Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lincoln 
Lowndes 
Madison 
Marion 
Marshall 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Neshoba 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
595 
413 
685 
552 
573 
726 
345 
677 
2007 
725 
497 
747 
611 
577 
730 
363 
728 
acres, 2012 
108,599 
119,424 
203,066 
81,706 
203,319 
228,025 
97,262 
101,370 
2007 
124,561 
130,254 
222,627 
92,085 
193,056 
198,598 
97,358 
120,608 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
291 
228 
232 
208 
262 
386 
168 
354 
2007 
322 
221 
250 
260 
245 
353 
168 
369 
acres, 2012 
13,393 
41,131 
44,561 
12,520 
57,389 
80,021 
21,294 
17,102 
TENURE 
2007 
16,636 
41,450 
43,722 
15,144 
42,512 
62,099 
1 7,433 
18,401 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
457 
302 
532 
394 
410 
518 
254 
521 
2007 
524 
349 
606 
449 
438 
515 
272 
553 
acres, 2012 
68,098 
56,300 
120,534 
48,051 
105,750 
109,089 
59,406 
67,485 
2007 
71 ,394 
63,273 
155,418 
55,778 
109,831 
103,553 
66,126 
81,377 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
189 
139 
144 
113 
147 
214 
108 
232 
2007 
200 
117 
167 
166 
148 
185 
99 
237 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
6,138 
5,203 
3,823 
10,494 
14,042 
5,720 
7,775 
2007 
8,511 
5,496 
8,714 
7,848 
8,484 
13,140 
4,585 
7,803 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
130 
92 
100 
135 
132 
167 
70 
141 
2007 
182 
113 
114 
136 
119 
178 
80 
151 
acres, 2012 
39,820 
52,194 
57,368 
32,511 
72,863 
105,566 
34,136 
32,375 
2007 
43,280 
59,372 
55,705 
34,593 
73,488 
80,677 
29,877 
35,508 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
25,639 
15,694 
27,632 
18,255 
26,047 
58,391 
16,400 
16,309 
2007 
23,074 
22,166 
23,582 
20,836 
29,145 
40,097 
15,134 
19,469 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
14,181 
36,500 
29,736 
14,256 
46,816 
47,175 
1 7,736 
16,066 
2007 
20,206 
37,206 
32,123 
13,757 
44,343 
40,580 
14,743 
16,039 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
97 
74 
60 
89 
91 
146 
52 
114 
2007 
114 
86 
68 
87 
87 
149 
64 
119 
acres, 2012 
6,395 
28,713 
20,042 
8,610 
33,803 
54,533 
13,304 
8,950 
2007 
7,527 
32,800 
26,318 
7,116 
30,579 
38,823 
12,089 
9,273 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
8 
19 
53 
23 
31 
41 
21 
15 
2007 
19 
35 
27 
26 
20 
37 
11 
24 
acres, 2012 
681 
10,930 
25,164 
1,144 
24,706 
13,370 
3,720 
1,510 
2007 
9,887 
7,609 
1 1 ,504 
1,714 
9,737 
14,368 
1,355 
3,723 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
5 
15 
28 
6 
24 
26 
8 
8 
2007 
8 
18 
15 
7 
10 
19 
5 
13 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
6,280 
19,316 
87 
13,092 
11,446 
2,270 
377 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
598 
3,154 
8,690 
180 
3,449 
10,136 
759 
1,325 
Total operators 
number 
878 
613 
977 
766 
817 
1,007 
464 
987 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
333 
259 
444 
349 
373 
501 
242 
421 
2 operators 
241 
114 
196 
192 
163 
184 
93 
218 
3 operators 
21 
38 
39 
11 
31 
32 
8 
31 
4 operators 
- 
- 
6 
- 
5 
5 
- 
3 
5 or more operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
4 
2 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
281 
146 
306 
233 
267 
253 
106 
290 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
273 
130 
254 
197 
232 
223 
102 
265 
2 operators 
4 
5 
26 
18 
16 
12 
2 
8 
3 operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
3 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,057 
689 
1,118 
852 
850 
1,016 
526 
1,055 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
446 
341 
452 
399 
369 
509 
248 
441 
2 operators 
235 
127 
231 
190 
176 
173 
82 
258 
3 operators 
36 
22 
53 
16 
19 
37 
25 
23 
4 operators 
7 
7 
10 
5 
8 
7 
5 
4 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
1 
1 
5 
4 
3 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
317 
172 
352 
272 
264 
226 
132 
311 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
287 
149 
312 
228 
213 
198 
107 
291 
2 operators 
15 
4 
11 
18 
12 
11 
11 
7 
3 operators 
- 
5 
6 
- 
2 
2 
1 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
3 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
525 
365 
537 
487 
455 
622 
312 
618 
2007 
645 
443 
601 
524 
477 
651 
313 
631 
acres, 2012 
99,158 
111,758 
178,078 
72,184 
184,721 
203,892 
91,720 
93,924 
2007 
1 1 6,733 
122,061 
193,035 
78,063 
1 73,936 
185,601 
84,910 
107,336 
Female 
farms, 2012 
70 
48 
148 
65 
118 
104 
33 
59 
2007 
80 
54 
146 
87 
100 
79 
50 
97 
acres, 2012 
9,441 
7,666 
24,988 
9,522 
18,598 
24,133 
5,542 
7,446 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
7,828 
8,193 
29,592 
14,022 
19,120 
12,997 
12,448 
13,272 
Farming 
2012 
236 
125 
224 
269 
226 
296 
146 
353 
2007 
267 
143 
232 
249 
184 
287 
132 
349 
Other 
2012 
359 
288 
461 
283 
347 
430 
199 
324 
Place of residence: 
2007 
458 
354 
515 
362 
393 
443 
231 
379 
On farm operated 
2012 
517 
256 
346 
469 
382 
538 
220 
602 
2007 
581 
312 
463 
499 
357 
523 
256 
605 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
78 
157 
339 
83 
191 
188 
125 
75 
2007 
144 
185 
284 
112 
220 
207 
107 
123 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Mississippi 551 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
