Farm operations
183
Avg 152 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TN · FIPS 47153 183 farms Bottom quartile (#80/95) 12% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Sequatchie County, Tennessee - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Sequatchie County. Ranked #80 of 95 counties in Tennessee.
28K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 12.4% 3K acres
- Other land
- 87.6% 24K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Sequatchie County received $1.23 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.4× the Tennessee county median of $3.41.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $1.23
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $3.41
- Tennessee county median per acre
- 0.36×
- 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.
183 farms · $7.4M sales
Sequatchie County, Tennessee reports 183 farms and $7.4M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2851 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #80 of 95 counties in Tennessee; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #80 of 95
- National payments rank #2851 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.5%
Commodity sales
$7.4M
0.23× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$34K
0.5% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$1.9M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Sequatchie County's net farm income sits at the 21th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Sequatchie County Farm Data Shows
Sequatchie County, Tennessee reported 183 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $7.4M in total commodity sales and receiving $34K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($1.23/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $1.9M. In-state sales rank #80 of 95 in Tennessee.
Of 27,745 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 3,445 acres (12.4%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is TRACE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Tennessee.
Land Use
$1.23 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
27,745 acres
Cropland
3,445 acres
Avg Farm Size
152 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 12.4%
3,445 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 27,745 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 3,445 | 12.4% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 24,300 | 87.6% |
| Average farm size | 152 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Sequatchie County, Tennessee?
Sequatchie County, Tennessee has 183 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 152 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Sequatchie County?
Sequatchie County's total commodity sales are $7.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #80 among 95 counties in Tennessee.
How much federal farm assistance does Sequatchie County receive?
Sequatchie County received $34K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($1.23/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Sequatchie County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Sequatchie County is $1.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Sequatchie County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Sequatchie (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Rowan County, KY · TRACE
$34K federal receipts is higher by - than Sequatchie; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Schenectady County, NY · TRACE
$34K federal receipts is higher by - than Sequatchie; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Anderson County, TN · TRACE
$34K federal receipts is higher by - than Sequatchie; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Salt Lake County, UT · TRACE
$34K federal receipts is higher by - than Sequatchie; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Tucker County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Tucker sits near Sequatchie on payments-per-acre ($1.23) while total receipts differ.
Pike County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Pike sits near Sequatchie on payments-per-acre ($1.24) while total receipts differ.
Tennessee ERS state roll-up
Sequatchie stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Tennessee's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2851)
Sequatchie ranks #2851 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
Sequatchie County, Tennessee stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2851 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.