Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
38,076 
27,734 
7,963 
2,379 
23,705 
14,371 
percent 
100.0 
72.8 
20.9 
6.2 
62.3 
37.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,931,080 
5,104,068 
4,033,138 
1 ,793,874 
6,164,602 
4,766,478 
Average size of farm 
acres 
287 
184 
506 
754 
260 
332 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
38,076 
27,734 
7,963 
2,379 
23,705 
14,371 
$1 ,000 
6,622,229 
2,712,698 
2,551,329 
1,358,202 
3,221,733 
3,400,497 
Average per farm 
dollars 
173,921 
97,811 
320,398 
570,913 
135,909 
236,622 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
7,616 
6,534 
764 
318 
4,486 
3,130 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
5,476 
4,909 
415 
152 
3,497 
1,979 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,334 
4,479 
646 
209 
3,491 
1,843 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,565 
4,290 
1,006 
269 
3,605 
1,960 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,269 
3,547 
1,459 
263 
3,352 
1,917 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,645 
1,504 
970 
171 
1,693 
952 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,340 
566 
638 
136 
879 
461 
$100,000 to $249,999 
920 
344 
444 
132 
611 
309 
$250,000 to $499,999 
660 
189 
328 
143 
429 
231 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,303 
531 
551 
221 
752 
551 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,948 
841 
742 
365 
910 
1,038 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,380 
668 
515 
197 
681 
699 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
441 
143 
183 
115 
182 
259 
$5,000,000 or more 
127 
30 
44 
53 
47 
80 
Total sales 
farms 
38,076 
27,734 
7,963 
2,379 
23,705 
14,371 
$1,000 
6,441,025 
2,651,364 
2,483,488 
1,306,173 
3,123,681 
3,317,343 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,190 
1,227 
1,895 
1,068 
2,760 
1,430 
$1,000 
2,302,071 
142,948 
1,110,175 
1 ,048,948 
1,021,955 
1,280,116 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,563 
283 
1,446 
834 
1,563 
1,000 
$1,000 
2,278,234 
131,663 
1,102,277 
1,044,294 
1,003,992 
1 ,274,242 
Corn 
farms 
2,065 
498 
1,036 
531 
1,204 
861 
$1,000 
837,202 
46,050 
398,658 
392,493 
361,565 
475,636 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,357 
111 
766 
480 
733 
624 
$1,000 
829,331 
42,786 
395,031 
391,513 
356,014 
473,317 
Wheat 
farms 
1,247 
201 
662 
384 
770 
477 
$1,000 
135,162 
1 1 ,745 
72,519 
50,898 
66,110 
69,053 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
702 
60 
379 
263 
379 
323 
$1,000 
124,161 
9,993 
65,755 
48,412 
58,437 
65,724 
Soybeans 
farms 
3,274 
761 
1,571 
942 
2,153 
1,121 
$1,000 
1,172,379 
73,552 
582,516 
516,311 
531,073 
641,306 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,203 
225 
1,237 
741 
1,317 
886 
$1,000 
1,151,959 
65,667 
574,299 
51 1 ,993 
515,662 
636,297 
Sorghum 
farms 
237 
31 
128 
78 
136 
101 
$1,000 
25,110 
1,557 
12,776 
10,777 
10,596 
14,514 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
138 
9 
76 
53 
67 
71 
$1,000 
23,610 
1,423 
11,821 
10,367 
9,632 
13,978 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
259 
25 
120 
114 
122 
137 
$1,000 
131,278 
9,962 
43,228 
78,089 
52,317 
78,961 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
249 
20 
116 
113 
115 
134 
$1,000 
131,068 
(D) 
43,137 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
78 
34 
28 
16 
49 
29 
$1,000 
939 
82 
478 
380 
294 
645 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
4 
1 
2 
3 
$1,000 
555 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
. 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
822 
151 
403 
268 
475 
347 
$1,000 
367,847 
19,359 
184,683 
163,805 
1 67,445 
200,401 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
668 
60 
358 
250 
365 
303 
$1,000 
364,745 
17,818 
183,452 
163,475 
165,591 
199,155 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,205 
858 
266 
81 
697 
508 
$1,000 
82,338 
20,380 
54,775 
7,183 
38,241 
44,097 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
122 
45 
67 
10 
73 
49 
$1,000 
71,723 
13,077 
52,429 
6,216 
31,802 
39,921 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
890 
755 
109 
26 
456 
434 
$1,000 
23,771 
17,321 
4,800 
1,651 
1 1 ,982 
1 1 ,789 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
107 
74 
26 
7 
57 
50 
$1,000 
16,296 
1 1 ,082 
3,882 
1,331 
7,928 
8,368 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
575 
480 
77 
18 
319 
256 
$1,000 
1 1 ,080 
7,933 
2,098 
1,048 
6,147 
4,933 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
48 
33 
10 
5 
27 
21 
$1,000 
6,064 
3,808 
1,375 
881 
3,095 
2,968 
Berries 
farms 
409 
353 
47 
9 
175 
234 
$1,000 
12,692 
9,388 
2,702 
602 
5,835 
6,857 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
59 
41 
16 
2 
30 
29 
$1,000 
10,109 
7,160 
(D) 
(D) 
4,782 
5,327 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
457 
392 
44 
21 
226 
231 
$1,000 
61,125 
40,166 
15,355 
5,604 
17,380 
43,745 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
142 
115 
16 
11 
64 
78 
$1,000 
57,943 
37,352 
15,084 
5,507 
15,686 
42,257 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
212 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
