FARMGRANT COUNTY PROFILE · PUBLIC USDA DATA

Grainger County, Tennessee

$941,815 in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2024)

Opportunity Score: 51/100

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USDA Farm Subsidies — Grainger County

$941,815 in USDA farm subsidies to Grainger County recipients (2024).

Sum of payments to 305 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2024 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2024)

Disaster Payments $934,483
Dairy Programs $3,168
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $844

Selected program components shown individually. These are separate EWG/USDA pulls and are not additive to the headline subsidy total — no combined "total" is shown. Source: EWG Farm Subsidy Database / USDA, 2024.

Crop Insurance Premium Subsidy

$951,052 in federal crop-insurance premium subsidy (RMA, 2024).

This is a separate program total (premium-subsidy dollars only) — it is not part of the subsidy headline above and is shown on its own. Source: USDA RMA via EWG, 2024.

Top Subsidy Recipients

# Recipient 2024 Total
1 C.W.C. $24,607
2 Yates Dairy $21,125
3 R.C.H. $15,642
4 Scarlett Farms LLC $14,801
5 G.H.M. $14,196
6 B.H. $12,173
7 M.A. $12,168
8 B.S.B. $12,129
9 M.P.C. $11,948
10 J.L.D. $11,322

Top recipients by EWG totalfarm (2024). These named payments sum toward the headline total above. Source: EWG Farm Subsidy Database.

About Farming in Grainger County

Grainger County has roughly 814 farms working about 83,178 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~102 acres per farm.

In Grainger County, non-irrigated cropland rents for roughly $36/acre and farmland is valued near $5,809/acre (USDA NASS).

Local signals from public data: Above-average USDA $/acre — fewer gaps; Above-average beginning producers (46 per 100 farms).

FarmGrant Opportunity Score

51 out of 100
Moderate Opportunity
#66 of 95 in Tennessee (32nd pctile)
51st national percentile
Funding Gap? 5.0/25
Program Eligibility? 13.0/25
Insurance Opportunity? 25.0/25
Economic Need? 8.0/25
What drives this score
  • Above-average USDA $/acre — fewer gaps
  • Above-average beginning producers (46 per 100 farms)
  • Above-average women producers (58 per 100 farms)
  • High veteran population (8.5%)
  • Very high loss ratio (4.97) — disaster programs likely applicable
  • Low insured-policy density (0.0 policies/farm)
  • Moderate poverty (15.5%)

An opportunity-gap indicator (0–100) built from up to four public-data components — not a prediction that any farm will get funding or qualifies for a program. Sources: USDA ERS, NASS, RMA, and EWG subsidy records.

USDA Funding Per Acre

Historically, Grainger County received about $11.32 per acre of farmland in USDA subsidies. That ranks #651 of 3,032 U.S. counties for USDA dollars per farmland acre.

2024 USDA subsidy $ (EWG totalfarm) ÷ land-in-farms acres (83,178 acres, USDA NASS 2022 Census). A descriptive county-wide statistic — not a prediction of what any individual farm received or will receive.

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County Land Economics & Demographics

Population
24,681
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$57,132
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
15.5%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
3.7%
(USDA ERS)
Cropland Rent
$36/ac
(USDA NASS, non-irrig.)
Land Value
$5,809/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)
Insurance Policies
7
(USDA RMA)
Acres Insured
332
(USDA RMA)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does Grainger County receive?

Grainger County recipients received about $941,815 in USDA farm subsidies in 2024, per the EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm). This is a single-year county total of recorded payments, not a forecast of future funding.

What USDA programs are available to farmers in Grainger County?

Farmers may be eligible for a range of USDA programs — conservation (e.g. CRP, EQIP), commodity support (ARC/PLC), disaster assistance, federal crop insurance, and FSA loans. Eligibility depends on your farm; use the free Subsidy Finder to see programs you could qualify for.

How is the FarmGrant Opportunity Score calculated?

The Opportunity Score (0–100; 51 for Grainger County) is an opportunity-gap indicator built from up to four public-data components — funding gap, program eligibility, insurance opportunity, and economic need — using USDA ERS, NASS, RMA, and EWG records. It is not a prediction that any farm will receive funding or qualifies for a specific program.

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Farms in Grainger County may qualify for USDA programs based on crop, conservation, and disaster activity. Run the free Subsidy Finder to see which programs you could qualify for, then prep your local USDA office visit.

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Data as of June 02, 2026. Subsidy figures: USDA/EWG 2024 release. Farmland acres: USDA NASS 2022 Census. Opportunity score refreshed monthly. Each figure above carries its own data year; this page is never fresher than its oldest input.