Counties in Mississippi by land in farms

Bolivar County had the highest land in farms of 82 counties in 2007, at 428,216 acres. Harrison County had the lowest, at 21,458 acres. The median was 118,982 acres and the figure for Mississippi was 11,456,241 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest428,216Bolivar County
Lowest21,458Harrison County
Median118,98282 counties
Mississippi11,456,241History

Map of counties, 2007

Adams County: 69,928 acresAlcorn County: 93,903 acresAmite County: 109,969 acresAttala County: 137,245 acresBenton County: 86,156 acresBolivar County: 428,216 acresCalhoun County: 202,217 acresCarroll County: 190,140 acresChickasaw County: 178,338 acresChoctaw County: 72,110 acresClaiborne County: 93,932 acresClarke County: 64,731 acresClay County: 142,293 acresCoahoma County: 302,740 acresCopiah County: 131,487 acresCovington County: 116,388 acresDeSoto County: 141,639 acresForrest County: 45,532 acresFranklin County: 46,995 acresGeorge County: 68,181 acresGreene County: 51,086 acresGrenada County: 111,646 acresHancock County: 42,256 acresHarrison County: 21,458 acresHinds County: 260,096 acresHolmes County: 228,043 acresHumphreys County: 194,776 acresIssaquena County: 121,165 acresItawamba County: 93,332 acresJackson County: 41,445 acresJasper County: 90,723 acresJefferson County: 100,477 acresJefferson Davis County: 67,943 acresJones County: 109,837 acresKemper County: 136,134 acresLafayette County: 114,378 acresLamar County: 73,065 acresLauderdale County: 83,588 acresLawrence County: 79,946 acresLeake County: 127,443 acresLee County: 146,441 acresLeflore County: 314,989 acresLincoln County: 124,561 acresLowndes County: 130,254 acresMadison County: 222,627 acresMarion County: 92,085 acresMarshall County: 193,056 acresMonroe County: 198,598 acresMontgomery County: 97,358 acresNeshoba County: 120,608 acresNewton County: 120,347 acresNoxubee County: 221,636 acresOktibbeha County: 101,364 acresPanola County: 269,806 acresPearl River County: 135,676 acresPerry County: 41,116 acresPike County: 73,422 acresPontotoc County: 145,796 acresPrentiss County: 101,430 acresQuitman County: 220,363 acresRankin County: 140,273 acresScott County: 126,716 acresSharkey County: 179,711 acresSimpson County: 117,617 acresSmith County: 109,754 acresStone County: 51,846 acresSunflower County: 377,591 acresTallahatchie County: 315,697 acresTate County: 156,922 acresTippah County: 137,434 acresTishomingo County: 56,764 acresTunica County: 201,033 acresUnion County: 135,101 acresWalthall County: 128,184 acresWarren County: 111,913 acresWashington County: 333,499 acresWayne County: 86,276 acresWebster County: 83,852 acresWilkinson County: 113,243 acresWinston County: 95,495 acresYalobusha County: 99,282 acresYazoo County: 355,528 acres
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acres, 2007. 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, 2007

