Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Issaquena 
Itawamba 
Jackson 
Jasper 
Jefferson 
Jefferson Davis 
Jones 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
97 
443 
409 
445 
277 
337 
927 
2007 
104 
491 
454 
528 
356 
437 
1,027 
acres, 2012 
124,391 
94,875 
37,589 
97,178 
85,736 
58,997 
125,971 
2007 
121,165 
93,332 
41,445 
90,723 
100,477 
67,943 
109,837 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
57 
218 
173 
189 
131 
165 
353 
2007 
67 
216 
199 
225 
138 
214 
426 
acres, 2012 
65,230 
24,224 
1 1 ,270 
8,890 
23,700 
6,530 
15,066 
TENURE 
2007 
65,719 
21,367 
7,425 
9,522 
17,751 
1 1 ,302 
16,165 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
48 
352 
348 
350 
191 
246 
736 
2007 
47 
412 
375 
421 
251 
324 
808 
acres, 2012 
44,843 
64,554 
22,920 
68,596 
49,830 
38,844 
90,663 
2007 
53,475 
72,313 
26,879 
68,874 
59,913 
46,885 
71 ,542 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
15 
138 
143 
118 
74 
111 
243 
2007 
20 
159 
158 
151 
83 
135 
291 
acres, 2012 
4,768 
5,496 
2,669 
4,720 
3,206 
3,322 
7,057 
2007 
12,972 
(D) 
2,583 
5,266 
(D) 
4,451 
8,292 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
25 
81 
49 
84 
61 
69 
171 
2007 
28 
71 
73 
97 
78 
90 
185 
acres, 2012 
38,384 
29,235 
13,973 
27,426 
27,204 
18,964 
34,447 
2007 
32,404 
20,065 
14,394 
20,978 
35,302 
19,499 
35,902 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
19,170 
12,504 
4,851 
13,207 
9,971 
10,318 
22,246 
2007 
14,846 
7,964 
6,376 
12,035 
17,840 
10,452 
23,416 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
19,214 
16,731 
9,122 
14,219 
17,233 
8,646 
12,201 
2007 
17,558 
12,101 
8,018 
8,943 
17,462 
9,047 
12,486 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
20 
75 
24 
63 
43 
50 
107 
2007 
18 
55 
41 
69 
51 
69 
124 
acres, 2012 
23,286 
18,358 
8,425 
3,755 
13,473 
3,129 
7,660 
2007 
23,744 
12,275 
4,842 
4,076 
12,331 
6,526 
7,323 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
24 
10 
12 
11 
25 
22 
20 
2007 
29 
8 
6 
10 
27 
23 
34 
acres, 2012 
41,164 
1,086 
696 
1,156 
8,702 
1,189 
861 
2007 
35,286 
954 
172 
871 
5,262 
1,559 
2,393 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
22 
5 
6 
8 
14 
4 
3 
2007 
29 
2 
- 
5 
4 
10 
11 
acres, 2012 
37,176 
370 
176 
415 
7,021 
79 
349 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
29,003 
(D) 
■ 
180 
(D) 
325 
550 
Total operators 
number 
150 
627 
651 
642 
386 
492 
1,404 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
54 
289 
201 
275 
206 
205 
523 
2 operators 
38 
130 
184 
143 
47 
111 
349 
3 operators 
3 
18 
20 
27 
15 
19 
45 
4 operators 
- 
6 
1 
- 
4 
2 
4 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
3 
- 
5 
- 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
36 
156 
233 
195 
73 
142 
442 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
34 
138 
213 
175 
57 
142 
412 
2 operators 
1 
6 
10 
10 
8 
- 
10 
3 operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
152 
651 
698 
768 
503 
620 
1,484 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
65 
363 
241 
324 
235 
273 
642 
2 operators 
30 
96 
183 
170 
99 
147 
322 
3 operators 
9 
32 
29 
32 
19 
16 
59 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
32 
162 
242 
246 
113 
196 
446 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
26 
141 
214 
209 
100 
188 
410 
2 operators 
3 
9 
14 
7 
5 
4 
18 
3 operators 
- 
1 
- 
5 
1 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
89 
400 
361 
381 
255 
282 
811 
2007 
93 
414 
387 
459 
311 
372 
892 
acres, 2012 
119,144 
87,258 
33,191 
88,216 
78,428 
53,310 
106,218 
2007 
116,823 
78,515 
34,806 
77,363 
88,407 
59,622 
100,056 
Female 
farms, 2012 
8 
43 
48 
64 
22 
55 
116 
2007 
11 
77 
67 
69 
45 
65 
135 
acres, 2012 
5,247 
7,617 
4,398 
8,962 
7,308 
5,687 
19,753 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
4,342 
14,817 
6,639 
13,360 
12,070 
8,321 
9,781 
Farming 
2012 
52 
179 
170 
211 
143 
193 
460 
2007 
56 
123 
169 
199 
148 
208 
414 
Other 
2012 
45 
264 
239 
234 
134 
144 
467 
Place of residence: 
2007 
48 
368 
285 
329 
208 
229 
613 
On farm operated 
2012 
36 
332 
368 
350 
166 
265 
742 
2007 
48 
362 
401 
438 
218 
306 
873 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
61 
111 
41 
95 
111 
72 
185 
2007 
56 
129 
53 
90 
138 
131 
154 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Mississippi 549 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
