Farm Census

Pearl River County, Mississippi

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

665 farms104,384 acres in farms$26.8 million in farm sales

Pearl River County's largest product group with a published figure, cattle and calves, makes up 42.2% of farm sales, against 4.8% across Mississippi.

Its farms account for 0.3% of all farm sales in Mississippi, the 57th-largest share among the state's 82 counties.

Cattle and calves: 42.2%Cattle and calves42.2%Nursery and greenhouse: 25.1%Nursery and greenhouse25.1%Fruit and nuts: 9.2%Fruit and nuts9.2%Hay and other crops: 8.9%8.9%Withheld groups: 7.4%Withheld groups7.4%Milk: 2.6%Milk2.6%Vegetables and melons: 1.9%1.9%Poultry and eggs: 1.3%1.3%Horses and mules: 0.7%0.7%Sheep and goats: 0.5%0.5%Other animals: 0.1%Cattle and calves: 42.2%Cattle and calves42.2%Nursery and greenhouse: 25.1%25.1%Fruit and nuts: 9.2%9.2%Hay and other crops: 8.9%8.9%Withheld groups: 7.4%7.4%Milk: 2.6%2.6%Vegetables and melons: 1.9%1.9%Poultry and eggs: 1.3%1.3%Horses and mules: 0.7%Sheep and goats: 0.5%Other animals: 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: grains and oilseeds, Christmas trees, hogs and pigs and aquaculture products.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Cattle and calves$11.3 million5th of 64
Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture crops$6.7 million1st of 36
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$2.5 million1st of 53
Hay and other crops$2.4 million8th of 71
Milk from cows$710,0003rd of 3
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$518,00015th of 54
Poultry and eggs$340,00032nd of 63
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$190,00013th of 60
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$145,0002nd of 50
Other animals and animal products$34,00021st of 38

What the fields held

Pearl River County harvested 20,465 acres of cropland in 2022, 39th of 82 counties in Mississippi. Hay and haylage covered acreage equal to 87% of that.

CropAcresShare of US
Hay and haylage17,888under 0.1%
Corn for grain558under 0.1%
Orchard land410under 0.1%
of which grapes33under 0.1%
of which citrus5under 0.1%
of which pecans3170.05%
Berries2190.06%
Vegetables131under 0.1%
of which potatoes2under 0.1%
Soybeans60under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: wheat, corn for silage and apples.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms20.1%

Pearl River County ranks 60th of 82 counties in Mississippi on this measure.

  • 27,082 acres of cropland, 26% of farmland
  • 38,266 acres of pastureland, 37% of farmland
  • 37,605 acres of woodland, 36% of farmland
  • 1,043 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

The typical farm in Pearl River County is smaller than the national median of 72 acres, at 55 acres. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 157 acres, 68th-largest of 81 in Mississippi. The most common size class is 10–49 acres, with 38.9% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 3.0% of the total.

1–99%10–4939%50–17931%180–49915%500–9994%1,000–1,9993%2,000+0%
Pearl River County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Goats1,4070.06%
Beef cows12,922under 0.1%
Horses and ponies854under 0.1%
Cattle and calves21,850under 0.1%
Sheep and lambs744under 0.1%
Milk cows129under 0.1%
Laying hens4,629under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs417under 0.1%
Turkeys88under 0.1%
Broilers sold in 20223,400under 0.1%

Who farms here

Decisions on Pearl River County's 665 farms are made by 1,161 producers. Their average age is 60.1, 0.5 years above the Mississippi average. Women are 38.8% of them.

Under 357%35–449%45–5413%55–6429%65–7424%75+17%
Pearl River County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms717−7.3%
Land in farms, acres105,087−0.7%
Average farm size, acres147+6.8%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$17.5 million+53.3%
Berries, acres223−1.8%
Goats, head807+74.3%
Pecans, acres114+100%
Beef cows, head10,273+25.8%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Pearl River County accounts for 2.1% of the farms in Mississippi. Rank Mississippi counties for berries.

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