Counties in Mississippi by land in farms

Bolivar County had the highest land in farms of 82 counties in 2012, at 390,358 acres. Harrison County had the lowest, at 24,167 acres. The median was 109,292 acres and the figure for Mississippi was 10,931,080 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest390,358Bolivar County
Lowest24,167Harrison County
Median109,29282 counties
Mississippi10,931,080History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 65,994 acresAlcorn County: 93,578 acresAmite County: 121,150 acresAttala County: 125,442 acresBenton County: 82,470 acresBolivar County: 390,358 acresCalhoun County: 175,418 acresCarroll County: 168,967 acresChickasaw County: 165,942 acresChoctaw County: 63,435 acresClaiborne County: 83,092 acresClarke County: 56,372 acresClay County: 130,092 acresCoahoma County: 260,961 acresCopiah County: 115,928 acresCovington County: 105,869 acresDeSoto County: 118,686 acresForrest County: 42,759 acresFranklin County: 50,203 acresGeorge County: 60,942 acresGreene County: 68,853 acresGrenada County: 88,380 acresHancock County: 25,272 acresHarrison County: 24,167 acresHinds County: 251,022 acresHolmes County: 237,609 acresHumphreys County: 193,760 acresIssaquena County: 124,391 acresItawamba County: 94,875 acresJackson County: 37,589 acresJasper County: 97,178 acresJefferson County: 85,736 acresJefferson Davis County: 58,997 acresJones County: 125,971 acresKemper County: 123,797 acresLafayette County: 108,842 acresLamar County: 64,111 acresLauderdale County: 69,033 acresLawrence County: 72,709 acresLeake County: 106,124 acresLee County: 133,025 acresLeflore County: 293,155 acresLincoln County: 108,599 acresLowndes County: 119,424 acresMadison County: 203,066 acresMarion County: 81,706 acresMarshall County: 203,319 acresMonroe County: 228,025 acresMontgomery County: 97,262 acresNeshoba County: 101,370 acresNewton County: 109,054 acresNoxubee County: 213,181 acresOktibbeha County: 104,674 acresPanola County: 272,752 acresPearl River County: 118,315 acresPerry County: 43,505 acresPike County: 72,043 acresPontotoc County: 152,600 acresPrentiss County: 93,218 acresQuitman County: 208,672 acresRankin County: 125,795 acresScott County: 115,121 acresSharkey County: 155,419 acresSimpson County: 109,529 acresSmith County: 108,342 acresStone County: 45,670 acresSunflower County: 372,666 acresTallahatchie County: 340,711 acresTate County: 153,073 acresTippah County: 123,852 acresTishomingo County: 49,555 acresTunica County: 211,593 acresUnion County: 121,050 acresWalthall County: 118,130 acresWarren County: 124,732 acresWashington County: 342,434 acresWayne County: 93,436 acresWebster County: 80,561 acresWilkinson County: 103,136 acresWinston County: 97,777 acresYalobusha County: 94,543 acresYazoo County: 350,916 acres
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acres, 2012. 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, 2012

