Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Calhoun 
Carroll 
Chickasaw 
Choctaw 
Claiborne 
Clarke 
Clay 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
621 
503 
575 
254 
249 
329 
420 
2007 
708 
581 
657 
293 
261 
373 
505 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
175,418 
168,967 
165,942 
63,435 
83,092 
56,372 
130,092 
2007 
202,217 
190,140 
178,338 
72,110 
93,932 
64,731 
142,293 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
282 
336 
289 
250 
334 
171 
310 
2007 
286 
327 
271 
246 
360 
174 
282 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
621 
503 
575 
254 
249 
329 
420 
2007 
708 
581 
657 
293 
261 
373 
505 
$1,000, 2012 
323,391 
317,553 
306,480 
125,163 
167,086 
132,948 
213,159 
2007 
281,418 
285,659 
260,183 
127,509 
150,560 
120,448 
208,384 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
520,758 
631,318 
533,008 
492,767 
671,028 
404,099 
507,522 
2007 
397,483 
491,667 
396,016 
435,184 
576,860 
322,918 
412,641 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
1,844 
1,879 
1,847 
1,973 
2,011 
2,358 
1,639 
2007 
1,392 
1,502 
1,459 
1,768 
1,603 
1,861 
1,464 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
78 
27 
35 
21 
18 
31 
36 
$50,000 to $99,999 
102 
46 
69 
20 
29 
49 
58 
$100,000 to $199,999 
127 
99 
148 
50 
40 
64 
80 
$200,000 to $499,999 
187 
172 
182 
96 
85 
104 
135 
$500,000 to $999,999 
68 
83 
65 
40 
43 
53 
67 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
27 
47 
51 
11 
14 
22 
23 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
23 
19 
20 
15 
14 
5 
19 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
5 
9 
3 
1 
6 
1 
2 
$10,000,000 or more 
4 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
375,407 
402,076 
321,140 
267,633 
311,946 
442,609 
262,440 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
46.7 
42.0 
51.7 
23.7 
26.6 
12.7 
49.6 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
24 
17 
15 
1 
5 
9 
13 
acres 
108 
81 
80 
(D) 
19 
32 
41 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
102 
74 
104 
37 
37 
98 
73 
acres 
3,241 
2,159 
3,010 
1,201 
1,045 
2,712 
1,919 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
47 
32 
38 
21 
29 
28 
44 
acres 
2,695 
1,906 
2,273 
1,212 
1,675 
1,588 
2,495 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
87 
41 
59 
54 
18 
28 
41 
acres 
7,176 
3,398 
4,891 
4,434 
1,525 
2,359 
3,344 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
78 
61 
77 
28 
31 
39 
49 
acres 
8,811 
7,139 
8,838 
3,292 
3,519 
4,534 
5,725 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
54 
47 
46 
34 
23 
28 
30 
acres 
8,507 
7,468 
7,268 
5,480 
3,607 
4,207 
4,675 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
42 
39 
47 
12 
26 
29 
32 
acres 
8,275 
7,788 
9,352 
2,280 
5,167 
5,686 
6,315 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
36 
30 
22 
5 
9 
10 
17 
acres 
8,651 
7,149 
5,285 
(D) 
2,127 
(D) 
3,961 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
77 
73 
97 
33 
27 
44 
70 
acres 
27,589 
26,957 
34,586 
11,402 
9,439 
15,886 
25,237 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
35 
55 
34 
18 
22 
11 
25 
acres 
23,907 
37,516 
24,083 
13,372 
14,248 
7,977 
16,895 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
25 
24 
25 
9 
12 
4 
13 
acres 
33,065 
33,054 
34,250 
12,675 
14,969 
5,044 
1 7,447 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
14 
10 
11 
2 
10 
1 
13 
acres 
43,393 
34,352 
32,026 
(D) 
25,752 
(D) 
42,038 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
16 
25 
31 
7 
14 
17 
21 
acres 
81 
128 
134 
29 
109 
83 
89 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
125 
89 
110 
39 
39 
119 
78 
acres 
3,764 
2,574 
3,307 
1,174 
1,234 
3,245 
2,467 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
59 
30 
59 
26 
15 
29 
40 
acres 
3,317 
1,765 
3,440 
1,520 
896 
(D) 
2,337 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
74 
63 
73 
43 
24 
25 
71 
acres 
6,079 
5,221 
6,010 
3,507 
2,135 
2,154 
5,900 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
93 
74 
87 
43 
23 
53 
69 
acres 
1 1 ,026 
8,538 
10,290 
4,931 
2,601 
6,192 
7,944 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
78 
63 
51 
35 
16 
24 
34 
acres 
12,378 
9,931 
8,137 
5,555 
2,541 
3,774 
5,364 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
60 
41 
35 
21 
19 
28 
32 
acres 
12,065 
8,258 
6,969 
4,200 
3,648 
5,502 
6,341 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
29 
25 
27 
18 
12 
13 
25 
acres 
6,986 
5,900 
6,438 
4,205 
2,882 
3,162 
5,898 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
93 
71 
98 
31 
57 
41 
69 
acres 
32,373 
24,647 
34,363 
11,149 
20,171 
13,847 
24,187 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
45 
57 
54 
16 
16 
17 
45 
acres 
33,064 
37,658 
35,543 
10,375 
11,259 
12,164 
29,352 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
21 
29 
18 
9 
17 
5 
8 
acres 
26,753 
39,500 
23,218 
1 1 ,088 
23,683 
6,785 
10,571 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
15 
14 
14 
5 
9 
2 
13 
acres 
54,331 
46,020 
40,489 
14,377 
22,773 
(D) 
41,843 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
422 
309 
396 
160 
144 
190 
256 
2007 
485 
352 
420 
174 
140 
246 
337 
acres, 2012 
80,088 
57,773 
67,241 
9,017 
21,997 
13,872 
30,826 
2007 
89,916 
63,994 
69,307 
18,326 
26,580 
15,437 
41,441 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
271 
208 
257 
104 
100 
140 
184 
2007 
323 
225 
268 
111 
84 
201 
228 
acres, 2012 
67,485 
45,911 
48,598 
4,943 
14,810 
7,658 
18,988 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
67,763 
42,529 
42,452 
9,013 
16,874 
9,251 
22,398 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
34 
31 
14 
6 
24 
21 
24 
2007 
103 
89 
104 
44 
51 
72 
93 
acres, 2012 
1,302 
1,836 
599 
250 
2,391 
1,149 
4,008 
2007 
9,725 
14,780 
12,810 
6,940 
5,547 
4,495 
14,096 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Mississippi 313 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
