Leflore County, Mississippi
Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture
242 farms300,354 acres in farms$297 million in farm sales
Among US counties with published figures, Leflore County leads the country in sales of aquaculture products.
Its largest product group with a published figure, grains and oilseeds, makes up 60.1% of farm sales, against 30.2% across Mississippi.
Sales by product group
| Product group | Sales | Rank in state |
|---|---|---|
| Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas | $178 million | 4th of 66 |
| Aquaculture | $81.2 million | 1st of 10 |
| Cotton and cottonseed | $36.9 million | 4th of 36 |
| Cattle and calves | $137,000 | 64th of 64 |
| Hay and other crops | $99,000 | 71st of 71 |
| Vegetables, melons and potatoes | $25,000 | 52nd of 54 |
| Poultry and eggs | $18,000 | 52nd of 63 |
What the fields held
Leflore County harvested 233,268 acres of cropland in 2022, fourth of 82 counties in Mississippi. Soybeans covered acreage equal to 61% of that, corn for grain 22%.
| Crop | Acres | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Soybeans | 142,929 | 0.17% |
| Corn for grain | 50,764 | 0.06% |
| Cotton | 32,191 | 0.42% |
| Rice | 5,188 | 0.23% |
| Wheat | 3,893 | under 0.1% |
| Hay and haylage | 776 | under 0.1% |
| Vegetables | 17 | under 0.1% |
Withheld to protect individual farms: grain sorghum and sunflower.
How much of the county is farmland
Share of the county land in farms79.1%
Leflore County ranks fifth of 82 counties in Mississippi on this measure.
- 251,969 acres of cropland, 84% of farmland
- 1,536 acres of pastureland, 1% of farmland
- 22,544 acres of woodland, 8% of farmland
- 186,497 acres irrigated
Farm sizes
Farms in Leflore County run larger than the national pattern: the median farm has 640 acres against 72 for the US. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 1,241 acres, sixth-largest of 81 in Mississippi. The most common size class is 2,000+ acres, with 22.3% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 43.0% of the total.
Barns, pens and pastures
| Animals | Head | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Horses and ponies | 32 | under 0.1% |
| Beef cows | 323 | under 0.1% |
| Cattle and calves | 539 | under 0.1% |
| Laying hens | 392 | under 0.1% |
Who farms here
Decisions on Leflore County's 242 farms are made by 416 producers. Their average age is 59.1, 0.5 years below the Mississippi average. Women are 26.4% of them.
Five years earlier
| Measure | 2017 | Change to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Farms | 257 | −5.8% |
| Land in farms, acres | 298,807 | +0.5% |
| Average farm size, acres | 1,163 | +6.7% |
| Farm products sold (current dollars) | $210 million | +41.3% |
| Cotton, acres | 43,857 | −26.6% |
| Rice, acres | 1,996 | +100% |
| Soybeans, acres | 125,161 | +14.2% |
| Corn for grain, acres | 42,794 | +18.6% |
Nearest rivals
- Cotton between Desha County, AR and Collingsworth County, TX
- Rice between Lavaca County, TX and Saint Martin Parish, LA
- Soybeans between Steele County, ND and Wright County, IA
- Corn for grain between Tensas Parish, LA and Lonoke County, AR
Counties with a similar sales mix
- King and Queen County, Virginia largest group: grains and oilseeds; mix match 98%
- Acadia Parish, Louisiana largest group: grains and oilseeds; mix match 97%
- Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana largest group: grains and oilseeds; mix match 97%
Leflore County accounts for 3.6% of farm sales in Mississippi and 0.8% of the farms in Mississippi. Rank Mississippi counties for cotton.
Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.