Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Prentiss 
Quitman 
Rankin 
Scott 
Sharkey 
Simpson 
Smith 
Stone 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
504 
347 
670 
716 
128 
606 
637 
271 
2007 
576 
349 
782 
803 
114 
727 
757 
323 
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 
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 
TENURE 
2007 
27,524 
141,031 
26,542 
20,581 
143,760 
14,574 
15,321 
5,082 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
404 
219 
487 
559 
66 
468 
478 
213 
2007 
463 
251 
569 
622 
47 
548 
544 
256 
acres, 2012 
53,008 
54,096 
84,644 
85,308 
25,967 
61,568 
67,246 
33,006 
2007 
62,956 
90,294 
94,497 
91,836 
17,863 
79,478 
69,842 
39,670 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
120 
44 
178 
252 
18 
164 
210 
84 
2007 
158 
65 
196 
258 
15 
193 
232 
105 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
3,580 
6,589 
1 1 ,332 
1,458 
5,688 
6,035 
2,514 
2007 
4,528 
24,580 
10,189 
1 1 ,254 
3,736 
6,219 
(D) 
2,990 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
81 
67 
147 
131 
28 
126 
145 
52 
2007 
94 
53 
182 
163 
30 
159 
190 
55 
acres, 2012 
34,653 
88,080 
37,225 
28,458 
57,852 
47,306 
40,073 
1 1 ,499 
2007 
33,872 
80,252 
40,221 
32,657 
78,405 
35,776 
37,983 
10,300 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
18,117 
32,071 
20,157 
14,559 
18,129 
25,373 
21,505 
7,653 
2007 
15,929 
29,497 
23,089 
16,827 
29,759 
21,929 
19,764 
5,235 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
16,536 
56,009 
17,068 
13,899 
39,723 
21,933 
18,568 
3,846 
2007 
17,943 
50,755 
17,132 
15,830 
48,646 
13,847 
18,219 
5,065 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
73 
61 
98 
93 
27 
92 
118 
44 
2007 
78 
46 
133 
115 
28 
104 
131 
41 
acres, 2012 
17,950 
69,193 
13,851 
9,196 
51,998 
10,296 
13,662 
2,343 
2007 
19,280 
69,150 
12,250 
8,527 
62,026 
8,032 
8,793 
2,062 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
19 
61 
36 
26 
34 
12 
14 
6 
2007 
19 
45 
31 
18 
37 
20 
23 
12 
acres, 2012 
5,557 
66,496 
3,926 
1,355 
71,600 
655 
1,023 
1,165 
2007 
4,602 
49,817 
5,555 
2,223 
83,443 
2,363 
1,929 
1,876 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
15 
59 
10 
11 
32 
5 
6 
6 
2007 
9 
42 
14 
8 
36 
7 
2 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
58,215 
2,189 
390 
68,844 
61 
90 
45 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
3,716 
47,301 
4,103 
800 
77,998 
323 
(D) 
30 
Total operators 
number 
679 
532 
1,013 
1,059 
194 
903 
973 
457 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
362 
224 
384 
424 
86 
351 
343 
125 
2 operators 
117 
87 
238 
249 
28 
229 
258 
119 
3 operators 
19 
27 
44 
37 
8 
17 
31 
17 
4 operators 
4 
4 
1 
5 
3 
2 
4 
7 
5 or more operators 
2 
5 
3 
1 
3 
7 
1 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
191 
147 
332 
314 
31 
296 
292 
150 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
177 
111 
250 
278 
24 
257 
273 
140 
2 operators 
7 
9 
32 
18 
2 
9 
8 
5 
3 operators 
- 
2 
6 
- 
1 
7 
1 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
773 
503 
1,179 
1,206 
230 
1,031 
1,112 
513 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
427 
235 
453 
493 
54 
452 
458 
170 
2 operators 
118 
82 
284 
259 
43 
248 
253 
123 
3 operators 
21 
26 
31 
37 
4 
25 
40 
23 
4 operators 
7 
4 
9 
7 
5 
2 
2 
7 
5 or more operators 
3 
2 
5 
7 
8 
- 
4 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
216 
120 
357 
364 
51 
342 
352 
176 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
191 
112 
297 
322 
36 
302 
310 
162 
2 operators 
8 
2 
14 
12 
3 
20 
15 
7 
3 operators 
3 
- 
9 
6 
3 
- 
4 
- 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
425 
284 
579 
613 
119 
512 
581 
241 
2007 
482 
296 
675 
697 
100 
609 
661 
260 
acres, 2012 
81,879 
194,715 
114,369 
97,730 
152,341 
99,037 
99,691 
(D) 
2007 
89,079 
208,199 
122,634 
109,271 
173,972 
104,320 
94,604 
44,120 
Female 
farms, 2012 
79 
63 
91 
103 
9 
94 
56 
30 
2007 
94 
53 
107 
106 
14 
118 
96 
63 
acres, 2012 
1 1 ,339 
13,957 
11,426 
17,391 
3,078 
10,492 
8,651 
(D) 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
12,351 
12,164 
17,639 
17,445 
5,739 
13,297 
15,150 
7,726 
Farming 
2012 
162 
136 
289 
369 
79 
328 
395 
114 
2007 
180 
140 
343 
352 
68 
321 
364 
121 
Other 
2012 
342 
211 
381 
347 
49 
278 
242 
157 
Place of residence: 
2007 
396 
209 
439 
451 
46 
406 
393 
202 
On farm operated 
2012 
345 
109 
532 
568 
53 
478 
564 
225 
2007 
378 
106 
630 
626 
34 
601 
652 
273 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
159 
238 
138 
148 
75 
128 
73 
46 
2007 
198 
243 
152 
177 
80 
126 
105 
50 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Mississippi 553 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
