Table 68. Summary by North American industry Ciassification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.. number 
38,076 
3,466 
924 
783 
589 
12,019 
_ 
percent 
100.0 
9.1 
2.4 
2.1 
1.5 
31.6 
- 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,931,080 
3,781,463 
108,272 
87,123 
56,762 
3,517,260 
- 
Average size of farm 
acres 
287 
1,091 
117 
111 
96 
293 
- 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
38,076 
3,466 
924 
783 
589 
12,019 
_ 
$1,000 
6,622,229 
2,512,056 
87,111 
22,012 
62,895 
457,878 
- 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
173,921 
724,771 
94,276 
28,112 
106,783 
38,096 
- 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
7,616 
25 
37 
166 
124 
1,812 
- 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
5,476 
72 
81 
44 
38 
3,101 
- 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,334 
126 
189 
95 
78 
2,402 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,565 
236 
195 
146 
63 
2,018 
- 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
5,269 
356 
201 
154 
97 
1,445 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,645 
324 
121 
79 
48 
649 
_ 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,340 
333 
26 
56 
37 
229 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
920 
404 
22 
25 
52 
98 
- 
$250,000 to $499,999 
660 
324 
11 
14 
22 
66 
- 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,303 
571 
12 
4 
17 
88 
_ 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,948 
695 
29 
- 
13 
111 
- 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,380 
430 
21 
- 
8 
69 
- 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
441 
189 
5 
- 
4 
37 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
127 
76 
3 
- 
1 
5 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
38,076 
3,466 
924 
783 
589 
12,019 
_ 
$1,000 
6,441,025 
2,414,569 
85,674 
21,459 
62,664 
397,613 
- 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,190 
3,466 
101 
15 
6 
346 
- 
$1,000 
2,302,071 
2,184,582 
9,183 
(D) 
(D) 
91,370 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,563 
2,253 
24 
2 
1 
208 
- 
$1,000 
2,278,234 
2,164,546 
8,950 
(D) 
(D) 
89,533 
- 
Corn 
farms 
2,065 
1,580 
71 
11 
232 
- 
$1,000 
837,202 
781,107 
1,472 
17 
- 
46,785 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,357 
1,168 
7 
- 
- 
144 
- 
$1,000 
829,331 
775,192 
1,385 
- 
- 
45,835 
- 
Wheat 
farms 
1,247 
1,148 
3 
- 
- 
69 
- 
$1,000 
135,162 
128,775 
(D) 
- 
- 
4,885 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
702 
671 
2 
- 
- 
25 
- 
$1,000 
124,161 
119,135 
(D) 
- 
- 
3,932 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
3,274 
2,930 
32 
4 
6 
204 
- 
$1,000 
1,172,379 
1,119,992 
6,971 
(D) 
(D) 
37,256 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,203 
2,002 
22 
2 
1 
129 
- 
$1,000 
1,151,959 
1,102,123 
6,878 
(D) 
(D) 
35,750 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
237 
215 
2 
12 
- 
$1,000 
25,110 
24,332 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
138 
133 
- 
- 
4 
- 
$1,000 
23,610 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
259 
251 
- 
- 
- 
8 
- 
$1,000 
131,278 
129,819 
- 
- 
- 
1,459 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
249 
241 
- 
- 
- 
8 
- 
$1,000 
131,068 
129,609 
- 
- 
- 
1,459 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
78 
45 
15 
- 
- 
6 
- 
$1,000 
939 
557 
11 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
2 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
$1,000 
555 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Tobacco 
.... farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
822 
377 
8 
- 
- 
419 
- 
$1,000 
367,847 
174,627 
1,804 
- 
- 
189,041 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
668 
341 
8 
- 
- 
308 
- 
$1,000 
364,745 
173,739 
1,804 
- 
- 
186,969 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,205 
36 
915 
33 
30 
77 
- 
$1,000 
82,338 
3,679 
71,478 
174 
288 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
122 
9 
90 
1 
2 
10 
- 
$1,000 
71,723 
3,327 
62,668 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
890 
34 
75 
647 
25 
49 
_ 
$1,000 
23,771 
1,011 
528 
20,206 
110 
865 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
107 
8 
2 
90 
1 
2 
- 
$1,000 
16,296 
771 
(D) 
13,994 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
575 
31 
50 
406 
13 
34 
- 
$1,000 
11,080 
1,003 
237 
8,432 
28 
770 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
48 
8 
1 
35 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
6,064 
771 
(D) 
4,385 
- 
(D) 
- 
Berries 
farms 
409 
6 
36 
308 
13 
23 
- 
$1,000 
12,692 
7 
292 
1 1 ,774 
82 
96 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
158 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
