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Bolivar County, Mississippi · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Bolivar County, Mississippi grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Bolivar County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (332,370 acres), rice (26,502 acres) and corn (18,321 acres). Its farms sold $347 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 3rd of 82 counties in Mississippi.

Farm sales, 2022
$347 million397th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
394454,619 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
over 99% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2013 published, 5 withheld, 2 under half a unit
Value of crops and livestock sold by county, 2022 Census of Agriculture
Under $840K$840K to $3.4M$3.4M to $13M$13M to $42M$42M to $130M$130M+
Bolivar County
$347 million
4% of Mississippi farm sales. No. 3 of 82 counties reporting.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

What does Bolivar County grow the most of?

Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.

  1. 1Soybeans1st in Mississippi332,370 acres
  2. 2Rice1st in Mississippi26,502 acres
  3. 3Corn11th in Mississippi18,321 acres
  4. 4Wheat9th in Mississippi4,253 acres
  5. 5Hay75th in Mississippi1,080 acres
  6. 6Sweet potatoes9th in Mississippi*25 acres
  7. 7Sweet corn15th in Mississippi*9 acres
  8. 8Green beans3rd in Mississippi*7 acres
  9. 9Collard greens1st in Mississippi*7 acres
  10. 10Watermelon26th in Mississippi*3 acres

How does Bolivar County rank?

Each item's rank among counties in Mississippi and in the US, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture measure shown. An asterisk means the rank is among counties with published figures; a county whose figure is withheld could rank higher.

Bolivar County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MSMeasure
Rice202 million pounds131*31%production
Soybeans20.7 million bushels11*16%production
Collard greens7 acres1*68*6%acres harvested
Wheat207,444 bushels9941*5%production
Corn3.2 million bushels11887*3%production
Green beans7 acres3*301*3%acres harvested
Sweet corn9 acres15*747*1%acres harvested
Green peas1 acre11*286*under 1%acres harvested
Squash1 acre23*916*under 1%acres harvested
Cattle2,375 cattle722,631*under 1%head on farms
Watermelon3 acres26*595*under 1%acres harvested
Hay1,620 tons752,828*under 1%production
Sweet potatoes25 acres9*50*under 1%acres harvested

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: sorghum, oats, potatoes, cucumbers and pecans.

Reported at less than half a unit (for example, under half an acre): tomatoes and cantaloupe.

What livestock does Bolivar County raise?

Bolivar County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle2,37572head on farms

Other farm counties in Mississippi

Top Mississippi counties by farm sales, 2022
CountyFarm sales
Leake County$421 million
Sunflower County$349 million
Scott County$340 million
Washington County$324 million
Jones County$317 million
Wayne County$317 million
Leflore County$297 million
Simpson County$296 million
Smith County$282 million
Covington County$266 million
Neshoba County$257 million
Jasper County$217 million

What does Mississippi grow? State overview and county map →

About this data

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture, the only NASS source that covers every county. The Census is taken every five years; the next is for 2027. Values NASS withholds to avoid disclosing individual farms are shown as withheld, never as zero. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.