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Noxubee County, Mississippi · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Noxubee County, Mississippi grow?

Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Noxubee County, Mississippi (55% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 238,178 laying hens, and sold 8,469,280 broiler chickens during the year. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are corn (37,704 acres), soybeans (14,569 acres) and wheat (1,300 acres). Its farms sold $202 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 15th of 82 counties in Mississippi.

Farm sales, 2022
$202 million807th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
458214,860 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
45% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2815 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+
Noxubee County
$202 million
2% of Mississippi farm sales. No. 15 of 82 counties reporting.

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

What does Noxubee County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Corn6th in Mississippi37,704 acres
  2. 2Soybeans29th in Mississippi14,569 acres
  3. 3Wheat19th in Mississippi*1,300 acres
  4. 4Squash5th in Mississippi*5 acres
  5. 5Tomatoes33rd in Mississippi*3 acres
  6. 6Sweet corn27th in Mississippi*3 acres
  7. 7Cucumbers20th in Mississippi*1 acre
  8. 8Cabbage5th in Mississippi*1 acre

How does Noxubee 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.

Noxubee County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MSMeasure
Sheep1,353 sheep1663*7%head on farms
Corn5.5 million bushels66786%production
Eggs238,178 laying hens4*134*5%head on farms
Honey90,280 pounds4*211*3%production
Cabbage1 acre5*416*2%acres harvested
Squash5 acres5*508*2%acres harvested
Cattle17,083 cattle151,390*2%head on farms
Wheat71,350 bushels19*1,337*2%production
Hay18,035 tons321,585*1%production
Chickens8.5 million broiler chickens22261*1%head sold
Goats379 goats291,567*1%head on farms
Tomatoes3 acres33*960*under 1%acres harvested
Soybeans608,259 bushels291,054*under 1%production
Sweet corn3 acres27*1,019*under 1%acres harvested
Cucumbers1 acre20*834*under 1%acres harvested

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: sorghum, sweet potatoes, lettuce, green beans, bell peppers, spinach, collard greens, watermelon, blueberries, blackberries, pecans, milk and hogs.

What livestock does Noxubee County raise?

Noxubee County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Broiler chickens8,469,28022head sold
Laying hens238,1784*head on farms
Cattle17,08315head on farms
Sheep1,3531head on farms
Goats37929head on farms

Other farm counties in Mississippi

Top Mississippi counties by farm sales, 2022
CountyFarm sales
Leake County$421 million
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

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.