Counties in Mississippi by land in farms

Bolivar County had the highest land in farms of 82 counties in 2002, at 439,655 acres. Harrison County had the lowest, at 25,248 acres. The median was 114,243 acres and the figure for Mississippi was 11,097,543 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest439,655Bolivar County
Lowest25,248Harrison County
Median114,24382 counties
Mississippi11,097,543History

Map of counties, 2002

Adams County: 91,493 acresAlcorn County: 93,459 acresAmite County: 156,688 acresAttala County: 126,371 acresBenton County: 100,440 acresBolivar County: 439,655 acresCalhoun County: 169,841 acresCarroll County: 167,636 acresChickasaw County: 172,040 acresChoctaw County: 64,016 acresClaiborne County: 100,988 acresClarke County: 55,987 acresClay County: 129,019 acresCoahoma County: 272,460 acresCopiah County: 157,598 acresCovington County: 103,199 acresDeSoto County: 142,851 acresForrest County: 45,496 acresFranklin County: 44,412 acresGeorge County: 62,995 acresGreene County: 59,259 acresGrenada County: 90,720 acresHancock County: 37,721 acresHarrison County: 25,248 acresHinds County: 278,556 acresHolmes County: 219,148 acresHumphreys County: 181,571 acresIssaquena County: 116,599 acresItawamba County: 96,313 acresJackson County: 42,890 acresJasper County: 80,017 acresJefferson County: 90,960 acresJefferson Davis County: 64,118 acresJones County: 131,927 acresKemper County: 123,017 acresLafayette County: 135,015 acresLamar County: 74,923 acresLauderdale County: 92,533 acresLawrence County: 66,279 acresLeake County: 109,831 acresLee County: 143,982 acresLeflore County: 282,881 acresLincoln County: 111,683 acresLowndes County: 149,739 acresMadison County: 192,466 acresMarion County: 98,616 acresMarshall County: 192,536 acresMonroe County: 183,130 acresMontgomery County: 85,822 acresNeshoba County: 145,983 acresNewton County: 119,031 acresNoxubee County: 210,187 acresOktibbeha County: 93,504 acresPanola County: 272,169 acresPearl River County: 120,135 acresPerry County: 35,036 acresPike County: 79,752 acresPontotoc County: 139,541 acresPrentiss County: 102,486 acresQuitman County: 182,427 acresRankin County: 130,933 acresScott County: 113,964 acresSharkey County: 164,861 acresSimpson County: 103,822 acresSmith County: 103,844 acresStone County: 57,257 acresSunflower County: 336,464 acresTallahatchie County: 293,059 acresTate County: 155,194 acresTippah County: 120,901 acresTishomingo County: 52,546 acresTunica County: 201,196 acresUnion County: 139,273 acresWalthall County: 107,167 acresWarren County: 114,522 acresWashington County: 320,840 acresWayne County: 84,005 acresWebster County: 77,054 acresWilkinson County: 105,098 acresWinston County: 100,734 acresYalobusha County: 100,285 acresYazoo County: 360,129 acres
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acres, 2002. 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, 2002

