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 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
- Con. 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
16,768 
5,820 
5,404 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
118,640 
22,534 
21,980 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,915 
889 
789 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,256 
1,947 
1,744 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,249 
965 
920 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,564 
1,007 
965 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,448 
479 
507 
$50,000 or more 
4,336 
533 
479 
Farms with net losses 
number 
21,308 
8,190 
9,352 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
16,758 
10,830 
11,004 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,010 
916 
858 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,993 
2,806 
3,233 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,910 
1,865 
2,289 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,749 
1,823 
2,047 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,653 
571 
693 
$50,000 or more 
993 
209 
232 
Net cash farm income of operators 
...farms 
38,076 
14,010 
14,756 
$1,000 
1,110,971 
1,005 
-22,818 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
29,178 
72 
-1,546 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
...farms 
16,657 
5,809 
5,373 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
88,693 
15,302 
15,201 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,931 
891 
797 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,265 
1,960 
1,733 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,266 
971 
927 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,637 
1,025 
970 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,681 
527 
546 
$50,000 or more 
3,877 
435 
400 
Operators reporting net losses 
...farms 
21,419 
8,201 
9,383 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
17,105 
10,716 
11,136 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,010 
915 
858 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,989 
2,799 
3,223 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,944 
1,873 
2,312 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,767 
1,834 
2,051 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,663 
571 
697 
$50,000 or more 
1,046 
209 
242 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
...farms 
199 
14 
14 
$1,000 
44,683 
84 
456 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) .... 
...farms 
12,166 
4,283 
4,254 
$1,000 
168,762 
34,797 
32,119 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
...farms 
1,154 
259 
306 
$1,000 
21,811 
1,900 
2,600 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
...farms 
3,743 
1,525 
1,301 
$1,000 
47,481 
12,623 
10,189 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
...farms 
1,972 
865 
718 
$1,000 
48,742 
16,708 
14,253 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
...farms 
497 
157 
210 
$1,000 
5,961 
829 
1,110 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
...farms 
4,881 
1,501 
1,662 
$1,000 
15,313 
514 
764 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
...farms 
577 
112 
119 
$1,000 
15,897 
552 
875 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
...farms 
370 
134 
122 
$1,000 
1,723 
410 
629 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
...farms 
970 
272 
400 
$1,000 
11,834 
1,262 
1,699 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
...farms 
23,905 
8,727 
8,539 
acres 
5,075,579 
515,265 
544,486 
Harvested cropland 
...farms 
17,595 
5,969 
5,955 
acres 
4,292,113 
259,338 
287,917 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
1,995 
979 
1,063 
642 
81 
784 
46,074 
322,238 
355,210 
831,208 
2,818,716 
245,533 
180 
2 
55 
423 
7 
5 
1 
- 
129 
268 
3 
3 
2 
- 
88 
429 
30 
20 
2 
- 
111 
300 
58 
28 
4 
- 
72 
395 
879 
1,007 
633 
81 
329 
2,835 
137 
120 
80 
13 
581 
18,544 
96,230 
184,636 
528,705 
1,407,786 
29,206 
177 
1 
58 
793 
3 
3 
1 
- 
154 
607 
3 
4 
1 
- 
141 
726 
28 
5 
2 
1 
117 
297 
26 
17 
5 
- 
44 
235 
76 
91 
71 
12 
67 
4,830 
1,116 
1,183 
722 
94 
1,365 
-9,830 
80,973 
231,233 
463,718 
206,631 
160,058 
-2,035 
72,556 
195,463 
642,269 
2,198,197 
117,259 
1,979 
948 
1,047 
639 
81 
781 
21,611 
103,329 
243,943 
795,159 
2,776,348 
227,488 
187 
1 
1 
54 
431 
6 
5 
1 
- 
129 
263 
11 
4 
1 
- 
89 
453 
48 
24 
5 
- 
112 
374 
115 
35 
7 
- 
77 
271 
768 
978 
624 
81 
320 
2,851 
168 
136 
83 
13 
584 
18,449 
101,088 
177,754 
534,800 
1,404,128 
30,154 
180 
1 
56 
801 
4 
3 
2 
- 
157 
604 
6 
3 
1 
- 
145 
724 
34 
6 
3 
1 
114 
299 
33 
15 
3 
- 
45 
243 
90 
109 
74 
12 
67 
14 
9 
36 
85 
9 
18 
323 
965 
6,111 
28,542 
5,019 
3,183 
1,587 
431 
663 
395 
50 
503 
10,518 
6,543 
27,983 
27,593 
11,516 
17,694 
206 
57 
158 
117 
11 
40 
2,153 
1,739 
6,514 
4,102 
1,469 
1,334 
371 
92 
143 
84 
13 
214 
2,862 
1,444 
6,629 
5,671 
3,179 
4,885 
203 
50 
52 
13 
1 
70 
3,252 
1,652 
4,609 
(D) 
(D) 
7,090 
62 
8 
14 
12 
5 
29 
398 
(D) 
1,021 
(D) 
(D) 
441 
691 
242 
363 
226 
32 
164 
516 
643 
2,599 
6,575 
1,961 
1,742 
71 
34 
112 
87 
10 
32 
342 
424 
4,837 
6,753 
1,085 
1,029 
56 
12 
16 
4 
_ 
26 
290 
(D) 
125 
(D) 
- 
122 
146 
23 
48 
43 
7 
31 
704 
433 
1,648 
2,391 
2,645 
1,051 
3,089 
770 
1,099 
693 
78 
910 
230,276 
185,369 
823,307 
1,654,762 
488,587 
633,527 
2,502 
719 
1,081 
688 
75 
606 
159,875 
159,201 
773,665 
1,607,689 
481,290 
563,138 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
340 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
