The winners of the primary 2023 fair categories include:

Division A
State Champion: Fentress County Fair
1st Runner-up: Overton County Fair
2nd Runner-up: White County Fair
Most Improved: Sequatchie County Fair

Division AA
State Champion: Lincoln County Fair  
1st Runner-up: Henry County Fair
2nd Runner-up: Rhea County Fair
Most Improved: Cocke County Fair 

Division AAA        
State Champion: Greene County Fair
1st Runner-up: Williamson County Fair 
2nd Runner-up: Sevier County Fair 
Most Improved: Robertson County Fair

Premiere Awards (selected from among previous winners):
Champion of Champions: Dyer County Fair
Division A: Decatur County Fair
Division AAA: Gibson County Fair

In the regional division, the Appalachian Fair and the Tennessee Valley Fair received the Award of Merit. In the state division, the Wilson County Fair – Tennessee State Fair received the Award of Merit based on overall fair operations. Other 2023 honorees include Leah Threet of the Cumberland County Fair who received the Judy Basse Memorial Award for outstanding fair secretary, and John Allen of the Putnam County Fair who received the Thornton Taylor Award for outstanding dedication to the fair programs in Tennessee; Ricky Smith of the Cumberland County Fair who received the Vernon Henson Memorial Plaque; and David Hale of the Wilson County Fair – Tennessee State Fair who received the Jimmy Floyd Memorial Award as outstanding associate member.