Counties in Mississippi by farms, 2022

Hinds County had the highest farms of 82 counties in 2022, at 847. Tunica County had the lowest, at 92. The median was 384 and the figure for Mississippi was 31,290. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest847Hinds County
Median38482 counties
Mississippi31,290History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 180 countAlcorn County: 357 countAmite County: 407 countAttala County: 412 countBenton County: 261 countBolivar County: 394 countCalhoun County: 531 countCarroll County: 382 countChickasaw County: 424 countChoctaw County: 200 countClaiborne County: 172 countClarke County: 279 countClay County: 370 countCoahoma County: 210 countCopiah County: 444 countCovington County: 422 countDeSoto County: 372 countForrest County: 302 countFranklin County: 216 countGeorge County: 472 countGreene County: 408 countGrenada County: 249 countHancock County: 248 countHarrison County: 318 countHinds County: 847 countHolmes County: 483 countHumphreys County: 214 countIssaquena County: 103 countItawamba County: 335 countJackson County: 393 countJasper County: 353 countJefferson County: 174 countJefferson Davis County: 316 countJones County: 779 countKemper County: 376 countLafayette County: 378 countLamar County: 385 countLauderdale County: 283 countLawrence County: 283 countLeake County: 481 countLee County: 392 countLeflore County: 242 countLincoln County: 597 countLowndes County: 333 countMadison County: 510 countMarion County: 391 countMarshall County: 498 countMonroe County: 520 countMontgomery County: 290 countNeshoba County: 522 countNewton County: 501 countNoxubee County: 458 countOktibbeha County: 375 countPanola County: 572 countPearl River County: 665 countPerry County: 278 countPike County: 474 countPontotoc County: 647 countPrentiss County: 439 countQuitman County: 224 countRankin County: 579 countScott County: 587 countSharkey County: 112 countSimpson County: 437 countSmith County: 487 countStone County: 280 countSunflower County: 301 countTallahatchie County: 415 countTate County: 503 countTippah County: 460 countTishomingo County: 183 countTunica County: 92 countUnion County: 525 countWalthall County: 484 countWarren County: 224 countWashington County: 287 countWayne County: 461 countWebster County: 264 countWilkinson County: 163 countWinston County: 448 countYalobusha County: 339 countYazoo County: 518 count
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count, 2022. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Hinds County: 847 countHinds County847Jones County: 779 countJones County779Pearl River County: 665 countPearl River County665Pontotoc County: 647 countPontotoc County647Lincoln County: 597 countLincoln County597Scott County: 587 countScott County587Rankin County: 579 countRankin County579Panola County: 572 countPanola County572Calhoun County: 531 countCalhoun County531Union County: 525 countUnion County525Neshoba County: 522 countNeshoba County522Monroe County: 520 countMonroe County520Yazoo County: 518 countYazoo County518Madison County: 510 countMadison County510Tate County: 503 countTate County503Newton County: 501 countNewton County501Marshall County: 498 countMarshall County498Smith County: 487 countSmith County487Walthall County: 484 countWalthall County484Holmes County: 483 countHolmes County483Leake County: 481 countLeake County481Pike County: 474 countPike County474George County: 472 countGeorge County472Wayne County: 461 countWayne County461Tippah County: 460 countTippah County460Noxubee County: 458 countNoxubee County458Winston County: 448 countWinston County448Copiah County: 444 countCopiah County444Prentiss County: 439 countPrentiss County439Simpson County: 437 countSimpson County437Chickasaw County: 424 countChickasaw County424Covington County: 422 countCovington County422Tallahatchie County: 415 countTallahatchie County415Attala County: 412 countAttala County412Greene County: 408 countGreene County408Amite County: 407 countAmite County407Bolivar County: 394 countBolivar County394Jackson County: 393 countJackson County393Lee County: 392 countLee County392Marion County: 391 countMarion County391Hinds County: 847 countHinds County847Jones County: 779 countJones County779Pearl River County: 665 countPearl River County665Pontotoc County: 647 countPontotoc County647Lincoln County: 597 countLincoln County597Scott County: 587 countScott County587Rankin County: 579 countRankin County579Panola County: 572 countPanola County572Calhoun County: 531 countCalhoun County531Union County: 525 countUnion County525Neshoba County: 522 countNeshoba County522Monroe County: 520 countMonroe County520Yazoo County: 518 countYazoo County518Madison County: 510 countMadison County510Tate County: 503 countTate County503Newton County: 501 countNewton County501Marshall County: 498 countMarshall County498Smith County: 487 countSmith County487Walthall County: 484 countWalthall County484Holmes County: 483 countHolmes County483Leake County: 481 countLeake County481Pike County: 474 countPike County474George County: 472 countGeorge County472Wayne County: 461 countWayne County461Tippah County: 460 countTippah County460Noxubee County: 458 countNoxubee County458Winston County: 448 countWinston County448Copiah County: 444 countCopiah County444Prentiss County: 439 countPrentiss County439Simpson County: 437 countSimpson County437Chickasaw County: 424 countChickasaw County424Covington County: 422 countCovington County422Tallahatchie County: 415 countTallahatchie County415Attala County: 412 countAttala County412Greene County: 408 countGreene County408Amite County: 407 countAmite County407Bolivar County: 394 countBolivar County394Jackson County: 393 countJackson County393Lee County: 392 countLee County392Marion County: 391 countMarion County391
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count
1Hinds County847
2Jones County779
3Pearl River County665
4Pontotoc County647
5Lincoln County597
6Scott County587
7Rankin County579
8Panola County572
9Calhoun County531
10Union County525
11Neshoba County522
12Monroe County520
13Yazoo County518
14Madison County510
15Tate County503
16Newton County501
17Marshall County498
18Smith County487
19Walthall County484
20Holmes County483
21Leake County481
22Pike County474
23George County472
24Wayne County461
25Tippah County460
26Noxubee County458
27Winston County448
28Copiah County444
29Prentiss County439
30Simpson County437
31Chickasaw County424
32Covington County422
33Tallahatchie County415
34Attala County412
35Greene County408
36Amite County407
37Bolivar County394
38Jackson County393
39Lee County392
40Marion County391
41Lamar County385
42Carroll County382
43Lafayette County378
44Kemper County376
45Oktibbeha County375
46DeSoto County372
47Clay County370
48Alcorn County357
49Jasper County353
50Yalobusha County339
51Itawamba County335
52Lowndes County333
53Harrison County318
54Jefferson Davis County316
55Forrest County302
56Sunflower County301
57Montgomery County290
58Washington County287
59Lauderdale County283
59Lawrence County283
61Stone County280
62Clarke County279
63Perry County278
64Webster County264
65Benton County261
66Grenada County249
67Hancock County248
68Leflore County242
69Quitman County224
69Warren County224
71Franklin County216
72Humphreys County214
73Coahoma County210
74Choctaw County200
75Tishomingo County183
76Adams County180
77Jefferson County174
78Claiborne County172
79Wilkinson County163
80Sharkey County112
81Issaquena County103
82Tunica County92

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Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Mississippi by farms, 2022) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Mississippi by farms, 2022. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/mississippi-counties. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in Mississippi by farms, 2022. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/mississippi-counties.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Mississippi by farms, 2022 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/mississippi-counties (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Hinds County, with 847 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Tunica County, with 92 in 2022.

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