Counties in Mississippi by land in farms

Bolivar County had the highest land in farms of 82 counties in 1997, at 471,468 acres. Harrison County had the lowest, at 25,761 acres. The median was 120,288 acres and the figure for Mississippi was 11,436,287 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest471,468Bolivar County
Lowest25,761Harrison County
Median120,28882 counties
Mississippi11,436,287History

Map of counties, 1997

Adams County: 75,200 acresAlcorn County: 97,051 acresAmite County: 142,465 acresAttala County: 160,658 acresBenton County: 89,816 acresBolivar County: 471,468 acresCalhoun County: 157,799 acresCarroll County: 167,072 acresChickasaw County: 151,207 acresChoctaw County: 75,162 acresClaiborne County: 94,907 acresClarke County: 61,631 acresClay County: 154,849 acresCoahoma County: 283,819 acresCopiah County: 148,855 acresCovington County: 104,608 acresDeSoto County: 162,116 acresForrest County: 58,436 acresFranklin County: 50,453 acresGeorge County: 54,645 acresGreene County: 69,156 acresGrenada County: 106,481 acresHancock County: 47,548 acresHarrison County: 25,761 acresHinds County: 244,984 acresHolmes County: 218,693 acresHumphreys County: 214,310 acresIssaquena County: 123,499 acresItawamba County: 96,891 acresJackson County: 43,390 acresJasper County: 87,717 acresJefferson County: 76,621 acresJefferson Davis County: 92,357 acresJones County: 109,595 acresKemper County: 119,716 acresLafayette County: 127,173 acresLamar County: 77,541 acresLauderdale County: 94,393 acresLawrence County: 64,669 acresLeake County: 122,253 acresLee County: 146,657 acresLeflore County: 284,027 acresLincoln County: 112,462 acresLowndes County: 160,618 acresMadison County: 204,863 acresMarion County: 113,879 acresMarshall County: 197,438 acresMonroe County: 187,198 acresMontgomery County: 102,563 acresNeshoba County: 158,663 acresNewton County: 111,224 acresNoxubee County: 213,226 acresOktibbeha County: 101,957 acresPanola County: 263,807 acresPearl River County: 130,344 acresPerry County: 40,827 acresPike County: 81,184 acresPontotoc County: 126,953 acresPrentiss County: 102,423 acresQuitman County: 173,021 acresRankin County: 145,589 acresScott County: 128,964 acresSharkey County: 172,466 acresSimpson County: 112,990 acresSmith County: 111,994 acresStone County: 50,862 acresSunflower County: 357,905 acresTallahatchie County: 312,766 acresTate County: 146,570 acresTippah County: 122,775 acresTishomingo County: 57,843 acresTunica County: 210,399 acresUnion County: 124,792 acresWalthall County: 129,225 acresWarren County: 110,429 acresWashington County: 360,456 acresWayne County: 88,619 acresWebster County: 94,170 acresWilkinson County: 120,860 acresWinston County: 102,884 acresYalobusha County: 105,051 acresYazoo County: 330,379 acres
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acres, 1997. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 1997