Bolivar County: 439,655 acresBolivar County439,655Yazoo County: 360,129 acresYazoo County360,129Sunflower County: 336,464 acresSunflower County336,464Washington County: 320,840 acresWashington County320,840Tallahatchie County: 293,059 acresTallahatchie County293,059Leflore County: 282,881 acresLeflore County282,881Hinds County: 278,556 acresHinds County278,556Coahoma County: 272,460 acresCoahoma County272,460Panola County: 272,169 acresPanola County272,169Holmes County: 219,148 acresHolmes County219,148Noxubee County: 210,187 acresNoxubee County210,187Tunica County: 201,196 acresTunica County201,196Marshall County: 192,536 acresMarshall County192,536Madison County: 192,466 acresMadison County192,466Monroe County: 183,130 acresMonroe County183,130Quitman County: 182,427 acresQuitman County182,427Humphreys County: 181,571 acresHumphreys County181,571Chickasaw County: 172,040 acresChickasaw County172,040Calhoun County: 169,841 acresCalhoun County169,841Carroll County: 167,636 acresCarroll County167,636Sharkey County: 164,861 acresSharkey County164,861Copiah County: 157,598 acresCopiah County157,598Amite County: 156,688 acresAmite County156,688Tate County: 155,194 acresTate County155,194Lowndes County: 149,739 acresLowndes County149,739Neshoba County: 145,983 acresNeshoba County145,983Lee County: 143,982 acresLee County143,982DeSoto County: 142,851 acresDeSoto County142,851Pontotoc County: 139,541 acresPontotoc County139,541Union County: 139,273 acresUnion County139,273Lafayette County: 135,015 acresLafayette County135,015Jones County: 131,927 acresJones County131,927Rankin County: 130,933 acresRankin County130,933Clay County: 129,019 acresClay County129,019Attala County: 126,371 acresAttala County126,371Kemper County: 123,017 acresKemper County123,017Tippah County: 120,901 acresTippah County120,901Pearl River County: 120,135 acresPearl River County120,135Newton County: 119,031 acresNewton County119,031Issaquena County: 116,599 acresIssaquena County116,599Bolivar County: 439,655 acresBolivar County439,655Yazoo County: 360,129 acresYazoo County360,129Sunflower County: 336,464 acresSunflower County336,464Washington County: 320,840 acresWashington County320,840Tallahatchie County: 293,059 acresTallahatchie County293,059Leflore County: 282,881 acresLeflore County282,881Hinds County: 278,556 acresHinds County278,556Coahoma County: 272,460 acresCoahoma County272,460Panola County: 272,169 acresPanola County272,169Holmes County: 219,148 acresHolmes County219,148Noxubee County: 210,187 acresNoxubee County210,187Tunica County: 201,196 acresTunica County201,196Marshall County: 192,536 acresMarshall County192,536Madison County: 192,466 acresMadison County192,466Monroe County: 183,130 acresMonroe County183,130Quitman County: 182,427 acresQuitman County182,427Humphreys County: 181,571 acresHumphreys County181,571Chickasaw County: 172,040 acresChickasaw County172,040Calhoun County: 169,841 acresCalhoun County169,841Carroll County: 167,636 acresCarroll County167,636Sharkey County: 164,861 acresSharkey County164,861Copiah County: 157,598 acresCopiah County157,598Amite County: 156,688 acresAmite County156,688Tate County: 155,194 acresTate County155,194Lowndes County: 149,739 acresLowndes County149,739Neshoba County: 145,983 acresNeshoba County145,983Lee County: 143,982 acresLee County143,982DeSoto County: 142,851 acresDeSoto County142,851Pontotoc County: 139,541 acresPontotoc County139,541Union County: 139,273 acresUnion County139,273Lafayette County: 135,015 acresLafayette County135,015Jones County: 131,927 acresJones County131,927Rankin County: 130,933 acresRankin County130,933Clay County: 129,019 acresClay County129,019Attala County: 126,371 acresAttala County126,371Kemper County: 123,017 acresKemper County123,017Tippah County: 120,901 acresTippah County120,901Pearl River County: 120,135 acresPearl River County120,135Newton County: 119,031 acresNewton County119,031Issaquena County: 116,599 acresIssaquena County116,599
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

RankCounties2002
acres
1Bolivar County439,655
2Yazoo County360,129
3Sunflower County336,464
4Washington County320,840
5Tallahatchie County293,059
6Leflore County282,881
7Hinds County278,556
8Coahoma County272,460
9Panola County272,169
10Holmes County219,148
11Noxubee County210,187
12Tunica County201,196
13Marshall County192,536
14Madison County192,466
15Monroe County183,130
16Quitman County182,427
17Humphreys County181,571
18Chickasaw County172,040
19Calhoun County169,841
20Carroll County167,636
21Sharkey County164,861
22Copiah County157,598
23Amite County156,688
24Tate County155,194
25Lowndes County149,739
26Neshoba County145,983
27Lee County143,982
28DeSoto County142,851
29Pontotoc County139,541
30Union County139,273
31Lafayette County135,015
32Jones County131,927
33Rankin County130,933
34Clay County129,019
35Attala County126,371
36Kemper County123,017
37Tippah County120,901
38Pearl River County120,135
39Newton County119,031
40Issaquena County116,599
41Warren County114,522
42Scott County113,964
43Lincoln County111,683
44Leake County109,831
45Walthall County107,167
46Wilkinson County105,098
47Smith County103,844
48Simpson County103,822
49Covington County103,199
50Prentiss County102,486
51Claiborne County100,988
52Winston County100,734
53Benton County100,440
54Yalobusha County100,285
55Marion County98,616
56Itawamba County96,313
57Oktibbeha County93,504
58Alcorn County93,459
59Lauderdale County92,533
60Adams County91,493
61Jefferson County90,960
62Grenada County90,720
63Montgomery County85,822
64Wayne County84,005
65Jasper County80,017
66Pike County79,752
67Webster County77,054
68Lamar County74,923
69Lawrence County66,279
70Jefferson Davis County64,118
71Choctaw County64,016
72George County62,995
73Greene County59,259
74Stone County57,257
75Clarke County55,987
76Tishomingo County52,546
77Forrest County45,496
78Franklin County44,412
79Jackson County42,890
80Hancock County37,721
81Perry County35,036
82Harrison County25,248

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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 439,655 acres in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Harrison County, with 25,248 acres in 2002.

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