Farm operations
364
Avg 170 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TN · FIPS 47027 Upper-middle by state sales TRACE MIXED
Clay County, Tennessee - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Clay County. Ranked #37 of 95 counties in Tennessee.
61,730 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 33.5% 20,666 acres
- Other land
- 66.5% 41,064 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Clay County received $1.65 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.5× the Tennessee county median of $3.41.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $1.65
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $3.41
- Tennessee county median per acre
- 0.48×
- Tennessee median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Clay County, Tennessee is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp TRACE; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows low federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$45.4M
1.4× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$102K
0.2% of sales -- Low federal dependence
Net farm income
$13.3M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Clay County's net farm income sits at the 42th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Clay County Farm Data Shows
Clay County, Tennessee reads as a MIXED county with TRACE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; payments per agricultural acre fall in the lowest national quintile, under $3.41 an acre, so program receipts are a marginal line beside market revenue.
The state comparisons on this page use the 95 of 95 Tennessee counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 95 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 69 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Tennessee.
Read with Clay County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Clay (TRACE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE MIXED
Clay County, AL · TRACE
$102K federal receipts is higher by - than Clay; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Essex County, NY · TRACE
$102K federal receipts is higher by - than Clay; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Yancey County, NC · LIGHT
$102K federal receipts is higher by - than Clay; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Cleveland County, AR · TRACE
$103K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Clay; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Jessamine County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Jessamine sits near Clay on payments-per-acre ($1.66) while total receipts differ.
Carroll County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Carroll sits near Clay on payments-per-acre ($1.63) while total receipts differ.
Tennessee ERS state roll-up
Clay stamps TRACE · MIXED inside Tennessee's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Clay under the TRACE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Clay County, Tennessee:
- See how Tennessee compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Tennessee state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Clay County, Tennessee?
Clay County, Tennessee has 364 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 170 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Clay County?
Clay County's total commodity sales are $45.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #37 among 95 counties in Tennessee.
How much federal farm assistance does Clay County receive?
Clay County received $102K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($1.65/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Clay County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Clay County is $13.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
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Intensity stamp TRACE · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.