Farm operations
80
Avg 47 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TN · FIPS 47171 80 farms Bottom quartile (#95/95) 28% cropland HEAVY MIXED
Unicoi County, Tennessee - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Unicoi County. Ranked #95 of 95 counties in Tennessee.
4K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 28.3% 1K acres
- Other land
- 71.7% 3K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Unicoi County received $12.81 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 3.8× the Tennessee county median of $3.41.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $12.81
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $3.41
- Tennessee county median per acre
- 3.76×
- 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.
80 farms · $825K sales
Unicoi County, Tennessee reports 80 farms and $825K in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2807 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #95 of 95 counties in Tennessee; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #95 of 95
- National payments rank #2807 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 5.8%
Commodity sales
$825K
0.025× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$48K
5.8% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$664K
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Unicoi County's net farm income sits at the 17th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Unicoi County Farm Data Shows
Unicoi County, Tennessee reported 80 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $825K in total commodity sales and receiving $48K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($12.81/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $664K. In-state sales rank #95 of 95 in Tennessee.
Of 3,748 acres agricultural land, cropland is 1,059 acres (28.3%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 47 acres. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Tennessee.
Land Use
$12.81 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
3,748 acres
Cropland
1,059 acres
Avg Farm Size
47 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 28.3%
1,059 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 3,748 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 1,059 | 28.3% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 2,689 | 71.7% |
| Average farm size | 47 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Unicoi County, Tennessee?
Unicoi County, Tennessee has 80 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 47 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Unicoi County?
Unicoi County's total commodity sales are $825K (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #95 among 95 counties in Tennessee.
How much federal farm assistance does Unicoi County receive?
Unicoi County received $48K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($12.81/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Unicoi County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Unicoi County is $664K (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Unicoi County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Unicoi (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Jasper County, GA · TRACE
$48K federal receipts is higher by - than Unicoi; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Wolfe County, KY · TRACE
$48K federal receipts is higher by - than Unicoi; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Marshall County, WV · TRACE
$48K federal receipts is higher by - than Unicoi; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Middlesex County, CT · TRACE
$47K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Unicoi; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Mecklenburg County (MID $/acre pole)
Mecklenburg sits near Unicoi on payments-per-acre ($10.51) while total receipts differ.
Vilas County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Vilas sits near Unicoi on payments-per-acre ($16.08) while total receipts differ.
Tennessee ERS state roll-up
Unicoi stamps HEAVY · MIXED inside Tennessee's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2807)
Unicoi ranks #2807 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the HEAVY intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Unicoi County, Tennessee stamps HEAVY · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2807 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.