Counties in Tennessee by farms

Greene County had the highest farms of 95 counties in 2007, at 3,061. Lake County had the lowest, at 59. The median was 705 and the figure for Tennessee was 79,280. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest3,061Greene County
Lowest59Lake County
Median70595 counties
Tennessee79,280History

Map of counties, 2007

Anderson County: 538 countBedford County: 1,554 countBenton County: 500 countBledsoe County: 580 countBlount County: 1,154 countBradley County: 959 countCampbell County: 404 countCannon County: 880 countCarroll County: 971 countCarter County: 516 countCheatham County: 554 countChester County: 484 countClaiborne County: 1,090 countClay County: 462 countCocke County: 705 countCoffee County: 1,008 countCrockett County: 470 countCumberland County: 842 countDavidson County: 515 countDecatur County: 455 countDeKalb County: 722 countDickson County: 1,285 countDyer County: 584 countFayette County: 952 countFentress County: 623 countFranklin County: 1,104 countGibson County: 1,049 countGiles County: 1,789 countGrainger County: 1,008 countGreene County: 3,061 countGrundy County: 328 countHamblen County: 715 countHamilton County: 669 countHancock County: 462 countHardeman County: 624 countHardin County: 623 countHawkins County: 1,683 countHaywood County: 491 countHenderson County: 1,017 countHenry County: 958 countHickman County: 651 countHouston County: 382 countHumphreys County: 638 countJackson County: 587 countJefferson County: 1,211 countJohnson County: 513 countKnox County: 1,224 countLake County: 59 countLauderdale County: 602 countLawrence County: 1,842 countLewis County: 260 countLincoln County: 1,782 countLoudon County: 768 countMcMinn County: 1,204 countMcNairy County: 763 countMacon County: 1,066 countMadison County: 706 countMarion County: 392 countMarshall County: 1,078 countMaury County: 1,696 countMeigs County: 367 countMonroe County: 935 countMontgomery County: 862 countMoore County: 346 countMorgan County: 407 countObion County: 693 countOverton County: 1,009 countPerry County: 257 countPickett County: 365 countPolk County: 305 countPutnam County: 1,069 countRhea County: 449 countRoane County: 580 countRobertson County: 1,408 countRutherford County: 1,525 countScott County: 261 countSequatchie County: 232 countSevier County: 707 countShelby County: 600 countSmith County: 981 countStewart County: 353 countSullivan County: 1,280 countSumner County: 1,673 countTipton County: 610 countTrousdale County: 338 countUnicoi County: 86 countUnion County: 494 countVan Buren County: 213 countWarren County: 1,331 countWashington County: 1,650 countWayne County: 646 countWeakley County: 1,214 countWhite County: 1,035 countWilliamson County: 1,442 countWilson County: 1,745 count
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count, 2007. 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, 2007

