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Mississippi Data and Statistics

Welcome to the Mississippi Statistics page. Here you will find frequently requested data specific to this state from AFT's Farms Under Threat: The State of the States report, the National Resources Inventory and the Census of Agriculture. You also can link to additional information and data sources.

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Farms Under Threat

National Resources Inventory

Census of Agriculture

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Farms Under Threat: The State of the States

All estimates represent figures for the Conterminous U.S.

Total and Agricultural Land Cover/Use

Data Item Acres
Total land area in 2016 30,509,500
Agricultural land in 2016 11,115,800
Cropland in 2016 5,127,700
Pastureland in 2016 3,330,900
Rangeland  in 2016 0
Woodland in 2016 2,657,200
Agricultural land in 2001 11,837,100

High-quality Agricultural Land

Data Item Acres
Nationally Significant agricultural land in 2016 6,159,800
Nationally Significant agricultural land in 2001 6,410,600
Best agricultural land in 2016 5,858,700
Best agricultural land in 2001 6,024,000

Nationally Significant agricultural land is the land best-suited to long-term, intensive crop production within the Conterminous United States; and each state’s “best land” is approximately the better half of all agricultural land in each state. For more information about these categories of high-quality agricultural land and how they were identified, see the interactive website for Farms Under Threat: The State of the States, and the fact sheet about AFT’s Productivity, Versatility, and Resiliency (PVR) Analysis.

Agricultural Land Converted from 2001-2016

Data Item Acres
Agricultural land developed or compromised 335,700
Agricultural land converted to urban and highly-developed land use (UHD) 57,100
Agricultural land converted to low-density residential land use (LDR) 278,600
Nationally Significant agricultural land developed or compromised 153,200
Nationally Significant agricultural land converted to UHD 28,400
Nationally Significant agricultural land converted to LDR 124,700
Best agricultural land developed or compromised 123,800
Best agricultural land converted to UHD 6,300
Best agricultural land converted to LDR 117,500

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2012 National Resources Inventory

1997-2002 2002-2007 2007-2012 1982-2012
Agricultural land converted to developed land (acres) 68,100 38,600 24,500 344,900
Agricultural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) 9,858,900 9,094,900 8,758,700 11,394,600
Prime agricultural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) 5,994,800 5,587,500 5,415,800 6,674,100
Forest land converted to developed land (acres) 100,200 82,400 56,400 390,700
Other rural land converted to developed land (acres) 2,900 4,300 5,200 15,200
Total surface area (acres) 30,527,300 30,527,300 30,527,300 30,527,300

Census of Agriculture

Data Item 2007 2012 2017
Farms 41,959 38,076 34,988
Land in Farms (acres) 11,456,241 10,931,080 10,415,136
Cropland (acres) 5,530,825 5,075,579 4,960,620
Permanent Pasture and Rangeland (acres) 1,639,243 1,751,532 1,589,122
Woodland (acres) 3,610,991 3,469,315 3,284,661
Land in Buildings (acres) 675,182 634,654 580,733
Total Land Area (acres) 30,509,469 30,509,469 30,509,469
All operators/All producers 60,669 55,568 55,777
All operators/All producers 34 and younger 4,389 3,566 3,746
All operators/All producers 65 and older 17,172 18,843 20,804
All producers with experience of 10 years or less on any farm 33,585
Principal producers 45,465
Principal producers 34 and younger 2,903
Principal producers 65 and older 18,228
Principal producers with experience of 10 years or less on any farm 11,880
Principal operators / Primary producers 41,959 38,076 34,988
Principal operators / Primary producers 34 and younger 1,907 1,601 1,953
Principal operators / Primary producers 65 and older 14,199 15,071 14,791
Primary producers with experience of 10 years or less on any farm 8,650
Market value of agricultural products sold $4,876,781,000 $6,441,025,000 $6,195,968,000
Average market value of agricultural products sold per operation $116,227 $169,162 $177,088
Market value of agricultural products sold directly to consumers $9,659,000 $4,284,000 $6,959,000
Market value of agricultural products sold directly to retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for local or regionally branded products $17,980,000

Notes on Changes to the 2017 Census of Agriculture

  • Producer characteristic data were collected for a maximum of four producers on each farm, up from a maximum of three producers in prior years.
  • Principal producer is a new term that identifies up to two main decision-makers on each farm, up from one principal operator in prior years.
  • Market value of agricultural products sold directly to consumers expanded to include value-added products.
  • Market value of agricultural products sold directly to retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for local or regionally branded products is a new data item.

 


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