Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
38,076 
41 
239 
849 
1,942 
percent 
100.0 
0.1 
0.6 
2.2 
5.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,931,080 
269,998 
1 ,067,574 
2,039,873 
3,098,354 
Average size of farm 
acres 
287 
6,585 
4,467 
2,403 
1,595 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
38,076 
41 
239 
849 
1,942 
$1,000 
24,848,149 
482,681 
2,289,477 
4,652,873 
7,349,119 
Average per farm 
dollars 
652,593 
11,772,713 
9,579,401 
5,480,416 
3,784,304 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,273 
1,788 
2,145 
2,281 
2,372 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
3,499,554 
97,659 
405,260 
826,446 
1,305,917 
percent 
100.0 
2.8 
11.6 
23.6 
37.3 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
5,075,579 
237,252 
933,752 
1 ,752,944 
2,593,399 
Flarvested cropland 
acres 
4,292,113 
234,322 
920,514 
1,711,156 
2,519,525 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
1,912,043 
(D) 
38,818 
104,507 
189,549 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
6,441,025 
647,624 
1,613,032 
3,221,818 
4,832,917 
Average per farm 
dollars 
169,162 
15,795,703 
6,749,090 
3,794,839 
2,488,629 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,190 
23 
155 
420 
848 
$1,000 
2,302,071 
184,535 
693,241 
1 ,207,565 
1,678,174 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
822 
9 
76 
194 
361 
$1,000 
367,847 
19,531 
102,644 
202,262 
288,322 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,205 
- 
5 
20 
55 
$1,000 
82,338 
- 
15,194 
33,124 
55,641 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
890 
1 
3 
12 
23 
$1,000 
23,771 
(D) 
251 
1,300 
1,836 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
575 
1 
3 
12 
19 
$1,000 
11,080 
(D) 
251 
(D) 
1,463 
Berries 
farms 
409 
- 
1 
6 
$1,000 
12,692 
- 
- 
(D) 
374 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
457 
- 
3 
5 
14 
$1,000 
61,125 
- 
13,580 
19,576 
29,088 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
110 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,570 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
53 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
371 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
58 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
6,318 
2 
37 
162 
356 
$1,000 
134,853 
(D) 
19,461 
48,665 
65,255 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
13,178 
2 
41 
202 
515 
$1,000 
332,491 
(D) 
36,682 
67,966 
101,289 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
159 
- 
6 
16 
$1,000 
42,690 
- 
- 
6,503 
15,087 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
306 
1 
4 
24 
34 
$1,000 
141,139 
(D) 
87,508 
122,584 
134,204 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair. 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
994 
- 
1 
7 
12 
$1,000 
2,306 
- 
(D) 
15 
39 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
and donkeys 
farms 
1,903 
- 
4 
15 
34 
$1,000 
10,013 
- 
(D) 
61 
139 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,742 
15 
68 
410 
1,022 
$1,000 
2,744,048 
307,978 
547,743 
1 ,399,630 
2,312,493 
Aquaculture 
farms 
303 
2 
14 
29 
73 
$1,000 
185,241 
(D) 
96,692 
112,478 
146,613 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
479 
- 
2 
7 
11 
$1,000 
9,523 
- 
(D) 
88 
4,736 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
68 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
856 
4 
23 
61 
149 
$1,000 
47,089 
3,336 
12,144 
20,639 
30,697 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
38,076 
41 
239 
849 
1,942 
$1,000 
5,158,725 
505,110 
1,218,555 
2,396,111 
3,601,010 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
17,951 
23 
169 
504 
1,096 
$1,000 
353,175 
22,140 
89,932 
157,648 
223,457 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
16,025 
29 
203 
650 
1,430 
$1,000 
319,017 
27,162 
97,122 
170,397 
231,513 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
8,434 
19 
85 
459 
1,140 
$1,000 
576,540 
177,512 
224,207 
349,520 
472,293 
Feed purchased 
farms 
22,292 
10 
89 
481 
1,224 
$1,000 
1,715,141 
82,789 
257,284 
752,504 
1,296,716 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
35,876 
41 
239 
849 
1,939 
$1,000 
288,348 
19,544 
63,835 
118,675 
172,897 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
20,748 
41 
239 
847 
1,939 
$1,000 
118,827 
12,421 
26,755 
48,192 
76,328 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
10,581 
41 
232 
740 
1,582 
$1,000 
266,511 
36,689 
85,047 
129,121 
176,776 
Interest expense 
farms 
12,235 
32 
192 
670 
1,529 
$1,000 
150,975 
5,966 
21,133 
44,443 
73,608 
Government payments 
farms 
16,498 
20 
155 
458 
974 
$1,000 
181,205 
5,514 
24,363 
48,272 
73,396 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
15,940 
2 
47 
226 
583 
number 
921,508 
(D) 
44,663 
91,974 
163,531 
Milk cows 
farms 
184 
- 
7 
17 
number 
14,480 
- 
- 
1,850 
4,351 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
540 
1 
4 
25 
36 
number 
401,898 
(D) 
178,000 
301,592 
343,480 
36 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
