Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
38,076 
33,316 
2,871 
2,092 
percent 
100.0 
87.5 
7.5 
5.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,931,080 
6,674,195 
3,104,467 
2,684,937 
Average size of farm 
acres 
287 
200 
1,081 
1,283 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
38,076 
33,316 
2,871 
2,092 
$1,000 
6,622,229 
3,648,321 
2,098,784 
1,867,449 
Average per farm 
dollars 
173,921 
109,507 
731,029 
892,662 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
7,616 
7,106 
265 
175 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
5,476 
4,966 
276 
158 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,334 
4,866 
282 
179 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,565 
5,025 
316 
218 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,269 
4,706 
336 
224 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,645 
2,273 
232 
154 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,340 
1,158 
108 
75 
$100,000 to $249,999 
920 
711 
106 
79 
$250,000 to $499,999 
660 
484 
93 
71 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,303 
922 
220 
178 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,948 
1,099 
637 
581 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,380 
878 
363 
325 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
441 
193 
199 
190 
$5,000,000 or more 
127 
28 
75 
66 
Total sales 
farms 
38,076 
33,316 
2,871 
2,092 
$1,000 
6,441,025 
3,558,504 
2,022,591 
1,800,244 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,190 
2,864 
1,010 
866 
$1,000 
2,302,071 
736,395 
1,383,301 
1,271,807 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,563 
1,462 
861 
762 
$1,000 
2,278,234 
716,832 
1,380,572 
1,269,817 
Corn 
farms 
2,065 
1,259 
664 
566 
$1,000 
837,202 
245,706 
534,994 
491,518 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,357 
633 
609 
535 
$1,000 
829,331 
239,243 
534,077 
490,987 
Wheat 
farms 
1,247 
732 
410 
361 
$1,000 
135,162 
60,655 
64,058 
58,242 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
702 
326 
326 
292 
$1,000 
124,161 
52,972 
61,872 
56,434 
Soybeans 
farms 
3,274 
2,122 
888 
780 
$1,000 
1,172,379 
392,628 
674,755 
616,464 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,203 
1,205 
787 
704 
$1,000 
1,151,959 
375,692 
672,536 
614,844 
Sorghum 
farms 
237 
140 
85 
77 
$1,000 
25,110 
(D) 
13,438 
12,836 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
138 
60 
72 
69 
$1,000 
23,610 
9,279 
13,169 
12,678 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
259 
72 
151 
145 
$1,000 
131,278 
26,454 
95,733 
92,425 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
249 
69 
146 
141 
$1,000 
131,068 
(D) 
95,646 
(D) 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
78 
59 
14 
14 
$1,000 
939 
(D) 
323 
323 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
2 
2 
2 
$1,000 
555 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
822 
448 
305 
265 
$1,000 
367,847 
112,117 
234,567 
214,438 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
668 
312 
296 
260 
$1,000 
364,745 
(D) 
234,345 
214,303 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,205 
1,086 
64 
41 
$1,000 
82,338 
47,420 
17,838 
17,207 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
122 
88 
14 
11 
$1,000 
71,723 
38,022 
(D) 
16,760 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
890 
779 
50 
44 
$1,000 
23,771 
15,811 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
107 
71 
17 
17 
$1,000 
16,296 
9,072 
2,718 
2,718 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
575 
504 
31 
27 
$1,000 
11,080 
7,247 
1,556 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
48 
29 
8 
8 
$1,000 
6,064 
2,737 
1,349 
1,349 
Berries 
farms 
409 
362 
19 
17 
$1,000 
12,692 
8,564 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
59 
41 
9 
9 
$1,000 
10,109 
6,225 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
457 
355 
31 
31 
$1,000 
61,125 
20,700 
2,702 
2,702 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
142 
76 
14 
14 
$1,000 
57,943 
17,948 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
132 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
