other crops10.7%Grains and oilseeds: 8.2%8.2%Milk: 3.9%Milk3.9%Horses and mules: 1.0%1.0%Fruit and nuts: 0.5%Sheep and goats: 0.5%0.5%Other animals: 0.2%Hogs and pigs: 0.1%Cattle and calves: 39.4%Cattle and calves39.4%Poultry and eggs: 19.8%Poultry and eggs19.8%Withheld groups: 15.8%Withheld groups15.8%Hay and other crops: 10.7%10.7%Grains and oilseeds: 8.2%8.2%Milk: 3.9%Milk3.9%Horses and mules: 1.0%1.0%Fruit and nuts: 0.5%Sheep and goats: 0.5%Other animals: 0.2%Hogs and pigs: 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: vegetables and melons, nursery and greenhouse crops, tobacco and Christmas trees.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Cattle and calves$27.5 million6th of 90
Poultry and eggs$13.8 million22nd of 76
Hay and other crops$7.5 million1st of 88
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$5.7 million44th of 89
Milk from cows$2.7 million6th of 22
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$710,00012th of 83
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$355,00017th of 54
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$348,0007th of 76
Other animals and animal products$139,00012th of 55
Hogs and pigs$51,00019th of 54

What the fields held

Greene County harvested 72,972 acres of cropland in 2022, 17th of 95 counties in Tennessee. Hay and haylage covered acreage equal to 89% of that.

CropAcresShare of US
Hay and haylage64,9150.12%
Corn for grain3,631under 0.1%
Soybeans2,036under 0.1%
Corn for silage1,680under 0.1%
Vegetables274under 0.1%
of which potatoes5under 0.1%
Orchard land67under 0.1%
of which grapes5under 0.1%
of which apples20under 0.1%
of which pecans5under 0.1%
Wheat66under 0.1%
Tobacco29under 0.1%
Berries29under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: grain sorghum, canola and almonds.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms52.5%

Greene County ranks 26th of 95 counties in Tennessee on this measure.

  • 85,658 acres of cropland, 41% of farmland
  • 98,330 acres of pastureland, 47% of farmland
  • 36,676 acres of woodland, 18% of farmland
  • 567 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

The typical farm in Greene County is smaller than the national median of 72 acres, at 42 acres. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 89 acres, 84th-largest of 93 in Tennessee. The most common size class is 10–49 acres, with 47.5% of farms. Fewer than 1% of farms have 1,000 acres or more.

1–97%10–4947%50–17933%180–49910%500–9991%1,000–1,9991%2,000+0%
Greene County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Beef cows34,2580.12%
Horses and ponies2,6740.11%
Cattle and calves61,0440.07%
Goats1,5830.06%
Sheep and lambs2,090under 0.1%
Broilers sold in 20223,024,471under 0.1%
Milk cows685under 0.1%
Laying hens5,645under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs289under 0.1%
Turkeys162under 0.1%

Who farms here

Decisions on Greene County's 2,344 farms are made by 3,877 producers. Their average age is 59.9, 1.0 years above the Tennessee average. Women are 37.1% of them.

Under 357%35–449%45–5416%55–6427%65–7425%75+17%
Greene County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms2,562−8.5%
Land in farms, acres221,601−5.6%
Average farm size, acres86+3.5%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$61.5 million+13.4%
Hay and haylage, acres69,210−6.2%
Beef cows, head31,698+8.1%
Horses and ponies, head2,299+16.3%
Cattle and calves, head63,489−3.9%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Greene County accounts for 1.4% of farm sales in Tennessee and 3.7% of the farms in Tennessee. Rank Tennessee counties for hay and haylage.

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