Counties in Tennessee by land in farms, 2022

Weakley County had the highest land in farms of 95 counties in 2022, at 291,965 acres. Unicoi County had the lowest, at 3,748 acres. The median was 93,875 acres and the figure for Tennessee was 10,732,951 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest291,965Weakley County
Lowest3,748Unicoi County
Median93,87595 counties
Tennessee10,732,951History

Map of counties, 2022

Anderson County: 35,952 acresBedford County: 236,001 acresBenton County: 70,176 acresBledsoe County: 86,860 acresBlount County: 93,875 acresBradley County: 79,716 acresCampbell County: 30,815 acresCannon County: 90,171 acresCarroll County: 179,424 acresCarter County: 28,788 acresCheatham County: 45,289 acresChester County: 77,906 acresClaiborne County: 106,999 acresClay County: 61,730 acresCocke County: 56,129 acresCoffee County: 143,516 acresCrockett County: 149,840 acresCumberland County: 130,350 acresDavidson County: 31,523 acresDecatur County: 85,476 acresDeKalb County: 89,080 acresDickson County: 124,779 acresDyer County: 249,678 acresFayette County: 224,887 acresFentress County: 109,309 acresFranklin County: 115,142 acresGibson County: 287,725 acresGiles County: 241,228 acresGrainger County: 83,178 acresGreene County: 209,228 acresGrundy County: 29,669 acresHamblen County: 50,177 acresHamilton County: 53,018 acresHancock County: 55,692 acresHardeman County: 159,283 acresHardin County: 121,675 acresHawkins County: 119,016 acresHaywood County: 240,650 acresHenderson County: 126,971 acresHenry County: 219,320 acresHickman County: 140,776 acresHouston County: 49,243 acresHumphreys County: 197,896 acresJackson County: 77,471 acresJefferson County: 82,883 acresJohnson County: 32,922 acresKnox County: 53,515 acresLake County: 61,488 acresLauderdale County: 212,357 acresLawrence County: 238,241 acresLewis County: 43,444 acresLincoln County: 270,934 acresLoudon County: 55,880 acresMcMinn County: 128,548 acresMcNairy County: 115,586 acresMacon County: 116,893 acresMadison County: 166,694 acresMarion County: 62,071 acresMarshall County: 144,148 acresMaury County: 209,805 acresMeigs County: 50,781 acresMonroe County: 97,164 acresMontgomery County: 169,300 acresMoore County: 63,825 acresMorgan County: 60,675 acresObion County: 245,012 acresOverton County: 155,629 acresPerry County: 52,642 acresPickett County: 34,644 acresPolk County: 36,004 acresPutnam County: 93,450 acresRhea County: 63,329 acresRoane County: 49,741 acresRobertson County: 200,408 acresRutherford County: 136,070 acresScott County: 31,350 acresSequatchie County: 27,745 acresSevier County: 42,774 acresShelby County: 90,742 acresSmith County: 126,226 acresStewart County: 57,371 acresSullivan County: 79,194 acresSumner County: 140,142 acresTipton County: 191,704 acresTrousdale County: 39,419 acresUnicoi County: 3,748 acresUnion County: 72,210 acresVan Buren County: 35,288 acresWarren County: 147,088 acresWashington County: 97,476 acresWayne County: 136,826 acresWeakley County: 291,965 acresWhite County: 107,015 acresWilliamson County: 134,957 acresWilson County: 180,001 acres
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acres, 2022. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Weakley County: 291,965 acresWeakley County291,965Gibson County: 287,725 acresGibson County287,725Lincoln County: 270,934 acresLincoln County270,934Dyer County: 249,678 acresDyer County249,678Obion County: 245,012 acresObion County245,012Giles County: 241,228 acresGiles County241,228Haywood County: 240,650 acresHaywood County240,650Lawrence County: 238,241 acresLawrence County238,241Bedford County: 236,001 acresBedford County236,001Fayette County: 224,887 acresFayette County224,887Henry County: 219,320 acresHenry County219,320Lauderdale County: 212,357 acresLauderdale County212,357Maury County: 209,805 acresMaury County209,805Greene County: 209,228 acresGreene County209,228Robertson County: 200,408 acresRobertson County200,408Humphreys County: 197,896 acresHumphreys County197,896Tipton County: 191,704 acresTipton County191,704Wilson County: 180,001 acresWilson County180,001Carroll County: 179,424 acresCarroll County179,424Montgomery County: 169,300 acresMontgomery County169,300Madison County: 166,694 acresMadison County166,694Hardeman County: 159,283 acresHardeman County159,283Overton County: 155,629 acresOverton County155,629Crockett County: 149,840 acresCrockett County149,840Warren County: 147,088 acresWarren County147,088Marshall County: 144,148 acresMarshall County144,148Coffee County: 143,516 acresCoffee County143,516Hickman County: 140,776 acresHickman County140,776Sumner County: 140,142 acresSumner County140,142Wayne County: 136,826 acresWayne County136,826Rutherford County: 136,070 acresRutherford County136,070Williamson County: 134,957 acresWilliamson County134,957Cumberland County: 130,350 acresCumberland County130,350McMinn County: 128,548 acresMcMinn County128,548Henderson County: 126,971 acresHenderson County126,971Smith County: 126,226 acresSmith County126,226Dickson County: 124,779 acresDickson County124,779Hardin County: 