Counties in Mississippi by farms

Hinds County had the highest farms of 82 counties in 1997, at 1,066. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 93. The median was 518 and the figure for Mississippi was 42,150. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,066Hinds County
Median51882 counties
Mississippi42,150History

Map of counties, 1997

Adams County: 185 countAlcorn County: 636 countAmite County: 649 countAttala County: 548 countBenton County: 280 countBolivar County: 456 countCalhoun County: 539 countCarroll County: 590 countChickasaw County: 570 countChoctaw County: 297 countClaiborne County: 244 countClarke County: 376 countClay County: 500 countCoahoma County: 204 countCopiah County: 696 countCovington County: 642 countDeSoto County: 675 countForrest County: 435 countFranklin County: 222 countGeorge County: 602 countGreene County: 455 countGrenada County: 272 countHancock County: 344 countHarrison County: 436 countHinds County: 1,066 countHolmes County: 496 countHumphreys County: 293 countIssaquena County: 93 countItawamba County: 517 countJackson County: 489 countJasper County: 480 countJefferson County: 226 countJefferson Davis County: 518 countJones County: 1,055 countKemper County: 555 countLafayette County: 497 countLamar County: 535 countLauderdale County: 520 countLawrence County: 418 countLeake County: 751 countLee County: 642 countLeflore County: 285 countLincoln County: 668 countLowndes County: 518 countMadison County: 660 countMarion County: 630 countMarshall County: 643 countMonroe County: 671 countMontgomery County: 386 countNeshoba County: 807 countNewton County: 702 countNoxubee County: 575 countOktibbeha County: 450 countPanola County: 756 countPearl River County: 886 countPerry County: 349 countPike County: 590 countPontotoc County: 729 countPrentiss County: 536 countQuitman County: 201 countRankin County: 801 countScott County: 906 countSharkey County: 121 countSimpson County: 745 countSmith County: 840 countStone County: 300 countSunflower County: 403 countTallahatchie County: 424 countTate County: 660 countTippah County: 650 countTishomingo County: 365 countTunica County: 105 countUnion County: 752 countWalthall County: 719 countWarren County: 217 countWashington County: 328 countWayne County: 614 countWebster County: 386 countWilkinson County: 273 countWinston County: 607 countYalobusha County: 383 countYazoo County: 505 count
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count, 1997. 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, 1997

Hinds County: 1,066 countHinds County1,066Jones County: 1,055 countJones County1,055Scott County: 906 countScott County906Pearl River County: 886 countPearl River County886Smith County: 840 countSmith County840Neshoba County: 807 countNeshoba County807Rankin County: 801 countRankin County801Panola County: 756 countPanola County756Union County: 752 countUnion County752Leake County: 751 countLeake County751Simpson County: 745 countSimpson County745Pontotoc County: 729 countPontotoc County729Walthall County: 719 countWalthall County719Newton County: 702 countNewton County702Copiah County: 696 countCopiah County696DeSoto County: 675 countDeSoto County675Monroe County: 671 countMonroe County671Lincoln County: 668 countLincoln County668Madison County: 660 countMadison County660Tate County: 660 countTate County660Tippah County: 650 countTippah County650Amite County: 649 countAmite County649Marshall County: 643 countMarshall County643Covington County: 642 countCovington County642Lee County: 642 countLee County642Alcorn County: 636 countAlcorn County636Marion County: 630 countMarion County630Wayne County: 614 countWayne County614Winston County: 607 countWinston County607George County: 602 countGeorge County602Carroll County: 590 countCarroll County590Pike County: 590 countPike County590Noxubee County: 575 countNoxubee County575Chickasaw County: 570 countChickasaw County570Kemper County: 555 countKemper County555Attala County: 548 countAttala County548Calhoun County: 539 countCalhoun County539Prentiss County: 536 countPrentiss County536Lamar County: 535 countLamar County535Lauderdale County: 520 countLauderdale County520Hinds County: 1,066 countHinds County1,066Jones County: 1,055 countJones County1,055Scott County: 906 countScott County906Pearl River County: 886 countPearl River County886Smith County: 840 countSmith County840Neshoba County: 807 countNeshoba County807Rankin County: 801 countRankin County801Panola County: 756 countPanola County756Union County: 752 countUnion County752Leake County: 751 countLeake County751Simpson County: 745 countSimpson County745Pontotoc County: 729 countPontotoc County729Walthall County: 719 countWalthall County719Newton County: 702 countNewton County702Copiah County: 696 countCopiah County696DeSoto County: 675 countDeSoto County675Monroe County: 671 countMonroe County671Lincoln County: 668 countLincoln County668Madison County: 660 countMadison County660Tate County: 660 countTate County660Tippah County: 650 countTippah County650Amite County: 649 countAmite County649Marshall County: 643 countMarshall County643Covington County: 642 countCovington County642Lee County: 642 countLee County642Alcorn County: 636 countAlcorn County636Marion County: 630 countMarion County630Wayne County: 614 countWayne County614Winston County: 607 countWinston County607George County: 602 countGeorge County602Carroll County: 590 countCarroll County590Pike County: 590 countPike County590Noxubee County: 575 countNoxubee County575Chickasaw County: 570 countChickasaw County570Kemper County: 555 countKemper County555Attala County: 548 countAttala County548Calhoun County: 539 countCalhoun County539Prentiss County: 536 countPrentiss County536Lamar County: 535 countLamar County535Lauderdale County: 520 countLauderdale County520
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

RankCounties1997
count
1Hinds County1,066
2Jones County1,055
3Scott County906
4Pearl River County886
5Smith County840
6Neshoba County807
7Rankin County801
8Panola County756
9Union County752
10Leake County751
11Simpson County745
12Pontotoc County729
13Walthall County719
14Newton County702
15Copiah County696
16DeSoto County675
17Monroe County671
18Lincoln County668
19Madison County660
19Tate County660
21Tippah County650
22Amite County649
23Marshall County643
24Covington County642
24Lee County642
26Alcorn County636
27Marion County630
28Wayne County614
29Winston County607
30George County602
31Carroll County590
31Pike County590
33Noxubee County575
34Chickasaw County570
35Kemper County555
36Attala County548
37Calhoun County539
38Prentiss County536
39Lamar County535
40Lauderdale County520
41Jefferson Davis County518
41Lowndes County518
43Itawamba County517
44Yazoo County505
45Clay County500
46Lafayette County497
47Holmes County496
48Jackson County489
49Jasper County480
50Bolivar County456
51Greene County455
52Oktibbeha County450
53Harrison County436
54Forrest County435
55Tallahatchie County424
56Lawrence County418
57Sunflower County403
58Montgomery County386
58Webster County386
60Yalobusha County383
61Clarke County376
62Tishomingo County365
63Perry County349
64Hancock County344
65Washington County328
66Stone County300
67Choctaw County297
68Humphreys County293
69Leflore County285
70Benton County280
71Wilkinson County273
72Grenada County272
73Claiborne County244
74Jefferson County226
75Franklin County222
76Warren County217
77Coahoma County204
78Quitman County201
79Adams County185
80Sharkey County121
81Tunica County105
82Issaquena County93

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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, 1997) [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, 1997. 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?period=1997. 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, 1997. 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?period=1997.

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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, 1997 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/mississippi-counties?period=1997 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Hinds County, with 1,066 in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Issaquena County, with 93 in 1997.

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