Counties in Mississippi by farms

Jones County had the highest farms of 82 counties in 2017, at 882. Tunica County had the lowest, at 91. The median was 444 and the figure for Mississippi was 34,988. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest882Jones County
Median44482 counties
Mississippi34,988History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 171 countAlcorn County: 457 countAmite County: 484 countAttala County: 468 countBenton County: 285 countBolivar County: 412 countCalhoun County: 518 countCarroll County: 446 countChickasaw County: 506 countChoctaw County: 227 countClaiborne County: 224 countClarke County: 300 countClay County: 354 countCoahoma County: 206 countCopiah County: 478 countCovington County: 523 countDeSoto County: 398 countForrest County: 376 countFranklin County: 198 countGeorge County: 492 countGreene County: 436 countGrenada County: 245 countHancock County: 287 countHarrison County: 322 countHinds County: 872 countHolmes County: 496 countHumphreys County: 179 countIssaquena County: 119 countItawamba County: 364 countJackson County: 473 countJasper County: 507 countJefferson County: 236 countJefferson Davis County: 355 countJones County: 882 countKemper County: 313 countLafayette County: 443 countLamar County: 491 countLauderdale County: 305 countLawrence County: 354 countLeake County: 573 countLee County: 436 countLeflore County: 257 countLincoln County: 611 countLowndes County: 444 countMadison County: 524 countMarion County: 511 countMarshall County: 634 countMonroe County: 644 countMontgomery County: 270 countNeshoba County: 652 countNewton County: 527 countNoxubee County: 517 countOktibbeha County: 412 countPanola County: 627 countPearl River County: 717 countPerry County: 306 countPike County: 508 countPontotoc County: 745 countPrentiss County: 486 countQuitman County: 275 countRankin County: 577 countScott County: 660 countSharkey County: 142 countSimpson County: 498 countSmith County: 540 countStone County: 323 countSunflower County: 311 countTallahatchie County: 436 countTate County: 593 countTippah County: 557 countTishomingo County: 274 countTunica County: 91 countUnion County: 618 countWalthall County: 635 countWarren County: 160 countWashington County: 273 countWayne County: 562 countWebster County: 292 countWilkinson County: 163 countWinston County: 483 countYalobusha County: 348 countYazoo County: 574 count
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  • 260 to 320
  • 320 to 440
  • 440 to 510
  • 510 to 580
  • 580 and over
count, 2017. 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, 2017

Jones County: 882 countJones County882Hinds County: 872 countHinds County872Pontotoc County: 745 countPontotoc County745Pearl River County: 717 countPearl River County717Scott County: 660 countScott County660Neshoba County: 652 countNeshoba County652Monroe County: 644 countMonroe County644Walthall County: 635 countWalthall County635Marshall County: 634 countMarshall County634Panola County: 627 countPanola County627Union County: 618 countUnion County618Lincoln County: 611 countLincoln County611Tate County: 593 countTate County593Rankin County: 577 countRankin County577Yazoo County: 574 countYazoo County574Leake County: 573 countLeake County573Wayne County: 562 countWayne County562Tippah County: 557 countTippah County557Smith County: 540 countSmith County540Newton County: 527 countNewton County527Madison County: 524 countMadison County524Covington County: 523 countCovington County523Calhoun County: 518 countCalhoun County518Noxubee County: 517 countNoxubee County517Marion County: 511 countMarion County511Pike County: 508 countPike County508Jasper County: 507 countJasper County507Chickasaw County: 506 countChickasaw County506Simpson County: 498 countSimpson County498Holmes County: 496 countHolmes County496George County: 492 countGeorge County492Lamar County: 491 countLamar County491Prentiss County: 486 countPrentiss County486Amite County: 484 countAmite County484Winston County: 483 countWinston County483Copiah County: 478 countCopiah County478Jackson County: 473 countJackson County473Attala County: 468 countAttala County468Alcorn County: 457 countAlcorn County457Carroll County: 446 countCarroll County446Jones County: 882 countJones County882Hinds County: 872 countHinds County872Pontotoc County: 745 countPontotoc County745Pearl River County: 717 countPearl River County717Scott County: 660 countScott County660Neshoba County: 652 countNeshoba County652Monroe County: 644 countMonroe County644Walthall County: 635 countWalthall County635Marshall County: 634 countMarshall County634Panola County: 627 countPanola County627Union County: 618 countUnion County618Lincoln County: 611 countLincoln County611Tate County: 593 countTate County593Rankin County: 577 countRankin County577Yazoo County: 574 countYazoo County574Leake County: 573 countLeake County573Wayne County: 562 countWayne County562Tippah County: 557 countTippah County557Smith County: 540 countSmith County540Newton County: 527 countNewton County527Madison County: 524 countMadison County524Covington County: 523 countCovington County523Calhoun County: 518 countCalhoun County518Noxubee County: 517 countNoxubee County517Marion County: 511 countMarion County511Pike County: 508 countPike County508Jasper County: 507 countJasper County507Chickasaw County: 506 countChickasaw County506Simpson County: 498 countSimpson County498Holmes County: 496 countHolmes County496George County: 492 countGeorge County492Lamar County: 491 countLamar County491Prentiss County: 486 countPrentiss County486Amite County: 484 countAmite County484Winston County: 483 countWinston County483Copiah County: 478 countCopiah County478Jackson County: 473 countJackson County473Attala County: 468 countAttala County468Alcorn County: 457 countAlcorn County457Carroll County: 446 countCarroll County446
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

RankCounties2017
count
1Jones County882
2Hinds County872
3Pontotoc County745
4Pearl River County717
5Scott County660
6Neshoba County652
7Monroe County644
8Walthall County635
9Marshall County634
10Panola County627
11Union County618
12Lincoln County611
13Tate County593
14Rankin County577
15Yazoo County574
16Leake County573
17Wayne County562
18Tippah County557
19Smith County540
20Newton County527
21Madison County524
22Covington County523
23Calhoun County518
24Noxubee County517
25Marion County511
26Pike County508
27Jasper County507
28Chickasaw County506
29Simpson County498
30Holmes County496
31George County492
32Lamar County491
33Prentiss County486
34Amite County484
35Winston County483
36Copiah County478
37Jackson County473
38Attala County468
39Alcorn County457
40Carroll County446
41Lowndes County444
42Lafayette County443
43Greene County436
43Lee County436
43Tallahatchie County436
46Bolivar County412
46Oktibbeha County412
48DeSoto County398
49Forrest County376
50Itawamba County364
51Jefferson Davis County355
52Clay County354
52Lawrence County354
54Yalobusha County348
55Stone County323
56Harrison County322
57Kemper County313
58Sunflower County311
59Perry County306
60Lauderdale County305
61Clarke County300
62Webster County292
63Hancock County287
64Benton County285
65Quitman County275
66Tishomingo County274
67Washington County273
68Montgomery County270
69Leflore County257
70Grenada County245
71Jefferson County236
72Choctaw County227
73Claiborne County224
74Coahoma County206
75Franklin County198
76Humphreys County179
77Adams County171
78Wilkinson County163
79Warren County160
80Sharkey County142
81Issaquena County119
82Tunica 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/mississippi-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Jones County, with 882 in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Tunica County, with 91 in 2017.

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