Bolivar County: 390,358 acresBolivar County390,358Sunflower County: 372,666 acresSunflower County372,666Yazoo County: 350,916 acresYazoo County350,916Washington County: 342,434 acresWashington County342,434Tallahatchie County: 340,711 acresTallahatchie County340,711Leflore County: 293,155 acresLeflore County293,155Panola County: 272,752 acresPanola County272,752Coahoma County: 260,961 acresCoahoma County260,961Hinds County: 251,022 acresHinds County251,022Holmes County: 237,609 acresHolmes County237,609Monroe County: 228,025 acresMonroe County228,025Noxubee County: 213,181 acresNoxubee County213,181Tunica County: 211,593 acresTunica County211,593Quitman County: 208,672 acresQuitman County208,672Marshall County: 203,319 acresMarshall County203,319Madison County: 203,066 acresMadison County203,066Humphreys County: 193,760 acresHumphreys County193,760Calhoun County: 175,418 acresCalhoun County175,418Carroll County: 168,967 acresCarroll County168,967Chickasaw County: 165,942 acresChickasaw County165,942Sharkey County: 155,419 acresSharkey County155,419Tate County: 153,073 acresTate County153,073Pontotoc County: 152,600 acresPontotoc County152,600Lee County: 133,025 acresLee County133,025Clay County: 130,092 acresClay County130,092Jones County: 125,971 acresJones County125,971Rankin County: 125,795 acresRankin County125,795Attala County: 125,442 acresAttala County125,442Warren County: 124,732 acresWarren County124,732Issaquena County: 124,391 acresIssaquena County124,391Tippah County: 123,852 acresTippah County123,852Kemper County: 123,797 acresKemper County123,797Amite County: 121,150 acresAmite County121,150Union County: 121,050 acresUnion County121,050Lowndes County: 119,424 acresLowndes County119,424DeSoto County: 118,686 acresDeSoto County118,686Pearl River County: 118,315 acresPearl River County118,315Walthall County: 118,130 acresWalthall County118,130Copiah County: 115,928 acresCopiah County115,928Scott County: 115,121 acresScott County115,121Bolivar County: 390,358 acresBolivar County390,358Sunflower County: 372,666 acresSunflower County372,666Yazoo County: 350,916 acresYazoo County350,916Washington County: 342,434 acresWashington County342,434Tallahatchie County: 340,711 acresTallahatchie County340,711Leflore County: 293,155 acresLeflore County293,155Panola County: 272,752 acresPanola County272,752Coahoma County: 260,961 acresCoahoma County260,961Hinds County: 251,022 acresHinds County251,022Holmes County: 237,609 acresHolmes County237,609Monroe County: 228,025 acresMonroe County228,025Noxubee County: 213,181 acresNoxubee County213,181Tunica County: 211,593 acresTunica County211,593Quitman County: 208,672 acresQuitman County208,672Marshall County: 203,319 acresMarshall County203,319Madison County: 203,066 acresMadison County203,066Humphreys County: 193,760 acresHumphreys County193,760Calhoun County: 175,418 acresCalhoun County175,418Carroll County: 168,967 acresCarroll County168,967Chickasaw County: 165,942 acresChickasaw County165,942Sharkey County: 155,419 acresSharkey County155,419Tate County: 153,073 acresTate County153,073Pontotoc County: 152,600 acresPontotoc County152,600Lee County: 133,025 acresLee County133,025Clay County: 130,092 acresClay County130,092Jones County: 125,971 acresJones County125,971Rankin County: 125,795 acresRankin County125,795Attala County: 125,442 acresAttala County125,442Warren County: 124,732 acresWarren County124,732Issaquena County: 124,391 acresIssaquena County124,391Tippah County: 123,852 acresTippah County123,852Kemper County: 123,797 acresKemper County123,797Amite County: 121,150 acresAmite County121,150Union County: 121,050 acresUnion County121,050Lowndes County: 119,424 acresLowndes County119,424DeSoto County: 118,686 acresDeSoto County118,686Pearl River County: 118,315 acresPearl River County118,315Walthall County: 118,130 acresWalthall County118,130Copiah County: 115,928 acresCopiah County115,928Scott County: 115,121 acresScott County115,121
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

RankCounties2012
acres
1Bolivar County390,358
2Sunflower County372,666
3Yazoo County350,916
4Washington County342,434
5Tallahatchie County340,711
6Leflore County293,155
7Panola County272,752
8Coahoma County260,961
9Hinds County251,022
10Holmes County237,609
11Monroe County228,025
12Noxubee County213,181
13Tunica County211,593
14Quitman County208,672
15Marshall County203,319
16Madison County203,066
17Humphreys County193,760
18Calhoun County175,418
19Carroll County168,967
20Chickasaw County165,942
21Sharkey County155,419
22Tate County153,073
23Pontotoc County152,600
24Lee County133,025
25Clay County130,092
26Jones County125,971
27Rankin County125,795
28Attala County125,442
29Warren County124,732
30Issaquena County124,391
31Tippah County123,852
32Kemper County123,797
33Amite County121,150
34Union County121,050
35Lowndes County119,424
36DeSoto County118,686
37Pearl River County118,315
38Walthall County118,130
39Copiah County115,928
40Scott County115,121
41Simpson County109,529
42Newton County109,054
43Lafayette County108,842
44Lincoln County108,599
45Smith County108,342
46Leake County106,124
47Covington County105,869
48Oktibbeha County104,674
49Wilkinson County103,136
50Neshoba County101,370
51Winston County97,777
52Montgomery County97,262
53Jasper County97,178
54Itawamba County94,875
55Yalobusha County94,543
56Alcorn County93,578
57Wayne County93,436
58Prentiss County93,218
59Grenada County88,380
60Jefferson County85,736
61Claiborne County83,092
62Benton County82,470
63Marion County81,706
64Webster County80,561
65Lawrence County72,709
66Pike County72,043
67Lauderdale County69,033
68Greene County68,853
69Adams County65,994
70Lamar County64,111
71Choctaw County63,435
72George County60,942
73Jefferson Davis County58,997
74Clarke County56,372
75Franklin County50,203
76Tishomingo County49,555
77Stone County45,670
78Perry County43,505
79Forrest County42,759
80Jackson County37,589
81Hancock County25,272
82Harrison County24,167

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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 390,358 acres in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Harrison County, with 24,167 acres in 2012.

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