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Leake County, Mississippi · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Leake County, Mississippi grow?

Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Leake County, Mississippi (99% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 12,287 cattle, and sold 65,310,554 broiler chickens during the year. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage is hay (10,295 acres). Its farms sold $421 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 1st of 82 counties in Mississippi.

Farm sales, 2022
$421 million274th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
48185,196 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
1% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2411 published, 13 withheld
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+
Leake County
$421 million
5% of Mississippi farm sales. No. 1 of 82 counties reporting.

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

What does Leake County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Hay11th in Mississippi10,295 acres
  2. 2Corn55th in Mississippi*460 acres
  3. 3Watermelon19th in Mississippi*6 acres
  4. 4Sweet corn22nd in Mississippi*5 acres
  5. 5Blueberries15th in Mississippi*5 acres
  6. 6Green peas6th in Mississippi*4 acres

How does Leake 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.

Leake County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MSMeasure
Chickens65.3 million broiler chickens118*10%head sold
Green peas4 acres6*156*4%acres harvested
Hay27,423 tons111,188*2%production
Cattle12,287 cattle261,674*1%head on farms
Sweet corn5 acres22*897*under 1%acres harvested
Blueberries5 acres15*409*under 1%bearing acres
Watermelon6 acres19*440*under 1%acres harvested
Sheep53 sheep51*2,504*under 1%head on farms
Goats84 goats692,558*under 1%head on farms
Corn37,500 bushels55*2,049*under 1%production
Hogs18 hogs55*2,253*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: soybeans, tomatoes, lettuce, broccoli, squash, cucumbers, cabbage, grapes, peaches, nectarines, plums, figs and eggs.

What livestock does Leake County raise?

Leake County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Broiler chickens65,310,5541head sold
Cattle12,28726head on farms
Goats8469head on farms
Sheep5351*head on farms
Hogs1855*head on farms

Other farm counties in Mississippi

Top Mississippi counties by farm sales, 2022
CountyFarm sales
Sunflower County$349 million
Bolivar County$347 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.