Counties in Mississippi by land in farms

Bolivar County had the highest land in farms of 82 counties in 2017, at 409,242 acres. Harrison County had the lowest, at 15,869 acres. The median was 105,053 acres and the figure for Mississippi was 10,415,136 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest409,242Bolivar County
Lowest15,869Harrison County
Median105,05382 counties
Mississippi10,415,136History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 69,404 acresAlcorn County: 82,579 acresAmite County: 92,177 acresAttala County: 118,012 acresBenton County: 75,968 acresBolivar County: 409,242 acresCalhoun County: 148,086 acresCarroll County: 177,454 acresChickasaw County: 172,234 acresChoctaw County: 64,360 acresClaiborne County: 72,306 acresClarke County: 103,073 acresClay County: 124,418 acresCoahoma County: 266,578 acresCopiah County: 122,082 acresCovington County: 89,150 acresDeSoto County: 120,998 acresForrest County: 48,109 acresFranklin County: 40,609 acresGeorge County: 54,824 acresGreene County: 69,447 acresGrenada County: 73,156 acresHancock County: 32,459 acresHarrison County: 15,869 acresHinds County: 213,042 acresHolmes County: 241,339 acresHumphreys County: 164,153 acresIssaquena County: 131,240 acresItawamba County: 75,426 acresJackson County: 36,450 acresJasper County: 111,083 acresJefferson County: 59,640 acresJefferson Davis County: 55,221 acresJones County: 122,881 acresKemper County: 111,988 acresLafayette County: 104,600 acresLamar County: 73,278 acresLauderdale County: 82,117 acresLawrence County: 56,448 acresLeake County: 94,819 acresLee County: 123,038 acresLeflore County: 298,807 acresLincoln County: 100,793 acresLowndes County: 139,236 acresMadison County: 157,392 acresMarion County: 81,325 acresMarshall County: 212,297 acresMonroe County: 185,621 acresMontgomery County: 67,717 acresNeshoba County: 112,358 acresNewton County: 105,018 acresNoxubee County: 203,118 acresOktibbeha County: 95,100 acresPanola County: 225,772 acresPearl River County: 105,087 acresPerry County: 44,051 acresPike County: 65,839 acresPontotoc County: 137,139 acresPrentiss County: 108,576 acresQuitman County: 198,516 acresRankin County: 121,283 acresScott County: 119,950 acresSharkey County: 172,334 acresSimpson County: 95,112 acresSmith County: 82,785 acresStone County: 45,627 acresSunflower County: 388,542 acresTallahatchie County: 309,664 acresTate County: 157,718 acresTippah County: 108,857 acresTishomingo County: 47,238 acresTunica County: 185,695 acresUnion County: 111,989 acresWalthall County: 100,220 acresWarren County: 99,422 acresWashington County: 370,581 acresWayne County: 97,378 acresWebster County: 74,078 acresWilkinson County: 86,790 acresWinston County: 107,754 acresYalobusha County: 81,086 acresYazoo County: 307,914 acres
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acres, 2017. 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, 2017