121,675 acresHardin County121,675Hawkins County: 119,016 acresHawkins County119,016Macon County: 116,893 acresMacon County116,893Weakley County: 291,965 acresWeakley County291,965Gibson County: 287,725 acresGibson County287,725Lincoln County: 270,934 acresLincoln County270,934Dyer County: 249,678 acresDyer County249,678Obion County: 245,012 acresObion County245,012Giles County: 241,228 acresGiles County241,228Haywood County: 240,650 acresHaywood County240,650Lawrence County: 238,241 acresLawrence County238,241Bedford County: 236,001 acresBedford County236,001Fayette County: 224,887 acresFayette County224,887Henry County: 219,320 acresHenry County219,320Lauderdale County: 212,357 acresLauderdale County212,357Maury County: 209,805 acresMaury County209,805Greene County: 209,228 acresGreene County209,228Robertson County: 200,408 acresRobertson County200,408Humphreys County: 197,896 acresHumphreys County197,896Tipton County: 191,704 acresTipton County191,704Wilson County: 180,001 acresWilson County180,001Carroll County: 179,424 acresCarroll County179,424Montgomery County: 169,300 acresMontgomery County169,300Madison County: 166,694 acresMadison County166,694Hardeman County: 159,283 acresHardeman County159,283Overton County: 155,629 acresOverton County155,629Crockett County: 149,840 acresCrockett County149,840Warren County: 147,088 acresWarren County147,088Marshall County: 144,148 acresMarshall County144,148Coffee County: 143,516 acresCoffee County143,516Hickman County: 140,776 acresHickman County140,776Sumner County: 140,142 acresSumner County140,142Wayne County: 136,826 acresWayne County136,826Rutherford County: 136,070 acresRutherford County136,070Williamson County: 134,957 acresWilliamson County134,957Cumberland County: 130,350 acresCumberland County130,350McMinn County: 128,548 acresMcMinn County128,548Henderson County: 126,971 acresHenderson County126,971Smith County: 126,226 acresSmith County126,226Dickson County: 124,779 acresDickson County124,779Hardin County: 121,675 acresHardin County121,675Hawkins County: 119,016 acresHawkins County119,016Macon County: 116,893 acresMacon County116,893
acres. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
acres
1Weakley County291,965
2Gibson County287,725
3Lincoln County270,934
4Dyer County249,678
5Obion County245,012
6Giles County241,228
7Haywood County240,650
8Lawrence County238,241
9Bedford County236,001
10Fayette County224,887
11Henry County219,320
12Lauderdale County212,357
13Maury County209,805
14Greene County209,228
15Robertson County200,408
16Humphreys County197,896
17Tipton County191,704
18Wilson County180,001
19Carroll County179,424
20Montgomery County169,300
21Madison County166,694
22Hardeman County159,283
23Overton County155,629
24Crockett County149,840
25Warren County147,088
26Marshall County144,148
27Coffee County143,516
28Hickman County140,776
29Sumner County140,142
30Wayne County136,826
31Rutherford County136,070
32Williamson County134,957
33Cumberland County130,350
34McMinn County128,548
35Henderson County126,971
36Smith County126,226
37Dickson County124,779
38Hardin County121,675
39Hawkins County119,016
40Macon County116,893
41McNairy County115,586
42Franklin County115,142
43Fentress County109,309
44White County107,015
45Claiborne County106,999
46Washington County97,476
47Monroe County97,164
48Blount County93,875
49Putnam County93,450
50Shelby County90,742
51Cannon County90,171
52DeKalb County89,080
53Bledsoe County86,860
54Decatur County85,476
55Grainger County83,178
56Jefferson County82,883
57Bradley County79,716
58Sullivan County79,194
59Chester County77,906
60Jackson County77,471
61Union County72,210
62Benton County70,176
63Moore County63,825
64Rhea County63,329
65Marion County62,071
66Clay County61,730
67Lake County61,488
68Morgan County60,675
69Stewart County57,371
70Cocke County56,129
71Loudon County55,880
72Hancock County55,692
73Knox County53,515
74Hamilton County53,018
75Perry County52,642
76Meigs County50,781
77Hamblen County50,177
78Roane County49,741
79Houston County49,243
80Cheatham County45,289
81Lewis County43,444
82Sevier County42,774
83Trousdale County39,419
84Polk County36,004
85Anderson County35,952
86Van Buren County35,288
87Pickett County34,644
88Johnson County32,922
89Davidson County31,523
90Scott County31,350
91Campbell County30,815
92Grundy County29,669
93Carter County28,788
94Sequatchie County27,745
95Unicoi County3,748

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Land operated by farms in the census year, in acres, including cropland, pasture, woodland and land under farm buildings, 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: land in farms, acres, 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: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Tennessee by land in 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/land-in-farms/tennessee-counties. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Weakley County, with 291,965 acres in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Unicoi County, with 3,748 acres in 2022.

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