Counties in Mississippi by farms

Hinds County had the highest farms of 82 counties in 2012, at 1,047. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 97. The median was 444 and the figure for Mississippi was 38,076. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,047Hinds County
Median44482 counties
Mississippi38,076History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 189 countAlcorn County: 505 countAmite County: 590 countAttala County: 456 countBenton County: 312 countBolivar County: 419 countCalhoun County: 621 countCarroll County: 503 countChickasaw County: 575 countChoctaw County: 254 countClaiborne County: 249 countClarke County: 329 countClay County: 420 countCoahoma County: 273 countCopiah County: 506 countCovington County: 493 countDeSoto County: 433 countForrest County: 359 countFranklin County: 189 countGeorge County: 573 countGreene County: 395 countGrenada County: 316 countHancock County: 248 countHarrison County: 331 countHinds County: 1,047 countHolmes County: 531 countHumphreys County: 262 countIssaquena County: 97 countItawamba County: 443 countJackson County: 409 countJasper County: 445 countJefferson County: 277 countJefferson Davis County: 337 countJones County: 927 countKemper County: 378 countLafayette County: 449 countLamar County: 424 countLauderdale County: 373 countLawrence County: 397 countLeake County: 637 countLee County: 525 countLeflore County: 300 countLincoln County: 595 countLowndes County: 413 countMadison County: 685 countMarion County: 552 countMarshall County: 573 countMonroe County: 726 countMontgomery County: 345 countNeshoba County: 677 countNewton County: 562 countNoxubee County: 565 countOktibbeha County: 402 countPanola County: 745 countPearl River County: 813 countPerry County: 310 countPike County: 531 countPontotoc County: 889 countPrentiss County: 504 countQuitman County: 347 countRankin County: 670 countScott County: 716 countSharkey County: 128 countSimpson County: 606 countSmith County: 637 countStone County: 271 countSunflower County: 350 countTallahatchie County: 509 countTate County: 569 countTippah County: 691 countTishomingo County: 287 countTunica County: 108 countUnion County: 688 countWalthall County: 684 countWarren County: 238 countWashington County: 284 countWayne County: 508 countWebster County: 362 countWilkinson County: 198 countWinston County: 506 countYalobusha County: 364 countYazoo County: 672 count
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count, 2012. 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, 2012

Hinds County: 1,047 countHinds County1,047Jones County: 927 countJones County927Pontotoc County: 889 countPontotoc County889Pearl River County: 813 countPearl River County813Panola County: 745 countPanola County745Monroe County: 726 countMonroe County726Scott County: 716 countScott County716Tippah County: 691 countTippah County691Union County: 688 countUnion County688Madison County: 685 countMadison County685Walthall County: 684 countWalthall County684Neshoba County: 677 countNeshoba County677Yazoo County: 672 countYazoo County672Rankin County: 670 countRankin County670Leake County: 637 countLeake County637Smith County: 637 countSmith County637Calhoun County: 621 countCalhoun County621Simpson County: 606 countSimpson County606Lincoln County: 595 countLincoln County595Amite County: 590 countAmite County590Chickasaw County: 575 countChickasaw County575George County: 573 countGeorge County573Marshall County: 573 countMarshall County573Tate County: 569 countTate County569Noxubee County: 565 countNoxubee County565Newton County: 562 countNewton County562Marion County: 552 countMarion County552Holmes County: 531 countHolmes County531Pike County: 531 countPike County531Lee County: 525 countLee County525Tallahatchie County: 509 countTallahatchie County509Wayne County: 508 countWayne County508Copiah County: 506 countCopiah County506Winston County: 506 countWinston County506Alcorn County: 505 countAlcorn County505Prentiss County: 504 countPrentiss County504Carroll County: 503 countCarroll County503Covington County: 493 countCovington County493Attala County: 456 countAttala County456Lafayette County: 449 countLafayette County449Hinds County: 1,047 countHinds County1,047Jones County: 927 countJones County927Pontotoc County: 889 countPontotoc County889Pearl River County: 813 countPearl River County813Panola County: 745 countPanola County745Monroe County: 726 countMonroe County726Scott County: 716 countScott County716Tippah County: 691 countTippah County691Union County: 688 countUnion County688Madison County: 685 countMadison County685Walthall County: 684 countWalthall County684Neshoba County: 677 countNeshoba County677Yazoo County: 672 countYazoo County672Rankin County: 670 countRankin County670Leake County: 637 countLeake County637Smith County: 637 countSmith County637Calhoun County: 621 countCalhoun County621Simpson County: 606 countSimpson County606Lincoln County: 595 countLincoln County595Amite County: 590 countAmite County590Chickasaw County: 575 countChickasaw County575George County: 573 countGeorge County573Marshall County: 573 countMarshall County573Tate County: 569 countTate County569Noxubee County: 565 countNoxubee County565Newton County: 562 countNewton County562Marion County: 552 countMarion County552Holmes County: 531 countHolmes County531Pike County: 531 countPike County531Lee County: 525 countLee County525Tallahatchie County: 509 countTallahatchie County509Wayne County: 508 countWayne County508Copiah County: 506 countCopiah County506Winston County: 506 countWinston County506Alcorn County: 505 countAlcorn County505Prentiss County: 504 countPrentiss County504Carroll County: 503 countCarroll County503Covington County: 493 countCovington County493Attala County: 456 countAttala County456Lafayette County: 449 countLafayette County449
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

RankCounties2012
count
1Hinds County1,047
2Jones County927
3Pontotoc County889
4Pearl River County813
5Panola County745
6Monroe County726
7Scott County716
8Tippah County691
9Union County688
10Madison County685
11Walthall County684
12Neshoba County677
13Yazoo County672
14Rankin County670
15Leake County637
15Smith County637
17Calhoun County621
18Simpson County606
19Lincoln County595
20Amite County590
21Chickasaw County575
22George County573
22Marshall County573
24Tate County569
25Noxubee County565
26Newton County562
27Marion County552
28Holmes County531
28Pike County531
30Lee County525
31Tallahatchie County509
32Wayne County508
33Copiah County506
33Winston County506
35Alcorn County505
36Prentiss County504
37Carroll County503
38Covington County493
39Attala County456
40Lafayette County449
41Jasper County445
42Itawamba County443
43DeSoto County433
44Lamar County424
45Clay County420
46Bolivar County419
47Lowndes County413
48Jackson County409
49Oktibbeha County402
50Lawrence County397
51Greene County395
52Kemper County378
53Lauderdale County373
54Yalobusha County364
55Webster County362
56Forrest County359
57Sunflower County350
58Quitman County347
59Montgomery County345
60Jefferson Davis County337
61Harrison County331
62Clarke County329
63Grenada County316
64Benton County312
65Perry County310
66Leflore County300
67Tishomingo County287
68Washington County284
69Jefferson County277
70Coahoma County273
71Stone County271
72Humphreys County262
73Choctaw County254
74Claiborne County249
75Hancock County248
76Warren County238
77Wilkinson County198
78Adams County189
78Franklin County189
80Sharkey County128
81Tunica County108
82Issaquena County97

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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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=2012. 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, 2012. 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=2012.

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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, 2012 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/mississippi-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Hinds County, with 1,047 in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Issaquena County, with 97 in 2012.

Where does this ranking come from?

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