Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Coahoma 
Copiah 
Covington 
DeSoto 
Forrest 
Franklin 
George 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
273 
506 
493 
433 
359 
189 
573 
2007 
261 
642 
623 
490 
391 
196 
604 
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 
Harvested 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 
TENURE 
2007 
242,548 
12,945 
19,541 
82,668 
8,338 
5,522 
17,640 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
100 
398 
329 
308 
294 
141 
453 
2007 
114 
507 
436 
371 
320 
142 
468 
acres, 2012 
21,488 
83,496 
47,843 
40,221 
32,470 
36,036 
36,599 
2007 
33,498 
100,834 
70,441 
47,919 
35,369 
33,173 
41,246 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
36 
131 
140 
110 
130 
54 
236 
2007 
45 
161 
179 
135 
139 
53 
243 
acres, 2012 
1,781 
4,580 
4,818 
7,604 
3,040 
1,713 
4,217 
2007 
15,322 
8,427 
(D) 
1 1 ,223 
3,918 
1,697 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
64 
95 
146 
84 
54 
41 
101 
2007 
58 
110 
168 
80 
58 
46 
120 
acres, 2012 
103,681 
31,502 
57,065 
32,126 
9,878 
12,452 
23,388 
2007 
125,877 
27,979 
45,083 
54,815 
9,800 
13,258 
25,858 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
39,724 
19,575 
33,479 
10,187 
5,196 
6,889 
12,206 
2007 
36,706 
15,285 
25,514 
12,689 
4,826 
6,232 
11,971 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
63,957 
1 1 ,927 
23,586 
21,939 
4,682 
5,563 
11,182 
2007 
89,171 
12,694 
19,569 
42,126 
4,974 
7,026 
13,887 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
57 
62 
98 
53 
30 
27 
81 
2007 
54 
69 
137 
55 
41 
34 
93 
acres, 2012 
90,747 
4,758 
1 1 ,909 
22,274 
3,775 
3,651 
11,020 
2007 
106,430 
4,293 
1 1 ,920 
37,646 
4,339 
3,728 
12,191 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
109 
13 
18 
41 
11 
7 
19 
2007 
89 
25 
19 
39 
13 
8 
16 
acres, 2012 
135,792 
930 
961 
46,339 
411 
1,715 
955 
2007 
143,365 
2,674 
864 
38,905 
363 
564 
1,077 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
103 
3 
7 
23 
4 
7 
11 
2007 
80 
8 
2 
26 
8 
4 
8 
acres, 2012 
129,352 
386 
147 
42,957 
78 
1,705 
410 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
120,796 
225 
(D) 
33,799 
81 
97 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
381 
742 
708 
650 
546 
293 
897 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
191 
305 
316 
254 
198 
107 
310 
2 operators 
60 
175 
140 
151 
146 
70 
214 
3 operators 
19 
20 
36 
19 
10 
8 
41 
4 operators 
2 
3 
1 
8 
3 
2 
4 
5 or more operators 
1 
3 
- 
1 
2 
2 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
65 
243 
220 
209 
182 
99 
252 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
58 
225 
194 
178 
158 
87 
220 
2 operators 
- 
9 
13 
11 
7 
6 
16 
3 operators 
1 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
396 
924 
882 
763 
550 
265 
943 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
165 
401 
400 
286 
249 
149 
328 
2 operators 
67 
216 
190 
157 
127 
38 
238 
3 operators 
22 
18 
30 
31 
13 
5 
25 
4 operators 
6 
4 
3 
12 
2 
1 
11 
5 or more operators 
1 
3 
- 
4 
- 
3 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
81 
295 
251 
217 
165 
82 
288 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
73 
262 
232 
191 
157 
60 
268 
2 operators 
1 
12 
8 
13 
1 
2 
10 
3 operators 
2 
3 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
3 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
249 
424 
420 
373 
302 
163 
522 
2007 
228 
544 
529 
420 
327 
164 
538 
acres, 2012 
254,605 
103,595 
93,158 
114,380 
37,876 
45,119 
54,175 
2007 
280,689 
115,806 
102,682 
123,089 
36,578 
42,693 
59,730 
Female 
farms, 2012 
24 
82 
73 
60 
57 
26 
51 
2007 
33 
98 
94 
70 
64 
32 
66 
acres, 2012 
6,356 
12,333 
12,711 
4,306 
4,883 
5,084 
6,767 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
22,051 
15,681 
13,706 
18,550 
8,954 
4,302 
8,451 
Farming 
2012 
172 
225 
226 
217 
131 
65 
295 
2007 
148 
236 
256 
169 
142 
72 
242 
Other 
2012 
101 
281 
267 
216 
228 
124 
278 
Place of residence: 
2007 
113 
406 
367 
321 
249 
124 
362 
On farm operated 
2012 
91 
413 
384 
344 
299 
139 
496 
2007 
98 
505 
510 
350 
341 
147 
521 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
182 
93 
109 
89 
60 
50 
77 
2007 
163 
137 
113 
140 
50 
49 
83 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Mississippi 547 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
