Farm operations
579
Avg 154 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TN · FIPS 47041 Lower-middle by state sales LIGHT MIXED
DE Kalb County, Tennessee - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for DE Kalb County. Ranked #51 of 95 counties in Tennessee.
89,080 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 30.2% 26,862 acres
- Other land
- 69.8% 62,218 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
DE Kalb County received $4.50 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.3× the Tennessee county median of $3.41.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $4.50
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $3.41
- Tennessee county median per acre
- 1.32×
- 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, DE Kalb County, Tennessee is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$29.9M
0.92× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$401K
1.3% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$3.3M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- DE Kalb County's net farm income sits at the 25th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the DE Kalb County Farm Data Shows
DE Kalb County, Tennessee reads as a MIXED county with LIGHT 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 second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light federal support for the land base.
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 DE Kalb County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for DE Kalb (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Jefferson County, KS · TRACE
$399K federal receipts is lower by $2K than DE Kalb; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Oktibbeha County, MS · LIGHT
$403K federal receipts is higher by $2K than DE Kalb; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Archuleta County, CO · TRACE
$398K federal receipts is lower by $3K than DE Kalb; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Vanderburgh County, IN · MID
$398K federal receipts is lower by $3K than DE Kalb; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Abbeville County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Abbeville sits near DE Kalb on payments-per-acre ($4.48) while total receipts differ.
Rowan County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Rowan sits near DE Kalb on payments-per-acre ($4.54) while total receipts differ.
Tennessee ERS state roll-up
DE Kalb stamps LIGHT · 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 DE Kalb under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
From DE Kalb County, Tennessee, these three pages are the natural next reads:
- 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 DE Kalb County, Tennessee?
DE Kalb County, Tennessee has 579 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 154 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of DE Kalb County?
DE Kalb County's total commodity sales are $29.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #51 among 95 counties in Tennessee.
How much federal farm assistance does DE Kalb County receive?
DE Kalb County received $401K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($4.50/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in DE Kalb County?
Net cash farm income for operations in DE Kalb County is $3.3M (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 LIGHT · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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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.