Farm operations
788
Avg 148 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TN · FIPS 47111 788 farms Upper-middle (#26/95) 42% cropland DENSE MIXED
Macon County, Tennessee - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Macon County. Ranked #26 of 95 counties in Tennessee.
117K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 42.3% 49K acres
- Other land
- 57.7% 67K 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.
788 farms · $70.6M sales
Macon County, Tennessee reports 788 farms and $70.6M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #985 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #26 of 95 counties in Tennessee; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #26 of 95
- National payments rank #985 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 4.4%
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 reported 788 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $70.6M in total commodity sales and receiving $3.1M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp DENSE ($26.84/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $22.8M. In-state sales rank #26 of 95 in Tennessee.
Of 116,893 acres agricultural land, cropland is 49,433 acres (42.3%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 148 acres. Federal intensity is DENSE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Tennessee.
Land Use
$26.84 per acre of agricultural land · the median Tennessee county receives $3.41. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
116,893 acres
Cropland
49,433 acres
Avg Farm Size
148 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 42.3%
49,433 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 116,893 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 49,433 | 42.3% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 67,460 | 57.7% |
| Average farm size | 148 | acres / farm |
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).
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 (#985)
Macon ranks #985 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the DENSE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Macon County, Tennessee stamps DENSE · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #985 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- 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.
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.