Farm operations
269
Avg 131 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TN · FIPS 47175 Bottom quartile by state sales LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Van Buren County, Tennessee - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Van Buren County. Ranked #83 of 95 counties in Tennessee.
35,288 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 24.1% 8,487 acres
- Other land
- 75.9% 26,801 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Van Buren County received $3.80 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.1× the Tennessee county median of $3.41.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $3.80
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $3.41
- Tennessee county median per acre
- 1.11×
- 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.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Van Buren County, Tennessee is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$6.5M
0.20× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$134K
2.1% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$451K
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Van Buren County's net farm income sits at the 16th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Van Buren County Farm Data Shows
Van Buren County, Tennessee reads as a PASTURE-LED county with LIGHT federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light federal support for the land base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 95 of 95 Tennessee counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 95 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 69 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Tennessee.
Read with Van Buren County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Van Buren (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Benton County, MS · TRACE
$134K federal receipts is higher by - than Van Buren; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Clay County, NC · MID
$134K federal receipts is higher by - than Van Buren; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Knox County, TN · TRACE
$134K federal receipts is higher by - than Van Buren; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Park County, CO · TRACE
$136K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Van Buren; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Choctaw County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Choctaw sits near Van Buren on payments-per-acre ($3.78) while total receipts differ.
Beaver County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Beaver sits near Van Buren on payments-per-acre ($3.73) while total receipts differ.
Tennessee ERS state roll-up
Van Buren stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED inside Tennessee's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Van Buren under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Van Buren County, Tennessee:
- 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Van Buren County, Tennessee?
Van Buren County, Tennessee has 269 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 131 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Van Buren County?
Van Buren County's total commodity sales are $6.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #83 among 95 counties in Tennessee.
How much federal farm assistance does Van Buren County receive?
Van Buren County received $134K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($3.80/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Van Buren County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Van Buren County is $451K (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
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Intensity stamp LIGHT · land stamp PASTURE-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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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.