Bolivar County: 471,468 acresBolivar County471,468Washington County: 360,456 acresWashington County360,456Sunflower County: 357,905 acresSunflower County357,905Yazoo County: 330,379 acresYazoo County330,379Tallahatchie County: 312,766 acresTallahatchie County312,766Leflore County: 284,027 acresLeflore County284,027Coahoma County: 283,819 acresCoahoma County283,819Panola County: 263,807 acresPanola County263,807Hinds County: 244,984 acresHinds County244,984Holmes County: 218,693 acresHolmes County218,693Humphreys County: 214,310 acresHumphreys County214,310Noxubee County: 213,226 acresNoxubee County213,226Tunica County: 210,399 acresTunica County210,399Madison County: 204,863 acresMadison County204,863Marshall County: 197,438 acresMarshall County197,438Monroe County: 187,198 acresMonroe County187,198Quitman County: 173,021 acresQuitman County173,021Sharkey County: 172,466 acresSharkey County172,466Carroll County: 167,072 acresCarroll County167,072DeSoto County: 162,116 acresDeSoto County162,116Attala County: 160,658 acresAttala County160,658Lowndes County: 160,618 acresLowndes County160,618Neshoba County: 158,663 acresNeshoba County158,663Calhoun County: 157,799 acresCalhoun County157,799Clay County: 154,849 acresClay County154,849Chickasaw County: 151,207 acresChickasaw County151,207Copiah County: 148,855 acresCopiah County148,855Lee County: 146,657 acresLee County146,657Tate County: 146,570 acresTate County146,570Rankin County: 145,589 acresRankin County145,589Amite County: 142,465 acresAmite County142,465Pearl River County: 130,344 acresPearl River County130,344Walthall County: 129,225 acresWalthall County129,225Scott County: 128,964 acresScott County128,964Lafayette County: 127,173 acresLafayette County127,173Pontotoc County: 126,953 acresPontotoc County126,953Union County: 124,792 acresUnion County124,792Issaquena County: 123,499 acresIssaquena County123,499Tippah County: 122,775 acresTippah County122,775Leake County: 122,253 acresLeake County122,253Bolivar County: 471,468 acresBolivar County471,468Washington County: 360,456 acresWashington County360,456Sunflower County: 357,905 acresSunflower County357,905Yazoo County: 330,379 acresYazoo County330,379Tallahatchie County: 312,766 acresTallahatchie County312,766Leflore County: 284,027 acresLeflore County284,027Coahoma County: 283,819 acresCoahoma County283,819Panola County: 263,807 acresPanola County263,807Hinds County: 244,984 acresHinds County244,984Holmes County: 218,693 acresHolmes County218,693Humphreys County: 214,310 acresHumphreys County214,310Noxubee County: 213,226 acresNoxubee County213,226Tunica County: 210,399 acresTunica County210,399Madison County: 204,863 acresMadison County204,863Marshall County: 197,438 acresMarshall County197,438Monroe County: 187,198 acresMonroe County187,198Quitman County: 173,021 acresQuitman County173,021Sharkey County: 172,466 acresSharkey County172,466Carroll County: 167,072 acresCarroll County167,072DeSoto County: 162,116 acresDeSoto County162,116Attala County: 160,658 acresAttala County160,658Lowndes County: 160,618 acresLowndes County160,618Neshoba County: 158,663 acresNeshoba County158,663Calhoun County: 157,799 acresCalhoun County157,799Clay County: 154,849 acresClay County154,849Chickasaw County: 151,207 acresChickasaw County151,207Copiah County: 148,855 acresCopiah County148,855Lee County: 146,657 acresLee County146,657Tate County: 146,570 acresTate County146,570Rankin County: 145,589 acresRankin County145,589Amite County: 142,465 acresAmite County142,465Pearl River County: 130,344 acresPearl River County130,344Walthall County: 129,225 acresWalthall County129,225Scott County: 128,964 acresScott County128,964Lafayette County: 127,173 acresLafayette County127,173Pontotoc County: 126,953 acresPontotoc County126,953Union County: 124,792 acresUnion County124,792Issaquena County: 123,499 acresIssaquena County123,499Tippah County: 122,775 acresTippah County122,775Leake County: 122,253 acresLeake County122,253
acres. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties1997
acres
1Bolivar County471,468
2Washington County360,456
3Sunflower County357,905
4Yazoo County330,379
5Tallahatchie County312,766
6Leflore County284,027
7Coahoma County283,819
8Panola County263,807
9Hinds County244,984
10Holmes County218,693
11Humphreys County214,310
12Noxubee County213,226
13Tunica County210,399
14Madison County204,863
15Marshall County197,438
16Monroe County187,198
17Quitman County173,021
18Sharkey County172,466
19Carroll County167,072
20DeSoto County162,116
21Attala County160,658
22Lowndes County160,618
23Neshoba County158,663
24Calhoun County157,799
25Clay County154,849
26Chickasaw County151,207
27Copiah County148,855
28Lee County146,657
29Tate County146,570
30Rankin County145,589
31Amite County142,465
32Pearl River County130,344
33Walthall County129,225
34Scott County128,964
35Lafayette County127,173
36Pontotoc County126,953
37Union County124,792
38Issaquena County123,499
39Tippah County122,775
40Leake County122,253
41Wilkinson County120,860
42Kemper County119,716
43Marion County113,879
44Simpson County112,990
45Lincoln County112,462
46Smith County111,994
47Newton County111,224
48Warren County110,429
49Jones County109,595
50Grenada County106,481
51Yalobusha County105,051
52Covington County104,608
53Winston County102,884
54Montgomery County102,563
55Prentiss County102,423
56Oktibbeha County101,957
57Alcorn County97,051
58Itawamba County96,891
59Claiborne County94,907
60Lauderdale County94,393
61Webster County94,170
62Jefferson Davis County92,357
63Benton County89,816
64Wayne County88,619
65Jasper County87,717
66Pike County81,184
67Lamar County77,541
68Jefferson County76,621
69Adams County75,200
70Choctaw County75,162
71Greene County69,156
72Lawrence County64,669
73Clarke County61,631
74Forrest County58,436
75Tishomingo County57,843
76George County54,645
77Stone County50,862
78Franklin County50,453
79Hancock County47,548
80Jackson County43,390
81Perry County40,827
82Harrison County25,761

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Land operated by farms in the census year, in acres, including cropland, pasture, woodland and land under farm buildings, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Bolivar County, with 471,468 acres in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Harrison County, with 25,761 acres in 1997.

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