Counties in Tennessee by land in farms

Gibson County had the highest land in farms of 95 counties in 2002, at 310,959 acres. Unicoi County had the lowest, at 9,278 acres. The median was 110,012 acres and the figure for Tennessee was 11,681,533 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest310,959Gibson County
Lowest9,278Unicoi County
Median110,01295 counties
Tennessee11,681,533History

Map of counties, 2002

Anderson County: 47,849 acresBedford County: 219,429 acresBenton County: 78,013 acresBledsoe County: 92,798 acresBlount County: 105,148 acresBradley County: 94,598 acresCampbell County: 34,332 acresCannon County: 121,879 acresCarroll County: 183,349 acresCarter County: 37,350 acresCheatham County: 72,353 acresChester County: 78,807 acresClaiborne County: 134,706 acresClay County: 70,265 acresCocke County: 73,438 acresCoffee County: 145,334 acresCrockett County: 145,091 acresCumberland County: 110,012 acresDavidson County: 50,525 acresDecatur County: 88,313 acresDeKalb County: 100,421 acresDickson County: 157,806 acresDyer County: 212,504 acresFayette County: 273,817 acresFentress County: 79,593 acresFranklin County: 152,900 acresGibson County: 310,959 acresGiles County: 270,887 acresGrainger County: 103,475 acresGreene County: 246,717 acresGrundy County: 42,130 acresHamblen County: 57,825 acresHamilton County: 63,413 acresHancock County: 64,007 acresHardeman County: 153,787 acresHardin County: 112,334 acresHawkins County: 168,154 acresHaywood County: 211,022 acresHenderson County: 173,283 acresHenry County: 193,512 acresHickman County: 128,527 acresHouston County: 48,824 acresHumphreys County: 134,682 acresJackson County: 79,078 acresJefferson County: 107,703 acresJohnson County: 49,070 acresKnox County: 93,563 acresLake County: 90,200 acresLauderdale County: 215,072 acresLawrence County: 236,237 acresLewis County: 36,988 acresLincoln County: 284,161 acresLoudon County: 82,656 acresMcMinn County: 127,609 acresMcNairy County: 134,242 acresMacon County: 145,137 acresMadison County: 161,861 acresMarion County: 50,932 acresMarshall County: 174,794 acresMaury County: 240,833 acresMeigs County: 48,918 acresMonroe County: 99,468 acresMontgomery County: 166,648 acresMoore County: 62,713 acresMorgan County: 56,605 acresObion County: 263,914 acresOverton County: 124,259 acresPerry County: 49,662 acresPickett County: 41,770 acresPolk County: 31,622 acresPutnam County: 118,854 acresRhea County: 60,762 acresRoane County: 63,378 acresRobertson County: 233,317 acresRutherford County: 210,754 acresScott County: 34,594 acresSequatchie County: 28,390 acresSevier County: 75,365 acresShelby County: 115,917 acresSmith County: 141,380 acresStewart County: 55,464 acresSullivan County: 100,513 acresSumner County: 193,386 acresTipton County: 168,776 acresTrousdale County: 46,609 acresUnicoi County: 9,278 acresUnion County: 47,951 acresVan Buren County: 31,584 acresWarren County: 172,549 acresWashington County: 133,721 acresWayne County: 124,977 acresWeakley County: 239,635 acresWhite County: 137,315 acresWilliamson County: 202,230 acresWilson County: 234,951 acres
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acres, 2002. 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, 2002

