Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
38,076 
1,697 
9,017 
3,490 
4,222 
4,167 
percent 
100.0 
4.5 
23.7 
9.2 
11.1 
10.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,931,080 
7,969 
257,131 
202,690 
349,752 
482,906 
Average size of farm 
acres 
287 
5 
29 
58 
83 
116 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
38,076 
1,697 
9,017 
3,490 
4,222 
4,167 
$1,000 
6,622,229 
93,975 
628,114 
318,027 
512,464 
339,933 
Average per farm 
dollars 
173,921 
55,377 
69,659 
91,125 
121,379 
81,577 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
7,616 
703 
3,216 
835 
838 
743 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
5,476 
328 
1,849 
630 
780 
626 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,334 
227 
1,438 
621 
767 
708 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,565 
206 
1,107 
594 
739 
803 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,269 
121 
718 
389 
571 
689 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,645 
37 
206 
147 
142 
264 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,340 
19 
50 
44 
79 
108 
$100,000 to $249,999 
920 
16 
50 
24 
22 
27 
$250,000 to $499,999 
660 
4 
37 
11 
20 
21 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,303 
21 
160 
86 
95 
51 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,948 
15 
186 
109 
169 
127 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,380 
12 
163 
91 
132 
103 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
441 
- 
16 
16 
35 
24 
$5,000,000 or more 
127 
3 
7 
2 
2 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
38,076 
1,697 
9,017 
3,490 
4,222 
4,167 
$1,000 
6,441,025 
93,752 
623,854 
314,694 
508,153 
334,237 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,190 
36 
428 
147 
221 
249 
$1,000 
2,302,071 
(D) 
3,454 
(D) 
4,668 
6,859 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,563 
- 
8 
25 
48 
$1,000 
2,278,234 
- 
- 
474 
1,697 
3,417 
Corn 
farms 
2,065 
20 
137 
50 
74 
76 
$1,000 
837,202 
21 
596 
529 
1,004 
1,071 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,357 
- 
- 
2 
5 
5 
$1,000 
829,331 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
280 
Wheat 
farms 
1,247 
7 
69 
9 
35 
34 
$1,000 
135,162 
(D) 
489 
(D) 
484 
441 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
702 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
124,161 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
3,274 
16 
237 
94 
146 
160 
$1,000 
1,172,379 
27 
2,311 
2,054 
3,145 
5,299 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,203 
- 
- 
4 
10 
41 
$1,000 
1,151,959 
- 
- 
206 
621 
2,790 
Sorghum 
farms 
237 
- 
9 
- 
5 
5 
$1,000 
25,110 
- 
37 
- 
(D) 
33 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
138 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
23,610 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
259 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
131,278 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
249 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
131,068 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
78 
3 
17 
6 
8 
6 
$1,000 
939 
(D) 
21 
77 
(D) 
14 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
555 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
822 
- 
20 
6 
6 
36 
$1,000 
367,847 
- 
203 
76 
190 
1,159 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
668 
- 
- 
- 
2 
10 
$1,000 
364,745 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
710 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,205 
169 
422 
118 
125 
101 
$1,000 
82,338 
1,167 
4,467 
2,194 
1,847 
3,645 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
122 
- 
6 
10 
5 
15 
$1,000 
71,723 
- 
394 
1,011 
705 
2,732 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
890 
96 
357 
88 
76 
65 
$1,000 
23,771 
530 
5,328 
3,782 
1,691 
1,519 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
107 
- 
17 
13 
10 
12 
$1,000 
16,296 
- 
2,096 
2,970 
937 
1,071 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
575 
60 
221 
43 
57 
37 
$1,000 
11,080 
(D) 
2,399 
470 
823 
725 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
48 
6 
1 
4 
6 
$1,000 
6,064 
- 
360 
(D) 
237 
434 
Berries 
farms 
409 
44 
181 
50 
23 
37 
$1,000 
12,692 
(D) 
2,929 
3,312 
869 
795 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
59 
11 
12 
6 
6 
$1,000 
10,109 
- 
1,736 
2,895 
700 
630 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
457 
150 
130 
41 
33 
23 
$1,000 
61,125 
7,381 
14,261 
2,810 
7,689 
3,126 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
142 
33 
37 
11 
13 
5 
$1,000 
57,943 
6,181 
13,277 
2,563 
7,527 
2,972 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
54 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
