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 
Coahoma 
Copiah 
Covington 
DeSoto 
Forrest 
Franklin 
George 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
273 
506 
493 
433 
359 
189 
573 
2007 
261 
642 
623 
490 
391 
196 
604 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
260,961 
115,928 
105,869 
118,686 
42,759 
50,203 
60,942 
2007 
302,740 
131,487 
116,388 
141,639 
45,532 
46,995 
68,181 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
956 
229 
215 
274 
119 
266 
106 
2007 
1,160 
205 
187 
289 
116 
240 
113 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
273 
506 
493 
433 
359 
189 
573 
2007 
261 
642 
623 
490 
391 
196 
604 
$1,000, 2012 
658,376 
264,969 
311,340 
313,393 
146,057 
128,612 
204,806 
2007 
545,743 
253,562 
288,433 
332,228 
137,643 
87,570 
199,547 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,411,633 
523,655 
631,521 
723,771 
406,845 
680,487 
357,428 
2007 
2,090,970 
394,956 
462,975 
678,017 
352,027 
446,787 
330,376 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,523 
2,286 
2,941 
2,641 
3,416 
2,562 
3,361 
2007 
1,803 
1,928 
2,478 
2,346 
3,023 
1,863 
2,927 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
40 
22 
51 
48 
29 
14 
71 
$50,000 to $99,999 
28 
51 
44 
37 
36 
12 
66 
$100,000 to $199,999 
24 
94 
78 
89 
79 
41 
126 
$200,000 to $499,999 
31 
174 
157 
116 
129 
55 
207 
$500,000 to $999,999 
28 
109 
89 
73 
56 
41 
67 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
28 
42 
49 
48 
20 
19 
27 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
57 
11 
18 
14 
9 
5 
6 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
21 
2 
5 
4 
1 
- 
1 
$10,000,000 or more 
16 
1 
2 
4 
- 
2 
2 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
353,563 
497,436 
264,829 
304,783 
298,261 
360,819 
306,365 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
73.8 
23.3 
40.0 
38.9 
14.3 
13.9 
19.9 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
6 
20 
18 
47 
35 
7 
52 
acres 
40 
98 
43 
219 
147 
35 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
54 
113 
119 
145 
141 
30 
249 
acres 
1,513 
2,859 
3,425 
3,625 
3,791 
747 
6,424 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
18 
30 
51 
33 
34 
26 
55 
acres 
991 
1,798 
2,864 
1,954 
2,008 
1,529 
3,173 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
16 
59 
64 
44 
44 
24 
66 
acres 
1,219 
4,923 
5,318 
3,654 
3,582 
2,047 
5,405 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
8 
56 
72 
49 
23 
12 
41 
acres 
947 
6,589 
8,329 
5,548 
2,642 
1,407 
4,698 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
6 
44 
35 
27 
13 
15 
32 
acres 
944 
7,017 
5,412 
4,224 
2,005 
2,370 
4,968 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
11 
44 
34 
9 
13 
18 
31 
acres 
2,164 
8,785 
6,906 
1,700 
2,550 
3,578 
6,122 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
4 
29 
14 
8 
11 
7 
16 
acres 
967 
6,813 
3,338 
1,889 
(D) 
1,648 
3,777 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
29 
66 
52 
29 
31 
25 
20 
acres 
10,550 
23,225 
19,517 
10,375 
10,714 
8,483 
7,412 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
28 
31 
19 
13 
10 
17 
5 
acres 
20,699 
20,195 
13,252 
10,477 
5,700 
10,665 
3,338 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
51 
8 
5 
13 
3 
5 
2 
acres 
70,867 
10,326 
8,007 
16,260 
4,190 
5,940 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
42 
6 
10 
16 
1 
3 
4 
acres 
150,060 
23,300 
29,458 
58,761 
(D) 
11,754 
13,159 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
7 
41 
19 
54 
36 
11 
63 
acres 
45 
208 
74 
268 
146 
26 
300 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
44 
153 
163 
176 
136 
41 
267 
acres 
1,401 
4,351 
5,094 
4,527 
3,623 
1,256 
7,136 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
15 
51 
61 
45 
41 
15 
55 
acres 
888 
2,969 
3,529 
2,609 
(D) 
(D) 
3,315 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
15 
63 
86 
43 
46 
22 
52 
acres 
1,182 
5,336 
7,057 
3,566 
3,689 
1,856 
4,290 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
10 
68 
73 
40 
41 
16 
43 
acres 
1,143 
7,800 
8,684 
4,604 
4,676 
1,893 
4,970 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
14 
59 
40 
18 
22 
25 
35 
acres 
2,104 
9,441 
6,216 
2,881 
3,369 
3,831 
5,370 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
11 
42 
39 
18 
16 
5 
20 
acres 
2,184 
8,295 
7,774 
3,512 
3,173 
(D) 
4,018 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
7 
28 
30 
4 
12 
11 
13 
acres 
1,680 
6,660 
7,045 
948 
2,805 
2,501 
3,014 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
21 
91 
79 
42 
32 
27 
36 
acres 
8,168 
32,655 
27,534 
13,624 
10,233 
9,081 
12,814 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
26 
31 
19 
9 
3 
16 
12 
acres 
18,759 
20,023 
12,249 
6,425 
(D) 
9,930 
8,307 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
39 
8 
10 
22 
5 
5 
5 
acres 
57,898 
10,202 
13,987 
28,401 
6,416 
7,180 
6,208 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
52 
7 
4 
19 
1 
2 
3 
acres 
207,288 
23,547 
17,145 
70,274 
(D) 
(D) 
8,439 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
242 
240 
306 
240 
212 
111 
374 
2007 
213 
345 
437 
288 
245 
137 
422 
acres, 2012 
226,794 
18,390 
24,563 
81,159 
9,833 
8,751 
19,300 
2007 
265,566 
30,066 
37,283 
94,040 
15,117 
9,954 
24,594 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
196 
196 
245 
186 
164 
88 
328 
2007 
179 
238 
318 
216 
188 
91 
344 
acres, 2012 
221,880 
9,724 
16,874 
72,835 
6,893 
7,069 
15,647 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
242,548 
12,945 
19,541 
82,668 
8,338 
5,522 
17,640 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1 
20 
51 
17 
36 
5 
57 
2007 
25 
130 
159 
82 
83 
33 
153 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,570 
4,230 
1,033 
1,364 
431 
979 
2007 
6,654 
1 1 ,846 
13,860 
4,478 
5,294 
3,219 
5,839 
--continued 
314 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
