Counties in Tennessee by farms

Greene County had the highest farms of 95 counties in 2002, at 3,367. Lake County had the lowest, at 64. The median was 740 and the figure for Tennessee was 87,595. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest3,367Greene County
Lowest64Lake County
Median74095 counties
Tennessee87,595History

Map of counties, 2002

Anderson County: 596 countBedford County: 1,667 countBenton County: 595 countBledsoe County: 560 countBlount County: 1,302 countBradley County: 921 countCampbell County: 419 countCannon County: 974 countCarroll County: 973 countCarter County: 573 countCheatham County: 669 countChester County: 512 countClaiborne County: 1,388 countClay County: 514 countCocke County: 880 countCoffee County: 1,069 countCrockett County: 420 countCumberland County: 854 countDavidson County: 560 countDecatur County: 438 countDeKalb County: 887 countDickson County: 1,448 countDyer County: 534 countFayette County: 894 countFentress County: 573 countFranklin County: 1,135 countGibson County: 1,092 countGiles County: 1,922 countGrainger County: 1,216 countGreene County: 3,367 countGrundy County: 409 countHamblen County: 736 countHamilton County: 700 countHancock County: 568 countHardeman County: 602 countHardin County: 634 countHawkins County: 2,014 countHaywood County: 408 countHenderson County: 1,084 countHenry County: 965 countHickman County: 756 countHouston County: 336 countHumphreys County: 718 countJackson County: 609 countJefferson County: 1,311 countJohnson County: 666 countKnox County: 1,410 countLake County: 64 countLauderdale County: 624 countLawrence County: 1,869 countLewis County: 251 countLincoln County: 1,926 countLoudon County: 954 countMcMinn County: 1,204 countMcNairy County: 822 countMacon County: 1,317 countMadison County: 740 countMarion County: 298 countMarshall County: 1,312 countMaury County: 1,754 countMeigs County: 340 countMonroe County: 955 countMontgomery County: 1,090 countMoore County: 387 countMorgan County: 403 countObion County: 701 countOverton County: 1,106 countPerry County: 266 countPickett County: 401 countPolk County: 274 countPutnam County: 1,302 countRhea County: 455 countRoane County: 722 countRobertson County: 1,621 countRutherford County: 2,088 countScott County: 296 countSequatchie County: 208 countSevier County: 907 countShelby County: 716 countSmith County: 1,126 countStewart County: 367 countSullivan County: 1,453 countSumner County: 1,957 countTipton County: 627 countTrousdale County: 360 countUnicoi County: 166 countUnion County: 585 countVan Buren County: 230 countWarren County: 1,594 countWashington County: 1,913 countWayne County: 713 countWeakley County: 1,231 countWhite County: 1,168 countWilliamson County: 1,712 countWilson County: 2,142 count
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count, 2002. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2002

