Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
38,076 
16,355 
105 
536 
1,178 
2,469 
4,519 
7,548 
percent 
100.0 
43.0 
0.3 
1.4 
3.1 
6.5 
11.9 
19.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,931,080 
6,668,805 
20,798 
257,149 
656,724 
1,289,405 
2,087,371 
2,357,358 
Average size of farm 
acres 
287 
408 
198 
480 
557 
522 
462 
312 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
38,076 
16,355 
105 
536 
1,178 
2,469 
4,519 
7,548 
$1,000 
6,622,229 
5,786,107 
14,398 
303,226 
877,183 
1,538,064 
1,807,552 
1 ,245,684 
Average per farm 
dollars 
173,921 
353,782 
137,128 
565,720 
744,637 
622,950 
399,989 
165,035 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
7,616 
2,343 
13 
44 
169 
321 
610 
1,186 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
5,476 
1,567 
3 
58 
69 
199 
400 
838 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,334 
1,767 
10 
45 
102 
203 
460 
947 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,565 
2,162 
11 
40 
115 
238 
580 
1,178 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
5,269 
2,346 
23 
57 
115 
241 
600 
1,310 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,645 
1,360 
7 
29 
62 
173 
349 
740 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,340 
793 
13 
21 
42 
104 
189 
424 
$100,000 to $249,999 
920 
596 
12 
22 
57 
87 
198 
220 
$250,000 to $499,999 
660 
530 
9 
43 
57 
114 
167 
140 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,303 
1,117 
_ 
79 
136 
251 
394 
257 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,948 
1,774 
4 
98 
254 
538 
572 
308 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,380 
1,243 
4 
73 
169 
385 
408 
204 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
441 
414 
- 
18 
62 
130 
129 
75 
$5,000,000 or more 
127 
117 
- 
7 
23 
23 
35 
29 
Total sales 
farms 
38,076 
16,355 
105 
536 
1,178 
2,469 
4,519 
7,548 
$1,000 
6,441,025 
5,659,636 
13,859 
297,059 
862,806 
1,508,147 
1 ,767,697 
1,210,068 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,190 
2,910 
30 
171 
315 
617 
900 
877 
$1,000 
2,302,071 
2,108,103 
4,200 
124,762 
298,336 
530,126 
709,915 
440,763 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,563 
2,124 
10 
153 
237 
495 
706 
523 
$1,000 
2,278,234 
2,095,782 
3,834 
124,269 
297,001 
528,169 
706,725 
435,784 
Corn 
farms 
2,065 
1,590 
12 
129 
193 
374 
496 
386 
$1,000 
837,202 
781,977 
(D) 
(D) 
116,136 
202,231 
262,998 
142,496 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,357 
1,217 
6 
121 
147 
317 
393 
233 
$1,000 
829,331 
777,31 1 
1,792 
56,189 
115,179 
201,482 
261,869 
140,800 
Wheat 
farms 
1,247 
979 
3 
72 
100 
212 
314 
278 
$1,000 
135,162 
117,360 
30 
6,836 
12,024 
28,365 
39,443 
30,662 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
702 
603 
- 
43 
50 
143 
210 
157 
$1,000 
124,161 
108,852 
- 
6,097 
10,872 
26,860 
36,725 
28,298 
Soybeans 
farms 
3,274 
2,392 
21 
134 
262 
528 
755 
692 
$1,000 
1,172,379 
1,061,584 
2,079 
57,768 
141,715 
254,531 
366,554 
238,936 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,203 
1,848 
5 
125 
205 
446 
618 
449 
$1,000 
1,151,959 
1,050,359 
1,614 
57,503 
140,604 
252,817 
363,323 
234,498 
Sorghum 
farms 
237 
189 
- 
2 
26 
58 
51 
52 
$1,000 
25,110 
22,711 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
8,165 
5,980 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
138 
124 
- 
2 
15 
43 
36 
28 
$1,000 
23,610 
21,524 
- 
(D) 
3,963 
7,878 
5,591 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
259 
235 
1 
14 
27 
71 
77 
45 
$1,000 
131,278 
123,674 
(D) 
3,590 
24,305 
36,747 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
249 
227 
1 
13 
27 
68 
77 
41 
$1,000 
131,068 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
24,305 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
78 
50 
3 
4 
7 
19 
17 
$1,000 
939 
796 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
87 
(D) 
433 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
5 
- 
- 
2 
3 
$1,000 
555 
555 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
822 
674 
5 
60 
98 
177 
182 
152 
$1,000 
367,847 
339,658 
312 
18,623 
46,024 
107,533 
104,431 
62,736 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
668 
594 
2 
60 
83 
167 
171 
111 
$1,000 
364,745 
337,786 
(D) 
18,623 
(D) 
107,244 
104,140 
61,840 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,205 
659 
3 
27 
59 
123 
212 
235 
$1,000 
82,338 
68,427 
10 
3,540 
13,588 
26,509 
17,753 
7,027 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
122 
93 
- 
6 
17 
30 
30 
10 
$1,000 
71 ,723 
62,122 
- 
3,249 
13,073 
25,345 
15,774 
4,681 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
890 
450 
3 
7 
30 
61 
136 
213 
$1,000 
23,771 
16,574 
24 
69 
1,330 
2,869 
6,462 
5,820 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
107 
78 
- 
- 
5 
15 
30 
28 
$1,000 
16,296 
13,182 
- 
- 
1,106 
2,608 
5,388 
4,080 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
575 
290 
3 
5 
23 
32 
81 
146 
$1,000 
11,080 
6,927 
24 
42 
517 
1,013 
1,957 
3,374 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
48 
35 
- 
- 
3 
6 
12 
14 
$1,000 
6,064 
4,784 
- 
- 
366 
865 
1,350 
2,203 
Berries 
farms 
409 
222 
- 
4 
16 
34 
72 
96 
$1,000 
12,692 
9,647 
- 
27 
813 
1,856 
4,506 
2,445 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
59 
43 
- 
- 
3 
9 
18 
13 
$1,000 
10,109 
8,289 
- 
- 
740 
1,709 
4,023 
1,817 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
457 
241 
7 
4 
17 
57 
68 
88 
$1,000 
61,125 
38,138 
316 
512 
3,364 
12,726 
12,332 
8,888 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
142 
89 
3 
2 
3 
19 
33 
29 
$1,000 
57,943 
36,612 
308 
(D) 
(D) 
12,280 
12,055 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
186 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