Bolivar County: 409,242 acresBolivar County409,242Sunflower County: 388,542 acresSunflower County388,542Washington County: 370,581 acresWashington County370,581Tallahatchie County: 309,664 acresTallahatchie County309,664Yazoo County: 307,914 acresYazoo County307,914Leflore County: 298,807 acresLeflore County298,807Coahoma County: 266,578 acresCoahoma County266,578Holmes County: 241,339 acresHolmes County241,339Panola County: 225,772 acresPanola County225,772Hinds County: 213,042 acresHinds County213,042Marshall County: 212,297 acresMarshall County212,297Noxubee County: 203,118 acresNoxubee County203,118Quitman County: 198,516 acresQuitman County198,516Tunica County: 185,695 acresTunica County185,695Monroe County: 185,621 acresMonroe County185,621Carroll County: 177,454 acresCarroll County177,454Sharkey County: 172,334 acresSharkey County172,334Chickasaw County: 172,234 acresChickasaw County172,234Humphreys County: 164,153 acresHumphreys County164,153Tate County: 157,718 acresTate County157,718Madison County: 157,392 acresMadison County157,392Calhoun County: 148,086 acresCalhoun County148,086Lowndes County: 139,236 acresLowndes County139,236Pontotoc County: 137,139 acresPontotoc County137,139Issaquena County: 131,240 acresIssaquena County131,240Clay County: 124,418 acresClay County124,418Lee County: 123,038 acresLee County123,038Jones County: 122,881 acresJones County122,881Copiah County: 122,082 acresCopiah County122,082Rankin County: 121,283 acresRankin County121,283DeSoto County: 120,998 acresDeSoto County120,998Scott County: 119,950 acresScott County119,950Attala County: 118,012 acresAttala County118,012Neshoba County: 112,358 acresNeshoba County112,358Union County: 111,989 acresUnion County111,989Kemper County: 111,988 acresKemper County111,988Jasper County: 111,083 acresJasper County111,083Tippah County: 108,857 acresTippah County108,857Prentiss County: 108,576 acresPrentiss County108,576Winston County: 107,754 acresWinston County107,754Bolivar County: 409,242 acresBolivar County409,242Sunflower County: 388,542 acresSunflower County388,542Washington County: 370,581 acresWashington County370,581Tallahatchie County: 309,664 acresTallahatchie County309,664Yazoo County: 307,914 acresYazoo County307,914Leflore County: 298,807 acresLeflore County298,807Coahoma County: 266,578 acresCoahoma County266,578Holmes County: 241,339 acresHolmes County241,339Panola County: 225,772 acresPanola County225,772Hinds County: 213,042 acresHinds County213,042Marshall County: 212,297 acresMarshall County212,297Noxubee County: 203,118 acresNoxubee County203,118Quitman County: 198,516 acresQuitman County198,516Tunica County: 185,695 acresTunica County185,695Monroe County: 185,621 acresMonroe County185,621Carroll County: 177,454 acresCarroll County177,454Sharkey County: 172,334 acresSharkey County172,334Chickasaw County: 172,234 acresChickasaw County172,234Humphreys County: 164,153 acresHumphreys County164,153Tate County: 157,718 acresTate County157,718Madison County: 157,392 acresMadison County157,392Calhoun County: 148,086 acresCalhoun County148,086Lowndes County: 139,236 acresLowndes County139,236Pontotoc County: 137,139 acresPontotoc County137,139Issaquena County: 131,240 acresIssaquena County131,240Clay County: 124,418 acresClay County124,418Lee County: 123,038 acresLee County123,038Jones County: 122,881 acresJones County122,881Copiah County: 122,082 acresCopiah County122,082Rankin County: 121,283 acresRankin County121,283DeSoto County: 120,998 acresDeSoto County120,998Scott County: 119,950 acresScott County119,950Attala County: 118,012 acresAttala County118,012Neshoba County: 112,358 acresNeshoba County112,358Union County: 111,989 acresUnion County111,989Kemper County: 111,988 acresKemper County111,988Jasper County: 111,083 acresJasper County111,083Tippah County: 108,857 acresTippah County108,857Prentiss County: 108,576 acresPrentiss County108,576Winston County: 107,754 acresWinston County107,754
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

RankCounties2017
acres
1Bolivar County409,242
2Sunflower County388,542
3Washington County370,581
4Tallahatchie County309,664
5Yazoo County307,914
6Leflore County298,807
7Coahoma County266,578
8Holmes County241,339
9Panola County225,772
10Hinds County213,042
11Marshall County212,297
12Noxubee County203,118
13Quitman County198,516
14Tunica County185,695
15Monroe County185,621
16Carroll County177,454
17Sharkey County172,334
18Chickasaw County172,234
19Humphreys County164,153
20Tate County157,718
21Madison County157,392
22Calhoun County148,086
23Lowndes County139,236
24Pontotoc County137,139
25Issaquena County131,240
26Clay County124,418
27Lee County123,038
28Jones County122,881
29Copiah County122,082
30Rankin County121,283
31DeSoto County120,998
32Scott County119,950
33Attala County118,012
34Neshoba County112,358
35Union County111,989
36Kemper County111,988
37Jasper County111,083
38Tippah County108,857
39Prentiss County108,576
40Winston County107,754
41Pearl River County105,087
42Newton County105,018
43Lafayette County104,600
44Clarke County103,073
45Lincoln County100,793
46Walthall County100,220
47Warren County99,422
48Wayne County97,378
49Simpson County95,112
50Oktibbeha County95,100
51Leake County94,819
52Amite County92,177
53Covington County89,150
54Wilkinson County86,790
55Smith County82,785
56Alcorn County82,579
57Lauderdale County82,117
58Marion County81,325
59Yalobusha County81,086
60Benton County75,968
61Itawamba County75,426
62Webster County74,078
63Lamar County73,278
64Grenada County73,156
65Claiborne County72,306
66Greene County69,447
67Adams County69,404
68Montgomery County67,717
69Pike County65,839
70Choctaw County64,360
71Jefferson County59,640
72Lawrence County56,448
73Jefferson Davis County55,221
74George County54,824
75Forrest County48,109
76Tishomingo County47,238
77Stone County45,627
78Perry County44,051
79Franklin County40,609
80Jackson County36,450
81Hancock County32,459
82Harrison County15,869

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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 409,242 acres in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Harrison County, with 15,869 acres in 2017.

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