Greene County: 3,367 countGreene County3,367Wilson County: 2,142 countWilson County2,142Rutherford County: 2,088 countRutherford County2,088Hawkins County: 2,014 countHawkins County2,014Sumner County: 1,957 countSumner County1,957Lincoln County: 1,926 countLincoln County1,926Giles County: 1,922 countGiles County1,922Washington County: 1,913 countWashington County1,913Lawrence County: 1,869 countLawrence County1,869Maury County: 1,754 countMaury County1,754Williamson County: 1,712 countWilliamson County1,712Bedford County: 1,667 countBedford County1,667Robertson County: 1,621 countRobertson County1,621Warren County: 1,594 countWarren County1,594Sullivan County: 1,453 countSullivan County1,453Dickson County: 1,448 countDickson County1,448Knox County: 1,410 countKnox County1,410Claiborne County: 1,388 countClaiborne County1,388Macon County: 1,317 countMacon County1,317Marshall County: 1,312 countMarshall County1,312Jefferson County: 1,311 countJefferson County1,311Blount County: 1,302 countBlount County1,302Putnam County: 1,302 countPutnam County1,302Weakley County: 1,231 countWeakley County1,231Grainger County: 1,216 countGrainger County1,216McMinn County: 1,204 countMcMinn County1,204White County: 1,168 countWhite County1,168Franklin County: 1,135 countFranklin County1,135Smith County: 1,126 countSmith County1,126Overton County: 1,106 countOverton County1,106Gibson County: 1,092 countGibson County1,092Montgomery County: 1,090 countMontgomery County1,090Henderson County: 1,084 countHenderson County1,084Coffee County: 1,069 countCoffee County1,069Cannon County: 974 countCannon County974Carroll County: 973 countCarroll County973Henry County: 965 countHenry County965Monroe County: 955 countMonroe County955Loudon County: 954 countLoudon County954Bradley County: 921 countBradley County921Greene County: 3,367 countGreene County3,367Wilson County: 2,142 countWilson County2,142Rutherford County: 2,088 countRutherford County2,088Hawkins County: 2,014 countHawkins County2,014Sumner County: 1,957 countSumner County1,957Lincoln County: 1,926 countLincoln County1,926Giles County: 1,922 countGiles County1,922Washington County: 1,913 countWashington County1,913Lawrence County: 1,869 countLawrence County1,869Maury County: 1,754 countMaury County1,754Williamson County: 1,712 countWilliamson County1,712Bedford County: 1,667 countBedford County1,667Robertson County: 1,621 countRobertson County1,621Warren County: 1,594 countWarren County1,594Sullivan County: 1,453 countSullivan County1,453Dickson County: 1,448 countDickson County1,448Knox County: 1,410 countKnox County1,410Claiborne County: 1,388 countClaiborne County1,388Macon County: 1,317 countMacon County1,317Marshall County: 1,312 countMarshall County1,312Jefferson County: 1,311 countJefferson County1,311Blount County: 1,302 countBlount County1,302Putnam County: 1,302 countPutnam County1,302Weakley County: 1,231 countWeakley County1,231Grainger County: 1,216 countGrainger County1,216McMinn County: 1,204 countMcMinn County1,204White County: 1,168 countWhite County1,168Franklin County: 1,135 countFranklin County1,135Smith County: 1,126 countSmith County1,126Overton County: 1,106 countOverton County1,106Gibson County: 1,092 countGibson County1,092Montgomery County: 1,090 countMontgomery County1,090Henderson County: 1,084 countHenderson County1,084Coffee County: 1,069 countCoffee County1,069Cannon County: 974 countCannon County974Carroll County: 973 countCarroll County973Henry County: 965 countHenry County965Monroe County: 955 countMonroe County955Loudon County: 954 countLoudon County954Bradley County: 921 countBradley County921
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

RankCounties2002
count
1Greene County3,367
2Wilson County2,142
3Rutherford County2,088
4Hawkins County2,014
5Sumner County1,957
6Lincoln County1,926
7Giles County1,922
8Washington County1,913
9Lawrence County1,869
10Maury County1,754
11Williamson County1,712
12Bedford County1,667
13Robertson County1,621
14Warren County1,594
15Sullivan County1,453
16Dickson County1,448
17Knox County1,410
18Claiborne County1,388
19Macon County1,317
20Marshall County1,312
21Jefferson County1,311
22Blount County1,302
22Putnam County1,302
24Weakley County1,231
25Grainger County1,216
26McMinn County1,204
27White County1,168
28Franklin County1,135
29Smith County1,126
30Overton County1,106
31Gibson County1,092
32Montgomery County1,090
33Henderson County1,084
34Coffee County1,069
35Cannon County974
36Carroll County973
37Henry County965
38Monroe County955
39Loudon County954
40Bradley County921
41Sevier County907
42Fayette County894
43DeKalb County887
44Cocke County880
45Cumberland County854
46McNairy County822
47Hickman County756
48Madison County740
49Hamblen County736
50Roane County722
51Humphreys County718
52Shelby County716
53Wayne County713
54Obion County701
55Hamilton County700
56Cheatham County669
57Johnson County666
58Hardin County634
59Tipton County627
60Lauderdale County624
61Jackson County609
62Hardeman County602
63Anderson County596
64Benton County595
65Union County585
66Carter County573
66Fentress County573
68Hancock County568
69Bledsoe County560
69Davidson County560
71Dyer County534
72Clay County514
73Chester County512
74Rhea County455
75Decatur County438
76Crockett County420
77Campbell County419
78Grundy County409
79Haywood County408
80Morgan County403
81Pickett County401
82Moore County387
83Stewart County367
84Trousdale County360
85Meigs County340
86Houston County336
87Marion County298
88Scott County296
89Polk County274
90Perry County266
91Lewis County251
92Van Buren County230
93Sequatchie County208
94Unicoi County166
95Lake County64

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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.

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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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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Tennessee by farms, 2002. 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?period=2002. 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, 2002. 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?period=2002.

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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, 2002 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/tennessee-counties?period=2002 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  title = {{Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in Tennessee by farms, 2002}},
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Which county has the highest farms?

Greene County, with 3,367 in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Lake County, with 64 in 2002.

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