Farm Census

Humphreys County, Tennessee

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

595 farms197,896 acres in farms$15.5 million in farm sales

Humphreys County's land in farms changed more than almost anywhere else between 2017 and 2022: the second-largest gain among the 2,081 counties with at least 100,000 acres in farms in 2017.

Its largest product group with a published figure, cattle and calves, makes up 52.2% of farm sales, against 15.2% across Tennessee.

Cattle and calves: 52.2%Cattle and calves52.2%Grains and oilseeds: 25.5%Grains and oilseeds25.5%Fruit and nuts: 9.5%Fruit and nuts9.5%Hay and other crops: 8.3%Hay and other crops8.3%Nursery and greenhouse: 1.7%1.7%Vegetables and melons: 0.8%0.8%Horses and mules: 0.6%0.6%Poultry and eggs: 0.5%0.5%Sheep and goats: 0.2%Other animals: 0.2%Cattle and calves: 52.2%Cattle and calves52.2%Grains and oilseeds: 25.5%Grains and oilseeds25.5%Fruit and nuts: 9.5%Fruit and nuts9.5%Hay and other crops: 8.3%8.3%Nursery and greenhouse: 1.7%1.7%Vegetables and melons: 0.8%Horses and mules: 0.6%Poultry and eggs: 0.5%Sheep and goats: 0.2%Other animals: 0.2%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: hogs and pigs and aquaculture products.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Cattle and calves$8.1 million36th of 90
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$3.9 million50th of 89
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$1.5 million1st of 54
Hay and other crops$1.3 million49th of 88
Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture crops$257,00042nd of 56
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$128,00059th of 71
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$95,00057th of 83
Poultry and eggs$84,00057th of 76
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$36,00069th of 76
Other animals and animal products$30,00031st of 55

What the fields held

Humphreys County harvested 21,521 acres of cropland in 2022, 58th of 95 counties in Tennessee. Hay and haylage covered acreage equal to 72% of that, soybeans 14%.

CropAcresShare of US
Hay and haylage15,446under 0.1%
Soybeans2,968under 0.1%
Corn for grain2,808under 0.1%
Orchard land161under 0.1%
of which grapes5under 0.1%
of which apples83under 0.1%
of which pecans2under 0.1%
Corn for silage70under 0.1%
Vegetables20under 0.1%
of which potatoes1under 0.1%
Berries14under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: wheat.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms58.3%

Humphreys County ranks 19th of 95 counties in Tennessee on this measure.

  • 105,470 acres of cropland, 53% of farmland
  • 36,642 acres of pastureland, 19% of farmland
  • 58,417 acres of woodland, 30% of farmland
  • 894 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

Farms in Humphreys County run larger than the national pattern: the median farm has 95 acres against 72 for the US. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 333 acres, ninth-largest of 93 in Tennessee. The most common size class is 50–179 acres, with 41.5% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 4.4% of the total.

1–93%10–4926%50–17942%180–49918%500–9997%1,000–1,9993%2,000+1%
Humphreys County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Beef cows8,977under 0.1%
Horses and ponies483under 0.1%
Cattle and calves15,801under 0.1%
Goats399under 0.1%
Sheep and lambs79under 0.1%
Laying hens1,985under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs180under 0.1%
Milk cows12under 0.1%

Who farms here

Decisions on Humphreys County's 595 farms are made by 995 producers. Their average age is 59.5, 0.6 years above the Tennessee average. Women are 35.6% of them.

Under 356%35–449%45–5419%55–6429%65–7424%75+14%
Humphreys County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms657−9.4%
Land in farms, acres115,465+71.4%
Average farm size, acres176+89.2%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$11.2 million+37.7%
Beef cows, head9,404−4.5%
Hay and haylage, acres18,165−15.0%
Apples, acres21+100%
Horses and ponies, head646−25.2%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Humphreys County accounts for 0.3% of farm sales in Tennessee and 0.9% of the farms in Tennessee. Rank Tennessee counties for beef cows.

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