Tennessee (TN) received $1.80B across 648,147 USDA Farm Service Agency payments from 2017 to 2025.
Total Subsidies
$1.80B
Payments
648,147
Counties
100
Avg Payment
$3K
40% below national avg
How Tennessee Compares
National Rank
#26 of 59 states
Subsidy Per Capita
$255
Share of National Total
1.2%
💡 Key Insight
Tennessee's peak subsidy year was 2020 at $475.2M. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($475.2M) was 14.0× the 2017 baseline.
Yearly Trends
Top Programs in Tennessee
| # | Program | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Market Facilitation Program 2019 | $239.1M |
| 2 | CFAP Round 2 | $162.4M |
| 3 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $150.4M |
| 4 | CRP Annual Rental | $145.0M |
| 5 | Market Facilitation Program (Crops) | $144.0M |
| 6 | Agriculture Risk Coverage (County) | $136.7M |
| 7 | Livestock Forage Program | $122.0M |
| 8 | Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $121.1M |
| 9 | CFAP CCC Payments (A) | $75.6M |
| 10 | CFAP3 Top-Up Payments | $60.7M |
Top Recipients in Tennessee
| # | Recipient | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelley Enterprises | $8.7M |
| 2 | Mid-South Family Farms | $5.5M |
| 3 | Edward Reams Farms | $5.1M |
| 4 | Tosh Farms | $5.0M |
| 5 | Fincher Family Partnership | $4.1M |
| 6 | Moore Farms | $4.0M |
| 7 | Hendrix & Sons Farm Partnership | $3.8M |
| 8 | Tyson Farms Partnership | $3.7M |
| 9 | Stewart Farms | $3.5M |
| 10 | Yarbro Farms | $3.4M |
| 11 | Couch Farms | $3.4M |
| 12 | Sneed Brothers | $3.2M |
| 13 | The Bank Of Fayette County | $3.0M |
| 14 | Tibbs Farms Partnership | $2.8M |
| 15 | R & R Farms | $2.7M |
| 16 | Waits & Sons Farm Partnership | $2.6M |
| 17 | Corn Silk Farms Partnership | $2.5M |
| 18 | Harrison Dairy Inc | $2.5M |
| 19 | Jordan Planters Partners | $2.4M |
| 20 | Peyton Harper Farms | $2.4M |
| 21 | Lindamood Planting Company | $2.4M |
| 22 | Kelley & Kelley Farms Partnership | $2.3M |
| 23 | Kevin & Brooke Earnheart | $2.3M |
| 24 | Mcarmour Enterprises Ptr | $2.3M |
| 25 | Graham Farms | $2.2M |
Counties in Tennessee
| # | County | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gibson | 38,188 | $88.3M |
| 2 | Haywood | 23,817 | $84.8M |
| 3 | Obion | 21,389 | $74.0M |
| 4 | Crockett | 20,192 | $69.6M |
| 5 | Weakley | 31,205 | $67.1M |
| 6 | Dyer | 25,789 | $63.9M |
| 7 | Lauderdale | 19,730 | $63.6M |
| 8 | Tipton | 16,221 | $61.8M |
| 9 | Fayette | 18,837 | $56.7M |
| 10 | Madison | 24,571 | $54.4M |
| 11 | Carroll | 21,287 | $52.0M |
| 12 | Robertson | 14,461 | $47.2M |
| 13 | Warren | 7,527 | $46.3M |
| 14 | Henry | 15,419 | $41.4M |
| 15 | Lincoln | 11,684 | $37.3M |
| 16 | Lawrence | 13,109 | $33.3M |
| 17 | Macon | 5,637 | $32.3M |
| 18 | Franklin | 10,269 | $29.7M |
| 19 | Coffee | 8,159 | $28.6M |
| 20 | Henderson | 12,649 | $26.2M |
| 21 | Lake | 5,461 | $25.4M |
| 22 | Hardeman | 9,109 | $24.7M |
| 23 | Giles | 9,223 | $22.3M |
| 24 | Maury | 7,405 | $21.3M |
| 25 | Bedford | 6,100 | $20.3M |
| 26 | Monroe | 5,057 | $19.2M |
| 27 | Hardin | 8,678 | $19.1M |
| 28 | McNairy | 10,813 | $18.6M |
