Farm operations
582
Avg 85 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TN · FIPS 47145 582 farms Bottom quartile (#86/95) 31% cropland TRACE MIXED
Roane County, Tennessee - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Roane County. Ranked #86 of 95 counties in Tennessee.
50K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 30.5% 15K acres
- Other land
- 69.5% 35K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Roane County received $1.03 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.3× the Tennessee county median of $3.41.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $1.03
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $3.41
- Tennessee county median per acre
- 0.30×
- 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.
582 farms · $5.5M sales
Roane County, Tennessee reports 582 farms and $5.5M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2797 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #86 of 95 counties in Tennessee; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #86 of 95
- National payments rank #2797 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.9%
Commodity sales
$5.5M
0.17× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$51K
0.9% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-2.7M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Roane County's net farm income sits at the 5th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Roane County Farm Data Shows
Roane County, Tennessee reported 582 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $5.5M in total commodity sales and receiving $51K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($1.03/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $-2.7M. In-state sales rank #86 of 95 in Tennessee.
Of 49,741 acres agricultural land, cropland is 15,183 acres (30.5%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 85 acres. Federal intensity is TRACE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Tennessee.
Land Use
$1.03 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
49,741 acres
Cropland
15,183 acres
Avg Farm Size
85 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 30.5%
15,183 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 49,741 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 15,183 | 30.5% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 34,558 | 69.5% |
| Average farm size | 85 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Roane County, Tennessee?
Roane County, Tennessee has 582 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 85 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Roane County?
Roane County's total commodity sales are $5.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #86 among 95 counties in Tennessee.
How much federal farm assistance does Roane County receive?
Roane County received $51K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($1.03/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Roane County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Roane County is $-2.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Roane County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Roane (TRACE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE MIXED
Dickinson County, MI · TRACE
$51K federal receipts is higher by - than Roane; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Otsego County, MI · TRACE
$51K federal receipts is higher by - than Roane; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Ouachita County, AR · TRACE
$50K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Roane; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Lincoln County, GA · TRACE
$50K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Roane; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Reynolds County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Reynolds sits near Roane on payments-per-acre ($1.03) while total receipts differ.
Pleasants County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Pleasants sits near Roane on payments-per-acre ($1.04) while total receipts differ.
Tennessee ERS state roll-up
Roane stamps TRACE · MIXED inside Tennessee's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2797)
Roane ranks #2797 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the TRACE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Roane County, Tennessee stamps TRACE · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2797 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.