Farm operations
862
Avg 62 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TN · FIPS 47093 Lower-middle by state sales TRACE MIXED
Knox County, Tennessee - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Knox County. Ranked #63 of 95 counties in Tennessee.
53,515 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 38.2% 20,423 acres
- Other land
- 61.8% 33,092 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Knox County received $2.50 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.7× the Tennessee county median of $3.41.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $2.50
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $3.41
- Tennessee county median per acre
- 0.73×
- 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, Knox County, Tennessee is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp TRACE; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$21.4M
0.66× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$134K
0.6% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$3.3M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Knox 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 Knox County Farm Data Shows
Knox 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 Knox County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Knox (TRACE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE MIXED
Benton County, MS · TRACE
$134K federal receipts is higher by - than Knox; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Clay County, NC · MID
$134K federal receipts is higher by - than Knox; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Van Buren County, TN · LIGHT
$134K federal receipts is higher by - than Knox; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Park County, CO · TRACE
$136K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Knox; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Powhatan County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Powhatan sits near Knox on payments-per-acre ($2.51) while total receipts differ.
Pend Oreille County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Pend Oreille sits near Knox on payments-per-acre ($2.51) while total receipts differ.
Tennessee ERS state roll-up
Knox 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 Knox under the TRACE intensity band.
What to do with this
From Knox 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 Knox County, Tennessee?
Knox County, Tennessee has 862 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 62 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Knox County?
Knox County's total commodity sales are $21.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #63 among 95 counties in Tennessee.
How much federal farm assistance does Knox County receive?
Knox County received $134K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($2.50/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Knox County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Knox County is $3.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
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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.