Counties in Mississippi by farms

Hinds County had the highest farms of 82 counties in 2007, at 1,071. Tunica County had the lowest, at 103. The median was 499 and the figure for Mississippi was 41,959. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,071Hinds County
Lowest103Tunica County
Median49982 counties
Mississippi41,959History

Map of counties, 2007

Adams County: 245 countAlcorn County: 540 countAmite County: 599 countAttala County: 559 countBenton County: 336 countBolivar County: 430 countCalhoun County: 708 countCarroll County: 581 countChickasaw County: 657 countChoctaw County: 293 countClaiborne County: 261 countClarke County: 373 countClay County: 505 countCoahoma County: 261 countCopiah County: 642 countCovington County: 623 countDeSoto County: 490 countForrest County: 391 countFranklin County: 196 countGeorge County: 604 countGreene County: 398 countGrenada County: 356 countHancock County: 286 countHarrison County: 367 countHinds County: 1,071 countHolmes County: 556 countHumphreys County: 213 countIssaquena County: 104 countItawamba County: 491 countJackson County: 454 countJasper County: 528 countJefferson County: 356 countJefferson Davis County: 437 countJones County: 1,027 countKemper County: 455 countLafayette County: 487 countLamar County: 500 countLauderdale County: 409 countLawrence County: 460 countLeake County: 735 countLee County: 590 countLeflore County: 296 countLincoln County: 725 countLowndes County: 497 countMadison County: 747 countMarion County: 611 countMarshall County: 577 countMonroe County: 730 countMontgomery County: 363 countNeshoba County: 728 countNewton County: 652 countNoxubee County: 606 countOktibbeha County: 451 countPanola County: 767 countPearl River County: 878 countPerry County: 347 countPike County: 593 countPontotoc County: 919 countPrentiss County: 576 countQuitman County: 349 countRankin County: 782 countScott County: 803 countSharkey County: 114 countSimpson County: 727 countSmith County: 757 countStone County: 323 countSunflower County: 370 countTallahatchie County: 488 countTate County: 622 countTippah County: 691 countTishomingo County: 349 countTunica County: 103 countUnion County: 751 countWalthall County: 768 countWarren County: 278 countWashington County: 346 countWayne County: 521 countWebster County: 392 countWilkinson County: 207 countWinston County: 536 countYalobusha County: 377 countYazoo County: 668 count
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count, 2007. 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, 2007

Hinds County: 1,071 countHinds County1,071Jones County: 1,027 countJones County1,027Pontotoc County: 919 countPontotoc County919Pearl River County: 878 countPearl River County878Scott County: 803 countScott County803Rankin County: 782 countRankin County782Walthall County: 768 countWalthall County768Panola County: 767 countPanola County767Smith County: 757 countSmith County757Union County: 751 countUnion County751Madison County: 747 countMadison County747Leake County: 735 countLeake County735Monroe County: 730 countMonroe County730Neshoba County: 728 countNeshoba County728Simpson County: 727 countSimpson County727Lincoln County: 725 countLincoln County725Calhoun County: 708 countCalhoun County708Tippah County: 691 countTippah County691Yazoo County: 668 countYazoo County668Chickasaw County: 657 countChickasaw County657Newton County: 652 countNewton County652Copiah County: 642 countCopiah County642Covington County: 623 countCovington County623Tate County: 622 countTate County622Marion County: 611 countMarion County611Noxubee County: 606 countNoxubee County606George County: 604 countGeorge County604Amite County: 599 countAmite County599Pike County: 593 countPike County593Lee County: 590 countLee County590Carroll County: 581 countCarroll County581Marshall County: 577 countMarshall County577Prentiss County: 576 countPrentiss County576Attala County: 559 countAttala County559Holmes County: 556 countHolmes County556Alcorn County: 540 countAlcorn County540Winston County: 536 countWinston County536Jasper County: 528 countJasper County528Wayne County: 521 countWayne County521Clay County: 505 countClay County505Hinds County: 1,071 countHinds County1,071Jones County: 1,027 countJones County1,027Pontotoc County: 919 countPontotoc County919Pearl River County: 878 countPearl River County878Scott County: 803 countScott County803Rankin County: 782 countRankin County782Walthall County: 768 countWalthall County768Panola County: 767 countPanola County767Smith County: 757 countSmith County757Union County: 751 countUnion County751Madison County: 747 countMadison County747Leake County: 735 countLeake County735Monroe County: 730 countMonroe County730Neshoba County: 728 countNeshoba County728Simpson County: 727 countSimpson County727Lincoln County: 725 countLincoln County725Calhoun County: 708 countCalhoun County708Tippah County: 691 countTippah County691Yazoo County: 668 countYazoo County668Chickasaw County: 657 countChickasaw County657Newton County: 652 countNewton County652Copiah County: 642 countCopiah County642Covington County: 623 countCovington County623Tate County: 622 countTate County622Marion County: 611 countMarion County611Noxubee County: 606 countNoxubee County606George County: 604 countGeorge County604Amite County: 599 countAmite County599Pike County: 593 countPike County593Lee County: 590 countLee County590Carroll County: 581 countCarroll County581Marshall County: 577 countMarshall County577Prentiss County: 576 countPrentiss County576Attala County: 559 countAttala County559Holmes County: 556 countHolmes County556Alcorn County: 540 countAlcorn County540Winston County: 536 countWinston County536Jasper County: 528 countJasper County528Wayne County: 521 countWayne County521Clay County: 505 countClay County505
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

RankCounties2007
count
1Hinds County1,071
2Jones County1,027
3Pontotoc County919
4Pearl River County878
5Scott County803
6Rankin County782
7Walthall County768
8Panola County767
9Smith County757
10Union County751
11Madison County747
12Leake County735
13Monroe County730
14Neshoba County728
15Simpson County727
16Lincoln County725
17Calhoun County708
18Tippah County691
19Yazoo County668
20Chickasaw County657
21Newton County652
22Copiah County642
23Covington County623
24Tate County622
25Marion County611
26Noxubee County606
27George County604
28Amite County599
29Pike County593
30Lee County590
31Carroll County581
32Marshall County577
33Prentiss County576
34Attala County559
35Holmes County556
36Alcorn County540
37Winston County536
38Jasper County528
39Wayne County521
40Clay County505
41Lamar County500
42Lowndes County497
43Itawamba County491
44DeSoto County490
45Tallahatchie County488
46Lafayette County487
47Lawrence County460
48Kemper County455
49Jackson County454
50Oktibbeha County451
51Jefferson Davis County437
52Bolivar County430
53Lauderdale County409
54Greene County398
55Webster County392
56Forrest County391
57Yalobusha County377
58Clarke County373
59Sunflower County370
60Harrison County367
61Montgomery County363
62Grenada County356
62Jefferson County356
64Quitman County349
64Tishomingo County349
66Perry County347
67Washington County346
68Benton County336
69Stone County323
70Leflore County296
71Choctaw County293
72Hancock County286
73Warren County278
74Claiborne County261
74Coahoma County261
76Adams County245
77Humphreys County213
78Wilkinson County207
79Franklin County196
80Sharkey County114
81Issaquena County104
82Tunica County103

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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, 2007) [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, 2007. 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=2007. 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, 2007. 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=2007.

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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, 2007 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/mississippi-counties?period=2007 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Hinds County, with 1,071 in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Tunica County, with 103 in 2007.

Where does this ranking come from?

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