Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sunflower 
Tallahatchie 
Tate 
Tippah 
Tishomingo 
Tunica 
Union 
Walthall 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
350 
509 
569 
691 
287 
108 
688 
684 
2007 
370 
488 
622 
691 
349 
103 
751 
768 
acres, 2012 
372,666 
340,711 
153,073 
123,852 
49,555 
211,593 
121,050 
118,130 
2007 
377,591 
315,697 
156,922 
137,434 
56,764 
201,033 
135,101 
128,184 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
236 
269 
253 
303 
121 
80 
319 
334 
2007 
244 
253 
267 
278 
137 
75 
335 
333 
acres, 2012 
304,386 
236,433 
56,786 
25,568 
11,781 
179,519 
31,739 
21,653 
TENURE 
2007 
307,806 
197,951 
57,124 
28,959 
9,752 
176,939 
34,318 
21,350 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
163 
297 
384 
565 
230 
34 
536 
478 
2007 
187 
320 
459 
551 
280 
36 
570 
556 
acres, 2012 
57,333 
79,094 
61,478 
89,317 
(D) 
30,040 
70,043 
67,253 
2007 
78,694 
95,334 
71,493 
89,570 
40,562 
27,633 
90,939 
83,086 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
58 
80 
124 
202 
84 
12 
205 
172 
2007 
79 
108 
156 
179 
84 
14 
204 
182 
acres, 2012 
21,009 
16,630 
6,877 
10,223 
(D) 
12,947 
5,389 
4,977 
2007 
36,043 
24,918 
9,466 
5,907 
3,182 
20,723 
10,536 
6,646 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
108 
145 
152 
111 
55 
26 
131 
192 
2007 
92 
110 
123 
122 
66 
22 
148 
184 
acres, 2012 
133,508 
195,734 
80,178 
32,295 
(D) 
55,567 
42,483 
49,845 
2007 
133,385 
141,676 
71,680 
46,175 
15,719 
45,194 
41,133 
42,641 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
48,314 
76,186 
31,893 
18,204 
7,703 
22,428 
19,202 
23,067 
2007 
43,973 
55,054 
29,217 
25,903 
9,200 
19,370 
20,133 
22,255 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
85,194 
119,548 
48,285 
14,091 
(D) 
33,139 
23,281 
26,778 
2007 
89,412 
86,622 
42,463 
20,272 
6,519 
25,824 
21,000 
20,386 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
101 
127 
113 
95 
35 
26 
102 
157 
2007 
86 
95 
90 
91 
50 
21 
111 
143 
acres, 2012 
111,495 
157,584 
44,385 
14,627 
6,918 
48,947 
23,994 
16,361 
2007 
117,147 
99,552 
39,372 
22,253 
6,297 
39,312 
23,017 
14,250 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
79 
67 
33 
15 
2 
48 
21 
14 
2007 
91 
58 
40 
18 
3 
45 
33 
28 
acres, 2012 
181,825 
65,883 
11,417 
2,240 
(D) 
125,986 
8,524 
1,032 
2007 
165,512 
78,687 
13,749 
1,689 
483 
128,206 
3,029 
2,457 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
77 
62 
16 
6 
2 
42 
12 
5 
2007 
79 
50 
21 
8 
3 
40 
20 
8 
acres, 2012 
171,882 
62,219 
5,524 
718 
(D) 
117,625 
2,356 
315 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
154,616 
73,481 
8,286 
799 
273 
116,904 
765 
454 
Total operators 
number 
512 
706 
875 
894 
360 
189 
916 
919 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
226 
372 
322 
516 
220 
65 
488 
467 
2 operators 
100 
96 
198 
151 
62 
19 
177 
199 
3 operators 
20 
31 
39 
20 
4 
14 
19 
18 
4 operators 
1 
5 
10 
4 
1 
8 
3 
- 
5 or more operators 
3 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
97 
163 
260 
217 
96 
26 
211 
264 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
89 
147 
233 
201 
93 
14 
199 
250 
2 operators 
2 
3 
6 
8 
- 
6 
6 
7 
3 operators 
- 
- 
5 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
566 
666 
883 
906 
466 
157 
1,065 
1,054 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
226 
347 
407 
506 
245 
66 
486 
516 
2 operators 
113 
114 
180 
160 
91 
29 
228 
222 
3 operators 
21 
22 
30 
20 
13 
3 
27 
26 
4 operators 
6 
2 
1 
5 
- 
2 
8 
4 
5 or more operators 
4 
3 
4 
- 
- 
3 
2 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
93 
157 
273 
282 
133 
20 
299 
309 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
85 
131 
244 
276 
129 
17 
267 
294 
2 operators 
2 
13 
11 
3 
2 
- 
8 
6 
3 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
4 operators 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
323 
418 
498 
607 
243 
105 
622 
569 
2007 
343 
422 
521 
538 
291 
100 
645 
648 
acres, 2012 
366,124 
309,422 
142,639 
114,122 
42,712 
211,233 
113,782 
99,310 
2007 
373,745 
281,810 
141,541 
113,868 
49,088 
(D) 
122,133 
114,129 
Female 
farms, 2012 
27 
91 
71 
84 
44 
3 
66 
115 
2007 
27 
66 
101 
153 
58 
3 
106 
120 
acres, 2012 
6,542 
31,289 
10,434 
9,730 
6,843 
360 
7,268 
18,820 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
3,846 
33,887 
15,381 
23,566 
7,676 
(D) 
12,968 
14,055 
Farming 
2012 
209 
198 
221 
221 
104 
70 
174 
341 
2007 
213 
205 
239 
170 
93 
67 
186 
323 
Other 
2012 
141 
311 
348 
470 
183 
38 
514 
343 
Place of residence: 
2007 
157 
283 
383 
521 
256 
36 
565 
445 
On farm operated 
2012 
168 
244 
428 
477 
223 
51 
557 
509 
2007 
199 
267 
402 
491 
239 
57 
515 
596 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
182 
265 
141 
214 
64 
57 
131 
175 
2007 
171 
221 
220 
200 
110 
46 
236 
172 
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554 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