| 29 | Marshall | 6,417 | $17.6M |
| 30 | Shelby | 5,158 | $17.5M |
| 31 | Montgomery | 5,240 | $16.9M |
| 32 | Sumner | 6,660 | $16.8M |
| 33 | McMinn | 5,534 | $16.5M |
| 34 | Bledsoe | 3,394 | $14.3M |
| 35 | Greene | 7,507 | $14.0M |
| 36 | White | 5,517 | $13.5M |
| 37 | Smith | 4,296 | $13.2M |
| 38 | Rutherford | 4,704 | $13.0M |
| 39 | DeKalb | 3,887 | $12.3M |
| 40 | Cumberland | 3,043 | $12.0M |
| 41 | Washington | 3,464 | $10.7M |
| 42 | Crittenden | 2,355 | $10.4M |
| 43 | Wilson | 4,654 | $10.2M |
| 44 | Wayne | 3,967 | $10.1M |
| 45 | Cannon | 2,809 | $9.8M |
| 46 | Benton | 5,248 | $9.6M |
| 47 | Clay | 2,526 | $9.3M |
| 48 | Chester | 5,721 | $9.3M |
| 49 | Overton | 4,808 | $9.3M |
| 50 | Hickman | 4,175 | $9.3M |
| 51 | Claiborne | 4,548 | $8.7M |
| 52 | Loudon | 2,367 | $8.5M |
| 53 | Decatur | 3,781 | $8.3M |
| 54 | Fentress | 2,623 | $7.9M |
| 55 | Dickson | 3,392 | $7.5M |
| 56 | Grainger | 3,548 | $7.5M |
| 57 | Bradley | 2,300 | $7.4M |
| 58 | Coahoma | 460 | $7.4M |
| 59 | Hamblen | 2,014 | $7.0M |
| 60 | Panola | 1,197 | $6.4M |
| 61 | Williamson | 2,719 | $6.4M |
| 62 | Humphreys | 2,381 | $6.2M |
| 63 | Polk | 1,382 | $5.9M |
| 64 | Jefferson | 2,710 | $5.7M |
| 65 | Logan | 813 | $5.4M |
| 66 | Sunflower | 502 | $5.2M |
| 67 | Blount | 2,061 | $5.0M |
| 68 | Putnam | 2,364 | $4.9M |
| 69 | Marion | 1,976 | $4.8M |
| 70 | Pemiscot | 2,179 | $4.7M |
| 71 | Hawkins | 3,418 | $4.6M |
| 72 | Morgan | 1,538 | $4.3M |
| 73 | Meigs | 2,136 | $4.3M |
| 74 | Rhea | 1,962 | $4.3M |
| 75 | Grundy | 1,449 | $4.1M |
| 76 | Quitman | 622 | $3.9M |
| 77 | Sullivan | 1,783 | $3.8M |
| 78 | Stewart | 1,640 | $3.5M |
| 79 | Fulton | 2,144 | $3.4M |
| 80 | Jackson | 2,089 | $3.3M |
| 81 | Knox | 1,579 | $3.3M |
| 82 | Van Buren | 1,290 | $3.2M |
| 83 | Trousdale | 1,303 | $3.2M |
| 84 | Cocke | 931 | $3.0M |
| 85 | Cross | 789 | $2.8M |
| 86 | Union | 1,993 | $2.7M |
| 87 | Pickett | 1,481 | $2.5M |
| 88 | Roane | 1,378 | $2.5M |
| 89 | Simpson | 742 | $2.4M |
| 90 | Mississippi | 1,548 | $2.4M |
| 91 | Sequatchie | 853 | $2.3M |
| 92 | Cheatham | 916 | $2.3M |
| 93 | Perry | 1,456 | $2.2M |
| 94 | Tallahatchie | 542 | $2.2M |
| 95 | Houston | 1,271 | $2.1M |
| 96 | Todd | 662 | $2.0M |
| 97 | Sevier | 941 | $2.0M |
| 98 | Barren | 200 | $1.9M |
| 99 | Hancock | 1,198 | $1.9M |
| 100 | Hamilton | 1,107 | $1.8M |
📊 Understanding Tennessee's Farm Subsidies
From 2017 to 2025, Tennessee received $1.80B in USDA farm subsidy payments — ranking #26 out of 59 states and territories. The state's largest program was Market Facilitation Program 2019 at $239.1M, followed by CFAP Round 2 at $162.4M. Payments flowed to recipients across 100 counties.
The average payment in Tennessee ($3K) is below the national average of $5K, reflecting a pattern of smaller, more numerous payments typical of states with many small farms or diversified agriculture.
This data comes from USDA FSA payment files covering 2017–2025. Compare Tennessee with other states using our comparison tool, see state rankings, or explore why some states get more.