Counties in Tennessee by land in farms

Gibson County had the highest land in farms of 95 counties in 2007, at 286,769 acres. Unicoi County had the lowest, at 4,742 acres. The median was 101,585 acres and the figure for Tennessee was 10,969,798 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest286,769Gibson County
Lowest4,742Unicoi County
Median101,58595 counties
Tennessee10,969,798History

Map of counties, 2007

Anderson County: 40,135 acresBedford County: 231,206 acresBenton County: 72,522 acresBledsoe County: 92,043 acresBlount County: 98,403 acresBradley County: 95,602 acresCampbell County: 34,174 acresCannon County: 116,720 acresCarroll County: 179,703 acresCarter County: 39,374 acresCheatham County: 63,122 acresChester County: 71,686 acresClaiborne County: 124,757 acresClay County: 77,779 acresCocke County: 64,163 acresCoffee County: 139,945 acresCrockett County: 149,227 acresCumberland County: 122,554 acresDavidson County: 41,353 acresDecatur County: 76,378 acresDeKalb County: 95,315 acresDickson County: 139,176 acresDyer County: 238,614 acresFayette County: 227,434 acresFentress County: 84,371 acresFranklin County: 144,252 acresGibson County: 286,769 acresGiles County: 261,411 acresGrainger County: 91,862 acresGreene County: 229,204 acresGrundy County: 42,668 acresHamblen County: 69,383 acresHamilton County: 54,599 acresHancock County: 60,646 acresHardeman County: 147,951 acresHardin County: 109,752 acresHawkins County: 151,042 acresHaywood County: 214,336 acresHenderson County: 165,442 acresHenry County: 193,416 acresHickman County: 112,187 acresHouston County: 47,190 acresHumphreys County: 118,412 acresJackson County: 75,642 acresJefferson County: 101,585 acresJohnson County: 43,543 acresKnox County: 82,938 acresLake County: 84,100 acresLauderdale County: 192,232 acresLawrence County: 238,318 acresLewis County: 35,566 acresLincoln County: 260,874 acresLoudon County: 77,040 acresMcMinn County: 122,502 acresMcNairy County: 122,763 acresMacon County: 127,801 acresMadison County: 177,090 acresMarion County: 50,593 acresMarshall County: 151,583 acresMaury County: 226,404 acresMeigs County: 49,116 acresMonroe County: 92,570 acresMontgomery County: 151,461 acresMoore County: 51,814 acresMorgan County: 53,335 acresObion County: 251,844 acresOverton County: 114,800 acresPerry County: 50,884 acresPickett County: 37,916 acresPolk County: 32,397 acresPutnam County: 103,679 acresRhea County: 56,182 acresRoane County: 52,582 acresRobertson County: 227,298 acresRutherford County: 164,411 acresScott County: 31,086 acresSequatchie County: 28,675 acresSevier County: 56,449 acresShelby County: 92,299 acresSmith County: 127,108 acresStewart County: 55,368 acresSullivan County: 82,104 acresSumner County: 183,419 acresTipton County: 170,182 acresTrousdale County: 44,006 acresUnicoi County: 4,742 acresUnion County: 45,917 acresVan Buren County: 34,844 acresWarren County: 160,583 acresWashington County: 118,595 acresWayne County: 115,307 acresWeakley County: 255,550 acresWhite County: 131,652 acresWilliamson County: 161,851 acresWilson County: 192,920 acres
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acres, 2007. 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, 2007