Bolivar County: 428,216 acresBolivar County428,216Sunflower County: 377,591 acresSunflower County377,591Yazoo County: 355,528 acresYazoo County355,528Washington County: 333,499 acresWashington County333,499Tallahatchie County: 315,697 acresTallahatchie County315,697Leflore County: 314,989 acresLeflore County314,989Coahoma County: 302,740 acresCoahoma County302,740Panola County: 269,806 acresPanola County269,806Hinds County: 260,096 acresHinds County260,096Holmes County: 228,043 acresHolmes County228,043Madison County: 222,627 acresMadison County222,627Noxubee County: 221,636 acresNoxubee County221,636Quitman County: 220,363 acresQuitman County220,363Calhoun County: 202,217 acresCalhoun County202,217Tunica County: 201,033 acresTunica County201,033Monroe County: 198,598 acresMonroe County198,598Humphreys County: 194,776 acresHumphreys County194,776Marshall County: 193,056 acresMarshall County193,056Carroll County: 190,140 acresCarroll County190,140Sharkey County: 179,711 acresSharkey County179,711Chickasaw County: 178,338 acresChickasaw County178,338Tate County: 156,922 acresTate County156,922Lee County: 146,441 acresLee County146,441Pontotoc County: 145,796 acresPontotoc County145,796Clay County: 142,293 acresClay County142,293DeSoto County: 141,639 acresDeSoto County141,639Rankin County: 140,273 acresRankin County140,273Tippah County: 137,434 acresTippah County137,434Attala County: 137,245 acresAttala County137,245Kemper County: 136,134 acresKemper County136,134Pearl River County: 135,676 acresPearl River County135,676Union County: 135,101 acresUnion County135,101Copiah County: 131,487 acresCopiah County131,487Lowndes County: 130,254 acresLowndes County130,254Walthall County: 128,184 acresWalthall County128,184Leake County: 127,443 acresLeake County127,443Scott County: 126,716 acresScott County126,716Lincoln County: 124,561 acresLincoln County124,561Issaquena County: 121,165 acresIssaquena County121,165Neshoba County: 120,608 acresNeshoba County120,608Bolivar County: 428,216 acresBolivar County428,216Sunflower County: 377,591 acresSunflower County377,591Yazoo County: 355,528 acresYazoo County355,528Washington County: 333,499 acresWashington County333,499Tallahatchie County: 315,697 acresTallahatchie County315,697Leflore County: 314,989 acresLeflore County314,989Coahoma County: 302,740 acresCoahoma County302,740Panola County: 269,806 acresPanola County269,806Hinds County: 260,096 acresHinds County260,096Holmes County: 228,043 acresHolmes County228,043Madison County: 222,627 acresMadison County222,627Noxubee County: 221,636 acresNoxubee County221,636Quitman County: 220,363 acresQuitman County220,363Calhoun County: 202,217 acresCalhoun County202,217Tunica County: 201,033 acresTunica County201,033Monroe County: 198,598 acresMonroe County198,598Humphreys County: 194,776 acresHumphreys County194,776Marshall County: 193,056 acresMarshall County193,056Carroll County: 190,140 acresCarroll County190,140Sharkey County: 179,711 acresSharkey County179,711Chickasaw County: 178,338 acresChickasaw County178,338Tate County: 156,922 acresTate County156,922Lee County: 146,441 acresLee County146,441Pontotoc County: 145,796 acresPontotoc County145,796Clay County: 142,293 acresClay County142,293DeSoto County: 141,639 acresDeSoto County141,639Rankin County: 140,273 acresRankin County140,273Tippah County: 137,434 acresTippah County137,434Attala County: 137,245 acresAttala County137,245Kemper County: 136,134 acresKemper County136,134Pearl River County: 135,676 acresPearl River County135,676Union County: 135,101 acresUnion County135,101Copiah County: 131,487 acresCopiah County131,487Lowndes County: 130,254 acresLowndes County130,254Walthall County: 128,184 acresWalthall County128,184Leake County: 127,443 acresLeake County127,443Scott County: 126,716 acresScott County126,716Lincoln County: 124,561 acresLincoln County124,561Issaquena County: 121,165 acresIssaquena County121,165Neshoba County: 120,608 acresNeshoba County120,608
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

RankCounties2007
acres
1Bolivar County428,216
2Sunflower County377,591
3Yazoo County355,528
4Washington County333,499
5Tallahatchie County315,697
6Leflore County314,989
7Coahoma County302,740
8Panola County269,806
9Hinds County260,096
10Holmes County228,043
11Madison County222,627
12Noxubee County221,636
13Quitman County220,363
14Calhoun County202,217
15Tunica County201,033
16Monroe County198,598
17Humphreys County194,776
18Marshall County193,056
19Carroll County190,140
20Sharkey County179,711
21Chickasaw County178,338
22Tate County156,922
23Lee County146,441
24Pontotoc County145,796
25Clay County142,293
26DeSoto County141,639
27Rankin County140,273
28Tippah County137,434
29Attala County137,245
30Kemper County136,134
31Pearl River County135,676
32Union County135,101
33Copiah County131,487
34Lowndes County130,254
35Walthall County128,184
36Leake County127,443
37Scott County126,716
38Lincoln County124,561
39Issaquena County121,165
40Neshoba County120,608
41Newton County120,347
42Simpson County117,617
43Covington County116,388
44Lafayette County114,378
45Wilkinson County113,243
46Warren County111,913
47Grenada County111,646
48Amite County109,969
49Jones County109,837
50Smith County109,754
51Prentiss County101,430
52Oktibbeha County101,364
53Jefferson County100,477
54Yalobusha County99,282
55Montgomery County97,358
56Winston County95,495
57Claiborne County93,932
58Alcorn County93,903
59Itawamba County93,332
60Marion County92,085
61Jasper County90,723
62Wayne County86,276
63Benton County86,156
64Webster County83,852
65Lauderdale County83,588
66Lawrence County79,946
67Pike County73,422
68Lamar County73,065
69Choctaw County72,110
70Adams County69,928
71George County68,181
72Jefferson Davis County67,943
73Clarke County64,731
74Tishomingo County56,764
75Stone County51,846
76Greene County51,086
77Franklin County46,995
78Forrest County45,532
79Hancock County42,256
80Jackson County41,445
81Perry County41,116
82Harrison County21,458

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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 428,216 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Harrison County, with 21,458 acres in 2007.

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