Farm operations
1,283
Avg 93 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TN · FIPS 47073 Lower-middle by state sales LIGHT MIXED
Hawkins County, Tennessee - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Hawkins County. Ranked #56 of 95 counties in Tennessee.
119,016 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 33.7% 40,076 acres
- Other land
- 66.3% 78,940 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Hawkins County received $4.15 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.2× the Tennessee county median of $3.41.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $4.15
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $3.41
- Tennessee county median per acre
- 1.22×
- 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, Hawkins County, Tennessee is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$24.0M
0.74× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$494K
2.1% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$140K
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Hawkins County's net farm income sits at the 15th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Hawkins County Farm Data Shows
Hawkins 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 Hawkins County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Hawkins (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Hendricks County, IN · LIGHT
$494K federal receipts is higher by - than Hawkins; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Marengo County, AL · TRACE
$495K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Hawkins; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Medina County, OH · LIGHT
$497K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Hawkins; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Mercer County, PA · TRACE
$497K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Hawkins; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Rusk County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Rusk sits near Hawkins on payments-per-acre ($4.15) while total receipts differ.
Culpeper County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Culpeper sits near Hawkins on payments-per-acre ($4.14) while total receipts differ.
Tennessee ERS state roll-up
Hawkins 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 Hawkins under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Hawkins 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 Hawkins County, Tennessee?
Hawkins County, Tennessee has 1,283 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 93 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Hawkins County?
Hawkins County's total commodity sales are $24.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #56 among 95 counties in Tennessee.
How much federal farm assistance does Hawkins County receive?
Hawkins County received $494K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($4.15/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Hawkins County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Hawkins County is $140K (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.