Counties in Tennessee by farms, 2022

Greene County had the highest farms of 95 counties in 2022, at 2,344. Lake County had the lowest, at 48. The median was 590 and the figure for Tennessee was 63,105. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest2,344Greene County
Lowest48Lake County
Median59095 counties
Tennessee63,105History

Top 40 counties, 2022

Greene County: 2,344 countGreene County2,344Giles County: 1,457 countGiles County1,457Lincoln County: 1,450 countLincoln County1,450Wilson County: 1,443 countWilson County1,443Maury County: 1,442 countMaury County1,442Bedford County: 1,357 countBedford County1,357Washington County: 1,288 countWashington County1,288Hawkins County: 1,283 countHawkins County1,283Rutherford County: 1,270 countRutherford County1,270Sumner County: 1,248 countSumner County1,248Lawrence County: 1,227 countLawrence County1,227Williamson County: 1,153 countWilliamson County1,153Robertson County: 1,117 countRobertson County1,117Dickson County: 1,060 countDickson County1,060Sullivan County: 1,050 countSullivan County1,050Marshall County: 995 countMarshall County995Warren County: 985 countWarren County985McMinn County: 975 countMcMinn County975Blount County: 925 countBlount County925Overton County: 922 countOverton County922Putnam County: 883 countPutnam County883Claiborne County: 865 countClaiborne County865Knox County: 862 countKnox County862Weakley County: 836 countWeakley County836Jefferson County: 826 countJefferson County826Cumberland County: 818 countCumberland County818White County: 815 countWhite County815Grainger County: 814 countGrainger County814Henry County: 808 countHenry County808Macon County: 788 countMacon County788Fayette County: 783 countFayette County783Gibson County: 769 countGibson County769Montgomery County: 764 countMontgomery County764Carroll County: 760 countCarroll County760Smith County: 758 countSmith County758Monroe County: 740 countMonroe County740Coffee County: 731 countCoffee County731Franklin County: 686 countFranklin County686Bradley County: 677 countBradley County677Henderson County: 656 countHenderson County656
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count
1Greene County2,344
2Giles County1,457
3Lincoln County1,450
4Wilson County1,443
5Maury County1,442
6Bedford County1,357
7Washington County1,288
8Hawkins County1,283
9Rutherford County1,270
10Sumner County1,248
11Lawrence County1,227
12Williamson County1,153
13Robertson County1,117
14Dickson County1,060
15Sullivan County1,050
16Marshall County995
17Warren County985
18McMinn County975
19Blount County925
20Overton County922
21Putnam County883
22Claiborne County865
23Knox County862
24Weakley County836
25Jefferson County826
26Cumberland County818
27White County815
28Grainger County814
29Henry County808
30Macon County788
31Fayette County783
32Gibson County769
33Montgomery County764
34Carroll County760
35Smith County758
36Monroe County740
37Coffee County731
38Franklin County686
39Bradley County677
40Henderson County656
41Hickman County651
42Loudon County640
43Wayne County627
44Madison County618
45Cocke County606
46Hardeman County598
47Humphreys County595
48McNairy County590
49Cannon County582
49Roane County582
51DeKalb County579
52Obion County538
53Fentress County536
54Jackson County523
55Sevier County503
56Hamilton County489
57Bledsoe County479
58Rhea County477
59Anderson County462
60Tipton County456
61Hamblen County451
62Hardin County448
63Union County442
64Johnson County436
65Cheatham County434
66Lauderdale County427
67Morgan County425
68Shelby County417
69Dyer County407
70Benton County401
71Carter County396
72Haywood County365
73Clay County364
74Stewart County360
75Chester County351
75Hancock County351
77Davidson County350
78Decatur County348
79Crockett County336
80Meigs County315
81Campbell County309
82Marion County308
83Trousdale County293
84Moore County281
85Houston County280
86Polk County269
86Van Buren County269
88Scott County255
89Lewis County253
90Perry County251
91Pickett County240
92Grundy County201
93Sequatchie County183
94Unicoi County80
95Lake County48

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About this ranking

Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Tennessee by farms, 2022) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Tennessee by farms, 2022. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/tennessee-counties. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in Tennessee by farms, 2022. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/tennessee-counties.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Tennessee by farms, 2022 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/tennessee-counties (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Greene County, with 2,344 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Lake County, with 48 in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

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