Gibson County: 310,959 acresGibson County310,959Lincoln County: 284,161 acresLincoln County284,161Fayette County: 273,817 acresFayette County273,817Giles County: 270,887 acresGiles County270,887Obion County: 263,914 acresObion County263,914Greene County: 246,717 acresGreene County246,717Maury County: 240,833 acresMaury County240,833Weakley County: 239,635 acresWeakley County239,635Lawrence County: 236,237 acresLawrence County236,237Wilson County: 234,951 acresWilson County234,951Robertson County: 233,317 acresRobertson County233,317Bedford County: 219,429 acresBedford County219,429Lauderdale County: 215,072 acresLauderdale County215,072Dyer County: 212,504 acresDyer County212,504Haywood County: 211,022 acresHaywood County211,022Rutherford County: 210,754 acresRutherford County210,754Williamson County: 202,230 acresWilliamson County202,230Henry County: 193,512 acresHenry County193,512Sumner County: 193,386 acresSumner County193,386Carroll County: 183,349 acresCarroll County183,349Marshall County: 174,794 acresMarshall County174,794Henderson County: 173,283 acresHenderson County173,283Warren County: 172,549 acresWarren County172,549Tipton County: 168,776 acresTipton County168,776Hawkins County: 168,154 acresHawkins County168,154Montgomery County: 166,648 acresMontgomery County166,648Madison County: 161,861 acresMadison County161,861Dickson County: 157,806 acresDickson County157,806Hardeman County: 153,787 acresHardeman County153,787Franklin County: 152,900 acresFranklin County152,900Coffee County: 145,334 acresCoffee County145,334Macon County: 145,137 acresMacon County145,137Crockett County: 145,091 acresCrockett County145,091Smith County: 141,380 acresSmith County141,380White County: 137,315 acresWhite County137,315Claiborne County: 134,706 acresClaiborne County134,706Humphreys County: 134,682 acresHumphreys County134,682McNairy County: 134,242 acresMcNairy County134,242Washington County: 133,721 acresWashington County133,721Hickman County: 128,527 acresHickman County128,527Gibson County: 310,959 acresGibson County310,959Lincoln County: 284,161 acresLincoln County284,161Fayette County: 273,817 acresFayette County273,817Giles County: 270,887 acresGiles County270,887Obion County: 263,914 acresObion County263,914Greene County: 246,717 acresGreene County246,717Maury County: 240,833 acresMaury County240,833Weakley County: 239,635 acresWeakley County239,635Lawrence County: 236,237 acresLawrence County236,237Wilson County: 234,951 acresWilson County234,951Robertson County: 233,317 acresRobertson County233,317Bedford County: 219,429 acresBedford County219,429Lauderdale County: 215,072 acresLauderdale County215,072Dyer County: 212,504 acresDyer County212,504Haywood County: 211,022 acresHaywood County211,022Rutherford County: 210,754 acresRutherford County210,754Williamson County: 202,230 acresWilliamson County202,230Henry County: 193,512 acresHenry County193,512Sumner County: 193,386 acresSumner County193,386Carroll County: 183,349 acresCarroll County183,349Marshall County: 174,794 acresMarshall County174,794Henderson County: 173,283 acresHenderson County173,283Warren County: 172,549 acresWarren County172,549Tipton County: 168,776 acresTipton County168,776Hawkins County: 168,154 acresHawkins County168,154Montgomery County: 166,648 acresMontgomery County166,648Madison County: 161,861 acresMadison County161,861Dickson County: 157,806 acresDickson County157,806Hardeman County: 153,787 acresHardeman County153,787Franklin County: 152,900 acresFranklin County152,900Coffee County: 145,334 acresCoffee County145,334Macon County: 145,137 acresMacon County145,137Crockett County: 145,091 acresCrockett County145,091Smith County: 141,380 acresSmith County141,380White County: 137,315 acresWhite County137,315Claiborne County: 134,706 acresClaiborne County134,706Humphreys County: 134,682 acresHumphreys County134,682McNairy County: 134,242 acresMcNairy County134,242Washington County: 133,721 acresWashington County133,721Hickman County: 128,527 acresHickman County128,527
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

RankCounties2002
acres
1Gibson County310,959
2Lincoln County284,161
3Fayette County273,817
4Giles County270,887
5Obion County263,914
6Greene County246,717
7Maury County240,833
8Weakley County239,635
9Lawrence County236,237
10Wilson County234,951
11Robertson County233,317
12Bedford County219,429
13Lauderdale County215,072
14Dyer County212,504
15Haywood County211,022
16Rutherford County210,754
17Williamson County202,230
18Henry County193,512
19Sumner County193,386
20Carroll County183,349
21Marshall County174,794
22Henderson County173,283
23Warren County172,549
24Tipton County168,776
25Hawkins County168,154
26Montgomery County166,648
27Madison County161,861
28Dickson County157,806
29Hardeman County153,787
30Franklin County152,900
31Coffee County145,334
32Macon County145,137
33Crockett County145,091
34Smith County141,380
35White County137,315
36Claiborne County134,706
37Humphreys County134,682
38McNairy County134,242
39Washington County133,721
40Hickman County128,527
41McMinn County127,609
42Wayne County124,977
43Overton County124,259
44Cannon County121,879
45Putnam County118,854
46Shelby County115,917
47Hardin County112,334
48Cumberland County110,012
49Jefferson County107,703
50Blount County105,148
51Grainger County103,475
52Sullivan County100,513
53DeKalb County100,421
54Monroe County99,468
55Bradley County94,598
56Knox County93,563
57Bledsoe County92,798
58Lake County90,200
59Decatur County88,313
60Loudon County82,656
61Fentress County79,593
62Jackson County79,078
63Chester County78,807
64Benton County78,013
65Sevier County75,365
66Cocke County73,438
67Cheatham County72,353
68Clay County70,265
69Hancock County64,007
70Hamilton County63,413
71Roane County63,378
72Moore County62,713
73Rhea County60,762
74Hamblen County57,825
75Morgan County56,605
76Stewart County55,464
77Marion County50,932
78Davidson County50,525
79Perry County49,662
80Johnson County49,070
81Meigs County48,918
82Houston County48,824
83Union County47,951
84Anderson County47,849
85Trousdale County46,609
86Grundy County42,130
87Pickett County41,770
88Carter County37,350
89Lewis County36,988
90Scott County34,594
91Campbell County34,332
92Polk County31,622
93Van Buren County31,584
94Sequatchie County28,390
95Unicoi County9,278

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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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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Gibson County, with 310,959 acres in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Unicoi County, with 9,278 acres in 2002.

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