Farm Census

Hinds County, Mississippi

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

847 farms224,068 acres in farms$66.9 million in farm sales

No other county in Mississippi with a published figure has more farms than Hinds County.

Its largest product group with a published figure, grains and oilseeds, makes up 24.0% of farm sales, against 30.2% across Mississippi.

Withheld groups: 56.0%Withheld groups56.0%Grains and oilseeds: 24.0%Grains and oilseeds24.0%Cotton: 14.8%Cotton14.8%Fruit and nuts: 1.7%1.7%Nursery and greenhouse: 1.5%1.5%Hay and other crops: 1.4%1.4%Horses and mules: 0.4%0.4%Sheep and goats: 0.1%Other animals: under 0.1%Hogs and pigs: under 0.1%Withheld groups: 56.0%Withheld groups56.0%Grains and oilseeds: 24.0%Grains and oilseeds24.0%Cotton: 14.8%Cotton14.8%Fruit and nuts: 1.7%1.7%Nursery and greenhouse: 1.5%1.5%Hay and other crops: 1.4%1.4%Horses and mules: 0.4%Sheep and goats: 0.1%Other animals: under 0.1%Hogs and pigs: under 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: vegetables and melons, Christmas trees, cattle and calves and poultry and eggs.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$16.1 million27th of 66
Cotton and cottonseed$9.9 million11th of 36
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$1.1 million2nd of 53
Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture crops$1.0 million10th of 36
Hay and other crops$909,00040th of 71
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$259,0007th of 60
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$77,00012th of 50
Other animals and animal products$30,00024th of 38
Hogs and pigs$17,00012th of 31

What the fields held

Hinds County harvested 49,614 acres of cropland in 2022, 24th of 82 counties in Mississippi. Cotton covered acreage equal to 29% of that, corn for grain 28%.

CropAcresShare of US
Cotton14,5970.19%
Corn for grain13,937under 0.1%
Hay and haylage11,653under 0.1%
Soybeans6,974under 0.1%
Orchard land936under 0.1%
of which citrus3under 0.1%
of which apples9under 0.1%
of which pecans8790.15%
Grain sorghum375under 0.1%
Wheat220under 0.1%
Vegetables161under 0.1%
of which potatoes3under 0.1%
Berries30under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: corn for silage and grapes.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms40.3%

Hinds County ranks 27th of 82 counties in Mississippi on this measure.

  • 77,331 acres of cropland, 35% of farmland
  • 73,979 acres of pastureland, 33% of farmland
  • 80,123 acres of woodland, 36% of farmland
  • 694 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

Farms in Hinds County run larger than the national pattern: the median farm has 75 acres against 72 for the US. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 265 acres, 40th-largest of 81 in Mississippi. The most common size class is 50–179 acres, with 36.4% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 6.0% of the total.

1–96%10–4932%50–17936%180–49913%500–9997%1,000–1,9994%2,000+2%
Hinds County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Horses and ponies1,3170.05%
Beef cows15,5620.05%
Cattle and calves28,107under 0.1%
Goats623under 0.1%
Sheep and lambs169under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs197under 0.1%
Turkeys36under 0.1%
Broilers sold in 202254under 0.1%

Withheld: laying hens.

Who farms here

Decisions on Hinds County's 847 farms are made by 1,426 producers. Their average age is 61.7, 2.1 years above the Mississippi average. Women are 33.5% of them.

Under 355%35–4410%45–549%55–6430%65–7429%75+17%
Hinds County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms872−2.9%
Land in farms, acres213,042+5.2%
Average farm size, acres244+8.6%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$57.4 million+16.5%
Cotton, acres4,317+100%
Horses and ponies, head1,561−15.6%
Beef cows, head11,260+38.2%
Cattle and calves, head20,009+40.5%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Hinds County accounts for 0.8% of farm sales in Mississippi and 2.7% of the farms in Mississippi. Rank Mississippi counties for cotton.

Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.