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Panola County, Mississippi · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Panola County, Mississippi grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Panola County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (27,880 acres), hay (11,073 acres) and rice (6,174 acres). Its farms sold $51.3 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 42nd of 82 counties in Mississippi.

Farm sales, 2022
$51.3 million1944th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
572177,462 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
86% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
3016 published, 14 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+
Panola County
$51.3 million
under 1% of Mississippi farm sales. No. 42 of 82 counties reporting.

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

What does Panola County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans21st in Mississippi27,880 acres
  2. 2Hay31st in Mississippi11,073 acres
  3. 3Rice4th in Mississippi6,174 acres
  4. 4Wheat5th in Mississippi6,000 acres
  5. 5Corn28th in Mississippi*4,083 acres
  6. 6Lettuce4th in Mississippi*2 acres
  7. 7Green beans11th in Mississippi*2 acres
  8. 8Green peas8th in Mississippi*2 acres
  9. 9Grapes10th in Mississippi*1 acre
  10. 10Walnuts1st in Mississippi1 acre

How does Panola 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.

Panola County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture, top 15 by share of MS
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MSMeasure
Walnuts1 acre162*100%bearing acres
Wheat294,318 bushels5800*7%production
Rice42.7 million pounds464*7%production
Sheep719 sheep81,174*4%head on farms
Lettuce2 acres4*366*4%acres harvested
Green peas2 acres8*210*2%acres harvested
Hay18,342 tons311,571*2%production
Cattle11,120 cattle321,762*1%head on farms
Goats343 goats361,663*1%head on farms
Soybeans1.1 million bushels21879*under 1%production
Green beans2 acres11*640*under 1%acres harvested
Corn567,362 bushels28*1,451*under 1%production
Grapes1 acre10*687*under 1%bearing acres
Eggs589 laying hens52*2,053*under 1%head on farms
Honey266 pounds48*2,185*under 1%production
Show all 16 items
Panola County rankings, items 16 to 16
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MSMeasure
Chickens40 broiler chickens36*1,563*under 1%head sold

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: sorghum, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, sweet corn, squash, cucumbers, bell peppers, chile peppers, apples, peaches, pears, pecans and turkeys.

What livestock does Panola County raise?

Panola County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle11,12032head on farms
Sheep7198head on farms
Laying hens58952*head on farms
Goats34336head on farms
Broiler chickens4036*head sold

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.