Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mississippi 
Adams 
Alcorn 
Amite 
Attala 
Benton 
Bolivar 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
38,076 
189 
505 
590 
456 
312 
419 
2007 
41,959 
245 
540 
599 
559 
336 
430 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
10,931,080 
65,994 
93,578 
121,150 
125,442 
82,470 
390,358 
2007 
11,456,241 
69,928 
93,903 
109,969 
137,245 
86,156 
428,216 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
287 
349 
185 
205 
275 
264 
932 
2007 
273 
285 
174 
184 
246 
256 
996 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
38,076 
189 
505 
590 
456 
312 
419 
2007 
41,959 
245 
540 
599 
559 
336 
430 
$1,000, 2012 
24,848,149 
143,209 
174,650 
407,654 
225,967 
131,593 
944,468 
2007 
21,418,146 
117,120 
156,532 
260,628 
215,058 
123,403 
854,328 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
652,593 
757,720 
345,842 
690,939 
495,541 
421,773 
2,254,101 
2007 
510,454 
478,041 
289,875 
435,105 
384,718 
367,272 
1,986,810 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,273 
2,170 
1,866 
3,365 
1,801 
1,596 
2,419 
2007 
1,870 
1,675 
1,667 
2,370 
1,567 
1,432 
1,995 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,088 
20 
42 
42 
37 
16 
51 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,136 
41 
96 
47 
39 
30 
40 
$100,000 to $199,999 
7,552 
19 
122 
94 
83 
105 
41 
$200,000 to $499,999 
12,207 
44 
183 
198 
179 
107 
53 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5,851 
34 
37 
121 
76 
27 
51 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
2,881 
20 
15 
52 
20 
17 
51 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,664 
8 
6 
31 
19 
6 
75 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
463 
1 
3 
2 
2 
4 
35 
$10,000,000 or more 
234 
2 
1 
3 
1 
- 
22 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
30,031,272 
295,940 
256,026 
467,264 
470,388 
260,234 
561,007 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
36.4 
22.3 
36.6 
25.9 
26.7 
31.7 
69.6 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,697 
8 
16 
24 
9 
9 
10 
acres 
7,969 
32 
73 
125 
46 
36 
67 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
9,017 
56 
122 
136 
84 
42 
88 
acres 
257,131 
1,573 
3,779 
3,864 
2,341 
1,324 
2,761 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
3,490 
9 
67 
59 
34 
36 
13 
acres 
202,690 
544 
3,923 
3,270 
2,048 
2,157 
727 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
4,222 
32 
77 
75 
32 
43 
14 
acres 
349,752 
2,642 
6,265 
6,359 
2,822 
3,504 
1,107 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,167 
11 
70 
58 
56 
33 
17 
acres 
482,906 
1,143 
8,104 
6,919 
6,697 
3,876 
1,964 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
2,992 
7 
51 
59 
58 
35 
15 
acres 
470,205 
1,127 
8,090 
9,177 
9,128 
5,476 
2,384 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,331 
9 
22 
42 
39 
30 
19 
acres 
460,755 
1,788 
4,362 
8,160 
7,692 
5,963 
3,664 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,478 
10 
15 
15 
23 
11 
5 
acres 
351,976 
2,374 
3,526 
3,544 
5,443 
2,573 
1,238 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,193 
27 
38 
71 
74 
45 
46 
acres 
1,471,027 
9,499 
12,755 
25,111 
24,160 
16,083 
16,021 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,323 
6 
12 
39 
27 
14 
78 
acres 
1,586,926 
3,732 
9,025 
28,444 
17,058 
8,916 
57,124 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,237 
6 
9 
9 
9 
10 
55 
acres 
1,682,350 
6,752 
11,285 
11,101 
12,207 
15,302 
73,926 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
929 
8 
6 
3 
11 
4 
59 
acres 
3,607,393 
34,788 
22,391 
15,076 
35,800 
17,260 
229,375 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,056 
11 
21 
25 
18 
13 
13 
acres 
10,062 
57 
78 
115 
75 
69 
81 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
10,234 
76 
139 
125 
114 
58 
86 
acres 
293,980 
2,041 
4,307 
3,643 
3,175 
1,925 
2,887 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
3,656 
19 
55 
48 
39 
33 
23 
acres 
213,367 
1,053 
3,194 
(D) 
2,292 
1,989 
1,289 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
4,537 
32 
79 
67 
53 
60 
13 
acres 
374,951 
2,619 
6,516 
5,589 
4,547 
4,994 
1,067 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,882 
15 
85 
69 
67 
30 
13 
acres 
566,942 
1,664 
9,854 
8,002 
7,805 
3,546 
1,563 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
3,444 
12 
50 
52 
69 
27 
22 
acres 
542,269 
1,771 
7,870 
8,067 
10,869 
4,199 
3,634 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,433 
8 
24 
53 
36 
25 
16 
acres 
481,542 
1,587 
4,724 
10,320 
6,997 
5,062 
3,094 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,732 
12 
13 
33 
25 
9 
19 
acres 
411,969 
2,907 
3,078 
7,839 
5,894 
2,167 
4,472 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,458 
26 
42 
83 
83 
52 
29 
acres 
1,568,828 
9,354 
14,681 
28,096 
28,436 
17,989 
10,532 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,283 
19 
17 
38 
31 
16 
58 
acres 
1,556,189 
1 1 ,435 
12,296 
24,954 
20,991 
11,451 
42,139 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,243 
9 
10 
4 
15 
7 
75 
acres 
1 ,708,456 
10,399 
13,019 
5,449 
20,439 
9,544 
107,128 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,001 
6 
5 
2 
9 
6 
63 
acres 
3,727,686 
25,041 
14,286 
(D) 
25,725 
23,221 
250,330 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
23,905 
84 
365 
337 
271 
211 
388 
2007 
27,349 
132 
393 
343 
349 
202 
405 
acres, 2012 
5,075,579 
20,287 
43,270 
22,973 
29,086 
29,180 
361,995 
2007 
5,530,825 
25,948 
43,551 
27,418 
37,671 
27,077 
389,487 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
17,595 
50 
260 
272 
202 
114 
345 
2007 
18,773 
70 
255 
243 
223 
118 
361 
acres, 2012 
4,292,113 
12,112 
36,693 
15,760 
19,613 
23,085 
349,311 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
4,223,708 
10,024 
30,160 
13,317 
21,094 
17,642 
377,837 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
2,275 
11 
39 
38 
24 
24 
6 
2007 
8,109 
51 
102 
130 
112 
47 
36 
acres, 2012 
160,511 
353 
1,087 
3,425 
1,884 
685 
(D) 
2007 
741,307 
6,224 
7,379 
11,289 
1 1 ,649 
4,653 
2,074 
--continued 
312 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