Gibson County: 286,769 acresGibson County286,769Giles County: 261,411 acresGiles County261,411Lincoln County: 260,874 acresLincoln County260,874Weakley County: 255,550 acresWeakley County255,550Obion County: 251,844 acresObion County251,844Dyer County: 238,614 acresDyer County238,614Lawrence County: 238,318 acresLawrence County238,318Bedford County: 231,206 acresBedford County231,206Greene County: 229,204 acresGreene County229,204Fayette County: 227,434 acresFayette County227,434Robertson County: 227,298 acresRobertson County227,298Maury County: 226,404 acresMaury County226,404Haywood County: 214,336 acresHaywood County214,336Henry County: 193,416 acresHenry County193,416Wilson County: 192,920 acresWilson County192,920Lauderdale County: 192,232 acresLauderdale County192,232Sumner County: 183,419 acresSumner County183,419Carroll County: 179,703 acresCarroll County179,703Madison County: 177,090 acresMadison County177,090Tipton County: 170,182 acresTipton County170,182Henderson County: 165,442 acresHenderson County165,442Rutherford County: 164,411 acresRutherford County164,411Williamson County: 161,851 acresWilliamson County161,851Warren County: 160,583 acresWarren County160,583Marshall County: 151,583 acresMarshall County151,583Montgomery County: 151,461 acresMontgomery County151,461Hawkins County: 151,042 acresHawkins County151,042Crockett County: 149,227 acresCrockett County149,227Hardeman County: 147,951 acresHardeman County147,951Franklin County: 144,252 acresFranklin County144,252Coffee County: 139,945 acresCoffee County139,945Dickson County: 139,176 acresDickson County139,176White County: 131,652 acresWhite County131,652Macon County: 127,801 acresMacon County127,801Smith County: 127,108 acresSmith County127,108Claiborne County: 124,757 acresClaiborne County124,757McNairy County: 122,763 acresMcNairy County122,763Cumberland County: 122,554 acresCumberland County122,554McMinn County: 122,502 acresMcMinn County122,502Washington County: 118,595 acresWashington County118,595Gibson County: 286,769 acresGibson County286,769Giles County: 261,411 acresGiles County261,411Lincoln County: 260,874 acresLincoln County260,874Weakley County: 255,550 acresWeakley County255,550Obion County: 251,844 acresObion County251,844Dyer County: 238,614 acresDyer County238,614Lawrence County: 238,318 acresLawrence County238,318Bedford County: 231,206 acresBedford County231,206Greene County: 229,204 acresGreene County229,204Fayette County: 227,434 acresFayette County227,434Robertson County: 227,298 acresRobertson County227,298Maury County: 226,404 acresMaury County226,404Haywood County: 214,336 acresHaywood County214,336Henry County: 193,416 acresHenry County193,416Wilson County: 192,920 acresWilson County192,920Lauderdale County: 192,232 acresLauderdale County192,232Sumner County: 183,419 acresSumner County183,419Carroll County: 179,703 acresCarroll County179,703Madison County: 177,090 acresMadison County177,090Tipton County: 170,182 acresTipton County170,182Henderson County: 165,442 acresHenderson County165,442Rutherford County: 164,411 acresRutherford County164,411Williamson County: 161,851 acresWilliamson County161,851Warren County: 160,583 acresWarren County160,583Marshall County: 151,583 acresMarshall County151,583Montgomery County: 151,461 acresMontgomery County151,461Hawkins County: 151,042 acresHawkins County151,042Crockett County: 149,227 acresCrockett County149,227Hardeman County: 147,951 acresHardeman County147,951Franklin County: 144,252 acresFranklin County144,252Coffee County: 139,945 acresCoffee County139,945Dickson County: 139,176 acresDickson County139,176White County: 131,652 acresWhite County131,652Macon County: 127,801 acresMacon County127,801Smith County: 127,108 acresSmith County127,108Claiborne County: 124,757 acresClaiborne County124,757McNairy County: 122,763 acresMcNairy County122,763Cumberland County: 122,554 acresCumberland County122,554McMinn County: 122,502 acresMcMinn County122,502Washington County: 118,595 acresWashington County118,595
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

RankCounties2007
acres
1Gibson County286,769
2Giles County261,411
3Lincoln County260,874
4Weakley County255,550
5Obion County251,844
6Dyer County238,614
7Lawrence County238,318
8Bedford County231,206
9Greene County229,204
10Fayette County227,434
11Robertson County227,298
12Maury County226,404
13Haywood County214,336
14Henry County193,416
15Wilson County192,920
16Lauderdale County192,232
17Sumner County183,419
18Carroll County179,703
19Madison County177,090
20Tipton County170,182
21Henderson County165,442
22Rutherford County164,411
23Williamson County161,851
24Warren County160,583
25Marshall County151,583
26Montgomery County151,461
27Hawkins County151,042
28Crockett County149,227
29Hardeman County147,951
30Franklin County144,252
31Coffee County139,945
32Dickson County139,176
33White County131,652
34Macon County127,801
35Smith County127,108
36Claiborne County124,757
37McNairy County122,763
38Cumberland County122,554
39McMinn County122,502
40Washington County118,595
41Humphreys County118,412
42Cannon County116,720
43Wayne County115,307
44Overton County114,800
45Hickman County112,187
46Hardin County109,752
47Putnam County103,679
48Jefferson County101,585
49Blount County98,403
50Bradley County95,602
51DeKalb County95,315
52Monroe County92,570
53Shelby County92,299
54Bledsoe County92,043
55Grainger County91,862
56Fentress County84,371
57Lake County84,100
58Knox County82,938
59Sullivan County82,104
60Clay County77,779
61Loudon County77,040
62Decatur County76,378
63Jackson County75,642
64Benton County72,522
65Chester County71,686
66Hamblen County69,383
67Cocke County64,163
68Cheatham County63,122
69Hancock County60,646
70Sevier County56,449
71Rhea County56,182
72Stewart County55,368
73Hamilton County54,599
74Morgan County53,335
75Roane County52,582
76Moore County51,814
77Perry County50,884
78Marion County50,593
79Meigs County49,116
80Houston County47,190
81Union County45,917
82Trousdale County44,006
83Johnson County43,543
84Grundy County42,668
85Davidson County41,353
86Anderson County40,135
87Carter County39,374
88Pickett County37,916
89Lewis County35,566
90Van Buren County34,844
91Campbell County34,174
92Polk County32,397
93Scott County31,086
94Sequatchie County28,675
95Unicoi County4,742

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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 286,769 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Unicoi County, with 4,742 acres in 2007.

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