Table 25. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Mississippi: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
38,076 
14,010 
14,756 
4,830 
1,116 
1,183 
722 
94 
1,365 
percent 
100.0 
36.8 
38.8 
12.7 
2.9 
3.1 
1.9 
0.2 
3.6 
Land in farms 
....acres 
10,931,080 
2,504,291 
2,451,724 
849,907 
393,922 
1,181,320 
1,904,820 
557,062 
1,088,034 
Average size of farm 
....acres 
287 
179 
166 
176 
353 
999 
2,638 
5,926 
797 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total farms 
38,076 
14,010 
14,756 
4,830 
1,116 
1,183 
722 
94 
1,365 
$1,000 
6,622,229 
388,293 
385,776 
369,473 
1,249,658 
1,196,780 
1,541,545 
921,223 
569,481 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
173,921 
27,715 
26,144 
76,496 
1,119,765 
1,011,648 
2,135,104 
9,800,247 
417,202 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
7,616 
2,935 
3,683 
825 
1 
1 
171 
$1,000 to $2,499 
5,476 
2,371 
2,408 
514 
- 
- 
- 
- 
183 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,334 
2,313 
2,284 
580 
- 
1 
- 
- 
156 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,565 
2,367 
2,344 
670 
- 
2 
- 
- 
182 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,269 
2,220 
2,102 
765 
2 
2 
- 
- 
178 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,645 
957 
995 
575 
2 
3 
- 
_ 
113 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,340 
431 
451 
400 
8 
5 
- 
- 
45 
$100,000 to $249,999 
920 
168 
264 
174 
260 
5 
- 
- 
49 
$250,000 to $499,999 
660 
50 
57 
45 
182 
296 
- 
" 
30 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,303 
119 
95 
216 
100 
671 
23 
- 
79 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,948 
79 
73 
66 
562 
197 
698 
94 
179 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,380 
75 
69 
63 
498 
79 
484 
- 
112 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
441 
4 
4 
3 
64 
103 
209 
2 
52 
$5,000,000 or more 
127 
- 
- 
- 
- 
15 
5 
92 
15 
Total sales 
....farms 
38,076 
14,010 
14,756 
4,830 
1,116 
1,183 
722 
94 
1,365 
$1,000 
6,441,025 
359,465 
358,384 
360,877 
1,243,130 
1,171,906 
1,492,611 
908,034 
546,618 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
....farms 
4,190 
690 
823 
497 
306 
822 
644 
69 
339 
$1,000 
2,302,071 
21,261 
36,408 
18,404 
55,471 
411,696 
1,021,266 
378,913 
358,652 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
2,563 
142 
239 
144 
283 
798 
630 
69 
258 
$1,000 
2,278,234 
14,390 
28,314 
12,447 
54,982 
410,973 
1,020,772 
378,913 
357,443 
Corn 
....farms 
2,065 
238 
280 
169 
108 
508 
504 
63 
195 
$1,000 
837,202 
2,776 
5,561 
3,089 
9,637 
121,935 
408,377 
153,689 
132,139 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
1,357 
13 
37 
18 
80 
472 
498 
63 
176 
$1,000 
829,331 
969 
3,327 
1,385 
8,850 
120,992 
408,210 
153,689 
131,909 
Wheat 
....farms 
1,247 
109 
153 
81 
101 
336 
300 
40 
127 
$1,000 
135,162 
2,255 
4,028 
1,333 
5,875 
37,782 
49,319 
17,144 
17,426 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
702 
16 
28 
4 
45 
242 
248 
37 
82 
$1,000 
124,161 
1,184 
2,150 
236 
4,245 
35,117 
47,458 
17,093 
16,678 
Soybeans 
....farms 
3,274 
442 
556 
337 
259 
723 
601 
65 
291 
$1,000 
1,172,379 
15,882 
25,878 
13,657 
37,376 
236,292 
495,927 
162,797 
184,571 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
2,203 
107 
179 
107 
236 
680 
592 
65 
237 
$1,000 
1,151,959 
10,670 
19,038 
8,759 
36,696 
234,937 
495,670 
162,797 
183,393 
Sorghum 
....farms 
237 
15 
24 
25 
25 
51 
65 
7 
25 
$1,000 
25,110 
257 
412 
(D) 
1,881 
6,152 
10,177 
1,994 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
138 
2 
3 
14 
39 
56 
6 
18 
$1,000 
23,610 
(D) 
274 
- 
1,626 
5,877 
9,939 
(D) 
3,841 
Barley 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
....farms 
259 
- 
5 
- 
9 
56 
119 
28 
42 
$1,000 
131,278 
- 
477 
- 
702 
9,465 
56,929 
43,198 
20,508 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
249 
- 
4 
- 
6 
55 
116 
28 
40 
$1,000 
131,068 
- 
(D) 
- 
661 
(D) 
(□) 
43,198 
(□) 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
....farms 
78 
20 
24 
12 
. 
4 
8 
3 
7 
$1,000 
939 
92 
52 
(D) 
- 
71 
537 
92 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
1 
$1,000 
555 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Tobacco 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
....farms 
822 
70 
67 
45 
52 
203 
285 
30 
70 
$1,000 
367,847 
2,431 
4,009 
1,785 
7,183 
58,472 
199,393 
48,843 
45,731 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
668 
14 
27 
14 
42 
194 
280 
30 
67 
$1,000 
364,745 
1,569 
3,348 
942 
6,891 
58,204 
199,270 
48,843 
45,679 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
....farms 
1,205 
478 
364 
233 
16 
40 
38 
2 
34 
$1,000 
82,338 
5,807 
4,792 
3,393 
(D) 
(D) 
40,459 
(D) 
7,299 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
122 
21 
11 
7 
12 
30 
31 
2 
8 
$1,000 
71,723 
1,944 
1,629 
652 
(D) 
(D) 
40,385 
(D) 
6,892 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
....farms 
890 
362 
317 
139 
16 
27 
16 
2 
11 
$1,000 
23,771 
5,787 
5,426 
1,812 
1,845 
6,135 
(□) 
(D) 
1,630 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
107 
34 
22 
8 
9 
18 
7 
2 
7 
$1,000 
16,296 
3,011 
2,338 
592 
1,769 
6,034 
(D) 
(D) 
1,558 
Fruits and tree nuts 
....farms 
575 
242 
201 
89 
8 
14 
14 
2 
5 
$1,000 
11,080 
2,883 
3,243 
836 
(D) 
1,557 
734 
(D) 
991 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
48 
15 
11 
3 
2 
5 
6 
2 
4 
$1,000 
6,064 
952 
1,116 
185 
(D) 
1,453 
586 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
....farms 
409 
162 
143 
71 
8 
14 
4 
7 
$1,000 
12,692 
2,904 
2,183 
976 
(D) 
4,578 
(D) 
- 
640 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
59 
18 
11 
5 
7 
13 
2 
- 
3 
$1,000 
10,109 
1,992 
1,207 
407 
1,150 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
577 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
336 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
