Farm operations
788
Avg 148 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TN · FIPS 47111 Upper-middle by state sales DENSE MIXED
Macon County, Tennessee - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Macon County. Ranked #26 of 95 counties in Tennessee.
116,893 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 42.3% 49,433 acres
- Other land
- 57.7% 67,460 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Macon County received $26.84 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 7.9× the Tennessee county median of $3.41.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $26.84
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $3.41
- Tennessee county median per acre
- 7.87×
- 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, Macon County, Tennessee is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$70.6M
2.2× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$3.1M
4.4% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$22.8M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Macon County's net farm income sits at the 52th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Macon County Farm Data Shows
Macon County, Tennessee reads as a MIXED county with DENSE 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 highest national quintile, $18.39 an acre or more, federal receipts concentrated on a small farmed 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 Macon County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Macon (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Appling County, GA · DENSE
$3.1M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Macon; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Lancaster County, NE · MID
$3.1M federal receipts is lower by $7K than Macon; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Hyde County, NC · DENSE
$3.1M federal receipts is higher by $7K than Macon; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Keya Paha County, NE · MID
$3.1M federal receipts is lower by $8K than Macon; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Macon County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Macon sits near Macon on payments-per-acre ($26.61) while total receipts differ.
Dale County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Dale sits near Macon on payments-per-acre ($26.01) while total receipts differ.
Tennessee ERS state roll-up
Macon stamps DENSE · 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 Macon under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Macon 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 Macon County, Tennessee?
Macon County, Tennessee has 788 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 148 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Macon County?
Macon County's total commodity sales are $70.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #26 among 95 counties in Tennessee.
How much federal farm assistance does Macon County receive?
Macon County received $3.1M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($26.84/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Macon County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Macon County is $22.8M (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 DENSE · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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