Counties in Mississippi by farms

Hinds County had the highest farms of 82 counties in 2002, at 1,247. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 91. The median was 521 and the figure for Mississippi was 42,186. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,247Hinds County
Median52182 counties
Mississippi42,186History

Map of counties, 2002

Adams County: 269 countAlcorn County: 564 countAmite County: 626 countAttala County: 526 countBenton County: 302 countBolivar County: 435 countCalhoun County: 634 countCarroll County: 556 countChickasaw County: 655 countChoctaw County: 284 countClaiborne County: 298 countClarke County: 362 countClay County: 497 countCoahoma County: 255 countCopiah County: 690 countCovington County: 565 countDeSoto County: 639 countForrest County: 440 countFranklin County: 208 countGeorge County: 537 countGreene County: 393 countGrenada County: 339 countHancock County: 298 countHarrison County: 418 countHinds County: 1,247 countHolmes County: 516 countHumphreys County: 289 countIssaquena County: 91 countItawamba County: 514 countJackson County: 568 countJasper County: 475 countJefferson County: 315 countJefferson Davis County: 442 countJones County: 1,080 countKemper County: 503 countLafayette County: 572 countLamar County: 565 countLauderdale County: 505 countLawrence County: 424 countLeake County: 742 countLee County: 613 countLeflore County: 287 countLincoln County: 643 countLowndes County: 492 countMadison County: 719 countMarion County: 581 countMarshall County: 670 countMonroe County: 713 countMontgomery County: 352 countNeshoba County: 692 countNewton County: 745 countNoxubee County: 571 countOktibbeha County: 502 countPanola County: 725 countPearl River County: 881 countPerry County: 331 countPike County: 563 countPontotoc County: 864 countPrentiss County: 572 countQuitman County: 243 countRankin County: 804 countScott County: 771 countSharkey County: 101 countSimpson County: 684 countSmith County: 727 countStone County: 330 countSunflower County: 343 countTallahatchie County: 417 countTate County: 662 countTippah County: 733 countTishomingo County: 358 countTunica County: 98 countUnion County: 819 countWalthall County: 662 countWarren County: 281 countWashington County: 333 countWayne County: 547 countWebster County: 351 countWilkinson County: 298 countWinston County: 530 countYalobusha County: 374 countYazoo County: 566 count
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count, 2002. 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, 2002

Hinds County: 1,247 countHinds County1,247Jones County: 1,080 countJones County1,080Pearl River County: 881 countPearl River County881Pontotoc County: 864 countPontotoc County864Union County: 819 countUnion County819Rankin County: 804 countRankin County804Scott County: 771 countScott County771Newton County: 745 countNewton County745Leake County: 742 countLeake County742Tippah County: 733 countTippah County733Smith County: 727 countSmith County727Panola County: 725 countPanola County725Madison County: 719 countMadison County719Monroe County: 713 countMonroe County713Neshoba County: 692 countNeshoba County692Copiah County: 690 countCopiah County690Simpson County: 684 countSimpson County684Marshall County: 670 countMarshall County670Tate County: 662 countTate County662Walthall County: 662 countWalthall County662Chickasaw County: 655 countChickasaw County655Lincoln County: 643 countLincoln County643DeSoto County: 639 countDeSoto County639Calhoun County: 634 countCalhoun County634Amite County: 626 countAmite County626Lee County: 613 countLee County613Marion County: 581 countMarion County581Lafayette County: 572 countLafayette County572Prentiss County: 572 countPrentiss County572Noxubee County: 571 countNoxubee County571Jackson County: 568 countJackson County568Yazoo County: 566 countYazoo County566Covington County: 565 countCovington County565Lamar County: 565 countLamar County565Alcorn County: 564 countAlcorn County564Pike County: 563 countPike County563Carroll County: 556 countCarroll County556Wayne County: 547 countWayne County547George County: 537 countGeorge County537Winston County: 530 countWinston County530Hinds County: 1,247 countHinds County1,247Jones County: 1,080 countJones County1,080Pearl River County: 881 countPearl River County881Pontotoc County: 864 countPontotoc County864Union County: 819 countUnion County819Rankin County: 804 countRankin County804Scott County: 771 countScott County771Newton County: 745 countNewton County745Leake County: 742 countLeake County742Tippah County: 733 countTippah County733Smith County: 727 countSmith County727Panola County: 725 countPanola County725Madison County: 719 countMadison County719Monroe County: 713 countMonroe County713Neshoba County: 692 countNeshoba County692Copiah County: 690 countCopiah County690Simpson County: 684 countSimpson County684Marshall County: 670 countMarshall County670Tate County: 662 countTate County662Walthall County: 662 countWalthall County662Chickasaw County: 655 countChickasaw County655Lincoln County: 643 countLincoln County643DeSoto County: 639 countDeSoto County639Calhoun County: 634 countCalhoun County634Amite County: 626 countAmite County626Lee County: 613 countLee County613Marion County: 581 countMarion County581Lafayette County: 572 countLafayette County572Prentiss County: 572 countPrentiss County572Noxubee County: 571 countNoxubee County571Jackson County: 568 countJackson County568Yazoo County: 566 countYazoo County566Covington County: 565 countCovington County565Lamar County: 565 countLamar County565Alcorn County: 564 countAlcorn County564Pike County: 563 countPike County563Carroll County: 556 countCarroll County556Wayne County: 547 countWayne County547George County: 537 countGeorge County537Winston County: 530 countWinston County530
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

RankCounties2002
count
1Hinds County1,247
2Jones County1,080
3Pearl River County881
4Pontotoc County864
5Union County819
6Rankin County804
7Scott County771
8Newton County745
9Leake County742
10Tippah County733
11Smith County727
12Panola County725
13Madison County719
14Monroe County713
15Neshoba County692
16Copiah County690
17Simpson County684
18Marshall County670
19Tate County662
19Walthall County662
21Chickasaw County655
22Lincoln County643
23DeSoto County639
24Calhoun County634
25Amite County626
26Lee County613
27Marion County581
28Lafayette County572
28Prentiss County572
30Noxubee County571
31Jackson County568
32Yazoo County566
33Covington County565
33Lamar County565
35Alcorn County564
36Pike County563
37Carroll County556
38Wayne County547
39George County537
40Winston County530
41Attala County526
42Holmes County516
43Itawamba County514
44Lauderdale County505
45Kemper County503
46Oktibbeha County502
47Clay County497
48Lowndes County492
49Jasper County475
50Jefferson Davis County442
51Forrest County440
52Bolivar County435
53Lawrence County424
54Harrison County418
55Tallahatchie County417
56Greene County393
57Yalobusha County374
58Clarke County362
59Tishomingo County358
60Montgomery County352
61Webster County351
62Sunflower County343
63Grenada County339
64Washington County333
65Perry County331
66Stone County330
67Jefferson County315
68Benton County302
69Claiborne County298
69Hancock County298
69Wilkinson County298
72Humphreys County289
73Leflore County287
74Choctaw County284
75Warren County281
76Adams County269
77Coahoma County255
78Quitman County243
79Franklin County208
80Sharkey County101
81Tunica County98
82Issaquena County91

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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, 2002) [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, 2002. 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=2002. 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, 2002. 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=2002.

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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, 2002 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/mississippi-counties?period=2002 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  title = {{Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in Mississippi by farms, 2002}},
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Which county has the highest farms?

Hinds County, with 1,247 in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Issaquena County, with 91 in 2002.

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