Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mississippi 
Adams 
Alcorn 
Amite 
Attala 
Benton 
Bolivar 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
38,076 
189 
505 
590 
456 
312 
419 
2007 
41,959 
245 
540 
599 
559 
336 
430 
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 
Harvested 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 
TENURE 
2007 
4,223,708 
10,024 
30,160 
13,317 
21,094 
17,642 
377,837 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
27,734 
139 
390 
421 
388 
246 
144 
2007 
30,932 
177 
427 
443 
467 
254 
141 
acres, 2012 
5,104,068 
41,661 
47,383 
77,038 
94,548 
(D) 
48,096 
2007 
5,777,656 
49,412 
52,521 
72,874 
99,295 
49,464 
32,610 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
10,097 
27 
172 
149 
149 
64 
83 
2007 
10,924 
49 
162 
143 
166 
67 
89 
acres, 2012 
545,859 
2,327 
5,641 
4,621 
(D) 
1,966 
34,061 
2007 
703,486 
3,100 
(D) 
5,655 
8,270 
(D) 
24,197 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
7,963 
29 
95 
142 
56 
56 
133 
2007 
8,572 
45 
103 
134 
72 
63 
128 
acres, 2012 
4,033,138 
16,986 
44,721 
41,729 
26,321 
(D) 
173,217 
2007 
3,973,310 
7,646 
39,418 
34,682 
31,408 
32,505 
206,534 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,853,400 
2,368 
18,361 
21,548 
16,484 
18,338 
72,016 
2007 
1,854,805 
2,406 
20,481 
17,106 
16,543 
15,941 
102,009 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,179,738 
14,618 
26,360 
20,181 
9,837 
(D) 
101,201 
2007 
2,118,505 
5,240 
18,937 
17,576 
14,865 
16,564 
104,525 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
5,939 
17 
75 
109 
45 
43 
129 
2007 
6,313 
15 
86 
92 
51 
44 
115 
acres, 2012 
2,177,800 
9,369 
30,794 
10,722 
7,279 
18,117 
152,828 
2007 
2,089,596 
1,946 
22,358 
7,192 
8,632 
12,801 
172,635 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
2,379 
21 
20 
27 
12 
10 
142 
2007 
2,455 
23 
10 
22 
20 
19 
161 
acres, 2012 
1,793,874 
7,347 
1,474 
2,383 
4,573 
(D) 
169,045 
2007 
1,705,275 
12,870 
1,964 
2,413 
6,542 
4,187 
189,072 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,559 
6 
13 
14 
8 
7 
133 
2007 
1,536 
6 
7 
8 
6 
7 
157 
acres, 2012 
1,568,454 
416 
258 
417 
(D) 
3,002 
162,422 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,430,626 
4,978 
(D) 
470 
4,192 
(D) 
181,005 
Total operators 
number 
55,568 
295 
696 
921 
676 
450 
603 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
23,705 
107 
355 
339 
287 
202 
291 
2 operators 
12,040 
62 
126 
207 
139 
94 
86 
3 operators 
1,869 
16 
13 
35 
22 
12 
36 
4 operators 
284 
4 
8 
3 
2 
2 
3 
5 or more operators 
178 
- 
3 
6 
6 
2 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
16,124 
84 
170 
301 
208 
140 
116 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
14,200 
64 
146 
249 
174 
110 
90 
2 operators 
753 
10 
6 
14 
11 
11 
11 
3 operators 
98 
- 
4 
- 
4 
- 
- 
4 operators 
12 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
5 or more operators 
13 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
60,669 
340 
708 
879 
783 
488 
631 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
26,787 
167 
395 
377 
377 
217 
301 
2 operators 
12,571 
63 
128 
175 
151 
95 
85 
3 operators 
2,082 
14 
11 
38 
23 
17 
33 
4 operators 
344 
- 
6 
7 
5 
5 
5 
5 or more operators 
175 
1 
- 
2 
3 
2 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
17,547 
92 
181 
271 
235 
124 
115 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
15,555 
76 
167 
231 
207 
107 
95 
2 operators 
729 
8 
7 
17 
7 
7 
3 
3 operators 
130 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
2 
4 operators 
22 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
9 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
32,794 
171 
458 
502 
388 
266 
381 
2007 
35,829 
209 
468 
506 
472 
284 
399 
acres, 2012 
10,015,403 
62,101 
84,803 
105,619 
109,842 
(D) 
384,048 
2007 
10,363,301 
59,211 
81,358 
94,399 
112,681 
78,650 
424,516 
Female 
farms, 2012 
5,282 
18 
47 
88 
68 
46 
38 
2007 
6,130 
36 
72 
93 
87 
52 
31 
acres, 2012 
915,677 
3,893 
8,775 
15,531 
15,600 
(D) 
6,310 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
1 ,092,940 
10,717 
12,545 
15,570 
24,564 
7,506 
3,700 
Farming 
2012 
16,355 
85 
156 
276 
156 
115 
239 
2007 
15,935 
94 
155 
252 
192 
105 
286 
Other 
2012 
21,721 
104 
349 
314 
300 
197 
180 
Place of residence: 
2007 
26,024 
151 
385 
347 
367 
231 
144 
On farm operated 
2012 
27,054 
99 
368 
410 
305 
211 
228 
2007 
29,551 
141 
401 
441 
374 
222 
196 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
1 1 ,022 
90 
137 
180 
151 
101 
191 
2007 
12,408 
104 
139 
158 
185 
114 
234 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Mississippi 545 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
