Farm operations
442
Avg 163 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TN · FIPS 47173 442 farms Bottom quartile (#88/95) 19% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Union County, Tennessee - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Union County. Ranked #88 of 95 counties in Tennessee.
72K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 19.4% 14K acres
- Other land
- 80.6% 58K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Union County received $0.90 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.
- $0.90
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $3.41
- Tennessee county median per acre
- 0.26×
- 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.
442 farms · $5.4M sales
Union County, Tennessee reports 442 farms and $5.4M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2774 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #88 of 95 counties in Tennessee; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #88 of 95
- National payments rank #2774 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.2%
Commodity sales
$5.4M
0.17× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$65K
1.2% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-2.2M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Union County's net farm income sits at the 6th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Union County Farm Data Shows
Union County, Tennessee reported 442 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $5.4M in total commodity sales and receiving $65K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($0.90/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $-2.2M. In-state sales rank #88 of 95 in Tennessee.
Of 72,210 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 14,037 acres (19.4%) - 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
$0.90 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
72,210 acres
Cropland
14,037 acres
Avg Farm Size
163 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 19.4%
14,037 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 72,210 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 14,037 | 19.4% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 58,173 | 80.6% |
| Average farm size | 163 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Union County, Tennessee?
Union County, Tennessee has 442 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 163 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Union County?
Union County's total commodity sales are $5.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #88 among 95 counties in Tennessee.
How much federal farm assistance does Union County receive?
Union County received $65K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($0.90/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Union County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Union County is $-2.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Union County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Union (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Blount County, AL · TRACE
$65K federal receipts is higher by - than Union; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Marion County, AL · TRACE
$65K federal receipts is higher by - than Union; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Hart County, GA · TRACE
$65K federal receipts is higher by - than Union; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Seminole County, FL · LIGHT
$66K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Union; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Bracken County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Bracken sits near Union on payments-per-acre ($0.90) while total receipts differ.
Lawrence County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Lawrence sits near Union on payments-per-acre ($0.90) while total receipts differ.
Tennessee ERS state roll-up
Union stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Tennessee's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2774)
Union ranks #2774 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
Union County, Tennessee stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2774 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.