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 
Prentiss 
Quitman 
Rankin 
Scott 
Sharkey 
Simpson 
Smith 
Stone 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
504 
347 
670 
716 
128 
606 
637 
271 
2007 
576 
349 
782 
803 
114 
727 
757 
323 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
93,218 
208,672 
125,795 
115,121 
155,419 
109,529 
108,342 
45,670 
2007 
101,430 
220,363 
140,273 
126,716 
179,711 
117,617 
109,754 
51,846 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
185 
601 
188 
161 
1,214 
181 
170 
169 
2007 
176 
631 
179 
158 
1,576 
162 
145 
161 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
504 
347 
670 
716 
128 
606 
637 
271 
2007 
576 
349 
782 
803 
114 
727 
757 
323 
$1,000, 2012 
146,268 
420,194 
376,129 
291,052 
356,198 
300,052 
320,297 
166,904 
2007 
142,152 
341,222 
351,203 
262,768 
280,659 
284,353 
272,842 
141,976 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
290,214 
1,210,935 
561,387 
406,497 
2,782,795 
495,135 
502,821 
615,883 
2007 
246,792 
977,714 
449,109 
327,233 
2,461,920 
391,132 
360,426 
439,555 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
1,569 
2,014 
2,990 
2,528 
2,292 
2,739 
2,956 
3,655 
2007 
1,401 
1,548 
2,504 
2,074 
1,562 
2,418 
2,486 
2,738 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
77 
51 
58 
70 
6 
34 
45 
12 
$50,000 to $99,999 
60 
36 
84 
70 
10 
41 
49 
28 
$100,000 to $199,999 
130 
46 
118 
159 
13 
139 
122 
59 
$200,000 to $499,999 
170 
80 
203 
241 
18 
214 
226 
87 
$500,000 to $999,999 
44 
48 
113 
109 
24 
112 
111 
47 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
14 
32 
60 
55 
15 
51 
65 
20 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
9 
30 
27 
11 
18 
14 
16 
14 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
- 
17 
5 
- 
13 
- 
2 
3 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
7 
2 
1 
11 
1 
1 
1 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
265,588 
259,208 
496,298 
389,908 
276,301 
377,066 
407,212 
285,110 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
35.1 
80.5 
25.3 
29.5 
56.2 
29.0 
26.6 
16.0 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
10 
10 
60 
27 
- 
22 
35 
18 
acres 
30 
68 
278 
138 
- 
113 
161 
85 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
115 
55 
231 
199 
21 
156 
141 
101 
acres 
3,578 
1,669 
5,982 
5,933 
664 
4,660 
4,447 
2,858 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
51 
19 
58 
79 
2 
60 
83 
16 
acres 
2,992 
1,124 
3,429 
4,590 
(D) 
3,539 
4,710 
958 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
68 
42 
59 
75 
6 
79 
80 
26 
acres 
5,614 
3,370 
4,859 
6,043 
468 
6,590 
6,788 
2,202 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
63 
30 
47 
81 
5 
89 
77 
23 
acres 
7,242 
3,343 
5,379 
9,443 
603 
10,442 
8,945 
2,734 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
49 
24 
40 
59 
6 
51 
58 
13 
acres 
7,711 
3,800 
6,196 
9,156 
960 
7,974 
9,070 
2,060 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
40 
27 
32 
51 
5 
31 
41 
18 
acres 
7,970 
5,371 
6,251 
9,997 
(D) 
6,268 
8,086 
3,606 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
30 
7 
27 
28 
2 
22 
20 
12 
acres 
7,129 
1,634 
6,528 
6,627 
(D) 
5,125 
4,754 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
45 
37 
58 
71 
16 
64 
71 
28 
acres 
15,858 
13,284 
20,481 
25,173 
5,588 
21,380 
24,373 
9,536 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
19 
33 
37 
39 
25 
17 
18 
11 
acres 
11,433 
21,444 
23,692 
25,054 
17,532 
1 1 ,583 
13,004 
7,498 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
11 
44 
18 
4 
12 
12 
10 
3 
acres 
15,651 
63,670 
24,280 
5,753 
16,537 
16,855 
13,004 
5,130 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3 
19 
3 
3 
28 
3 
3 
2 
acres 
8,010 
89,895 
18,440 
7,214 
111,469 
15,000 
11,000 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
24 
2 
69 
49 
1 
44 
24 
23 
acres 
95 
(D) 
315 
259 
(D) 
193 
124 
110 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
125 
48 
227 
247 
12 
191 
184 
124 
acres 
3,645 
1,709 
6,229 
7,631 
339 
5,690 
5,807 
3,363 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
54 
18 
69 
76 
1 
78 
90 
26 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
4,075 
4,476 
(D) 
4,643 
(D) 
1,445 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
72 
51 
71 
69 
3 
89 
97 
32 
acres 
5,925 
4,201 
5,941 
5,754 
240 
7,370 
8,096 
2,637 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
94 
23 
69 
82 
5 
99 
127 
26 
acres 
10,955 
2,658 
7,836 
9,777 
531 
1 1 ,697 
15,162 
2,923 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
66 
24 
63 
64 
9 
64 
65 
17 
acres 
10,471 
3,755 
9,857 
9,819 
1,404 
9,990 
10,128 
2,647 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
37 
23 
33 
55 
2 
28 
36 
24 
acres 
7,350 
4,545 
6,723 
10,744 
(D) 
5,601 
7,045 
4,856 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
28 
14 
39 
40 
5 
31 
37 
12 
acres 
6,531 
3,312 
9,435 
9,678 
1,202 
7,422 
8,709 
2,819 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
46 
35 
87 
77 
9 
72 
70 
23 
acres 
16,270 
12,775 
30,295 
26,537 
3,145 
25,087 
23,940 
7,950 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
12 
44 
39 
30 
16 
24 
18 
9 
acres 
7,988 
29,453 
26,278 
19,997 
11,043 
16,227 
11,703 
6,768 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
16 
45 
12 
10 
17 
3 
7 
5 
acres 
23,399 
64,852 
15,734 
13,030 
22,709 
4,000 
9,283 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2 
22 
4 
4 
34 
4 
2 
2 
acres 
(D) 
91,999 
17,555 
9,014 
138,649 
19,697 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
367 
275 
349 
432 
104 
337 
369 
166 
2007 
426 
278 
474 
480 
95 
420 
472 
196 
acres, 2012 
38,422 
155,813 
28,524 
27,825 
135,227 
28,157 
26,166 
7,541 
2007 
44,605 
176,542 
40,574 
34,403 
156,240 
29,718 
25,148 
10,903 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
208 
164 
286 
356 
77 
261 
334 
134 
2007 
245 
153 
343 
381 
79 
304 
365 
149 
acres, 2012 
26,854 
130,988 
22,629 
20,918 
122,300 
16,045 
19,787 
4,902 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
27,524 
141,031 
26,542 
20,581 
143,760 
14,574 
15,321 
5,082 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
35 
4 
40 
31 
1 
62 
32 
25 
2007 
109 
57 
146 
120 
13 
172 
131 
85 
acres, 2012 
1,198 
(D) 
1,084 
803 
(D) 
8,468 
1,342 
1,458 
2007 
8,650 
21,614 
9,596 
10,786 
6,013 
11,519 
7,108 
4,676 
--continued 
320 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