Greene County: 3,061 countGreene County3,061Lawrence County: 1,842 countLawrence County1,842Giles County: 1,789 countGiles County1,789Lincoln County: 1,782 countLincoln County1,782Wilson County: 1,745 countWilson County1,745Maury County: 1,696 countMaury County1,696Hawkins County: 1,683 countHawkins County1,683Sumner County: 1,673 countSumner County1,673Washington County: 1,650 countWashington County1,650Bedford County: 1,554 countBedford County1,554Rutherford County: 1,525 countRutherford County1,525Williamson County: 1,442 countWilliamson County1,442Robertson County: 1,408 countRobertson County1,408Warren County: 1,331 countWarren County1,331Dickson County: 1,285 countDickson County1,285Sullivan County: 1,280 countSullivan County1,280Knox County: 1,224 countKnox County1,224Weakley County: 1,214 countWeakley County1,214Jefferson County: 1,211 countJefferson County1,211McMinn County: 1,204 countMcMinn County1,204Blount County: 1,154 countBlount County1,154Franklin County: 1,104 countFranklin County1,104Claiborne County: 1,090 countClaiborne County1,090Marshall County: 1,078 countMarshall County1,078Putnam County: 1,069 countPutnam County1,069Macon County: 1,066 countMacon County1,066Gibson County: 1,049 countGibson County1,049White County: 1,035 countWhite County1,035Henderson County: 1,017 countHenderson County1,017Overton County: 1,009 countOverton County1,009Coffee County: 1,008 countCoffee County1,008Grainger County: 1,008 countGrainger County1,008Smith County: 981 countSmith County981Carroll County: 971 countCarroll County971Bradley County: 959 countBradley County959Henry County: 958 countHenry County958Fayette County: 952 countFayette County952Monroe County: 935 countMonroe County935Cannon County: 880 countCannon County880Montgomery County: 862 countMontgomery County862Greene County: 3,061 countGreene County3,061Lawrence County: 1,842 countLawrence County1,842Giles County: 1,789 countGiles County1,789Lincoln County: 1,782 countLincoln County1,782Wilson County: 1,745 countWilson County1,745Maury County: 1,696 countMaury County1,696Hawkins County: 1,683 countHawkins County1,683Sumner County: 1,673 countSumner County1,673Washington County: 1,650 countWashington County1,650Bedford County: 1,554 countBedford County1,554Rutherford County: 1,525 countRutherford County1,525Williamson County: 1,442 countWilliamson County1,442Robertson County: 1,408 countRobertson County1,408Warren County: 1,331 countWarren County1,331Dickson County: 1,285 countDickson County1,285Sullivan County: 1,280 countSullivan County1,280Knox County: 1,224 countKnox County1,224Weakley County: 1,214 countWeakley County1,214Jefferson County: 1,211 countJefferson County1,211McMinn County: 1,204 countMcMinn County1,204Blount County: 1,154 countBlount County1,154Franklin County: 1,104 countFranklin County1,104Claiborne County: 1,090 countClaiborne County1,090Marshall County: 1,078 countMarshall County1,078Putnam County: 1,069 countPutnam County1,069Macon County: 1,066 countMacon County1,066Gibson County: 1,049 countGibson County1,049White County: 1,035 countWhite County1,035Henderson County: 1,017 countHenderson County1,017Overton County: 1,009 countOverton County1,009Coffee County: 1,008 countCoffee County1,008Grainger County: 1,008 countGrainger County1,008Smith County: 981 countSmith County981Carroll County: 971 countCarroll County971Bradley County: 959 countBradley County959Henry County: 958 countHenry County958Fayette County: 952 countFayette County952Monroe County: 935 countMonroe County935Cannon County: 880 countCannon County880Montgomery County: 862 countMontgomery County862
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

RankCounties2007
count
1Greene County3,061
2Lawrence County1,842
3Giles County1,789
4Lincoln County1,782
5Wilson County1,745
6Maury County1,696
7Hawkins County1,683
8Sumner County1,673
9Washington County1,650
10Bedford County1,554
11Rutherford County1,525
12Williamson County1,442
13Robertson County1,408
14Warren County1,331
15Dickson County1,285
16Sullivan County1,280
17Knox County1,224
18Weakley County1,214
19Jefferson County1,211
20McMinn County1,204
21Blount County1,154
22Franklin County1,104
23Claiborne County1,090
24Marshall County1,078
25Putnam County1,069
26Macon County1,066
27Gibson County1,049
28White County1,035
29Henderson County1,017
30Overton County1,009
31Coffee County1,008
31Grainger County1,008
33Smith County981
34Carroll County971
35Bradley County959
36Henry County958
37Fayette County952
38Monroe County935
39Cannon County880
40Montgomery County862
41Cumberland County842
42Loudon County768
43McNairy County763
44DeKalb County722
45Hamblen County715
46Sevier County707
47Madison County706
48Cocke County705
49Obion County693
50Hamilton County669
51Hickman County651
52Wayne County646
53Humphreys County638
54Hardeman County624
55Fentress County623
55Hardin County623
57Tipton County610
58Lauderdale County602
59Shelby County600
60Jackson County587
61Dyer County584
62Bledsoe County580
62Roane County580
64Cheatham County554
65Anderson County538
66Carter County516
67Davidson County515
68Johnson County513
69Benton County500
70Union County494
71Haywood County491
72Chester County484
73Crockett County470
74Clay County462
74Hancock County462
76Decatur County455
77Rhea County449
78Morgan County407
79Campbell County404
80Marion County392
81Houston County382
82Meigs County367
83Pickett County365
84Stewart County353
85Moore County346
86Trousdale County338
87Grundy County328
88Polk County305
89Scott County261
90Lewis County260
91Perry County257
92Sequatchie County232
93Van Buren County213
94Unicoi County86
95Lake County59

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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, 2007. 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=2007. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in Tennessee by farms, 2007}},
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Greene County, with 3,061 in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Lake County, with 59 in 2007.

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